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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
SP-22-019_CU-22-03_55 Green Mtn Drive_VT
Commons_SC_2022-05-17.docx
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
Report preparation date: May 11, 2022
Plans received: April 5, 2022
55 Green Mountain Drive
Site Plan Application #SP-22-019 and #CU-22-03
Meeting date: May 17, 2022
Owner/Applicant
Vermont Commons School
75 Green Mountain Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
Engineer/Architect
Wiemann Lamphere
525 Hercules Drive #2
Colchester, VT 05446
Property Information
Tax Parcel 0720-00055
Commercial 2 Zoning District, Transit Overlay District
Location Map
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PROJECT DESCRPTION
Site plan application #SP-22-019 and conditional use application #CU-22-03 of Vermont Commons
School to amend a previously approved plan for a general office building. The amendment consists of
converting to educational facility as a use and minor site modifications, 55 Green Mountain Drive.
CONTEXT
This project is subject to Site Plan Review Standards. The purpose of the project is to expand the existing
approved educational use at 75 Green Mountain Drive to 55 Green Mountain Drive. The property most
recently received site plan approval in SP-01-39 by the DRB as a general office building. The 2001 approval
was to add 19 parking spaces. Educational use requires conditional review approval by the DRB.
Physical changes proposed outside the building consist of modifications to pedestrian circulation on the
subject property. The pedestrian circulation improvements are also proposed to extend on the property
at 65 Green Mountain Drive and 55 Green Mountain Drive. These improvements are being reviewed as
administrative site plans.
COMMENTS
Planning Director Paul Conner and Development Review Planner Marla Keene (“Planning Staff”) have
reviewed the plans submitted on 4/5/2022 and offer the following comments. Numbered comments for
the Board’s attention are indicated in red.
A) ZONING DISTRICT & DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Commercial 2 Zoning District Required Proposed
Min. Lot Size 40,000 sf 120,919 sf
Max. Building Coverage 40% 13.9%
Max. Overall Coverage 70% 18.1%
Max Front Setback Coverage 30% 20.6%
Min. Side Setback 10 ft. No change
Min. Rear Setback 30 ft. No change
Building Height (pitched roof) 40 ft. No change
Meets requirement
B) SITE PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS
14.06 General Review Standards
A. Relationship of Proposed Structures to the Site.
(1) The site shall be planned to accomplish a desirable transition from structure to site, from
structure to structure, and to provide for adequate planting, safe pedestrian movement, and
adequate parking areas.
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No changes to structures are proposed. The applicant is proposing to remove one existing crab
apple tree. Landscaping is discussed further below. The purpose of the site improvements is to
improve the safety of pedestrian movement. The use is changing from general office to
educational. Neither has a minimum required number of parking spaces. Staff considers this
criterion met.
(2) Parking:
(a) Parking shall be located to the rear or sides of buildings. Any side of a building
facing a public street shall be considered a front side of a building for the purposes of
this subsection.
Staff considers that no changes that will reduce compliance with this criterion are
proposed.
(3) Without restricting the permissible limits of the applicable zoning district, the height
and scale of each building shall be compatible with its site and existing or anticipated
adjoining buildings.
No changes to the building are proposed.
C. Relationship of Structures and Site to Adjoining Area.
(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.
No changes to structures are proposed.
14.07 Specific Review Standards
In all Zoning Districts and the City Center Form Based Codes District, the following standards shall
apply:
A. Environmental Protection Standards. All proposed development shall be subject to the
applicable requirements of Article 12, Environmental Protection Standards.
The wetland advisory layer indicates a potential wetland on the south side of the site, well
outside the project area within the existing wooded area. This criterion is not applicable.
B. Site Design Features. All proposed development shall comply with standards for the
placement of buildings, parking and loading areas, landscaping and screening, open space,
stormwater, lighting, and other applicable standards related to site design pursuant to these
Land Development Regulations.
These standards are contained in Article 13 and are discussed below.
C. Access and Circulation. All proposed development shall comply with site access and
circulation standards of Section 15.A.14.
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Much of 15.A.14 pertains to the construction of streets, which are not applicable to this
application. The applicable section of 15.A.14 follows.
