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TO: South Burlington Development Review Board
FROM: Marla Keene, Development Review Planner
SUBJECT: #SP-22-006 1459 Shelburne Road – Site Plan Application
DATE: April 5, 2022 Development Review Board meeting
Site plan application #SP-22-006 of Reperio Properties to demolish an existing light manufacturing and
retail complex and construct a 4,480 sf extension to an existing licensed care facility on the adjacent lot.
The subject parcel is an existing 0.71 acre lot, 1459 Shelburne Road.
The Board held a hearing on this application on March 2, 2022 and continued the hearing to address
outstanding issues. The remainder of this memo presents a summary of what Staff considers to be
outstanding issues requiring discussion with the Board. Outstanding items are organized into “above
the line” comments which Staff considers require a deeper discussion by the Board, and “below the
line” comments with which Staff considers the Board may wish to simply confirm the applicant’s
concurrence. The Board is encouraged to review the March 2 staff notes and discuss any items for
which they feel additional testimony is needed.
ABOVE-THE-LINE COMMENTS
13.04 Landscaping, Screening & Street Trees
G(3) Landscaping Budget Requirements. The Development Review Board shall require minimum
planting costs for all site plans, as shown in Table 13-4 below. In evaluating landscaping requirements,
some credit may be granted for existing trees or for site improvements other than tree planting as
long as the objectives of this section are not reduced. The costs below are cumulative; for example, a
landscaping budget shall be required to show a planned expenditure of three percent of the first
$250,000 in construction or improvement cost plus two percent of the next $250,000 in construction or
improvement cost, plus one percent of the remaining cost over $500,000. The landscaping budget shall
be prepared by a landscape architect or professional landscape designer.
The building cost is $1,400,000, requiring a minimum landscaping value of $21,500. The applicant has
calculated that they have provided $8,000 in trees and shrubs on the lot, and $1,500 in trees and shrubs
on the adjacent lot. There is no provision in the LDR for off-site landscaping to count towards the
required minimum landscaping value.
It appears there is an error in the applicant’s landscape cost, where they are proposing three maple
trees but have only accounted for the cost of two maple trees. Two maples are on the adjacent lot, but
Staff considers the value should be adjusted upward by $600 to include the inadvertently omitted
maple.
The applicant has requested the Board allow $7,100 of cost for the front brick walkway and brick patio
be allowed to count towards the required minimum landscaping value.
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1. The front brick walkway may add a limited amount of value to the site because of its limited visibility
and limited anticipated use. Staff recommends the Board consider whether to allow the front brick
walkway to contribute towards the minimum required landscaping value or whether other site
features, such at the planned playground, may be a better use of required value. If the playground
or other site features are used, full details and cost information are required.
2. For the brick patio (and brick walkway if allowed), Staff recommends the Board require the applicant
to provide a detailed cost breakdown demonstrating that the requested hardscape value is only the
value beyond the value of standard concrete.
The applicant has proposed a $3,600 value for retention of the existing 18-inch maple. They arrived at
this value by calculating the equivalent cost of six 3-inch trees. Staff supports this computation and
recommends the Board allow the proposed value for retention of the existing 18-inch maple. However,
Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to supplement the provided erosion and sediment
prevention plans with a detail for protection of the tree, subject to review and approval by the City
Arborist.
Taking into consideration the above listed landscaping values, including on-site trees, shrubs, hardscape,
and existing tree retention, the applicant is proposing $19,300 of the required minimum landscaping
value. The applicant has requested to include $2,700 in “installation and maintenance cost.”
Installation and maintenance cost are not allowed to be counted towards the minimum required
landscaping value. The applicant must provide an additional $2,200 in plants or hardscape. As noted
above, the applicant has proposed 2 – 3 inch caliper trees, while the minimum size is 2 ½”.
3. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to increase the minimum tree size and recalculate
the proposed landscaping cost, adding on-site plantings as necessary to achieve the required
minimum landscaping budget.
As a reminder, the City Arborist reviewed the plans on 2/15/2022 and offered the following comments.
Should provide Tree Protection Plan and Details for any existing trees to be retained. Leaving the
decision to preserve the existing 18 inch maple on the west side of the building should not be left
up to the contractor, if the tree is going to be retained the appropriate tree protection measures
must be on the plans and applied.
Recommend continuous planting pits filled with loam/sandy loam soil to a depth of 2ft in parking
lot bump outs to provide adequate soils for tree/plant growth
The landscape budget detailed on the plans may not meet minimum requirements. There is a
clause indicating that the city requirement is $20,000 but only $7300 is listed with a stipulation
that additional costs at the time of installation will meet the requirement
4. The Board on 3/2 supported the City Arborists suggestion to require the applicant to retain the 18-
inch maple. Staff continues to recommend the Board require the applicant to modify their erosion
prevention and sediment control plan to provide robust tree protection around the drip edge of the
existing tree.
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Staff continues to recommend the Board require the applicant to modifying their tree planting
details to incorporate the comments of the City Arborist. Staff considers this can be addressed as a
condition of approval.
B(2) In all parking areas containing twenty-eight (28) or more contiguous parking spaces and/or
in parking lots with more than a single circulation lane, at least ten percent (10%) of the interior of
the parking lot shall be landscaped islands planted with trees, shrubs and other plants. Such
requirement shall not apply to structured parking or below-ground parking.
5. The Board has historically applied this standard across parking lots regardless of property boundaries.
This criterion is not met for the parking lot shared by this and the adjacent parcel to the south. Staff
recommends the Board require the applicant to demonstrate how they will meet this criterion for the
shared parking lot prior to closing the hearing. Staff anticipates the actual interior landscaping will be
provided on the adjacent parcel to the south.
