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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBATCH - Supplemental - 1840 Spear Street (2)) 0�c, 8L U (I I OBIl�T June 10, 1985 CORPORATION RD #2 . Box 303 • Williston, VT 05495 Ms. Jane Bechtel Planner, City of So. Burlington Founding Committee: 575 Dorset Street So. Burlington, VT 05401 Frances & Chandlee Archer Dear M s . Bechtel Francie & Evan Archer Meredith& David Babbott, M.D. Thanks very much for sending us a copy of the Olivia & Duncan Brown Planning Commission meetings of May 7. We appreciate Birgit &Edward A. Deeds your arranging to have us appear at that time. Barbara& William Dunnington We will consult with you before submitting Mary Jane& Stokes Gentry, M.D. the formal application for the subdivision process. Barbara& Richard Ketchum We are still negotiating on the land. Also, we will wait for final results of our feasibility Elizabeth&James McKay, M.D. study before planning to go ahead. Louise &Robert Ransom Doro & Ethan Sims, M.D. Thank you again for your assistance. John Strong Sincerely yours, Barbara & Richard Wadhams Priscilla & George Welsh, M.D. Gertrude & Norman Winde Stokes Gentry, Chairm'?n Catherine Yandell Wake Robin Corporation William A. Tisdale, M.D., Medical Advisor S G/ m j g Vermont's Non-profit Community for Independent Living and Continuing Health Care PLANNING COMMISSION 3• I,AY 7. 1985 Consider request to rezone an area on the west side of Farrell Street from Lakeside Tennis to I-189 from Cl to C2 Mr. Spitz represented the owners, the Vermont Federal Bank. Mr. Poger noted that C2 zoning would allow more uses. Mr. Spitz said the bank was interested in rezoning the one piece of land, but the City Hall staff felt that would be sQDt zoning. The adjacent lot could also be rezoned C2. The proposed user for the site would involve some sort of warehousing use. Mr. Spitz noted that access for the lot is to Farrell Stieet. He did not see retail as a possible use, although he felt office space would be a possibility. Mr. Poger said the Commission wanted to see a plan for Mr. Farrell's entire area plus accesses. They have asked for this before, but have not seen it. The Commission seemed amenable to the plan in general, Mr. Poger said, but they wanted both parcels in the;area rezoned and,the zone should follow the property lines. Discussion of Continuing Care Retirement Community concept on a parcel of land in the Southeast Quadrant Ms. Bechtel said the Wake Robin Corp. had sent the Commission a letter regarding the plan, dated May 2, 1985. The most important item to discuss now is the Commission's proposal to allow no condominium units in the Quadrant. Ms. Bechtel noted that this was not a condominium development, but that it would look like one in that the units will be attached. Mr. Gentry said they had been thinking and talking about this project for about 1 year. It would be modeled on similar projects in the Philadeaphia area. There would be an administrative core facility with a dining area, library, lounge, etc. There would also be an on -site health care facility with small outpatient services and a small nursing home. The corporation would own the living units and residents would pay an entry fee and a monthly fee. They would be able to stay in the facility for the rest of their lives. It was noted that city taxes would be paid and that since the average age will be 70-72 of the people entering, they will not generate a lot of traffic at peak times and there will be no school children. The buildings must be attached so people can get around under cover. These will be individual living units with kitchens, and one or two bedrooms. The developers are thinking about having 125-150 units, which would be a density of about R1 on the land they are considering, which is about 120 acres. They want to leave a lot of green space around the community. They might employ about 50 people. The Commission liked this concept. Mrs. Maher pointed out that it provided for a new segment of the population. Discussion of density calculations, Section 19.52 Mrs. Maher felt the Commission should calculate density the way the ordinance sets forth. After some discussion, the Commission said density should be calculated by starting with the minimum allowed, and working up to the maximum, as set forth in the ordinance. Other business Mr. Poger noted that as his wife was not a member of the Commission, be felt she should pay for her own dinner next week. The Commission overruled him. May 10, 1985 Dr. and Mrs. Stokes Gentry Wake Robin Corporation RD #2, Box 303 Williston, Vermont 05495 Dear Dr. & Mrs. Gentry: Enclosed are the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of Tuesday, May 7, 1985. Please let me know if and when you want to proceed with the Subdivision process. I am also enclosing a page from the Land Use Digest concerning e s Sincerely, Jane S. Bechtel, City Planner JSB/mcg 2 Encls 4/3 o Jc� At AA- -1 -- - A,41 to ,-u' 0_ -- -.......