15.A.14 (D) Functional Capacity and Transit Oriented Development. The nearest signalized
intersection or those intersections specified by the DRB shall have an overall level of
service “D” or better, at the peak street hour, including the anticipated impact of the fully
developed proposed PUD or subdivision. In addition, the level of service of each through
movement on the major roadway shall have a level of service of “D” or better at full
buildout.
In addition to this criterion, conditional use criterion require demonstration that the
proposed educational use will have no undue adverse effect on traffic on roads and
highways in the vicinity.
The applicant stated in their cover letter that they do not intend to expand the school at this
time and there will be no additional traffic due to the conversion of 55 Green Mountain
Drive to an educational use. As the Board is aware, a change in use is not for a specific
tenant but remains allowable if either the tenant changes or operation of the current tenant
changes. The application is for an additional 12,000 sf of educational use, which is
supported by architectural plans showing a gymnasium, classrooms, and office space. The
property will not require additional local permitting if the applicant later decides to
reallocate interior spaces within the umbrella of educational use.
1. Staff recommends the Board require the applicant to provide a calculation of the proposed
vehicle trips ends of the educational use, and discuss whether to require the applicant to
evaluate the LOS at the nearest signalized intersections. Based on a rough analysis using
square footage, Staff estimates the previously-approved office use generated 21 trips and
the educational use may generate between 55 and 108 trips. Based solely on observations
at peak hour, Staff anticipates that the nearest signalized intersections, those of Green
Mountain Drive at Shelburne Road and IDX Drive at Shelburne Road, operate at LOS C.
Whether the LOS at the nearest signalized intersections will be impacted by the proposed
change in use will depend on the additional trip generation by the use.
D. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) [reserved]
E. Building Form. Development within the City Center Form Based Code District, the Urban
Design Overlay District, and other districts with supplemental building form standards shall
adhere to the standards contained therein.
No changes to the building form are proposed.
F. Streetscape Improvements. A proposed new construction or extension/expansion of an
existing structure exceeding the thresholds listed in either (a) Section 14.09(B) or (b) Section
8.11(D) within the City Center Form Based Code, or Section 3.15(D) in all other zoning districts,
shall be required to upgrade adjacent sidewalks, greenbelts, and related street furniture
(trees, benches, etc.) to the standards contained within the applicable Street Type and
Building Envelope Standard. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit
requirements for additional upgrades as necessary to meet the requirements of these
Regulations.
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Though the existing streetscape of Green Mountain Drive does not comply with City standards,
since there is no extension/expansion of the structure, Staff considers this criterion to be not
applicable.
F. Access to Abutting Properties. The reservation of land may be required on any lot for
provision of access to abutting properties whenever such access is deemed necessary to reduce
curb cuts onto an arterial or collector street, to provide additional access for emergency or
other purposes, or to improve general access and circulation in the area.
Access between properties will be reviewed under separate administrative site plan for 65
Green Mountain Drive.
G. Utility Services. Electric, telephone and other wire-served utility lines and service
connections shall be underground insofar as feasible and subject to state public utilities
regulations. Any utility installations remaining above ground shall be located so as to have a
harmonious relation to neighboring properties and to the site. Standards of Section 15.A.18,
Infrastructure, Utilities, and Services, shall also be met.
No changes to existing utilities are proposed.
H. Disposal of Wastes. All dumpsters and other facilities to handle solid waste, including
compliance with any recycling, composting, or other requirements, shall be accessible, secure
and properly screened with opaque fencing to ensure that trash and debris do not escape the
enclosure(s). Small receptacles intended for use by households or the public (ie, non-dumpster,
non-large drum) shall not be required to be fenced or screened.
The existing dumpster complies with this criterion.
C) SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
13.03 Bicycle Parking and Storage.
For existing buildings, the applicant is only required to comply with short term bicycle parking
requirements. Educational uses require 1 space for each 20 students of planned capacity. The
applicant’s website indicates 108 students are enrolled for 2021.