B(7) Snow storage areas must be specified and located in an area that minimizes the
potential for erosion and contaminated runoff into any adjacent or nearby surface waters.
6. The applicant has not proposed any on-site snow storage. Staff notes the applicant has indicated
three areas on the adjoining site plan as “additional snow storage.” One area contains a mature
tree between the parking and the indicated area. Staff recommends the Board ask the applicant to
describe how snow storage will be addressed for the subject property.
BELOW THE LINE COMMENTS
13.04 Landscaping, Screening & Street Trees
B. Except for parking spaces accessory to a one-family or two-family dwelling, all off-street
parking areas subject to review by the Development Review Board, shall be curbed and landscaped
with appropriate trees, shrubs, and other plants including ground covers, as approved by the
Development Review Board. Sections of recessed curb are permitted if their purpose is to allow
stormwater runoff from the adjacent parking area to reach stormwater collection, treatment and
management infrastructure. The Development Review Board shall consider the adequacy of the
proposed landscaping to assure the establishment of a safe, convenient, and attractive parking area
and the privacy and comfort of abutting properties.
(1) All off-street parking areas shall be landscaped around the perimeter of the lot with trees,
shrubs and other plants. Perimeter planting shall be set back from the curb sufficiently to allow for
snow storage. The purpose of perimeter planting shall be to mitigate the view of the parking lot
from the public way and from adjacent uses and properties, and to provide shade and canopy for
the parking lot. In some situations it may be necessary both for surveillance purposes and for the
perception of safety to install the size and type of plants that leave visual access between the
parking lot to the public way or other pedestrian areas.
In response to Staff comments, the applicant has augmented the landscaping screening of new
parking areas. Staff considers this criterion met to the extent feasible and necessary.
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(3) All interior and perimeter planting shall be protected by curbing unless specifically designed as
a collection and treatment area for management of stormwater runoff as per 13.04(B)(5)(c)
below. Interior planted islands shall have a minimum dimension of six (6) feet on any one side, and
shall have a minimum square footage of sixty (60) square feet. Large islands are encouraged.
Curbing is proposed except where stormwater is proposed to be addressed by sheet flow. 13.04B
above indicates that only small sections of curbing should be removed for stormwater. However,
the applicant has protected the planting by locating it on the far side of the stormwater swale,
which Staff considers as meeting this criterion. The applicant has revised the plans to remove
proposed curbing from one of the interior parking lot landscaping islands located on the adjacent
site at 1475 Shelburne Road. Staff notes that protecting this planting island with curbing will be a
requirement of the site plan application for the adjoining site.
(4) Landscaping Requirements
(a) Landscaping shall include a variety of trees, shrubs, grasses and ground covers. All
planting shall be species hardy for the region and, if located in areas receiving road runoff or
salt spray, shall be salt-tolerant.
The provided trees are a variety of species. Staff considers this criterion met.
(b) At least one (1) major deciduous shade tree shall be provided within or near the
perimeter of each parking area, for every five (5) parking spaces. The trees shall be placed
evenly throughout the parking lot to provide shade and reduce glare. Trees shall be placed a
minimum of thirty (30) feet apart.
There are 14 parking spaces proposed. The applicant is proposing two shade trees on the
adjacent lot, and proposing to retain an existing 18-inch maple and install one shade tree. Staff
considers these trees when taken together meet this requirement, provided the proposed site
plan on the adjoining lot proceeds as envisioned, with modifications to curbing and interior
parking lot landscaping noted above.
(c) Trees shall have a caliper equal to or greater than two and one-half (2 ½) inches when
measured on the tree stem, six (6) inches above the root ball.
The applicant has proposed 2 to 3 inch caliper trees. This does not meet the standard.
7. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to provide trees with a minimum of 2 ½ inches
at the time of installation.
(d) Where more than ten (10) trees are installed, a mix of species is encouraged; the
species should be grouped or located in a manner that reinforces the design and layout of the
parking lot and the site.
Fewer than 10 trees are proposed.
14.06 General Site Plan Review Standards
C. Relationship of Structures and Site to Adjoining Area.
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(1) The Development Review Board shall encourage the use of a combination of common
materials and architectural characteristics (e.g., rhythm, color, texture, form or detailing),
landscaping, buffers, screens and visual interruptions to create attractive transitions between
buildings of different architectural styles.
(2) Proposed structures shall be related harmoniously to themselves, the terrain and to existing
buildings and roads in the vicinity that have a visual relationship to the proposed structures.
The applicant has provided renderings and photographs showing how the proposed building relates
to the adjoining building containing the associated childcare to the south as View 3 (Exhibit F). The
adjoining building is Victorian in style while the proposed building is a modern craftsman style.
While this is a stand-alone site plan application, the applicant is proposing to share some site
features between the adjoining sites, therefore Staff considers compliance with these criteria to be
particularly relevant. The applicant provided the following narrative response to these criteria
Proposed materials are similar to adjacent preschool building using horizontal clapboard
siding & shakes. The aesthetics are also intended to compliment the adjacent preschool
building being more residential in nature and creating a campus like feel. There are other
buildings along Shelburne Rd of this vernacular, examples being the Shearer Acura
dealership and the Lakewood Commons buildings, not far north of the site, and Shelburne
Square building on corner of IDX & Shelburne Rd, which use more residential siding materials
& forms. Larger glazed openings and standing seam roof of proposed daycare building add
some modern elements & textures to a more traditional style. Other properties to the north
of the site are currently single story buildings with flat roofs. The gable roof of the proposed
daycare building will help in transitioning from these lower adjacent structures to the
existing 2 story Victorian style daycare building.
