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Vermont Wetland Rules.
Vermont Proposed Rule: 25P040
AGENCY: Agency of Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation
CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule amendment to the Vermont Wetland Rules (VWR) will provide that housing projects are an allowed use in unmapped Class II wetlands located within appropriate locations; specifically growth areas, Tier 1A or 1B designations under 10 V.S.A. §6033, and locations meeting the eligibility requirements established in 10 V.S.A § 6081(z)for an interim exemption from an Act 250 permit or amendment. It will also provide greater flexibility to allow housing construction to occur within the buffer of a mapped Class II wetland within the areas listed above. The elimination of the reconsideration process removes an interim step between permit issuance and appeal which typically takes a month. This will reduce permit and appeal processing time for housing projects throughout the state. The amendments related to the wetland maps will streamline edits. Wetland maps provide notice and regulatory certainty for developers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2, Montpelier, VT 05620-3522 Tel: 802-490-6137 Fax: 802-828-1544 E-mail: misty.sinsigalli@vermont.gov URL: https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/wetlands/rulemaking.
FOR COPIES: Catherine Gjessing, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, 1 National Life, Davis 2 Montpelier, VT 05620-3522 Tel: 802-595-3331 Fax: 802-828-5144 E-mail: catherine.gjessing@vermont.gov.