HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - TDR IZ Committee - 04/17/2019Transfer of Development Rights Interim Zoning Commi ee
Mee ng Minutes
17 April 2019
Members Present: Tim Barri , Andrew Chalnick (clerk), Kelly Lord, Michael Mi ag (chair), Monica Ostby and John Simson
Members Absent: Michael Albertson
Staff and Guests: Amanda Lafferty (city counsel), Daniel Seff
The Mee ng was called to order at 7:00 PM in the First Floor Conference Room of the South Burlington Police Sta on at
19 Gregory Drive.
1. Direc ons on emergency evacua on procedures from conference room
The emergency exit procedures and routes were described.
2. Agenda: Addi ons, dele ons or changes in order of agenda items
No changes
3. Open to the public for items not related to the agenda
No comments unrelated to the agenda
4. Con nued review of TDR Commi ee Dra Report – members’ edits and comments.
Discussion con nued around updates to the report. The Commi ee agreed that we should focus on op on 1 as – if
workable – it has the poten al to permanently conserve the most land at the least cost. If op on 1 is workable, the
report will likely just note that the other op ons were considered but not recommended. The possibility was raised that
the City could poten ally purchase a select number of TDRS that would protect the highest priority land for conserva on,
and that this could be folded into op on 1.
Monica submi ed comments that op on 1 should be separated into two parts, one focusing on conserva on and the
other focusing on expanding the TDR market. Commi ee members discussed what changes, if any, should be made in
response to that comment but no consensus was reached.
There ensured some discussion as to what principles/drivers should inform the work of the commi ee. The commi ee
discussed conserva on, traffic, fiscal responsibility and overall func on/mechanics of the TDR program. Following this
discussion Michael Mi ag moved and Andrew Chalnick seconded a mo on that “The charge of our commi ee is to
undertake an analysis of the program for the Transfer of Development Rights established in and by the Land Development
Regula ons and recommend op ons for its implementa on for the reasons set forth in the City of South Burlington
Interim Bylaws resolu on adopted November 13, 2018”. The mo on was approved unanimously.
5. Update and Review of TDR Overlap Map Monica walked the commi ee through the TDR Overlap Map that she is preparing and provided to the Commi eecomments that she received from staff on the proposals. Some revisions were made to the proposed map based onfeedback from the commi ee. Discussion of the overlay map will be con nued at a subsequent mee ng. 6. Update on TDR Registry/Clearing House Project
No discussion.
7. Approval of Minutes
No discussion.
8. Adjourn
Next mee ng is April 24 at 7pm same loca on.
The mee ng adjourned at 9:00 PM.
Respec ully submi ed,
Andrew Chalnick