The Future Land Use Element establishes overall land use policy for the region. It is
composed of three maps and a narrative. The first map shows generalized land use regions.
This map is a composite of land use maps from local town plans. The second map is an
overlay of regionally significant resources. These are resources which have a physical or
service continuum beyond one town, are of statewide or national importance, or are publicly
owned natural resources and are designated of regional significance through the regional
planning process in the Addison Region. The third map depicts towns with adopted and
regionally approved town plans.
The narrative discusses general uses and limitations in each region. The Future Land Use
Map is updated annually to reflect changes made in municipal plans since the intent is to
honor local land use designations as the basis for the generalized land use regions depicted in
this map.