2. Staff recommends the Board discuss whether to apply this criterion to each individual site (keeping in
mind no additional local permitting would be required if the applicant later converts 55 Green
Mountain Drive to classroom space) or whether to apply this criterion to 55 Green Mountain Drive
and 75 Green Mountain Drive taken together. The provided plans do not show any existing bicycle
racks at 55 Green Mountain Drive. The approved plans for 75 Green Mountain Drive indicate one
inverted-U bicycle rack, providing space for two bicycles.
13.04 Landscaping, Screening & Street Trees
13.04I Landscape Maintenance. Maintenance and responsibility. All planting shown on an approved
site plan shall be maintained by the property owner in a vigorous growing condition throughout the
duration of the use. Plants not so maintained shall be replaced with new plants at the beginning of the
next immediately following growing season. Trees with a caliper of less than 5” may be replaced on an
inch-by-inch basis with trees of the same genus of at least 2” caliper each. No permit shall be required
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for such replacements provided they conform to the approved site plan. Replacement of trees with a
caliper of greater than 5” shall require an amendment to the site plan.
The most recently approved site plan for the property that pertains to the affected portion of the site
approved four (4) Bradford pear trees and eight (8) creeping juniper bushes between the parking area
and the property line. If the landscaping had been allowed to mature as required, the previously
approved vegetation would be well established at this time. There is no evidence of the property having
obtained a permit to modify the approved landscaping.
The provided site plan indicates the presence of two unidentified trees, four locust trees, two cedar
trees and one crab (presumably crab apple) tree between the parking area and the street. The applicant
is proposing to remove the crab apple tree. It is indicated as having a 3-inch caliper.
3. Staff recommends the Board do one of the following.
• Allow the existing landscaping to be considered an acceptable substitution for the previously
required landscaping as an after-the-fact approval, including the proposed removal of the crab
apple tree. If the Board selects this approach, Staff recommends the Board require the applicant
to identify the unidentified trees on the plan to allow future enforcement of this criterion.
• Require the applicant to demonstrate the existing landscaping has at least the same value as the
previously-approved landscaping, based on the present costs of the existing and previously
approved landscaping. If the existing landscaping does not meet or exceed the previously
required landscaping value, require the applicant to provide supplemental landscaping to make
up the deficit.
• Require the applicant to comply with the previously approved landscaping plan.
D) CONDITIONAL USE STANDARDS
14.10E. General Review Standards. The Development Review Board shall review the proposed
conditional use for compliance with all applicable standards as contained in these regulations. The
proposed conditional use shall not result in an undue adverse effect on any of the following:
These criteria pertain only to the change in use, and not to the proposed site improvements.
(1) The capacity of existing or planned community facilities.
Staff considers the proposed change in use will not result in an undue adverse effect on the capacity of
existing or planned community facilities.
(2) The character of the area affected, as defined by the purpose or purposes of the zoning district
within which the project is located, and specifically stated policies and standards of the municipal plan.
IDX Drive and Green Mountain Drive have a large variety of uses, including the large office at 40 IDX Drive,
automobile related uses, wholesale, research and development, multifamily residential, and other
educational uses. Staff considers the proposed change from office to educational use generally consistent
with the character of the area.
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(3) Traffic on roads and highways in the vicinity.
Staff considers this criterion will be met when the comments above pertaining to traffic is addressed.
(4) Bylaws and ordinances then in effect.
Staff considers this criterion will be met when the issues identified herein are addressed.
(5) Utilization of renewable energy resources.
Staff considers the proposed change in use will not result in an undue adverse effect on utilization of
renewable energy resources.
F. Expiration of Conditional Use Permits. A conditional use permit shall be deemed to authorize
only one (1) specific conditional use on a subject property and shall expire if the conditional use shall
cease for more than six (6) months for any reason, unless an umbrella approval has been granted.
Only one specific conditional use, educational facility, is proposed.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board work with the applicant to address the issues identified herein.
