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Marla Keene
From:Terry Francis
Sent:Tuesday, December 26, 2023 3:41 PM
To:Marla Keene
Subject:RE: SP-24-001 154 Davinci Drive - technical review
Hi Marla,
So Beta conƟnues to be a bit of a wild card…..
No issues for FD on the “current proposal” now exisƟng driveway locaƟon.
The former ConƟnental hanger/240 Valley Rd originally was sited for a ESS campus which was never built for the Beta
plant. To our knowledge, BTV Tech Center – a regional Voc-tech HS has no plans on acquiring the bldg.
Have we heard back from the 911 board on changing the addresses to D Vinci dr. ?
From: Marla Keene <mkeene@southburlingtonvt.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 1:20 PM
To: Tom DiPietro <tdipietro@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Erica Quallen <equallen@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Marisa
Rorabaugh <MRorabaugh@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Ed Spooner <espooner@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Terry Francis
<tfrancis@southburlingtonvt.gov>
Subject: RE: SP-24-001 154 Davinci Drive - technical review
Hey Terry, Erica, I really could use your comments on the driveway reconfiguraƟon as the only real issues I’m aware of
here are safety. I’ve made the below screen-shot for the Board’s review. Maybe it’ll be helpful for your review as
well? Thanks!
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Marla Keene, PE
Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
(802) 846-4106
From: Marla Keene
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 9:22 AM
To: Tom DiPietro <tdipietro@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Erica Quallen <equallen@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Marisa
Rorabaugh <MRorabaugh@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Ed Spooner <espooner@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Terry Francis
<tfrancis@southburlingtonvt.gov>
Subject: SP-24-001 154 Davinci Drive - technical review
Hi Team,
We have received an aŌer-the-fact site plan applicaƟon to amend some aspects of the Beta site at Davinci Drive. The
changes consist of three things:
1. They’ve removed three trees by the entrance at Williston Road that the Board specifically required them to
retain, including a 30” and a 36” maple. Craig already provided feedback that the proposed replacements are
OK from a tree health perspecƟve, but we conƟnue to be preƩy cheezed at them about this.
2. They’ve decided they don’t want to plant trees between their manufacturing building and the exisƟng hangar at
240 Valley Road. The excuses they’ve provided are preƩy weak in my opinion, staƟng that the hangar is being
taken over by the high school (unclear if it’s South Burlington or Burlington) for a technical program. Since there
is more than 60-Ō between the buildings, I don’t see why that precludes planƟngs, given that the width is
3
greater than some road rights-of-way. There are standards that pertain to transiƟons between buildings,
buffering, and screening, that we will ask the Board to consider.
3. They have modified the driveway to 355 Valley Road. I’ve aƩached the “old” version to this email. The
requested driveway changes have already been constructed, but I don’t have any concerns telling them they
have to change it if the feedback from DPW or FD is that it is not acceptable as configured.
This staff report will be published on 12/27. Please provide your comments by Friday 12/22 for incorporaƟon into the
report.
DraŌ project descripƟon:
Site Plan applicaƟon #SP-24-002 of BETA Technologies, Inc. to amend a previously approved master plan consisƟng of a
planned unit development of consisƟng of a 344,000 sf manufacturing and office building, a 37,800 sf office and retail
building, a 15,600 commercial building, and a 85,000 sf flight instrucƟon and airport use building on 40.43 acres. The
amendment consists of aŌer-the-fact approval to modify the approved landscaping adjacent to the manufacturing and
office building, provide replacement for improperly removed vegetaƟon along Williston Road, and modify the driveway
configuraƟon for the exisƟng building at 355 Valley Road, 154 Davinci Drive.
Direct link to project folder: SP-24-002_154 Davinci Dr_Beta_ADMIN Keep in mind you can always navigate to this
folder from the Development Review sharepoint site.
Sincerely,
Marla Keene, PE
Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
180 Market Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 846-4106
www.southburlingtonvt.gov
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