Application 4C0610-5A from Robert and Joy Reap PO Box 442, Richmond, VT 05477 was received on September 29, 2026 and deemed complete on October 7, 2026. The project specifically authorizes tree clearing and the construction of a shed and parking area within a newly created building envelope. The shed will not be utilized for commercial activities or connected to any utilities. Both the shed and new parking area will be accessed off the existing driveway. The project is located at 365 Bear Creek Rd in Richmond, Vermont. The application may be viewed on the Land Use Review Board’s website (https://act250.vermont.gov/) by clicking “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0610-5A.”
No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before November 3, 2026, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required, and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://act250.vermont.gov/documents/party-status-petition-form, and email it to the District 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.
For more information contact Kaitlin Hayes at the address or telephone number below.
Dated this October 7, 2026.
By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes
Kaitlin Hayes
District Coordinator
111 West Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 622-4084