Respectfully submitted,
Marla Keene, Development Review Planner
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COMMONS SCHOOL
75 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE
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VERMONT 05403
SITE
IMPROVEMENTS
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CONDITIONS
PLAN
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LOCATION
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EXISTING CONTOUR
EXISTING CURB
EXISTING PAVEMENT
EXISTING GAS
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EXISTING WATER
EXISTING SEWER MANHOLE
EXISTING CATCH BASIN
EXISTING HYDRANT
EXISTING SHUT OFF
APPROXIMATE PROPERTY LINE
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NOTES
1.UTILITIES SHOWN DO NOT PURPORT TO CONSTITUTE OR REPRESENT ALL
UTILITIES LOCATED UPON OR ADJACENT TO THE SURVEYED PREMISES.
EXISTING UTILITY LOCATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE ONLY. THE CONTRACTOR
SHALL FIELD VERIFY ALL UTILITY CONFLICTS. ALL DISCREPANCIES SHALL BE
REPORTED TO THE ENGINEER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT DIG SAFE
(888-344-7233) PRIOR TO ANY CONSTRUCTION.
2.PROPERTY LINE INFORMATION IS APPROXIMATE AND BASED ON EXISTING TAX
MAP INFORMATION. THIS PLAN IS NOT A BOUNDARY SURVEY AND IS NOT
INTENDED TO BE USED AS ONE.
3.SITE INFORMATION IS BASED ON A FIELD SURVEY PERFORMED BY CIVIL
ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC MARCH 2022. CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES,
INC. SURVEY ORIENTATION IS "GRID NORTH", VERMONT COORDINATE SYSTEM
OF 1983 (HORIZONTAL) AND NAVD88 (VERTICAL) ESTABLISHED FROM GPS
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REMOVE CURB AT
CROSSWALK
TAPER CURB PER DETAIL
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LOCATION MAP
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VERMONT
COMMONS SCHOOL
75 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE
SOUTH BURLINGTON
VERMONT 05403
SITE
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EXISTING &
PROPOSED
CONDITIONS
PLAN
PROJECT
LOCATION
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EXISTING HYDRANT
EXISTING SHUT OFF
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55 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE
SOUTH BURLINGTON
VERMONT 05403
LOCUST MAP
SCALE: 1" = 100'
SITE PLAN
SCALE: 1" = 30'
NOTES
1.UTILITIES SHOWN DO NOT PURPORT TO CONSTITUTE OR REPRESENT ALL
UTILITIES LOCATED UPON OR ADJACENT TO THE SURVEYED PREMISES.
EXISTING UTILITY LOCATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE ONLY. THE CONTRACTOR
SHALL FIELD VERIFY ALL UTILITY CONFLICTS. ALL DISCREPANCIES SHALL BE
REPORTED TO THE ENGINEER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT DIG SAFE
(888-344-7233) PRIOR TO ANY CONSTRUCTION.
2.PROPERTY LINE INFORMATION IS APPROXIMATE AND BASED ON EXISTING TAX
MAP INFORMATION. THIS PLAN IS NOT A BOUNDARY SURVEY AND IS NOT
INTENDED TO BE USED AS ONE.
3.SITE INFORMATION IS BASED ON A FIELD SURVEY PERFORMED BY CIVIL
ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC MARCH 2022. CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES,
INC. SURVEY ORIENTATION IS "GRID NORTH", VERMONT COORDINATE SYSTEM
OF 1983 (HORIZONTAL) AND NAVD88 (VERTICAL) ESTABLISHED FROM GPS
OBSERVATIONS ON SITE.
ENTRY SIDEWALK
SCALE: 1" = 5'
NORTH SIDEWALK
SCALE: 1" = 5'
SEE INSET NORTH
SIDEWALK
SEE INSET ENTRY
SIDEWALK
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AT END OF BUSINESS DAY
INSTALL INLET PROTECTION
CONC. WALKWAY (TYP.)
PERMANENT STABILIZATION
BIT. CONC.
PERMANENT
STABILIZATION
INSTALL TREE
PROTECTION (TYP.)
INSTALL 4" TOPSOIL, FERTILIZE, LAWN
SEED AND HAY MULCH OR ROLLED
EROSION CONTROL MATTING IN ALL
DISTURBED AREAS (TYP.)
INSTALL 4" TOPSOIL, FERTILIZE, LAWN
SEED AND HAY MULCH OR ROLLED
EROSION CONTROL MATTING IN ALL
DISTURBED AREAS (TYP.)