8. On March 2, the Board briefly reviewed these criteria and did not voice any opposition. Staff
recommends the Board confirm they are satisfied these criteria are met.
9. The proposed site layout is strongly integrated into the site layout for the adjacent property to
the south. Staff recommends the Board include a condition of approval that this project may not
obtain a zoning permit before a site plan approval for the adjacent site is obtained.
14.07 Specific Site Plan Review Standards
C. Access and Circulation. All proposed development shall comply with site access and circulation
standards of Section 15.A.14.
Much of 15.A.14 pertains to the construction of streets, which are not applicable to this application.
10. The March 2 staff report included the comment that the proposed one way signage was not in a
location which will be useful to users of the site. The applicant provided an additional one-way sign
on the curve of the driveway, but retained the one-way sign at the entrance on Shelburne Road.
Staff recommends that sign be relocated to be just east of the first five parking spaces, as that is the
first location where people could inadvertently go the wrong way. If the applicant wishes to retain
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the sign at the entrance, they may, but Staff still considers a sign east of the first five spaces to be
needed.
13.05 Stormwater Management
Stormwater standards apply when one-half acre or more of impervious surface exists or is proposed to
exist, and where 5,000 sf of impervious is created or reconstructed. The City Stormwater Section
reviewed the proposed plans on 2/22/2022 and offered a number of comments. On 3/24/2022, the City
Stormwater Section confirmed with Staff that their comments had been addressed.
13.07 Exterior Lighting & 13.13 Signs
The March 2 staff report noted that Fixture Type “G,” a flood light, is prohibited. The applicant clarified
to Staff that the fixture was for illuminating the sign. Signs, and sign lighting, is subject to separate
ordinance. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to remove all proposed signage, including
callouts on the site drawings and signage on the architectural plans, as well as sign lighting, from the
plans as a condition of approval. Other lighting requirements are met.
13.11 Fences
11. The applicant has shown a fence on the plans but no fence details are provided. Staff recommends
the Board require the applicant to provide a fence detail demonstrating compliance with the LDR. If
the applicant can provide a general description of the fence, Staff considers provision of a detail can
be a condition of approval.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board work with the applicant to address the issues identified herein.
Respectfully submitted,
Marla Keene, P.E.
Development Review Planner
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SHELBURNE RD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT
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1 FIRST FLOOR PLAN (PRESENTATION)
ISSUED FOR PERMIT REVIEW
NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
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EXISTING
CONDITIONS
164 Main Street, Suite 201 P: (802) 878-0375
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STANDARD GRAPHIC SCALE (1" = 20')
VALID WHEN PLOTTED ON 24" BY 36" MEDIA
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CALCULATIONS:
EXISTING CONDITIONS:
·BUILDING COVERAGE: ±3,450 S.F. (0.08 ACRES) (11.3%)
·OVERALL IMPERVIOUS: ±10,550 S.F. (0.24 ACRES) (33.8%)
·FRONT YARD COVERAGE: ±2,450 S.F. (FRONT YARD AREA = 2,985 S.F.) (82.1%)
·±12 PARKING SPOTS
LOCATION MAP
SCALE: 1" = 1
2 MILE
1.ASPECTS OF PLAN ARE APPROXIMATE AND DERIVED
FROM VERMONT USGS, GIS FIGURES, AND AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY DATED
APRIL 2018. ASPECTS FROM 1475 SHELBURNE ROAD
ARE DERIVED FROM PERMIT PLANS AND HAVE NOT
BEEN FIELD VERIFIED.
2.THE HORIZONTAL COORDINATE SYSTEM IS BASED ON
NAD83 VERMONT STATE PLANE 4400 (US SURVEY
FEET). ELEVATIONS ARE BASED ON THE NAVD88 (US
SURVEY FEET).
3.THE UTILITIES ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE
COMPLETE. CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT DIG SAFE
BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXCAVATION.
