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Home My WebLink AboutSD-17-15 - Decision - 1100 Dorset Street#SD-17-15 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON-1100 DORSET STREET FINAL PLAT APPLICATION #SD-17-15 FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Final plat application #SD-17-15 of City of South Burlington to subdivide a 104 acre lot (Wheeler Nature Park) into three (3) lots of 96.75 acres (lot #1), 6.91 acres (lot #2), and 0.34 acres (lot #3), 1100 Dorset Street. The Development Review Board held a public hearing on July 18, 2017. The applicant was represented by Paul Conner. Based on the plans and materials contained in the document file for this application, the Development Review Board finds, concludes, and decides the following: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The applicant, the City of South Burlington, seeks to subdivide a 104 acre parcel in accordance with the settlement agreement between the City of South Burlington and JAM Golf, LLC, 1100 Dorset Street. 2. Parcel 2 (6.91 acres) and Parcel 3 (.34 acres) will be transferred to JAM Golf, LLC. The City of South Burlington will retain 96.75 acres. No physical improvements are proposed. 3. The owner of record of the subject property is the City of South Burlington. 4. The application was received on May 31, 2017. 5. The property lies within the Parks and Recreation District, the Southeast Quadrant Neighborhood Residential North District, and the Southeast Quadrant Neighborhood Residential District. 6. The plan submitted consists of two (2) pages with the first page titled "Proposed Subdivision" prepared by Civil Engineering Associates, Inc., dated January 2016 and received 5/31/17. Zoning District Density Allowances and Dimensional Standards #SD-17-15 No new structures are proposed. An existing public building is located on Lot 1. The minimum lot size in both the Southeast Quadrant Neighborhood Residential North District and the Southeast Quadrant Neighborhood Residential District is 12,000 square feet (.28 acres). There is no minimum lot size in the Parks and Recreation District. Lot 1 is 96.75 acres and is in the Parks and Recreation District. Lot 2 is 6.91 acres and is in the Southeast Quadrant Neighborhood Residential North District. Lot 3 is 0.34 acres and is in the Southeast Quadrant Neighborhood Residential District. All lots meet the dimensional standards of their districts. No physical improvements are proposed at this time, but there is an existing building on Lot 1. The lot coverage is .02%. The maximum lot coverage allowed in the Parks and Recreation District is 15%. Therefore, the lot meets the minimum requirement. Subdivision Standards 15.10 Lot Layout A. Lots shall be laid out in such a way that they can be developed in full compliance with these land development regulations, and giving consideration to topography, soils, and drainage conditions. B. Except within the City Center FBC District, the following standards shall apply: Corner lots shall have extra width to conform to setbacks on each street. No subdivision showing any reserved strips shall be approved. A width to length ratio of one to five (1:5) shall be used as a guideline by the Development Review Board in evaluating lot proportions. Developments consisting predominantly of square or roughly square lots or lot with an excessive length to width ratio (i.e. spaghetti lots) shall not be approved. As no development is proposed, these criteria are not applicable. Access Lot 2 has approximately 508 feet of frontage on Park Road along the south edge of the lot. Lot 1 has approximately 1707 feet of frontage on Dorset Street on the west edge of the lot. Lot 3 has approximately 227 feet of frontage on Park Road on the north edge of the lot. The standards for access are met. SITE PLAN REVIEW 14.06 General Review Standards A. Relationship of Proposed Development to the City of South Burlington Comprehensive Plan. The Board finds that the applicant's proposal is consistent with the goals, objectives and stated land use policies in the Comprehensive Plan. 2 #SD-17-15 B. Relationship of Proposed Structures to the Site. (1) The site shall be planned to accomplish a desirable transition from structure to site, from structure to structure, and to provide for adequate planting, safe pedestrian movement, and adequate parking areas. Not applicable. (2) Parking: (a) Parking shall be located to the rear or sides of buildings. Any side of a building facing a public street shall be considered a front side of a building for the purposes of this subsection. Not applicable. (3) Without restricting the permissible limits of the applicable zoning district, the height and scale of each building shall be compatible with its site and existing or anticipated adjoining buildings. Not applicable. (4) Newly installed utility services and service modifications necessitated by exterior alterations or building expansion shall, to the extent feasible, be underground. Not applicable. C. Relationship of Structures and Site to Adjoining Area. (1) The Development Review Board shall encourage the use of a combination of common materials and architectural characteristics (e.g., rhythm, color, texture, form or detailing), landscaping, buffers, screens and visual interruptions to create attractive transitions between buildings of different architectural styles. (2) Proposed structures shall be related harmoniously to themselves, the terrain and to existing buildings and roads in the vicinity that have a visual relationship to the proposed structures. Not applicable. 