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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 04/07/1986CITY COUNCIL 7 APRIL 1986 The South Burlington City Council held a Regular Meeting on Monday, 7 April 1986, at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street. Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; George Mona, Michael Flaherty, Francis X. Murray Others Present William Szymanski, City Manager; Wendy Schroeder, Business Manager; Margaret Picard, City Clerk/Treasurer; Albert Audette, Street Dept; Bruce O'Neill, Recreation Department; Jane Lafleur, City Planner; Terry Boyle, Peter Owens, T.J. Boyle & Associates; Bill Schuele, Lowell Krassner, Natural Resources Committee; Ruth Poger, The Other Paper; Rick Landsman, Gordon O'Brien, Gerald Milot, Lance Llewellyn, Merv Brown Comments and questions from the public (not related to items on the agenda) No issues were raised. Review and adopt a Resolution supporting zone changes including setback requirements on portions of Williston Road and Dorset Street Mr. Farrar said it was felt after the Dorset Street meeting that this issue needed to be addressed. He then read a portion of the Resolution (attached) Mr. Murray moved that the reading of the complete Resolution be waived. Mr. Flaherty seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Murray then moved that the City Council pass and sign the Resolution. Mr. Flaherty seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Adopt two Resolutions regarding collection of delinquent taxes Mr. Farrar read the first Resolution (attached). Mr. Murray moved that the Council pass and sign the Resolution as read. Mr. Flaherty seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Farrar then read the second Resolution (attached). Mr. Szymanski indicated that some of the taxes in question have now been paid. Mr. Murray moved that the Council pass and sign the Resolution as read. Mr. Flaherty seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Click here for all Resolutions Review Planning and Zoning Agendas No issues were raised. Review Minutes of 17 March 1986 Mr. Flaherty moved that the Minutes of 17 March 1986 be approved as written. Mr. Murray seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Sign disbursement orders Disbursement orders were signed. Old Business Mr. Murray raised the question of the planning process which has begun for Shelburne Rd. He expressed concern that the City not get to a situation where the Agency of Transportation is going to design something for which the city has had no input. Mr. Farrar said the State will widen Shelburne Rd. from where it narrows to 2 lanes continuing to the Shelburne border. Design studies are in process, and there is still a question whether the road will be 4 or 5 lanes. Mr. Szymanski said the first plan didn't have sidewalks and he had recommended this be added. He didn't know whether the plans have been so changed. In addition, the city has a committee that has met to discuss what should be done from completion of the Southern Connector to the town line. They are considering whether the original S. Burlington Southern Connector plan should be modified. The cost sharing would now be by a different formula with the city's share only 2% instead of 10%. Mr. Farrar said he felt the project could be done in 2 phases and added that the city might now have more input on this with the state than it did several years ago. Mr. Murray said he didn't want the city to get into the same position it had with Dorset Street and that possibly a letter to the Agency of Transportation could cover the city on design information, etc. Mrs. Lafleur said she had heard that the state is expecting to get concept drawings together at the end of April. The last plan she saw included signals but not sidewalks and was for a 5-lane road. Mr. Szymanski noted that this year the state will improve the Laurel Hill intersection by widening the radius. Craig Leiner has made some recommendations, and new developments will pay a share of the costs for other minor improvements. It was agreed that Mr. Szymanski would write to the state regarding input on Shelburne Road plans. Preliminary analysis and recommendations on recreation need for the Brand property Peter Owens of T. Boyle & Associates indicated they had been asked to look at both the Brand and Calkins properties and to establish the city's needs now and in the future. They sought to establish an ideal situation and then analyze how this might or might not be appropriate to these sites and to meeting both the city's and developers' needs. The city has a need for an active recreation site, including 2 baseball fields, 3 softball fields, 2 Little League fields, 2 soccer fields, 6-9 tennis courts, and play areas. For the future, it is anticipated that the city will want an indoor skating rink and a fitness center including such things as a swimming pool, gym, possible art gallery, etc. They also felt a stadium would be needed, including a track, field, bleachers, etc., and that this facility could double in function to meet the needs of the high school. In the area of passive recreation, such amenities as walking trails, nature walks, cross-country ski trails, etc. were considered. In addition, they recognized the need for a possible elementary school site in the southeast quadrant. The location of the Brand and Calkins parcels is strategic. South Burlington is psychologically split between the east and south parts of the city. This site has good access from both parts of the city, and there is also a prospect for a full interchange at I-89 and I-189. The soils contain a good portion of vergennes soils which have high agricultural potential. The state would like 50% of these soils set aside for agricultural purposes. Most of the high ag soils are on the Brand property, about 60 of the 117 acres. From 20 to 40 of the 94 acres of the Calkins land are prime ag. He noted that the parcels each contain a piece of 2 prominent features of the area: the visual "bowl" and the ridge that lies to the south of that bowl. They conceive of a park that picks up on both of these key features. Mr. Owens felt it could be an aesthetically wonderful area which would serve the passive needs. For active recreation, they conceive of about 50-60 acres of the Brand fields, with the remaining acreage being wooded. He said it was their feeling that the park should be made up of lands from 5 different sites and that it would be good to have a dense population that surrounds the park. Mr. Murray asked if this would be in lieu of the farms. Mrs. Lafleur noted there are other farms in other areas, and this area is already under development. Mr. Owen said the owners of the properties are primarily speculative owners. They conceive of a parcel made up of 55 acres of ridge, 40 acres of flat field (possible school site), 85 acres of rolling field, 20 acres of a created lake, and 50 acres of recreation fields. Mr. Owens said they considered 3 possible scenarios. The first would be maximum development/minimum open space which would result in 330 1/3 acre single family lots. The second possibility was taken from a sketch plan submitted to the City Planner and