4.THIS IS IN NO WAY A BOUNDARY SURVEY. PROPERTY
LINES SHOWN ON THIS PLAN ARE FROM TAX MAP
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY. PROPERTY
LINES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASE ON
MONUMENTATION FOUND IN THE FIELD AND
EVIDENCE IN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
THE
HOMESTEAD
SCHOOL
1459 Shelburne Road (VT Route 7)
South Burlington, Vermont
OWNER:
ANTHONY SOCINSKI TRUST
533 TANNER ROAD
JEFFERSONVILLE, VERMONT 05464
APPROXIMATE PROPERTY LINES
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
EXISTING TREELINE
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
PLAN NOTES:LEGEND
IRON PIPE / CONCRETE
MONUNMENT FOUND
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
ADDRESS: 1459 SHELBURNE ROAD
PARCEL ID: 1540-01459
SPAN: 600-188-15810
GRANDLIST ACREAGE: 0.71 ACRES
ZONING: COMMERCIAL 2 (C2)
FRONT YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
BACK YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
SIDE YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 10'
MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE:40%
MAXIMUM TOTAL LOT COVERAGE: 70%
EXISTING SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
EXISTING STORM
LINE/MANHOLE/BASIN
EXISTING OVERHEAD
ELECTRIC LINE/POWER POLE
EXISTING UNDERGROUND POWER
EXISTING WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
SURVEY CONTROL POINT
EXISTING SIGN
APPROXIMATE EASEMENTS
EXISTING GAS LINE/VALVE
SITE
LAT: N44° 25' 55.0"
LONG: W73° 12' 41.9"
APPLICANT:
REPERIO PROPERTIES, LLC
P.O. BOX 1133
WILLISTON, VERMONT 05495
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THE
HOMESTEAD
SCHOOL
1459 Shelburne Road (VT Route 7)
South Burlington, Vermont
OWNER:
ISSUED FOR PERMIT REVIEW
NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
C-1.00
PROPOSED
INFANT CARE FACILITY
SITE PLAN
ANTHONY SOCINSKI TRUST
533 TANNER ROAD
JEFFERSONVILLE, VERMONT 05464
APPROXIMATE PROPERTY LINES
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
EXISTING TREELINE
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
LEGEND
IRON PIPE / CONCRETE
MONUNMENT FOUND
164 Main Street, Suite 201 P: (802) 878-0375
Colchester, Vermont 05446 www.krebsandlansing.com
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
ADDRESS: 1459 SHELBURNE ROAD
PARCEL ID: 1540-01459
SPAN: 600-188-15810
GRANDLIST ACREAGE: 0.71 ACRES
ZONING: COMMERCIAL 2 (C2)
FRONT YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
BACK YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
SIDE YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 10'
MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE:40%
MAXIMUM TOTAL LOT COVERAGE: 70%
EXISTING SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
EXISTING STORM
LINE/MANHOLE/BASIN
EXISTING OVERHEAD
ELECTRIC LINE/POWER POLE
EXISTING UNDERGROUND POWER
EXISTING WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
SURVEY CONTROL POINT
EXISTING SIGN
PROPOSED GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
PROPOSED GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
PROPOSED GAS LINE/VALVE
PROPOSED SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
PROPOSED
UNDERGROUND POWER
PROPOSED WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
STANDARD GRAPHIC SCALE (1" = 20')
VALID WHEN PLOTTED ON 24" BY 36" MEDIA
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APPROXIMATE EASEMENTS
PROPOSED FORCE MAIN
PROPOSED UNDERGROUND
COMMUNICATIONS
EXISTING GAS LINE/VALVE
APPLICANT:
REPERIO PROPERTIES, LLC
P.O. BOX 1133
WILLISTON, VERMONT 05495
CALCULATIONS:
EXISTING CONDITIONS:
·BUILDING COVERAGE: ±3,450 S.F. (0.08 ACRES) (11.3%)
·OVERALL IMPERVIOUS: ±10,550 S.F. (0.24 ACRES) (33.8%)
·FRONT YARD COVERAGE: ±2,450 S.F. (FRONT YARD AREA = 2,985 S.F.) (82.1%)
·±12 PARKING SPOTS
PROPOSED CONDITIONS:
·BUILDING COVERAGE: ±4,480 S.F. (0.10 ACRES) (14.5%)
·OVERALL IMPERVIOUS: ±14,600 S.F. (0.34 ACRES) (47.2%)
·FRONT YARD COVERAGE: ±560 S.F. (FRONT YARD AREA = 2,985 S.F.) (18.8%)
·15 PARKING SPOTS
1.ASPECTS OF PLAN ARE APPROXIMATE AND DERIVED
FROM VERMONT USGS, GIS FIGURES, AND AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY DATED
APRIL 2018. ASPECTS FROM 1475 SHELBURNE ROAD
ARE DERIVED FROM PERMIT PLANS AND HAVE NOT
BEEN FIELD VERIFIED.
2.THE HORIZONTAL COORDINATE SYSTEM IS BASED ON
NAD83 VERMONT STATE PLANE 4400 (US SURVEY
FEET). ELEVATIONS ARE BASED ON THE NAVD88 (US
SURVEY FEET).
3.THE UTILITIES ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE
COMPLETE. CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT DIG SAFE
BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXCAVATION.
4.THIS IS IN NO WAY A BOUNDARY SURVEY. PROPERTY
LINES SHOWN ON THIS PLAN ARE FROM TAX MAP
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY. PROPERTY
LINES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASE ON
MONUMENTATION FOUND IN THE FIELD AND
EVIDENCE IN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
PLAN NOTES:
EXISTING WATER/WASTEWATER DESIGN FLOW:
·THERE IS NO EXISTING WW PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY HAS AN
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOME AND EXISTING BUSINESS DENSMORE
MONUMENTS. BELOW ARE ASSUMED FLOWS BASED ON THE WW SUPPLY RULES.
·2-BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL HOME = 280 GPD
·5 EMPLOYEES * 15 GPD PER EMPLOYEE = 75 GPD
·10 PATRONS PER DAY * 4 GPD PER PATRON = 40 GPD
·TOTAL = 395 GPD
STATE OF VERMONT PROPOSED WASTEWATER/WATER DESIGN FLOWS:
·PROPOSED USE IS A CHILD CARE FACILITY WHICH DOES NOT SERVE MEALS ON
SITE. TOTAL AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES AND CHILDREN WHICH WILL USE THE
PROPOSED FACILITY EQUALS 10 EMPLOYEES AND 32 CHILDREN
·42 EMPLOYEES & CHILDREN * 13 GPD PER PERSON WITHOUT MEALS = 546 GPD
BASIS OF DESIGN FOR POTABLE
WATER AND WASTEWATER DESIGN FLOW
ALL VALUES CALCULATED BELOW WERE GENERATED USING VALUES PUBLISHED BY THE
"INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS (ITE) TRIP GENERATION MANUAL, 10TH
EDITION". VALUES ARE LISTED AS VEHICLE TRIP ENDS (VTE) BASED ON SPECIFIC USES IN
THE MANUEL. MANUEL USE ANALYZED IS DAY CARE CENTER BASED ON STUDENT
POPULATION (MANUAL #565). BELOW IS THE EVALUATION.
