Stowe

An airport in Stowe provides a base for private air travel in the region. After a few years consideration of the issue, the town recently developed regulations to prohibit helipads. Here are some articles covering private landing areas and private air travel in Stowe:

• Stowe Reporter article “Landing pad talk takes off in Stowe”

• Stowe Area Association article “Traveling to Stowe by Air”

• Transportation Board Aviation Rules. Letter by the Executive Secretary, Vermont Transportation Board.

• Municipal Regulation of Helipads.

• Town of Stowe Zoning Regulations:

  • 6.1 Prohibited Uses 

    The following uses are prohibited in all zoning districts: 

    (1) Drive-up windows except for banks and financial institutions. 

    (2) Junkyards 

    (3) Retail establishments with a gross interior square footage greater than 15,000 sq. ft. 

    (4) Helipads (helicopter landing areas) requiring permit approval from the Vermont Transportation Board under 5 V.S.A., Section 207 and involving more than 10 takeoffs or landings each year.

  • 6.2 Permitted and Conditional Uses 

    In addition to the permitted and conditional uses listed on Table 6.1, the DRB may approve any use which it finds to be similar to a use permitted in the district in its effect upon the character of the vicinity, traffic patterns and flows and in its effect on the value of neighboring properties.