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MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD
19 MARCH 2024
The South Burlington Development Review Board held a regular meeting on
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, City Hall, 180 Market
Street, and via Go to Meeting interactive technology.
MEMBERS PRESENT: D. Philibert, Chair; M. Behr, F. Kochman, Q. Mann, S.
Wyman, J. Moscatelli, C. Johnson
ALSO PRESENT: M. Keene, Development Review Planner; M. Gillies, Planner; M.
Dussault, T. Barnard, G. Dixson, J. Larkin, E. Braco, T. Reilly, J. Lanfgord
1. Instructions on exiting the building in case of an emergency:
Ms. Philibert provided instructions on emergency exit from the building.
2. Additions, deletions, or changes in order of agenda items:
No changes were made to the agenda.
3. Comments and questions from the public not related to the Agenda:
No issues were raised.
4. Announcements:
There were no announcements.
5. Site Plan Application #SP-24-06 of SRTB Holdings, LLC, to modify a
previously approved plan for a 10,210 sf automotive sales, service and
repair building on an existing 2.07-acre lot. The amendment consists of
a 3,980 sf expansion, including an addition to the existing sales/show-
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room and the construction of a drop-off area for the vehicle service
department, 1650 Shelburne Road:
Mr. Barnard said the site plan was approved last year, but they did not pull the
building permit on time, so the approval lapsed. Since the cost of the building has
gone up, the landscaping budget requirement has also gone up, but there is no
change to the landscaping plan, since those associated costs have also increased.
Ms. Philibert noted there is an issue with glazing. Mr. Barnard said they are
proposing spandrel glass up top which will hide equipment that is not pleasing to
look at. Mr. Gillies said there is no issue with this as 84% of the glazing is
transparent. Mr. Behr did not feel the spandrel glass led to a second floor
appearance and suggested possible frosted glass. Mr. Langford said there is
actually a second floor with offices and a conference room. It is a 2-story building.
He said if the Board wants transparent glazing on the second floor, they will do
that.
Mr. Gillies noted the new landscape budget is $35,970, a $13,000 increase over the
previous plan. Members were OK with the proposed landscaping and budget.
Mr. Moscatelli asked if there were any LDR changes which would affect this
application. Ms. Keene said there were not.
Mr. Kochman then moved to close SP-24-06. Mr. Moscatelli seconded. Motion
passed unanimously.
6. Continued master plan a0pplication #MP-23-01 of John Larkin, Inc., to
establish a master plan for an approximately 40 acre existing PUD
consisting of 270 residential units in 8 multi-family buildings, a 20,000 sf
movie theater, a 22,500 sf restaurant/medical office building, and a
3,500 sf restaurant with drive through. The master plan includes 4
phases and consists of adding approximately 92,105 sf of commercial
space including a 110-room hotel, approximately 281 homes in multi-
family and mixed use buildings, 6 homes in 2-family buildings,
approximately 5 acres of programmed and passive open spaces, and
extending a city street, 1185 Shelburne Road:
Ms. Wyman was recused from this hearing due to a potential conflict of interest.
Ms. Philibert noted there were 4 issues to revisit.
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Staff comments were then addressed as follows;
#1. Regarding updating the phasing plan, staff believes it now meets the
standard. Board members voiced no objections.
#2. Regarding updating the construction phasing plan, the Board had no
issues with the proposed plan.
#3. The applicant was asked to bring the management plan up to standard.
Staff noted the language in the management plan identifying who will be
responsible for maintaining water and sewer infrastructure was not clear and they
cannot determine what will be City-owned and what will remain private. Mr.
Gillies noted that the applicant specified on a plan sheet what will go to the City.
Ms. Keene noted that the City accepts water and sewer that are within the right-of-
way. She asked the applicant if they were OK with that. The applicant said they
were.
#4. Regarding the site amenity requirements, Mr. Gillies noted that
buildings #4 and #6 weren’t showing a site amenity. He noted that technically
building #6 is adjacent to a proposed park which touches building #6. Members
voiced no objections to the possibility of considering future requests to reduce the
Site Amenity requirement in certain cases by up to 50%.
Ms. Philibert asked whether members felt they had enough information to make a
decision. Members said they do.
Mr. Behr then moved to close MP-23-01. Ms. Mann seconded. Motion passed 6-0.
7. Minutes of 6 February 2024:
Ms. Mann moved to approve the Minutes of 6 February 2024 as written. Mr.
Moscatelli seconded. Motion passed 6-0.
8. Other Business:
Ms. Keene said she would notify members if there will be a quorum for the first
meeting in April or whether that meeting will be cancelled.
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As there was no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned by common consent at 7:38 p.m.
These minutes were approved by the Board on April 16, 2024.