DSM
DSM
MAB
1" = 40'
22101
C1.1
04/04/2022
LOCATION MAP
1" = 2000'
VERMONT
COMMONS SCHOOL
75 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE
SOUTH BURLINGTON
VERMONT 05403
SITE
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EPSC SITE PLAN
PROJECT
LOCATION
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SOUTH BURLINGTON
VERMONT 05403
N.T.S.
TREE PROTECTION - FENCING
REVISED 2/12/2015L-006L-006 Tree ProtectionEXISTING
GRADE
DRIP LINE
FENCE
NOTES:
1.THIS FENCE SHALL BE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE DRIP LINE OF THE TREE
TO BE SAVED AND IN NO CASE CLOSER THAN 5' TO THE TRUNK OF
ANY TREE.
2.FENCE POST SHALL BE STANDARD STEEL POSTS OR WOOD POSTS
WITH A MINIMUM CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF 3.0 SQ. IN.
3.THE FENCE MAY BE EITHER 40" HIGH SNOW FENCE, 40" PLASTIC WEB
FENCING OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL AS APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER..
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NOTES:
1.ALL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL DEVICES MUST BE INSTALLED AND STABILIZED
BEFORE THE START OF CONSTRUCTION.
2.LOAM, SEED AND MULCH ALL DISTURBED AREAS (TYP.)
3.INSTALL TEMPORARY STABILIZATION OF DISTURBED SOILS THROUGH THE
INSTALLATION OF 1" OF HAY MULCH NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS AFTER WORK HAS CEASED
IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
4.SLOPES >3:1 SHALL RECEIVE EROSION CONTROL MATTING.
5.MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DISTURBED SOILS TO BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 2 ACRES.
6.SILT FENCE CONTRIBUTORY AREA TO BE LIMITED TO 14 ACRE / 100 L.F.
7.SOIL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICES
WEB SOIL SURVEY 09/13/2021
CONSTRUCTION LIMITS TAPE
EROSION CONTROL MATTING
SILT FENCE
INLET PROTECTION
TREE PROTECTION
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EXISTING RAIN
LEADER AND
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DIVIDER7'-0" H PADDING
7'-0" H PADDING
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PADDING AT
WALLS
7'-0" HIGH
PADDING AT
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NEW FLOORING AT
GYMNASIUM AREA
(23) LOCKERS/CUBBIES
(46) IF DOUBLE HEIGHT
3'-1"3'-1"3'-1"4'-0"6'-0"3'-1"
TOILET PARTITIONS
3'-1"5'-6"4'-0"
3'-1"
4'-0"3'-1"5'-6"6'-0"INFILL AT
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GYMNASIUM CURTAIN
FULL HEIGHT
GYMNASIUM CURTAIN
FULL HEIGHT
GYMNASIUM CURTAIN
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EXISTING ELECTRICAL PANELS
6,094 SF
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130
636 SF
ENTRY
100
369 SF
GYM STORAGE
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374 SF
LOCKER ROOM
140
123 SF
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142
178 SF
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58 SF
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180 SF
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162 SF
OFFICE
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160 SF
OFFICE
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163 SF
OFFICE
147
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OFFICE
110
184 SF
OFFICE
111
195 SF
OFFICE
112184 SF
OFFICE
113
254 SF
OFFICE
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116
172 SF
WOMENS ROOM
122
174 SF
MENS ROOM
123
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102
590 SF
CLASSROOM
126
308 SF
CLASSROOM
127
462 SF
STORAGE
128
112 SF
OFFICE
129
277 SF
BREAK ROOM
121
58 SF
WC
124
1,404 SF
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101
703 SF
CLASSROOM
120
61 SF
WC
125
228 SF
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CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.
