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Home My WebLink AboutSP-19-02 - Supplemental - 0435 Dorset Street (5) Chip Patullo, Certified Energy Manager 88 King Street Burlington, VT 05401 Dear Development Review Board, We would like to remove trees from the Dorset Commons property that we purchased late last summer. We identified a number of trees that are very close to the buildings, and overhanging them, and some are damaged or decaying. I did meet with your city arborist to review the trees we had marked for removals. He concurred with our plan and made me aware of the need to submit this application. We are aware there was an issue previously related to five trees that were taken down between Dorset Commons and its northern neighbor, Town Square, in 2008 without approval. This resulted in a requirement to plant screening arbor vitae where the five trees were located. Our working through the development process is our attempt to alleviate any concerns. Our situation is a bit different than the previous owners, in that we are not planning to remove trees near the property lines, almost of the trees to be removed fall within the “ring” roads circling the apartment buildings. During discussions with your Development Review Planner, Ms. Keene, we now understand that though the trees were never ‘planned’, the site plan documenting the existing trees as developed 10 years ago by TJ Boyle Associates, has become the site plan for development purposes. In the site plans you will notice 294 trees identified, and then the area around the circle road is marked. The plan delineates canopy density in the perimeter ranging from 10-45%, as well as a conservation area and pedestrian easements. We are requesting to remove a small fraction of the total forested area. Our central mission as an organization is to provide affordable housing to the residents. While removing the trees has some cost, it will help increase the longevity of the buildings, particularly the roofs and the siding. It will also be safer for the residents with less risk of limbs falling and help us maintain the property. It optimizes the cost as it becomes one larger project than the 100 smaller ones that may occur over the next decade that may result due to snow, wind, and ice. We respectfully request permission to remove the designated trees to help maintain our property. Sincerely, Chip Patullo, CEM Construction Manager Champlain Housing Trust Abutters list is all in South Burlington: SOUTH BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 400 DORSET ST MALDONADO JOSE A 425 U01 DORSET ST REICHEL SUN C TRUSTEE 425 U02 DORSET ST BAAJA MINA & KHADDOUJ 425 U03 DORSET ST GARRANT JEFFREY ANDREW 425 U04 DORSET ST MERRILL KAREN L 425 U05 DORSET ST CUSTER MATTHEW D 425 U06 DORSET ST FOORD CAMERON 425 U07 DORSET ST LYONS MARTHA A 425 U08 DORSET ST STARKEY JULIET 425 U09 DORSET ST STEWART RICHARD E & ANNIE 425 U10 DORSET ST CONNER PAUL 425 U11 DORSET ST BRULATOUR MARIA E 425 U12 DORSET ST KAPOOR DHANU 425 U13 DORSET ST ADAMS DIANE 425 U14 DORSET ST BERGERON SHARON L 425 U15 DORSET ST ZHANG DONGSHENG 425 U16 DORSET ST LOISELLE ROSE 425 U17 DORSET ST CHURCHILL ANN 425 U18 DORSET ST SHERPA PEMBA & MING 425 U19 DORSET ST WILSON KIMBERLY 425 U20 DORSET ST SINGH GURBINDER 425 U21 DORSET ST DUBIE DOUGLAS C 425 U22 DORSET ST FOSTER JEAN A TRUSTEE 425 U23 DORSET ST RIDDICK LOUISA S & DANIEL H 425 U24 DORSET ST ZELMAN BARBARA S 425 U25 DORSET ST ALOY LLC 425 U26 DORSET ST CARP JOHN D 425 U27 DORSET ST VINCENT JASON & NICOLE 425 U28 DORSET ST TEESE CHARLOTTE H 425 U29 DORSET ST HILLMAN STEPHANIE J 425 U30 DORSET ST RIZZO VINCENT T 425 U31 DORSET ST ARNOLD AUDREY J TRUST 425 U32 DORSET ST PRADHAN KAMAL 425 U33 DORSET ST MCCLAY THOMAS I III 425 U34 DORSET ST SOWALSKIE GLENN & CINDY WARFIELD 425 U35 DORSET ST LAROCHE AARON 425 U36 DORSET ST JACKSON MARTHA M 425 U37 DORSET ST AUSTIN NANCE 425 U38 DORSET ST BAJROVIC NEDIM 425 U39 DORSET ST HEINTZ JENNIFER 425 U40 DORSET ST