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Marla Keene
From:Mark Freker <m.freker@bfjplanning.com>
Sent:Tuesday, February 15, 2022 4:36 PM
To:Marla Keene
Cc:Georges Jacquemart
Subject:EXTERNAL: RE: SP-22-004 510 Shelburne Road - traffic technical review
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Hello Marla,
Below I provide comments on BFJ’s review of the 510 Shelburne application. Please let me know if you have any
questions or comments on this response. I will follow-up before the end of the week regarding 916 Shelburne.
Thank you,
Mark
510 Shelburne Road
BFJ conducted a review of the January 12th, 2022 Traffic Summary memorandum prepared by Trudell Consulting
Engineers (Colen Johnson, P.E.) for the proposed mixed-use development at 510 Shelburne Road that would replace an
existing gas station. Trudell’s trip generation calculation is based on an assumed mix of ITE uses (Coffee/Donut Shop
without Drive-Through/#936; Walk-In Bank/#911; Small Office Building/#712; Mid-Rise Multifamily Housing/#221) and is
estimated to generate 112 weekday PM peak hour trips. This trip generation estimate of the proposed development is
exactly equal to the estimated ITE trip generation of the existing gas station.
BFJ analysis upholds Trudell’s findings that the traffic generation estimates calculated for the proposed mix of ITE uses
does not exceed the 112 weekday PM peak hour trips generated by the existing gas station. Our analysis based on the
ITE Traffic generation 11th edition projects slightly lower generation volumes compared to the applicant’s Memo.
As noted in the Traffic Summary memo, the proposed commercial uses in Trudell’s analysis are demonstrative. Exact
commercial uses are to be finalized prior to building occupation. BFJ sees the Walk-in Bank ITE use as relatively
conservative as this is estimated to generate more traffic than other potential uses such as a High-Turnover Restaurant
(ITE #932).
Mark Freker
BFJ Planning
115 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10003
T. 16463815702
E: m.freker@bfjplanning.com
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From: Mark Freker
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 5:42 PM
To: Marla Keene <mkeene@sburl.com>
Cc: Georges Jacquemart <g.jacquemart@bfjplanning.com>
Subject: RE: SP-22-004 510 Shelburne Road - traffic technical review
Hi again Marla – I will be sure to also review the application for 510 Shelburne with an eye on what you raise below
regarding the existing generation versus proposed. I will be sure to provide comments by Feb 18th for this as well. I see
that the previous approval files have been placed in the folder, thank you.
Thank you and have a nice weekend.
Mark Freker
BFJ Planning
115 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10003
T. 16463815702
E: m.freker@bfjplanning.com
WWW.BFJPLANNING.COM
From: Marla Keene <mkeene@sburl.com>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2022 4:31 PM
To: Mark Freker <m.freker@bfjplanning.com>
Cc: Georges Jacquemart <g.jacquemart@bfjplanning.com>
Subject: SP-22-004 510 Shelburne Road - traffic technical review
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Hi Mark,
We’re hearing this on March 2.
Project Description
Site plan application #SP-22-004 of Champlain Oil Company, LLC to amend a previously approved plan for a mixed
commercial use building on an existing 0.68 acre lot. The amendment consists of increasing the square footage from
13,818 sf to 19,168 sf by adding one and a half stories, adding 9 residential units, and expanding the array of allowed
commercial uses, 510 Shelburne Road.
Can you review and provide comments by Feb 18? They correctly state that they’re replacing a high traffic generating
use with (hopefully) a lower one. If they exceed the previous gas station trip generation, they’ll be required to provide
mitigation in accordance with Appendix B, which I think they’re doing by closing curb cuts, but I think the way they’ve
set up their traffic study, their intention is to stay under the existing generation. Are they bending anything to stay
under the existing generation? If so, I have no compunctions about asking them to demonstrate they’re providing
adequate mitigation.
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Here’s a link to the previous approval from 2020. They never built the building that was approved, and that approval
expires in a month or so. SP-20-029 (sbvt-records.info) [files aren’t in there right this second but they will be
shortly]. We really didn’t go into traffic too much at that time because they were proposing a specific use rather than
this “TBD use” that they’re proposing now.
Marla Keene, PE
Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
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South Burlington, VT 05403
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