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VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
April 19, 2022
South Burlington Development Review Board
C/O Ms. Marla Keene, Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
180 Market Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Re: Conditional Use Review, Parking Lot 17 Hillside at O’Brien Farm
Dear Board Members:
At our Public Hearing on March 15, 2022, we discussed the Staff Report dated March 9, 2022, regarding Site Plan
Application SP-22-008 and Conditional Use Application CU-22-01, for proposed parking located on Lot 17 at Hillside at
O’Brien Farm. The Applicant and the Board have discussed this parking on a few occasions, including at the Preliminary
Plat hearings where the parking was shown and proposed in a substantially similar form to what is now shown and
where the preliminary plat permit directed the Applicant to file for a separate conditional use permit as was done here.
The reasoning for proposing this parking as a conditional use on Lot 17 has been documented extensively, and relates to
the ability to realize the density bonus units made available in concert with the inclusionary housing requirements that
have been put in place since the Hillside Master Plan was originally approved and which were not contemplated during
that approval. As we have discussed on several occasions, proceeding with this conditional use permit makes the most
sense for the Project and we appreciate your continued work on this front.
The March 9th Staff report pointed out that a portion of the parking on Lot 17 is planned in the R12 zoning
district, but the Applicant had not provided details on this area on the plans. Comments requested a plan showing the
zoning line as well as a 50’ offset of the line to make clear where the district boundary is located. The Applicant is
attaching that plan for review. As the Board will see, only a very small portion of three parking spaces fall within the R12
zoning district after an allowed adjustment of the zoning district line. Unfortunately, the Applicant is not able to make
up this parking easily, and so would request further guidance from the Board as to what steps are needed to rectify this.
The Applicant is happy to either: (i) adjust the Lot line of Lot 13 in the final plat proceeding to include these three
spaces; or (ii) permit an amendment to the master plan as noted in the staff report if this is workable, and this would be
our preferred alternative. The Applicant will provide the necessary paperwork for either alternative, and looks forward
to the Board’s guidance on how to proceed. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Andrew Gill, Director of Development