Can you build an ADU in Woodstock, VT?

Allowed with site-plan review

Woodstock has dedicated ADU/detached apartment provisions and municipal guidance suggests detached apartments can be administrative permits. Because district applicability and adopted standards were not fully retrieved, verify district and current adopted text.

Confidence: medium · Last researched September 2026

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) / Detached Apartments rules

Village draft contains a dedicated ADU section, and municipal permit guidance separately references detached apartments as administrative permits in Town and Village.

  • Village hearing draft table of contents lists Section 608 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
  • Village permit guidance lists detached apartments under administrative permits and cites Section 510.
  • Town permit guidance lists detached apartments under administrative permits and cites Section 509.

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Are ADUs allowed in Woodstock, VT?

Village draft contains a dedicated ADU section, and municipal permit guidance separately references detached apartments as administrative permits in Town and Village.

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