14.07 Specific Review Standards A. Access to Abutting Properties. The reservation of land may be required on any lot for provision of access to abutting properties whenever such access is deemed necessary to reduce curb cuts onto an arterial or collector street, to provide additional access for emergency or other purposes, or to improve general access and circulation in the area. The reservation of land is not required. B. Utility Services. Electric, telephone and other wire -served utility lines and service connections shall be underground insofar as feasible and subject to state public utilities regulations. Any utility installations remaining above ground shall be located so as to have a harmonious relation to neighboring properties and to the site. Not applicable. 3 .-%" #SD-17-15 C. Disposal of Wastes. All dumpsters and other facilities to handle solid waste, including compliance with any recycling or other requirements, shall be accessible, secure and properly screened with opaque fencing to ensure that trash and debris do not escape the enclosure(s). Small receptacles intended for use by households or the public (i.e., non-dumpster, non -large drum) shall not be required to be fenced or screened. Not applicable. D. Landscaping and Screening Requirements. See Article 13, Section 13.06 Landscaping, Screening, and Street Trees. Not applicable. E. Modification of Standards. Where the limitations of a site may cause unusual hardship in complying with any of the standards above and waiver therefrom will not endanger the public health, safety or welfare, the Development Review Board may modify such standards as long as the general objectives of Article 14 and the City's Comprehensive Plan are met. However, with the exception of side yard setbacks in the Central District 1, in no case shall the DRB permit the location of a new structure less than five (5) feet from any property boundary and in no case shall be the DRB allow land development creating a total site coverage exceeding the allowable limit for the applicable zoning district in the case of new development, or increasing the coverage on sites where the pre-existing condition exceeds the applicable limit. Not applicable. TRAFFIC As no development is proposed, this criterion is not applicable. STORMWATER As no development is proposed, this criterion is not applicable. DECISION Moved by Matt Cota, seconded by Jennifer Smith, to approve final plat application #SD-17-15 of the City of South Burlington, subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations will remain in full effect except as amended herein. 2. This project must be completed as shown on the plat submitted by the applicant and on file in the South Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning. H #SD-17-15 3. The applicant must submit to the Administrative Officer a final set of project plans as approved in digital (PDF) format. 4. The final plat plan (Subdivision Plat) must be recorded in the land records within 180 days or this approval is null and void. The plan must be signed by the Board Chair or Clerk prior to recording. Prior to recording the final plat plan, the applicant must submit a copy of the survey plat in digital format. The format of the digital information will require approval of the South Burlington GIS Coordinator. Mark Behr Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Matt Cota Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Frank Kochman Yea Nay Abstain Not present Bill Miller Yea Nay Abstain Not Present David Parsons Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Jennifer Smith Yea Nay Abstain Not Present John Wilking Yea Nay Abstain Not Present Motion carried by a vote of 6 — 1— 0. Signed this 19 day of July 2017, by Bill Miller, Chair Please note: An appeal of this decision may be taken by filing, within 30 days of the date of this decision, a notice of appeal and the required fee by certified mail to the Superior Court, Environmental Division. See V.R.E.C.P. 5(b). A copy of the notice of appeal must also be mailed to the City of South Burlington Planning and Zoning Department at 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403. See V.R.E.C.P. 5(b) (4)(A). Please contact the Environmental Division at 802-828-1660 or http://vermontjudiciary.org/GTC/environmental/default.aspx for more information on filing requirements, deadlines, fees and mailing address. The applicant or permittee retains the obligation to identify, apply for, and obtain relevant state permits for this project. Call 802.477.2241 to speak with the regional Permit Specialist. 5