STUDENTS FOR TRAFFIC CALCULATIONS:
·TOTAL STUDENTS FOR THE PROPOSED FACILITY ON 1459 SHELBURNE ROAD
·TOTAL OF 32 STUDENTS
ANALYSIS:TRAFFIC VALUES:
·WEEKDAY AVERAGE VTE = 32 STUDENTS * 4.09 VTE/PER STUDENT = 131 VTE
·WEEKDAY AM PEAK HOUR VTE = 32 STUDENTS * 0.79 VTE/PER STUDENT = 26 VTE
·WEEKDAY PM PEAK HOUR VTE = 32 STUDENTS * 0.81 VTE/PER STUDENT = 26 VTE
IN BOTH EVALUATIONS THE EFFECT ON TRAFFIC TO THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN USE HAS
REMAINED RELATIVELY THE SAME OR WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE.
PROJECT TRAFFIC
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BIKE PARKING ONSITE WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN 1459 AND 1475 SHELBURNE ROAD PROPERTIES.
THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF BOTH BUILDINGS IS 13,200 S.F. (±4,500 + 8,700).
·SHORT TERM: 1 BIKE PARKING SPOT PER 5,000 S.F. OF BUILDING = 13,200 S.F. / 5,000 S.F. = 3
BIKE PARKING SPOTS (MINIMUM 2 PER PROPERTY). PROJECT SHOWS 6 U-SHAPED SPOTS
·LONG TERM: 50% OF SHORT TERM. PROJECT IS REQUIRED 1 PER PROPERTY. 1459 PARCEL
WILL PROVIDE A LONG TERM BIKE SPOT IN ONE OF THE CLOSETS OF THE NEW BUILDING,
WALL MOUNTED. 1475 PARCEL HAS LONG TERM BIKE STORAGE IN BASEMENT.
·LOCKERS: BOTH BUILDINGS HAVE EMPLOYEE STORAGE WITHIN.
BIKE PARKING CALCULATIONS
PROPOSED TREELINE
THE
HOMESTEAD
SCHOOL
1459 Shelburne Road (VT Route 7)
South Burlington, Vermont
OWNER:
ISSUED FOR PERMIT REVIEW
NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
C-1.02
EROSION PREVENTION AND
SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
ANTHONY SOCINSKI TRUST
533 TANNER ROAD
JEFFERSONVILLE, VERMONT 05464
APPROXIMATE PROPERTY LINES
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
EXISTING TREELINE
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
LEGEND
IRON PIPE / CONCRETE
MONUNMENT FOUND
164 Main Street, Suite 201 P: (802) 878-0375
Colchester, Vermont 05446 www.krebsandlansing.com
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
ADDRESS: 1459 SHELBURNE ROAD
PARCEL ID: 1540-01459
SPAN: 600-188-15810
GRANDLIST ACREAGE: 0.71 ACRES
ZONING: COMMERCIAL 2 (C2)
FRONT YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
BACK YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
SIDE YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 10'
MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE:40%
MAXIMUM TOTAL LOT COVERAGE: 70%
EXISTING SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
EXISTING STORM
LINE/MANHOLE/BASIN
EXISTING OVERHEAD
ELECTRIC LINE/POWER POLE
EXISTING UNDERGROUND POWER
EXISTING WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
SURVEY CONTROL POINT
EXISTING SIGN
PROPOSED GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
PROPOSED GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
PROPOSED GAS LINE/VALVE
PROPOSED SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
PROPOSED
UNDERGROUND POWER
PROPOSED WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
STANDARD GRAPHIC SCALE (1" = 20')
VALID WHEN PLOTTED ON 24" BY 36" MEDIA
0'
0"1"2"3"
10'20'40'60'
STAMP:
APPROXIMATE EASEMENTS
PROPOSED FORCE MAIN
PROPOSED UNDERGROUND
COMMUNICATIONS
EXISTING GAS LINE/VALVE
APPLICANT:
REPERIO PROPERTIES, LLC
P.O. BOX 1133
WILLISTON, VERMONT 05495
1.ASPECTS OF PLAN ARE APPROXIMATE AND DERIVED
FROM VERMONT USGS, GIS FIGURES, AND AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY DATED
APRIL 2018. ASPECTS FROM 1475 SHELBURNE ROAD
ARE DERIVED FROM PERMIT PLANS AND HAVE NOT
BEEN FIELD VERIFIED.
2.THE HORIZONTAL COORDINATE SYSTEM IS BASED ON
NAD83 VERMONT STATE PLANE 4400 (US SURVEY
FEET). ELEVATIONS ARE BASED ON THE NAVD88 (US
SURVEY FEET).
3.THE UTILITIES ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE
COMPLETE. CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT DIG SAFE
BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXCAVATION.
4.THIS IS IN NO WAY A BOUNDARY SURVEY. PROPERTY
LINES SHOWN ON THIS PLAN ARE FROM TAX MAP
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY. PROPERTY
LINES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASE ON
MONUMENTATION FOUND IN THE FIELD AND
EVIDENCE IN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
PLAN NOTES:
1.THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXISTING GRADE AND
PROPOSED GRADE AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS
RESULTS IN THE FOLLOWING CUT/FILL VALUES.
·CUT = ±360 C.Y.
