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Marla Keene
From:Terry Francis
Sent:Friday, December 22, 2023 12:28 PM
To:Marla Keene
Subject:RE: SD-24-01 0 Catamount Drive - UVM - technical review
Hi Marla,
A quick FYI on Catamount Drive....it is currently closed as a UVM owned road. This is for property rights & insurance
purposes. They have control of access by shuƫng down for a minimum of 72 hrs. Have been doing this for about 15 yrs
now.
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.
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Please also provide any other comments that are relevant to this stage of review.
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
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