� No Text CORPORATION RD #2 . Box 303 . Williston, VT 05495 May 2, 1985 Ms. Jane Bechtel, Planner Founding Committee: So. Burlington City Offices Dorset Street So. Burlington, VT 05401 Frances & Chandlee Archer Francie & Evan Archer Dear Ms_.:_ Bechtel: Meredith & David Babbott, M.D. Thanks so much for the time you and Bill Szymanski Olivia & Duncan Brown took to meet with us about our Continuing Care Retirement Birgit & Edward A. Deeds Community (CCRC) project. We also appreciate the opportunity Barbara & William Dunnington to discuss the concept informally with the Planning Commission Mary Jane & Stokes Gentry, M.D. on Tuesday evening. Barbara & Richard Ketchum As we told to you, we are designing the community Elizabeth & James McKay, M.D. to capture "the best of Vermont" and also the best of the Louise & Robert Ransom CCRC's, namely those that have been so successful in the Doro & Ethan Sims, M.D. Philadelphia area (egs . Foulkeways in Gwynedd, Kendal-Crossland.s in Kennett Square, Pennswood in Newtown Square and. Medford Leas John Strong in Medford, N.J. ) Barbara & Richard Wadhams Priscilla & George Welsh, M.D. The goal of the project is to insure quality, in - Gertrude & Norman Winde dependent yet supportive living for elderly people at every Catherine Yandell stage of their lives. Under a "life care agreement"made between the community and the resident and upon payment by the William A. Tisdale, M.D., resident an entry fee and regular monthly fees, the community Medical Advisor will guarantee the resident independent living for as long as it is appropriate; use of common facilities; certain dining, maintenance, and transportation services; and a con- tinuum of health care services. Essential to the success of such a community in Vermont, we feel, will be an attractive site. It should be large enough to allow for a central facility, clustered one and two bedroom living units, and considerable open space for a campus -like setting. Proximity to stores, cultural and learning centers, volunteer opportunities is essential. Some of the lands in the southeast quadrant of South Burlington admirably fill these requirements. Once the location is firm, we plan our extensive market analysis. Ground would not be broken until the units are 50 to 70% "sold". We feel that a successful Continuing Care Retirement Community will not only serve a significant social purpose; it will also be a community asset and resource. Sinc -rely yours, Stokes Gent' ry, Chairm1a Wake Robin corporation Vermont's Non-profit Community for Independent Living and Continuing Health Care Memorandum May 7, 1985 May 3, 1985 Page 2 agenda items of Farrell Street from Cl to Lakeside Tennis property and for a depth that could follow (see aerial photograph) C2. The proposed location includes the the Farrel.:t/Gardenway property to I-189 the property line or could be uniform. The entire area between I-189, Shelburne Road and Farrell Street is zoned Cl. The land across Farrell Street to the east is zoned C2. The primary reason for this rezoning is that wholesale and storage and distribution are allowed in C2 and are not in Cl. This is a potential use of the Lakeside Tennis building. In theory, the C2 uses are lower traffic generators than the Cl uses and will have a lower traffic impact on Farrell and Swift Streets. This of course depends on the particular tenant, however. David Spitz will present the arguments for this zone change. 5) CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Enclosed is the letter from Wake Robin, Inc., a non-profit organization formed to build and operate a self-contained retirement community. While this is not a sketch plan review, there are a number of issues that I would like the Commission to discuss in regard to this concept so that we may guide this future subdivision applicant appropriately. The most important issue is that this community is proposed for an area in the Southeast Quadrant. While I have discussed most of the City's requirements and preferences with the applicant, we need further discussion on the "attached" versus "detached" housing restriction that is included in the 1985 Comprehensive Plan. 6) DENSITY CALCULATIONS I would like the Commission to discuss the density formula for P.U.D.'s. Is it appropriate? fair? How should it be enforced? I spoke with David Spitz and Stephen Page who gave slightly different interpretations. Page said he would first calculate a density ceiling based on maximum density times the gross acres such as R7 x 4 acres = 28 units. He would then consider 150 of the acreage for all streets and roadways as an average estimate and negotiate a lesser number of units if needed for fire access; distance between buildings, etc. Spitz said he would start with the lower limit allowed by the formula and work up to the maximum as long as there was no problem. In both cases it is difficult, and sometimes impossible to reasonably estimate May 3, 1985 Stokes Gentry, Chairman Wake Robin Corporation RD #2, Box 303 Williston, Vermont 05495 Dear Dr. Gentry: Enclosed are the agenda and a copy of my memo to the Planning Commission. I have included your letter of May 2, 1985 in the member's packets. Please call me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Jane S. Bechtel, City Planner JSB/mcg Encls