·FILL = ±600 C.Y.
2.THESE VALUES DO NOT INCLUDE THE MATERIAL
NEEDED FOR OR GENERATED FROM ROADWAY
INSTALLATION, STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES, EXCAVATION FOR BUILDING FOOTINGS,
CONCRETE, ASPHALT, ETC. THE NUMBERS ABOVE
ARE A STRAIGHT COMPARISON BETWEEN SURFACES.
3.GRADES WILL BE ADJUSTED THROUGHOUT
CONSTRUCTION TO LIMIT THE NEED FOR OFFSITE
FILL. THE INTENT IT TO HAVE THE SITE BE BALANCED
SITE.
CUT/FILL NOTES
PROPOSED EROSION PREVENTION
AND SEDIMENT CONTROL SILT FENCE
PERIMETER CONTROLS AND
CONSTRUCTION LIMIT BARRIER FENCE
AREAS WHERE WATER DOES NOT FLOW
OFFSITE NEED ONLY CONSTRUCTION
LIMIT BARRIER FENCE
1.SEE ALL NOTES, DETAILS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
REQUIREMENTS ON DETAIL PAGES C-2.00, C-2.01,
C-2.02, C-2.03, AND C-2.04
ADDITIONAL EPSC NOTES
3PROPOSED TREELINE
THE
HOMESTEAD
SCHOOL
1459 Shelburne Road (VT Route 7)
South Burlington, Vermont
OWNER:
ISSUED FOR PERMIT REVIEW
NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
C-1.03
PROPOSED
LANDSCAPING PLAN
ANTHONY SOCINSKI TRUST
533 TANNER ROAD
JEFFERSONVILLE, VERMONT 05464
APPROXIMATE PROPERTY LINES
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
EXISTING TREELINE
EXISTING GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
LEGEND
IRON PIPE / CONCRETE
MONUNMENT FOUND
164 Main Street, Suite 201 P: (802) 878-0375
Colchester, Vermont 05446 www.krebsandlansing.com
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
ADDRESS: 1459 SHELBURNE ROAD
PARCEL ID: 1540-01459
SPAN: 600-188-15810
GRANDLIST ACREAGE: 0.71 ACRES
ZONING: COMMERCIAL 2 (C2)
FRONT YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
BACK YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 30'
SIDE YARD BUILDING SETBACK: 10'
MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE:40%
MAXIMUM TOTAL LOT COVERAGE: 70%
EXISTING SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
EXISTING STORM
LINE/MANHOLE/BASIN
EXISTING OVERHEAD
ELECTRIC LINE/POWER POLE
EXISTING UNDERGROUND POWER
EXISTING WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
SURVEY CONTROL POINT
EXISTING SIGN
PROPOSED GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (5 FOOT INTERVALS)
PROPOSED TREELINE
PROPOSED GRADE CONTOUR
LINES (1 FOOT INTERVALS)
PROPOSED GAS LINE/VALVE
PROPOSED SEWER
LINE/MANHOLE
PROPOSED
UNDERGROUND POWER
PROPOSED WATER
LINE/HYDRANT/VALVE/SHUTOFF
STANDARD GRAPHIC SCALE (1" = 20')
VALID WHEN PLOTTED ON 24" BY 36" MEDIA
0'
0"1"2"3"
10'20'40'60'
STAMP:
APPROXIMATE EASEMENTS
PROPOSED FORCE MAIN
PROPOSED UNDERGROUND
COMMUNICATIONS
EXISTING GAS LINE/VALVE
APPLICANT:
REPERIO PROPERTIES, LLC
P.O. BOX 1133
WILLISTON, VERMONT 05495
1.ASPECTS OF PLAN ARE APPROXIMATE AND DERIVED FROM VERMONT
USGS, GIS FIGURES, AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
DATED APRIL 2018. ASPECTS FROM 1475 SHELBURNE ROAD ARE DERIVED
FROM PERMIT PLANS AND HAVE NOT BEEN FIELD VERIFIED.
2.THE HORIZONTAL COORDINATE SYSTEM IS BASED ON NAD83 VERMONT
STATE PLANE 4400 (US SURVEY FEET). ELEVATIONS ARE BASED ON THE
NAVD88 (US SURVEY FEET).
3.THE UTILITIES ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE COMPLETE. CONTRACTOR
SHALL CONTACT DIG SAFE BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXCAVATION.
4.THIS IS IN NO WAY A BOUNDARY SURVEY. PROPERTY LINES SHOWN ON
THIS PLAN ARE FROM TAX MAP INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CITY.
