HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP-86-0000 - Decision - 1805 Shelburne Road (4)FINDING OF FACT
STATE OF VERMONT
COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN
CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON
Re: Finding of Fact, application of Harry Curth, RD #2,
Box 84, Vergennes, Vermont 05491 for construction of a 2924
square foot drive -through car wash at 1805 Shelburne Road,
(lot #1 of the Fassetts Bakery three lot subdivision).
On the 22nd of April, 1986, the South Burlington Planning
Commission denied the request of Harry Curth for site plan
approval under. the South Burlington Zoning Regulations based
on the following findings:
1) Failure to conform with Section 12.30 which limits the
maximum size of a use in a Commercial-2 district according
to the traffic standards of Section 17.00.
2) Failure to conform with sections 17.30 and 17.301 which
specify the definitions and standards in determining the
permitted size of a use in a traffic overlay zone, as
follows:
a) The applicant's proposed car wash at 1805 Shelburne Road
is in Traffic Overlay Zone 5;
b) The maximum permited peak hour traffic volume is 45
trip ends per 40,000 square foot lot; or 65 trip ends for
this 57,495 square foot lot.
c) The institute of Transportation Engineers projects 132
trips per facility during the peak. hour on the adjacent
street.
d) The applicants data showed 46 trip ends during the peak
hour at an Essex Junction facility and 76 at the Seaway Car
Wash in South Burlington. The proposed facility can handle
80 trip ends per hour due to the physical capacity of the
facility.
e) Level of service for north bound left turns into the
facility will operate at "C" . For exiting , traffic, the
level of service will be "F" for northbound and "C" for
south bound right -turn with a two lane exit driveway.
f) The level of service at the nearest signalized inter-
section (Green Mountain Drive/Bartlett Bay Road) Shelburne
Road is "D".
Therefore, the Planning Commission denies this
application for exceeding the traffic overlay standard of
65 trips ends, and the level of service C standard of
Section 11.504 and since none of the provisions of Section
17.50 for increased traffic volumes in the Overlay Zone
apply.
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