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August 12, 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: Amendment to Hillside PUD SD-17-17; Recreation Path, Two Brothers Drive
Dear Board Members:
This application seeks approval to amend the existing Hillside final plat SD-17-17, to replace a
planned 5’ concrete sidewalk with a 10’ paved multi-use path, located at the south end of Two Brothers
Drive, as detailed on sheet C-4.1 (the “Project”). This path will connect to the eastern boundary of the
Hillside property and eventually will be continued in the Eastview project, creating an east-west
connection requested by the Development Review Board in the Eastview final plat proceedings which
are currently underway.
As outlined in the complete Final Plat application attached to this letter as Exhibit 001, no
significant impacts under relevant zoning criteria are proposed. The area of the planned recreation path
is currently constructed as a 5’ sidewalk. Ample room exists to extend the sidewalk without impact to
existing homes or landscaping. The proposed addition fits in the existing City ROW, and no amendments
to existing offers of dedication are required. The additional lot coverage proposed is 2,735 square feet.
This coverage consists of an additional 125 square feet in the R1 district (when the district boundary is
shifted 50’, as it was and has remained since SD-17-17 issued) and 2,610 square feet in the R12 district.
An updated lot coverage table is attached which includes all coverage approved by the DRB for the
Hillside project, including the Lot 10, Lot 11, Lot 13 and Lot 15 multi-family developments. As noted, we
remain well below the allowed maximums, even when accounting for the additional coverage proposed
by this recreation path.
The Applicant estimates the cost of this new recreation path to be approximately $20,080. The
Applicant will amend its existing bonding with the city to include this additional bonded amount prior to
commencement of the work. The Applicant would request that the Board grant a 7-year timeline to
commence work and that if work does not commence the approval will be null and void, recognizing
that this sidewalk connection will be built in conjunction with the neighboring Eastview development as
triggered and required by that permit. If that Project is never approved and therefore does not trigger
this connection, there should be no further obligation to build this recreation path as there would be
nothing to connect with.
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Given the minimal impact of the work proposed, no further analysis is provided. We look
forward to discussing this plan with the Board.
Sincerely,
Andrew Gill, Director of Development