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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 09/18/1989CITY COUNCIL 18, SEPTEMBER 1989 The South Burlington City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, 18 September 1989 at 7:30 pm, in the Conference Room, City Hall, 575 Dorset Street Members Present Paul Farrar, Chairman; James Condos, William Cimonetti, John Dinklage, Also Present Charles Hafter, City Manager; Sonny Audette, Street Dept; Joe Weith, City Planner; Sid Poger, The Other Paper; Bruce O'Neill, Recreation Dept; Vi Luginbuhl, S. Burlington Rep; Dennis Webster, Ken Schatz Comments & Questions from the Audience (not related to items on the Agenda) No issues were raised. Mr. Hafter advised members of an intermunicipal meeting on 3 October, 7 PM, at City Hall. Public Hearing; a) Proposed amendment to the South Burlington Subdivision Regulations, Section 1.03 Definitions: Boundary Adjustment Mr. Farrar read the amendment. Mr. Condos moved that the proposed amendment to Section 1.03 of the Subdivision Regulations, Definitions: Boundary Adjustment be approved. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Mr. Farrar asked what would happen in two 50-acre lots were adjusted to have one 40 and one 60 acre lot. Mr. Weith said he thought it was the Commission's intention that this should go through subdivision review. Mr. Farrar said this isn't clear. Members felt they would be more comfortable waiting for new language before approving the amendment. Mr. Cimonetti moved to table the motion until 2 October. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed unanimously. b) Proposed amendment to the South Burlington Zoning Regulations Section 18.102 Minimum set-back Mr. Farrar read the proposed amendment. Mr. Cimonetti moved to approve the amendment as written. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed unanimously. c) Proposed amendment to the South Burlington Zoning Regulations to establish a Queen City Park District Mr. Condos moved to waive reading of the amendment. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Farrar explained that the present zoning makes almost all the lots in Queen City Park non-conforming. This means that most things have to go to the Zoning Board for even minor changes. The proposed zoning would basically lower height and smaller lot requirements. Mr. Dinklage moved to approve the proposed amendment to establish a Queen City Park District. Mr. Condos seconded. Mr. Dinklage questioned whether a p.u.d. would have to hook up to the City's water system. Mr. Weith said no. Mr. Farrar said he believed QCP's water system is considered municipal. Mr. Weith will check on this. Mr. Condos questioned whether someone could take down a house and start over as long as the footprint didn't change. Mr. Weith said that question didn't come up. Mr. Dinklage felt if a structure was allowed to be changed inside, the same would apply to destroying it. Mr. Schatz cited Section 19.005 and said if someone deliberately destroyed a structure, the rebuilt structure would have to conform to minimum lot size, etc. Members felt this needed clarification. Mr. Dinklage moved to table discussion on the amendment until 2 October. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. d) Proposed amendment to the South Burlington Official Zoning Map to change the lot at 99 Swift Street from Residential-4 to Commercial-1 Mr. Dinklage moved to approve the proposed amendment. Mr. Condos seconded. Mr. Farrar questioned whether this is spot zoning. Mr. Weith said the Planning Commission felt it was a continuation of the other commercial zones. Mr. Condos asked why the next lot was not included. Mr. Weith said the owner did not want to be included. Mr. Cimonetti noted that lot is really a commercial property. In the vote that followed, the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Condos moved to continue the public hearing until 2 October. Mr. Cimonetti seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Approval of Amendment #1 to the Finance and Maintenance Agreement for Dorset Street reconstruction Mr. Farrar explained that this is a similar agreement to the one for Kennedy Drive. Mr. Cimonetti moved that the Council approve and sign the agreement. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Proposed changes to the VLCT By-Laws Mr. Farrar advised that the City Clerk has reviewed the proposed changes and finds no problems with them. Mr. Dinklage moved that the Council instruct Ms. Picard to support the proposed amendments to the VLCT By-Laws. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 5. Discussion: Recent developments in short-term landfill sharing plan Mr. Audette noted the intent was that if a community was to participate, they had to vote by today and then send the proposal to the voters. South Burlington's position has been that if it participates, it would serve as a contractor. Mr. Condos said he is troubled by the last paragraph of the plan. Mr. Audette agreed but didn't have any more information on it. He said the District expects quotes in the next 2 weeks from prospective consultants and the work should be done by the end of January. Mr. Condos asked if it is still true that all S. Burlington can accept is demolition debris. Mr. Audette said this is true. Mr. Cimonetti asked if the city is considering requesting a lateral expansion for solid waste from the South Burlington community. Mr. Audette said this is correct. Mr. Cimonetti asked if they can proceed with the lateral expansion application without the whole study. Mr. Audette said they will need a topo of the whole area before talks can start. 6. Approval of letter of intent for LUCF (Recreation Grant) for Recreation Path Mr. Condos moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the letter of intent. Mr. Dinklage seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Review Minutes of 11 September Mr. Dinklage moved to approve the Minutes of 11 September as written. Mr. Condos seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 8. Sign Disbursement Orders Disbursement Orders were signed. 9. Information Items Mr. Cimonetti asked Mr. Dinklage when he felt the committee would reach a decision on how great a land mass there will be at the Overlook Park. Mr. Dinklage hoped to have a preliminary grading plan in a few weeks. Then they would get onto design and solicit public input. They have talked about maximizing the view from cars and have talked about a walkway with benches and possibly a retaining wall to separate the view area from the picnic area. 10. Other Business a) Traffic: Mr. Cimonetti noted that in the working committee sessions on the Southeast Quadrant, they zeroed in to the problem of congestion at Swift/Spear Sts. Mr. Boyle suggested a $5,000 figure for a traffic study. Mr. Farrar said there are several questions: increasing the capacity of the intersections or finding out where cars are coming from so a diversionary route(s) can be proposed. Mr. Cimonetti felt a traffic study was warranted and that development in the area should be viewed in light of that intersection. Mr. Audette noted a study is being done in Shelburne now including Cheese Factory Rd, Dorset St, etc. Mr. Dinklage felt the Council had an obligation to S. Burlington and to those going through the city to improve that intersection. He said if there are that many cars turning left on Spear to Swift in order to go west, it means they are willing to sustain some amount of pain to avoid Shelburne Rd. He said a survey doesn't fix the problem, and conditions are likely to change in the next 6 months. Mr. Poger said there is also a design problem and that the intersection should be at right angles. Mr. Dinklage said he would prefer giving assistance to the Planner to using some traffic counts with the traffic model. Mr. Audette noted that Regional Planning would do counts at no cost. Mr. Farrar asked that the City Manager and Street Supt. get together with the planner on this. As there was no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. Clerk Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works.