PROPERTY LINES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASE ON MONUMENTATION
FOUND IN THE FIELD AND EVIDENCE IN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
PLAN NOTES:
VEGETATION AND INSTALLATION SCHEDULE FOR PLANTINGS
QUANTITY COMMON NAME PURCHASE SIZE MATURE SIZE APPROX. COST PER PLANT TOTAL COST
2 AUTUMN GOLD GINKO BILOBA 2-3 INCH CALIPER 20' - 30' HIGH $400 PER PLANT $800
3 NEW HORIZON ELM 2-3 INCH CALIPER 30' - 40' HIGH $600 PER PLANT $1,800
2 MARMO FREEMAN MAPLE 2-3 INCH CALIPER 40' - 50' HIGH $600 PER PLANT $1,200
29 HUMMINGBIRD SUMMERSWEET 3 GALLON 3' - 5' DIAMETER $100 PER PLANT $2,900
16 DWARF FRAGRANT SUMAC 1 GALLON 2' - 3' DIAMETER $50 PER PLANT $800
12 SWAMP AZALEA 3 GALLON 3' - 5' DIAMETER $100 PER PLANT $1,200
4 HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS 4-5 GALLON 3' - 5' DIAMETER $200 PER PLANT $800
1 ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE COST FROM CREATIVE LANDSCAPING INC. QUOTE $2,700
[$11,400 QUOTE WAS BASED ON OLD PLANT SCHEDULE, PROJECT ADDED (1) MAPLE AND (2) HUMMINGBIRD]
$12,200
NOTE: REMOVE ALL NON-BIODEGRADABLE
MATERIAL FROM PLANT PIT
TREE
SUPPORT
ANCHOR
CUT AND REMOVE ANY
WIRE, ROLL BURLAP
BACK FROM TOP 1/3 OF
ROOTBALL BEFORE
BACKFILLING; UNTIE
ROPE FROM TRUNK
EXISTING
SUBGRADE 6" COMPACTED
PLANTING MIXTURE
FINISH
GRADE
PLANTING MIXTURE.
LOAM/SANDY LOAM
TEMPORARY
LANDSCAPE
SOIL SAUCER
REINFORCED
RUBBER HOSE
TREE TO BE
SET PLUMB
SHREDDED BARK
MULCH, 3" MIN. DEPTH
TRUNK
TRANSITION
GUYING MATERIAL (GUYING
WIRE, 3 PER TREE)
CROWN TO BE PRUNED AS
DIRECTED BY ARCHITECT -
DO NOT CUT LEADER
SMALL SHRUBS SHALL BE
INSTALLED USING SIMILAR
SUBBASE MATERIAL, MAY
NOT NEED TREE SUPPORT.
TREE PLANTING IN LANDSCAPE DETAIL
N.T.S.
H
3
MINIMUM LANDSCAPING PER THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON REGULATIONS.
THE MINIMUM IS BASED ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT COTS. THIS PROJECT'S
PRELIMINARY COST IS $1,400,000.
·3% FOR THE FIRST $250,000 = $7,500
·2% FOR THE SECOND $250,000 = $5,000
·1% FOR THE REMAINING COSTS OVER $500,000 = ($900,000 REMAINING) $9,000
TOTAL = $7,500 + $5,000 + $9,000 = $21,500
LANDSCAPING BUDGET CALCULATION:
·PROPOSED LANDSCAPING IN SCHEDULE = $12,200
·KEEPING EXISTING 18" MAPLES = $3,600
·480 S.F. BACK PATIO = $4,800
·230 S.F. FRONT SIDEWALK = $2,300
$22,900
COST BREAKDOWN:24" MIN.
March 17, 2022
Marla Keene
Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
180 Market Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Re: 1459 Shelburne Road – Revisions to Plans and Addressing Staff Comments
Dear Marla,
Attached with this letter are the revised set of civil site plans and the revised set of architectural plans. Please
review and let us know if there are any other revisions we can add before our meeting on April 5, 2022.
Below we have outlined the highlighted Staff Comments and how we addressed them in the resubmission.
1. No information is provided regarding whether the proposed glazing is transparent. Staff recommends
the Board ask the applicant what their intention is regarding transparency, and, if their proposal meets
the minimum requirement, include it as a condition of approval.
All glazing is transparent, further calculations and notes can be found in the architectural plan set.
2. Staff recommends the Board ask the applicant to describe, using the language of these two criteria, how
these criteria are met.
Proposed materials are similar to adjacent preschool building using horizontal clapboard siding & shakes. The
aesthetics are also intended to compliment adjacent preschool building being more residential in nature.
There are other buildings along Shelburne Rd of this vernacular, examples being the Shearer Acura dealership
and the Lakewood Commons buildings which use more residential siding materials & forms. Larger glazed
openings and standing seam roof add some modern elements & textures to a more traditional style.
3. Though the site meets the requirement to have a direct connection to the sidewalk on Shelburne Road,
there is no connection between the outdoor spaces or the main building entry, and Shelburne Road.
Staff recommends the Board consider whether to require the applicant to add a sidewalk along the
driveway to provide connectivity for users who may arrive by means other than motor vehicle.
We feel the project had good discussions with the Board as well as you on this matter. We feel a sidewalk
connection from the front of the building to the rear entrance is unnecessary. Bikers can use the driveway to
access the bike parking location. Walking access from the sidewalks on Shelburne Road will enter via the
front door of the building, which we have a stone/brick walkway proposed.
4. The proposed one-way signage is not in a location which will be useful to users of the site. Staff
recommends the Board require the applicant to reconfigure the one-way signage to be useful for people
who have already entered the site. Staff considers at least two signs would be appropriate.
The project has added a second sign in the location of concern. This was also a comment from Vermont
Agency of Transportation (VTAOT).
5. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to address the comments of the South Burlington
Water Department. Staff considers the Board should require the applicant to obtain preliminary water
allocation prior to closing the hearing, though the other comments may be addressed as conditions of
approval.
We have addressed all comments from the South Burlington Water Department. Further we have reduced
the water supply scope and the project no longer requires sprinklers. This allows the project to reduce the
service to 1” k-copper line which will tap the existing 8” waterline located on the project side of Shelburne
Road. All revisions were discussed with Jay Nadeau and the project has received preliminary water allocation.
The Project has also submitted the State of Vermont Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Permit
(WW Permit) on March 18, 2022. Updated to the plans and details are shown in the updated civil plan set.
