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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSD-24-01 - Supplemental - 0870 Williston Road (8)1 Marla Keene From:Erica Quallen Sent:Friday, December 29, 2023 1:36 PM To:Marla Keene; Tom DiPietro; Paul Conner Subject:RE: SD-24-01 0 Catamount Drive - UVM - technical review Hi Marla – Here are my comments on this master plan:  What does the new sidewalk on the northwest of the parking garage connect to? Is there an entry to the garage?  On the road, they’re calling out new subbase and asphalt, so we’ll just want to make sure we spec out the right thicknesses. They’re showing 24’ feet which is more than enough width.  The greenbelt between the road and the path should be at least 7’ wide for the trees to stay healthy and avoid root damage to the path. Since the new path connects to the existing path on a curve, this should be easy to make a smooth transition to a wider green belt.  Why are they proposing a 50’ ROW when it is 60’ near the Doubletree? 60’ would avoid easements for the path.  Since they’re repaving in the drop off area on the back of the Doubletree, is this an opportunity to reconfigure this area? It’s kind of a free for all and this seems like a good chance to improve it.  Can the sidewalk (part of which is shown in the screenshot above) along the driveway be brought back from the road? Ideally at least 5’ (like I said above, 7’ if they want trees) but this would make it much more comfortable for users.  The sidewalks off the courtyard areas shouldn’t be going into the road unless there’s another sidewalk or path to connect to. They go through the fence anyway so I’m not sure of their purpose.  I realize it’s early on in the planning but based on other UVM buildings, they’ll likely need more bike racks (ideally these will be sheltered indoors when we get the next phase’s application). Thanks! Erica Erica Quallen (she/her) Deputy Director of Capital Projects Department of Public Works City of South Burlington 802.658.7961 ext. 6115 www.southburlingtonvt.gov 2 Notice - Under Vermont’s Public Records Act, all e-mail, e-mail attachments as well as paper copies of documents received or prepared for use in matters concerning City business, concerning a City official or staff, or containing information relating to City business are likely to be regarded as public records which may be inspected by any person upon request, unless otherwise made confidential by law. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return email. Thank you for your cooperation. From: Marla Keene <mkeene@southburlingtonvt.gov> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2023 10:50 AM To: Tom DiPietro <tdipietro@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Erica Quallen <equallen@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Dave Wheeler <dwheeler@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Terry Francis <tfrancis@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Paul Conner <pconner@southburlingtonvt.gov>; Sean Briscoe <sbriscoe@southburlingtonpolice.org> Subject: SD-24-01 0 Catamount Drive - UVM - technical review Hi Team, We have received a master plan sketch plan application for apartments behind and to the side of the Doubletree hotel on Williston Road. We’ve been working closely with UVM and their team to get the process elements right. This is the first step, which will be followed by the actual master plan, then preliminary and final plat for the first phase (consisting of the building that is more fleshed out in the plans), and then in a few years the preliminary and final plat for the second building. We are shortly expecting a parallel Form Based Code application for some minor redevelopment on the Doubletree site, which can be seen in rough outline on the plan sheet MP-1.0 and includes a 3-level (2 deck) parking garage and an addition along Williston Road. I will send those materials for review when they are submitted. I am providing this early to accommodate staggered vacation schedules. Please provide your comments by Friday 1/12 for incorporation into the report, and let me know in advance if that deadline is going to be a challenge. The main issues I’d like to highlight for your attention are: 1. Road. All buildings are required to front on a street. They’re proposing (with our guidance) to use Catamount Drive as the street for this project. It will need to be upgraded. Naturally, they want to do as little as possible to upgrade it. What is your feedback on the minimum road upgrades needed? 2. Natural resources & Stormwater. The project is proposing to improve the existing storm ponds near Williston Road. The ponds are located in a mapped river corridor. I think they’ll have to get a Letter of Determination from ANR to adjust the river corridor. Any insight would be appreciated. Please also provide any other comments that are relevant to this stage of review. 3 Draft project description: Master plan sketch plan applicaƟon #SD-24-01 of University of Vermont & State Agricultural College to establish a master plan for an exisƟng 87.6 acre lot developed with a parking lot, supporƟng driveways, and a helipad. The master plan consists of 275 units of housing in two five-story buildings over two phases, and associated site improvements on 5.7 acres, 0 Catamount Drive. Direct link to project folder: SD-24-01_870 Williston Road_UVM_MP SK_2024-02-06 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 Notice - Under Vermont’s Public Records Act, all e-mail, e-mail attachments as well as paper copies of documents received or prepared for use in matters concerning City business, concerning a City official or staff, or containing information relating to City business are likely to be regarded as public records which may be inspected by any person upon request, unless otherwise made confidential by law. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return email. Thank you for your cooperation.