10 Mansfield View Lane Phone:802-864-2323
South Burlington, VT 05403 Fax:802-864-2271
E-Mail: dmarshall@cea-vt.com
March 18, 2022
Ms. Marla Keene, PE
Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington Planning & Zoning
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
Re:Vermont Commons School
Proposed Land Use Conversion
55 Green Mountain Drive, Site Plan and Cond. Use Application
and
Proposed Connector Walkway
55 Green Mountain Drive Site Plan Applic.–VT Commons School
65 Green Mountain Drive Misc.Applic.–Univ.of Vermont
75 Green Mountain Dr.Site Plan Applic.–Vermont Commons School
Dear Ms. Keene:
The Vermont Commons School is proposing to convert the land use at 55 Green
Mountain Drive from Office to School. This building and use will supplement the
space currently housing the Vermont Commons School at 75 Green Mountain
Drive.
Since the total permitted student and staffing levels for the school are not
proposed to change, the proposed conversion represents more a spreading outoftheon-campus activities offered by the school.As such, some staff members
will be relocated from the 75 Green Mountain Drive facility to the 55 Green
Mountain Drive building.Overall there will be no net increase in traffic levels for
the school but some parking demand will be shifted from 75 Green Mountain
Drive to 55 Green Mountain Drive.
Proposed Connector Walkway
The Vermont Commons School is looking to create a connective path between
the existing school grounds at 75 Green Mountain Drive to the 55 Green
Mountain Drive facility.Between the two parcels is a 10,103 SF parcel owned by
the University of Vermont which is uses for access to the Horticultural Farm to the
east.UVM is supporting the proposed interconnecting pathway across this parcel.
Ms.Marla KeenePage2of3
March 18, 2022
Embedded within the Site Plan application for 55 Green Mountain Drive is the
proposed ADA compliant path design that takes students from the front door to
the UVM property to the north.
The proposed path across the UVM parcel is addressed in the Site Plan
Application form where UVM is the property owner.
The remaining portion of the connective path is associated with the Site Plan
Application for 75 Green Mountain Drive where the Vermont Commons School is
the land owner and applicant.
The new impervious associated with the proposed connective path is modest.126 SF at 75 Green Mountain Drive,202 SF on the UVM Hort. Farm access
parcel, and a net increase of 254 SF at the 55 Green Mountain Drive property.
The allowable lot coverage in the Commercial 2 zoning district is 70% and only
the existing 75 Green Mountain Drive Campus comes close changing from 60.6%
to 60.9%.
Landscaping –The proposed connective walkway was designed to minimize
impact to the most highly prized trees on the properties.There is one 3”Crabtree
which is required to be removed to facilitate this connector pathway.No
replacement planting is proposed as this is a tree that is smaller than 6”in
diameter.
Waivers –No waivers are requested in support of these applications.
Wetlands –There are wetlands located on the southerly 55 Green Mountain
Drive property in the wooded portion of the property to the south of the building.
ANR Atlas mapping is attached in the application package. Since no activities
are proposed in that vicinity, detailed supplemental delineations of the wetland
have not been undertaken.
Transit Overlay District –The 55 and 75 Green Mountain Drive properties do
fall within the Transit Overlay District. No changes in traffic generation,as an
aggregate from the school,is proposed as the student and staffing levels willremain as permitted at the 75 Green Mountain Drive property.
Ms.Marla KeenePage3of3
March 18, 2022
This completes our general summary of the proposed project.If you should have
any questions, please feel free to contact me at 864-2323 x310.
Respectfully,
David S. Marshall, P.E.
Project Engineer
Attachments:
Site Plan Application Package
Site Plan Application –55 GMDApplication Fee of $288 ($275 Base Fee +$13)
Conditional Use Application –55 GMDApplication Fee $178 ($165 Base Fee +$13)
Site Plan Application –65 GMD (UVM)Application Fee $153 ($140 Base Fee +$13)Site Plan Application –75 GMD (VCS)
Application Fee $153 ($140 Base Fee +$13)Adjoiner List
Wetlands MappingHabitat Block Resource MapTransit Overlay District Map
Slope DataRiver Corridor Mapping
Plan SetC0.0 –Overall Site Plan of 55 Green Mountain Drive and Connector
C1.0 –Existing and Proposed Conditions PlanC2.0 –Site Details
C3.0 –SpecificationsC3.1 –SpecificationsC3.2 –EPSC Details and Narrative
All Digital Submittal
cc:(All email PDFs)D. Mahaffey, D. Roy CEA File 22101.00
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