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Home My WebLink AboutBATCH - Supplemental - 1720 Shelburne RoadF R Iq !4 September 23, 1992 South Burlington Board of Adjustment c/o Mr. Richard Ward, Zoning Administrator 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, Vermont 05403 RE: Request for Variance from Height Restriction, Howard Johnsons Dear Dick, Please review the enclosed application materials regarding the request for a waiver from LTH Associates to exceed the height limits as established by section 18.112 of the South Burlington Zoning Regulations. The applicant requests permission to place (2) roof top air conditioning units on top of the recently completed Harbor View Ballroom. These units, if permitted, would exceed the maximum height allowed under section 18.112 subsection (b) as authorized by the planning commision by a total of 3.31 feet. Our response to the five required criteria are as follows: 1. The site has en exceptional topography, dropping from a high of 210 feet to a low of 158 feet for a total of 52 feet or 5 stories. At the direction of the planning commision and in order to minimize the visual impact of the project on Shelburne Road, the buildings were placed on site perpendicular to that topography causing large changes in grade over the length of any individual building on the site. The buildings were also placed as close as possible to the Bartletts Brook Conservation Area to the south, prohibiting any ground level expansion of the project. 2. The restrictions imposed on further development of this property by the loss of area to the conservation easement and the large drop in topography caused by placement of the buildings as directed creates a situation where the logical direction to expand is up but the calculation of average grade becomes unusually restrictive. 3. These limitations are the result of natural circumstance and not any fault of the applicant. 4. This variance, if granted, would have no impact on adjoining properties or the general good because it will be effectively hidden by conservation easements to the south and north, by the mass of building number 4 to the east and by the topography and the main mass of the existing hotel and restaurant to the west. Mr. Richard Ward 9/23/1992 Page 2 5. This variance will provide the minimum variance possible because it involves only 1/10 of one percent of the total footprint on this site, it does not expand density or revise use, and it will not be visible from off site. Please let me know if there is any additional information you need. We'll look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely. Greg Rabideau cc John La) '+„ LTH Associates GTR/rs City of South Burlington 575 DORSET STREET SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT05403 FAX 658-4748 PLANNER 658-7955 October 21, 1992 John Larkin 410 Shelburne Road South Burlington, Vermont 05403 a Re: Roof -Top Air Conditioning Units, 1720 Shelburne Road Dear Mr. Larkin: ZONING ADMINISTRATOR 658-7958 In light of the Zoning Board of Adjustment's denial of your request to allow two (2) roof -top air conditioning units to exceed the maximum height by 3.3 feet, you are hereby requested to take whatever steps are necessary to comply with the 45 foot height limits. Please have this work performed as soon as possible and inform this office when the work is completed. If you have any questions, please give me a call. Sincerely, R�ymohd J. Belair, Zoning and Planning Assistant RJB/mcp cc: Richard Ward L.T.H. ASSOCIATES Howard Johnson Hotel John Larkin 1720 Shelburne Road Area zoned C-2 District. Section 18.112 Height of structures, maximum 35 feet sub -section (d). Proposed height 48.3 feet, two roof -top air conditioning units (units are existing). Note - 12/17/91 Planning Commission approved a building height of 45 feet (Section 18.112 sub -section b). /-Oo. at� „��-�..�- �� '.�' Z- ,�1�-�� ,d��' ' ..•fir-�,�„� SOUTH BURLINGTON ZONING NOTICE In accordance with the South Burlington Zon- ing Regulations and Chapter 117, Title 24, V.S.A. the South Burling- ton Zoning Board of Ad- justment will hold a public hearing at the South Bur- lington Municipal Offices, Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Bur- lington, Vermont on Mon- day, October 19, 1992 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the following: #1 Appeal of Sala - min Handy seeking a vari- ance from Section 11.10 Permitted uses and Sec- tion 19.65 Multiple Uses, of the South Burlington Regulations. Request is for permission to operate a used automobile sales business (maximum four display vehicles) in con - unction with three exist- ing retail businesses, located at Gracey's Store and Deli, 1333 Williston Road. #2 Appeal of LTH Associates, Gregory Ra- bideau seeking a variance from Section 18.112, Height of structures of the South Burlington Regula- tions. Request is for per- mission to install two roof -top air conditioning units to a maximum height of 48.3 feet, lo- cated at the Howard Johnson Hotel Ballroom, 1720 Shelburne Road. 3 #3 Appeal of A.C.M. Associates Limited, Mi- chael Senesac seeking approval from Section 19.60 Temporary Uses of the South Burlington Reg- ulations. Request is for permission to Install a 8'x40' construction/office trailer (maximum term of one (1) year) on lot #93, Mill Pond Lane located in the Oak Creek Devel- opment. Richard Ward Zoning Administrative Officer October 5, 1992 City of South Burlington 575 DORSET STREET SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT05403 FAX 658-4748 PLANNER 658-7955 October 5, 1992 Mr. John Larkin LTH Associates 410 Shelburne Road South Burlington, Vermont 05403 Re: Zoning appeal Dear Mr. Larkin: ZONING AD%1iNISTnf.7"P 658-7958 Be advised that the South Burlington Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Offices, 575 Dorset Street on Monday, October 19, 1992 at 7:00 P.M. to consider your request for a zoning variance. Please plan to attend this meeting. Very truly, Richard Ward, Zoning Administrative Officer 1 Encl RW/mcp cc: Gregory Rabideau NOTICE OF APPEAL SOUTH BURLINGTON ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Name, address and telephone # of applicant Gregory Rabideau . 337_._Ql]ege Street, Burlington, vt. 05401 Name, address of property owner LTH Associates, 410 Shelburne Rd. South Burlington, Vermont 05403 Property location and description Howard Johnsons Hotel, 1720 Shelburne Rd. South Burlington, Vermont I hereby appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the following: conditional use, variance or decision of the administrative officer. I understand the meetings are eeiatwtce a month (second'and fourth Mondays). The legal advertisement mu a pear a minimum of fifteen (15) days before the hearing. I agree to pay the he ring ee of $30.00 which is to off —set the cost of the hearing. �1 Hearing Date Ana ur o Appellafit Do not write below this line ---------------------------=----------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH BURLINGTON ZONING NOTICE In accordance with the South Burlington Zoning Regulations and Chapter 117, Title 24 V.S.A. the South Burlington Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington Municipal Offices, Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on at (day of week) (month and date) time to consider the following: A P P e a 1 o f i4_.. e. e . let _ %I-s c� /�--�. •"�1--•t-c s. -V a seeking a from Section of the South Burlington Regulations. Request is for permission to . .� C) ` rim' v