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To:
Marla Keene PE, Development Review Planner
City of South Burlington
180 Market Street
South Burlington VT, 05403
December 18, 2023
Dear Marla,
Re: Sketch Plan and Preliminary Master Plan Application for Catamount Woods
Please find attached a sketch plan and preliminary master plan application for Catamount
Woods, a multi-family housing project. This project is a collaborative effort between the
University of Vermont and AAM 15 Management, LLC, the manager of AAM Burlington Hotel
LLC, which is the owner of the Doubletree by Hilton hotel at 870 Williston Road. The applicant is
AAM Catamount Woods LLC (a Vermont LLC) whose members include both AAM 15
Management and the University of Vermont.
The project will be located on an existing parking lot behind the Double Tree Hotel. There will
be approximately 184 independent apartment units in the 5-story building. Our goal is to house
UVM students in 1-4 bedroom apartments as much as possible.
As this is also a Master Plan application, in the future UVM intends to construct an additional
housing complex closer to Williston Road, near the existing UVM Rugby Field, on the same
parcel, within the City of South Burlington. This building will also be designed as a multi-family
residential structure, with the intent to house UVM students. This building will include a 5-story
structure with approximately 91 units.
While this project is still at sketch plan stage, we already know we will need to request a
parking waiver and a waiver for the front yard setback, as follows:
Minimum parking according to the land development regulations would require parking for
approximately 302 vehicles. We are currently showing parking spaces for approximately 94
vehicles. The University has a large suite of transportation demand management programs
which significantly reduce the need for residents to own cars. In addition, this area is highly
accessible via public transit, shops and the university are located nearby, and the area is served
by the Car Share and Bird bike share systems.
The minimum front yard setback in the C1-R12 zoning district is 30’. In this case we would like
to match the 0-12’ front yard setback of the nearby future garage structure, which will be the
closest structure to the proposed building on the (new) street, and is located in the FBC district.
We calculated the application fee to be $5,138, based on 184 residential units.
We would like to have this application reviewed at the DRB as soon as possible. Please let us
know if you have any questions or would like any further information.
Thank you,
Lani Ravin, AICP