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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - City Council - 06/25/2018 AGENDA SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL South Burlington City Hall 575 Dorset Street SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT Special Working Session of the Council_______ 6:30 PM_______ Monday, June 25, 2018 1. Pledge of Allegiance. (6:30 – 6:31 PM) 2. Instructions on exiting building in case of emergency. Kevin Dorn (6:31 – 6:32 PM) 3. Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items. (6:32 – 6:33 PM) 4. Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda. (6:33 – 6:38 PM) 5. City Council working session related to the possible construction of a Community Center/Library on Market Street in City Center. (6:38 – 8:38 PM) 6. *** Consider modifications to draft amendments to the Land Development Regulations and update of warning of public hearing – Paul Conner (8:38 – 8:48) 7. Adjourn (8:48 PM) Respectfully Submitted: Kevin Dorn Kevin Dorn, City Manager *** Attachments Included South Burlington City Council Meeting Participation Guidelines City Council meetings are the only time we have to discuss and decide on City matters. We want to be as open and informal as possible; but Council meetings are not town meetings. In an effort to conduct orderly and efficient meetings, we kindly request your cooperation and compliance with the following guidelines. 1. Please be respectful of each other (Council members, staff, and the public). 2. Please raise your hand to be recognized by the Chair. Once recognized please state your name and address. 3. Please address the Chair and not other members of the public, staff, or presenters. 4. Please abide by any time limits that have been set. Time limits will be used to insure everyone is heard and there is sufficient time for the Council to conduct all the business on the agenda. 5. 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Published by ClerkBase ©2019 by Clerkbase. No Claim to Original Government Works. 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 tel 802.846.4106 fax 802.846.4101 www.sburl.com MEMORANDUM TO: Kevin Dorn, City Manager South Burlington City Council FROM: Paul Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning SUBJECT: Possible changes to draft amendments to the Land Development Regulations DATE: June 25, 2018 City Council meeting Last week the City Council acknowledged receipt of a set of proposed amendments to the Land Development Regulations from the Planning Commission and warned a public hearing for July 16th. At the meeting, some Councilors raised a question / concern regarding the removal of the setback from Interstate ramps. Specifically, the possibility that this change would result in housing being located within 50 feet of an Interstate ramp. In light of this, staff has two possible changes for the Council’s consideration: 1. Residential uses within 50 feet of an Interstate Ramp in the Form Based Codes District: Staff has prepared a possible minor adjustment to the Land Development Regulations that would prohibit housing from being located in this area (thus keeping, for housing, the same prohibition that is currently in place): 8.03 Land Development and Building Placement … C. Special Requirements, Prohibitions & Exceptions … (4) Residential uses are prohibited within fifty (50) feet horizontal distance of ramp rights-of- way, both existing and planned, for Interstate 89 and Interstate 189. 2. Clarification of language regarding Interstate Ramp applicability Staff and the City’s legal counsel took a second look at the overall language that allows building to be placed within 50’ of the Interstate ramps. We found a way to be slightly more clear as to applicability; previously, the language could have been interpreted to mean that the Interstate Highway Overlay District ONLY applied to “exit ramps” and only at the interchange of I-89 and I-189. We believe that neither was the intent and so have proposed the following slightly amended language: 2 10.04 Interstate Highway Overlay District (IHO) A. Purpose. It is the purpose of the Interstate Highway Overlay District to provide for a safe and aesthetically attractive buffer between the right-of-way of the Interstate Highway and developed land uses within South Burlington. B. Boundaries of the Interstate Highway Overlay District. The Interstate Highway Overlay District shall include the following areas, as depicted in Figure 10-1: (1) all land within one hundred fifty (150) feet horizontal distance of the Interstate 89 and Interstate 189 rights-of-way, and (2) all lands within fifty (50) feet horizontal distance of the Iinterstate 89 and Interstate 189 exit ramps rights-of-way, both existing and planned, for Interstate 89 and Interstate 189, as depicted in Figure 10-1except within the City Center Form Based Code District.* * THE PREVIOUS draft had read: (2) all lands within fifty (50) feet horizontal distance of the Iinterstate 89 and Interstate 189 exit ramps rights-of-way, both existing and planned, as depicted in Figure 10-1except those within the City Center Form Based Code District. Procedures for adoption: The Council may make one or both of the changes above without changing the date of the public hearing. Any such amendments would be provided to the Planning Commission for public comment. Should the Council decide to make these changes after the public hearing (or within 14 days the hearing), it would need to warn a new hearing. Recommendations: 1. Staff recommends that the Council determine whether it wishes to pursue change #1 above, and if so, to vote to modify the draft amendments to the LDRs as presented. 2. Staff recommends that the Council pursue change #2 above and vote to modify the draft amendments to the LDRs as presented.