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Date information obtained: 09/04/2024
Town Information/Contacts
Town: Canaan
Clerk: Zachary Brown
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 159, Canaan, VT 05903
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 159, Canaan, VT 05903
Office Hours:
8am to 4pm
Tues & Thurs
10am to 4pm
Fri
8am to 3:30pm
Lease Land Retained: No
County: Essex
Telephone: 802-266-3370
Fax: 802-266-8253
Website: http://www.canaan-vt.org
Records Available Online?: Yes: https://canaan.lr-1.com/ Images from 7/2014
Address: 318 Christian Hill, Canaan, VT 05903
Attorney: Nicholas Daley, Esq.
Tax Information
Municipal Tax Year: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31
Municipal Tax Date(s) Due:
Municipal Tax Date(s) Delinquent: Five Days After Due Date
Education Tax Year: July 1 - June 30
Education Tax Due Date: Oct 1
Education Tax Date(s) Delinquent: Five Days After Due Date
City/Town Rate: 0.7736
Education Tax Rate: Homestead 1.3447; Non-Homestead 1.4201
Total Homestead: 2.1183
Total Non-Homestead: 2.1937
Current Taxes Contact: Zachary William Brown, Treasurer, 802-266-3370
Delinquent Taxes Contact: Dencie Cunningham, 802-266-8206
Type of Index: Book; Online
Indexed Separately: Book of Liens/UCC Financing Folder
Lister: Noreen Labrecque
Lister Contact: 802-266-3370
Other assessments/miscellaneous matters:
Directions:
Zoning Information/Contacts
Zoning Official: Cheryl Cote
Hours: Call or email
Address: P.O. Box 202
Town: Canaan
Zipcode: 05903
Phone: 802-266-3480
Fax/Email:
County: Essex
Does municipality have zoning regulations?: Yes
Date regulations first enacted: 1976
Permit Types:
Building Permits:
Required?: Yes
Date first required / Approved by: 1976
Certificate of Occupancy:
Required?: No
Septic Permit:
Required?: No/Yes*
Date first required / Approved by: *to connect to municipal sewer
Driveway and/or curbcut:
Required?: Yes
Municipal Subdivision Permits:
Required?: Yes
Date first required / Approved by: 1976
Location of Pre-1999 Permits and Notices of Violation
Location of Pre-1999 Permits: Check with town clerk (802-266-3370) -in Zoning Permits file.
Additional Information
Additional Information: New bylaws enacted in 2018. There is very little demand for Compliance Letters - will give verbal report if needed. Town Plan passed March 2017. By-laws passed March 6, 2018.
