In re Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc.
Annotate this CaseThe Supreme Court of Vermont upheld an earlier decision by the Environmental Division, which granted a zoning permit to the Department for Children and Families (DCF) and the Vermont Permanency Initiative, Inc. (VPI) to renovate a property to create a secure facility for housing justice-involved youth. The Town of Newbury and a community organization, Concerned4Newbury, had appealed the Environmental Division's decision, arguing that DCF did not have standing to appeal because it did not have a sufficient interest in the property, and that the facility did not meet the statutory definition of a group home designed for the treatment of people with disabilities. The Supreme Court of Vermont concluded that the facility did meet this definition; the court did not reach a conclusion on the question of DCF's standing, as VPI, the property's owner, had also appealed and had adopted all of DCF's arguments. The court's decision means that the facility is entitled to preferential zoning review under Vermont state law.
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