6. Staff considers this criterion is not met for the property to the west. Staff recommends the Board
require the applicant to provide on the plans and record a cross-lot easement to the benefit of the
adjacent property to the west at the southwest portion of the site. If such a connection were
appropriate in the future, it would require reconfiguration of the parking spaces proposed in that
location and installation of a short culvert for conveyance of stormwater.
The project has added the easement limits to the plan set. We will work with staff to address any other
needs.
7. The applicant is proposing to make the parking stalls almost 2-ft wider than required. If the applicant
were to meet the specific requirement, there would be about 5-ft less pavement on the site, which, if
added to the proposed landscaping island, would promote tree health. Staff recommends the Board
discuss reducing the width of the angled parking with the applicant and adding to the landscape island.
We feel the project had good discussions with the Board as well as you on this matter. The project has
increased the width of these 5 spaces to provide additional space for parents to exit vehicles with infants in
child carriers.
8. Since the applicant is proposing to share bike parking between the two properties, Staff recommends
the Board require the applicant to provide square footage of the adjoining site into order to determine
if required short term minimums are met.
Project has added a bike parking calculation to C-1.00. The calculation outlines both the proposed building on
1459 Shelburne Road and the existing on 1475 Shelburne Road. Calculation identifies how the site(s) will
meet the bike parking criteria.
9. Based on the provided floor plan, the applicant is not meeting the requirement for long term bicycle
parking or clothes lockers. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to modify the plans to
provide for the required long term bike parking and clothes locker prior to closing the hearing.
As discussed in our zoom meeting. Both buildings have space for employees to store their things while at
work. The existing building will have designated space in the basement of 1475 Shelburne Road, for long term
bike parking if desired. The proposed building will have a wall mounted designated long term bike parking
space in one of the closets. This information and calculations for it are shown on C-1.00.
10. The applicant has proposed a limited amount of landscaping around the parking area. The landscaping
budget is not met (discussed below). Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to apply some
of the required additional landscaping to the perimeter of the lot. The City Arborist recommends trees
be set back 10-ft from curbs to provide protection from snow plowing.
The project has added a calculation for landscaping budget on C-1.03 along with the calculations for how the
budget will be met. Please let us know if you have any further comments about landscaping. The Project is
happy to continue to work with staff if this is an issue and will provide what is needed. Further, the project
has added additional landscaping in areas of concern, both in an opening in the perimeter and another shade
tree. We feel the project is meeting all the landscaping requirements.
11. The applicant is proposing two shade trees and adding 14 parking spaces. This criterion is not met. Staff
recommends the Board require the applicant to apply some of the required landscaping budget to
meeting this criterion.
As mentioned above the project added an additional shade tree around the back parking lot. The total shade
trees on parcel around the parking is up to four, (2) new Ginko, (1) new Maple and the existing 18” maple the
project worked to save. Additionally, the Project will add (2) new Maple trees on 1475 Shelburne Road parcel
to break up the combined parking between parcels.
12. The applicant’s proposal does not meet the minimum required landscaping budget. Annuals, mulch,
grass may not be used to meet the minimum requirements, and the approved landscaping budget must
be specifically enumerated. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to modify the plans to
provide $23,500 in trees and shrubs prior to closing the hearing.
The project has added a calculation for landscaping budget on C-1.03 along with the calculations for how the
budget will be met. Please let us know if you have any further comments about landscaping. The Project is
happy to continue to work with staff if this is an issue and will provide what is needed.
13. Staff supports the City Arborists suggestion to require the applicant to retain the 18-inch maple and
recommends the Board require the applicant to modify their erosion prevention and sediment control
plan to provide robust tree protection around the drip edge of the existing tree. Staff also considers that
since retention of this tree is not required, and the applicant must take specific measures to retain it,
that the Board may wish to allow the applicant credit against their proposed minimum landscaping
budget for retention of the tree. Staff considers a minimum appropriate value to be the cost of
additional tree protection measures, for which the Board should require the applicant to provide a
breakdown.
Project has removed the option for the existing 18” Maple and will require it to remain and be protected
throughout construction. Due to grading constraints and proximity to the tree having erosion control
measures around the drip edge of an 18” tree will not be possible. We are open to further comments from
the arborist if necessary. We have also revised the tree planting detail and calculations for required
landscaping. See revised civil plan C-1.03.
14. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to modifying their tree planting details to incorporate
the comments of the City Arborist.
See above comment.
15. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to address the comments of the City stormwater
section prior to closing the hearing.
The Project has worked closely with Dave Wheeler, South Burlington Stormwater. We have addressed all his
concerns and will continue to coordinate throughout construction as needed.
16. Fixture type “G” is proposed to be a flood light, which is specifically prohibited. Staff recommends the
Board require the applicant to remove the flood light fixtures.
As mentioned on our zoom meeting. This light is for illumination of the sign in front of the building. From our
conversations that is allowed and will be addressed when the project applies for a Sign Permit.
17. Staff recommends the Board discuss with the applicant how the roof will comply with the standard. If
the applicant demonstrates satisfactory compliance with this requirement, Staff considers
demonstration of it on the plans can be a condition of approval.
Building is designed to meet the Stretch Energy Code. Roof is designed to be solar ready, structurally in
addition to proposed standing seam roofing material which makes it easy to add at a later date. In addition,
the south roof orientation makes an ideal location for solar.
Thank you for your time reviewing the project. We look forward to your review and input. Please reach out
if there are any additional comments, questions, or concerns.
Sincerely,
Greg Dixson, P.E.
Krebs and Lansing Consulting Engineers, Inc.
CC: Jeff O’Hara
Leigh Lamphere
Kelley DesRoches