Scenic View Protection

This guide documents actions taken by Jericho and Essex, two towns in Vermont, to protect scenic views along selected roads and provides guidance to other communities seeking to protect scenic resources. It discusses the assessment process, which included road selection, scenic evaluation, weighting, and mapping. Additionally, it discusses the role of site design, how building design can play a role in scenic view protection, and how different materials impact a landscape. It concludes with a review of regulatory and nonregulatory options for protection, including overlay districts, subdivision siting standards, access management policies, landscaping, celebrating scenic assets, and land conservation.