included 200 units clustered on 40 acres of the Brand property. The balance of the property would be given to the city with the provision that the city develop only a portion of it and save the rest to meet 9B criteria. This would allow for 2 softball fields, playground, 5 tennis courts, a community center, hockey rink, 2 little league fields, soccer field. There would be no possibility of a future stadium. This plan barely meets the minimum needs for 1986. The developer also projected a similar type of cluster housing for the Calkins property with room for passive recreation around the periphery. Mr. Owens felt this plan loses the sense of the basin area and would result in a park located around housing instead of housing located around the park. Ten acres of the Calkins land would also be set aside for the homestead. Their ideal scenario would find housing on the edge of the park system with all the housing on the Brand property being moved to the wooded area opening up the entire plateau for the city's program. This would allow room for a future stadium and would also keep the active recreation away from the housing. Tightening up the clusters would allow 200 units (about 7 per acre). There could also be 40 single family lots on the Calkins land with excellent views across to the mountains. They felt that buying the entire Brand parcel would be in the city's best interest and added that a trade-off of money and density would be far more valuable than any one parcel of land. Mr. Milot raised the question of setbacks from the interstate if they built in the wooded area. Mr. Owens noted that these could be waived or adjusted. Mr. Farrar added that the intention is to achieve positive results. Mrs. Lafleur asked what part of the Calkins land would be most desirable if only 15 acres were available to the city. Mr. Owens said this would be on the hillside. Sketch plan review for a planned unit development of a 72-acre parcel located along the west side of Hinesburg Rd. approximately 1/2 mile south of I- 89 Mrs. Lafleur advised that the Planning Commission has looked at this plan a number of times. The land is developable at 2 units per acre. There are 121 single family lots on a city street network with 2 connections to Butler Farms and 1 planned connection to the Economou land. 25 acres of prime ag soil are set aside but could be developed later if a transfer of development rights criteria existed. The City can take up to 15% for open space. The buffer along Hinesburg Rd. is 100 ft. wide, and there is a 1.6 acre piece in the center left as open space. More open space leads into the bigger plan joining lands from several properties. Mr. Brown has agreed to dedicate a 2.3 acre piece of land to the city with the reservation that it be for passive recreation. Mrs. Lafleur noted that the Planning Commission may stipulate that lots bisected by the drainage way be left open. Mr. Owens said that the plan would work well with their proposals. Mr. Farrar asked how much land wanted for the park is now zoned Industrial. Mr. Owens said 50 acres. Mr. Krassner noted that the land on Hinesburg Rd. is not useful to the city for public use. Mrs. Lafleur said this is for aesthetic, not recreation use. Members felt it was important to have green areas that tied into the green belt outlined by Mr. Owens. As there was no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works. WHEREAS, the South Durlington City Council recognizes that !'or the purposes of promoting the health, safety and general uelfare of the community, to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from fire, panic and dangers, to provide light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentrntion of population, to facilitate the ndequate provisions of transpor- tation, water, sewage, schools, parks nnd other ~ublic require- ments, the South Burlington Zoning Ordinance regulntes the size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot area that may be occupied, the size of yards, the density of popu- lation and the use of buildings, structures and land for trade. industry, residence or other purposes; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that the present zoning requirements, specifically setback and lot coverage requirements, as they apply to areas such as Williston Road between East Terrace and the 1-89 overpass and Dorset Street between Williston Road and Kennedy Drive, deal with the pre-widening conditions of City streets: and, WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the substantial changes to the existing conditions that will occur as a result of the Williston Road widening project, the Dorset Street boulevard construction project and other road widening projects that will make the present standards inappropriate, unreasonable and unduly burdensome to the Zoning Board of Appeals and property owners by creating non-conforming structures: BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the South Burlington City Council recognizes the need to reconsider the Zoning Regulations as they apply to setbacks and lot coverage along Williston Road between East Terrace and 1-89 at the present time, and in the area of the Dorset Street widening when the necessity hearings for the planned road project have been completed: and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs the South Burlington Planning Commission to develop nev zoning provisions for these areas in consultation with the Zoning Board, The Dorset Street "city center" Committee, property owners and other inter- ested parties and recommend appropriate zoning amendments to the City council for approval. April 7, 1986 Date Francis X. Murray RESOLUTION ---------- BE IT RESOLVED, that Richard Wood, Deputy 'Pax Collector and Wendy Schroeder, Business Manager for the City of South Burlington have the approval oE the South Burlington City Council to file Personal Property Tax Liens against the property of individuals or entities delinquent in personal property taxes for the 1985 to 1986 tax year. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that William J. Szymanski, City Manager, is authorized to sign the Personal Property Tax Liens as approved by the South Burlington City Council. Leona J. Lansing ?-),L- y 'J&qw. George J. Hand v f Francis X. Murray / SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL 0 ' BE IT RESOLVED, that William J. Szymanski, Delinquent Tax Collector for the City of South Burlington, is authorized to recover from the delinquent taxpayer named below his actual expenses, not exceeding 15% of the delinquent tax, for legal assistance in preparation for and conducting of a Tax Sale. DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS John and Beverly Barry Bouchard and Sons Garage Wallace and Joan Bowley Wallace and Joan Bowley Brian R. and Margaret J. Doubleday Avram and Garrie Klavan Richard and Suzanne Jarvis Lee and Lee Realty Hor Y. and Shee Y. Lee Hor Y. and Shee Y. Lee Lorayne C. Mundy Thomas and Maureen Rees Paul R. Robar, Jr. Gene A., Sally L., and Claire Robertson C. R. Wood C. R. Wood Leona J. Lansing Y? L ,./ !, . ep.:-: ;i 1 fi/ifl. George a. Mna Y* Francia X. Murray SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL