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Forms

Ambulance:

Fire Department:

Highway:

  • Excess Weight Municipal Permit FLEET Application
  • Excess Weight Municipal Permit SINGLE Application
  • Highway Access Permit Application​
    • If you wish to install a new driveway on your property and it is located on a Town road, you must apply for a permit. The fee for this particular permit is $20. You may download the Application and forward it to the following address:
      Town of Chester 
      P. O. Box 370 
      Chester, VT 05143
  • Highway Charitable Solicitation Application
    • Nonprofit organizations may apply to the Board of Selectmen for permission to conduct coin drop highway solicitations on Town highways. The application can be downloaded and must be submitted to the Town Manager for inclusion on the agenda for a Board of Selectmen meeting which are held the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Traffic control cones are required and specific information concerning the layout of these devices is available at the Town Manager's Office. For further information, please call the Town Hall at (802) 875-2173.
    • View Fee Schedule

Police:

  • Alarm Registration Form
    • The Chester Police Department will monitor the alarm system you have installed at your business or residence and respond when an alarm is received. If you have not registered your alarm with the Department and would like for us to monitor it for you, please download a copy of the Registration form by clicking below and forward to:
      Chester Police Department
      P. O. Box 370
      Chester, VT 05143
  • Security Check Request
    • If you plan to be away from your residence or business for an extended period, the Chester Police Department will monitor your property while you are away. Just download the request form and drop it off at the Town Hall at your convenience.
  • Notice Against Trespass
  • Citizens Complaint Form

Recreation:

Town Clerk/Select Board:

Water/Sewer:

  • Sewer Connection Application​
    • Please use this application when you wish to connect your property to the Town's sewer system.  A fee is required; please see the Permit Fee Schedule for the fee amount. For further information, please contact the Town Manager.
    • View Fees
  • Sewer Ordinance 2010
  • Water Connection Application​
    • This application is used when a resident wishes to connect property to the Town's water system. The application must be filed with the required fee; please see the Permit Fee Schedule for the correct fee. For further information, please see the Town Manage at Town Hall.
    • View Fees
  • Water Ordinance 2006

Zoning:

Please download and complete any zoning forms that you need. Applications may be hand-delivered, dropped in the town hall after-hours drop-box, mailed, or scanned and emailed to the zoning administrator. Be sure to sign your application. Fees may be paid by cash, check payable to the Town of Chester, or credit card by calling or visiting the town clerk. A 3% service fee is added to credit card payments.

Short-Term Rental

​This ordinance requiring the annual registration of short-term rental units was adopted by the Select Board on December 7, 2022, and became effective on February 6, 2023.  Questions can be directed to Preston Bristow, the Town Planner and Zoning Administrator at (802) 875-2173