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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP-72-0000 - Decision - 0600 Swift StreetFINDINGS OF FACT & DECISION STATE OF VERMONT C � ° ®0 COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN �' CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON Re: Findings of Fact, application of the City of South Burlington for the construction of all recreation facilities excluding buildings for Dorset Street Park. On the 26th of May, 1992 the South Burlington Planning Commission approved the request of the City of South Burlington for site plan review under Section 19.10 of the South Burlington Zoning Regulations based on the following findings: 1. This project consists of the construction of certain park facilities which will include all the athletic fields, roads, parking and walkways at the Dorset Street Park. 2. The Dorset Street Park is located in the Agricultural and Rural Residential (AgR) District and is proposed to be rezoned Park and Recreation (PR) District. Outdoor recreation is a conditional use in the AgR District. 3. The portion of the park which is the subject of this application is bounded on the north by I-89, on the east by the Village at Dorset Park residential development, on the south by other undeveloped park land and on the west by Dorset Street and a single family residence. 4. Access/circulation: Access to the park will be via one (1) 55 foot curb cut on Swift Street Extension. The first 65 feet of the access will have a median dividing ingress and egress traffic. Each of the lanes will be 16 feet in width. The access road will then narrow to 24 feet in width through out the remainder of the park. Traffic circulation through the site is acceptable. 5. Coverage/setbacks: Building coverage will be .08% (maximum allowed under AgR zone is 10%). Overall coverage will be 7.9% (maximum allowed in AgR zone is 20%). Park and Recreation District does not have maximum lot coverage requirements. The only building for which approval is being sought is the pavilion/bathroom facility which will meet the setback requirements. 6. Project phasing: Phase 1: to be paid with the January bond vote approval dollars. --- 1 Babe Ruth Baseball field with backstops and bleaches. --- 2 Little League fields with backstops and bleaches. --- pavilion/bathroom facility. --- parking/entrance drive: 95 cars by baseball fields; 47 cars by soccer field. --- lighting and tree landscaping in areas where parking is built and to screen the area from the tennis courts to the soccer field. --- 1 soccer field. --- sidewalks along baseball fields over to soccer field and tennis courts. --- 3 tennis courts with fencing and lighting. --- realign Swift Street Extension and add right turn lane to go north onto Dorset Street. --- widen Dorset Street and add left turn lanes from Dorset and Swift Street Extension (from north) and a left turn lane from Dorset Street (from south) onto Swift Street travelling west. --- miscellaneous site grading to blend new fields with existing site topography. --- stormwater detention pond and fence to serve Phase I flows. --- underground electric, telephone, sewer and water supply. 7. Future Phases: --- Parking will be built incrementally as futuresfields and buildings are approved by the voters and the planning commission. Parking/roadway lighting and street trees will be installed as parking lots are built. --- Completion of site development for athletic fields will involve 2 softball fields with lighting/backstops; 3 basketball courts; 1 soccer field; and 9 additional tennis courts. There is no immediate plan for the timing of these facilities. --- The skating rink, subject to bond vote, will include parking for its facility in the configuration shown on the overall site plan. --- Future buildings: Pool, gymnasium, Arts/Community Center, and central courtyard will be built in individual phases subject to voter and planning commission approval. --- Additional landscaping/screening will follow with individual phasing. Future phasing will. be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the 1989 Dorset Street Park Master Plan. 8. Parking: The zoning regulations do not indicate a parking requirement for athletic fields. The applicant has submitted a parking assessment prepared by a consultant using off-street parking requirements suggested by the American Planning Association. The consultant estimates that 112 parking spaces are needed for the athletic fields being proposed for Phase I and 152 spaces will be provided. The site plan shows a total of 389 parking spaces, all of which are part of this application but not all of these spaces are individually shown. 9. Landscaping: Plantings will include Pin Oak, Red Maple, Seedless Ash and White Pine. 10. Sewer: The Airport Parkway treatment plant has adequate reserve capacity to handle the allocation required for this project. 11. Lighting: Exterior lighting will consist of the following: --- roadway & parking lots: 21 poles 20 feet high with each pole having two (2) 150 watt high pressure sodium lamps with cut-off luminaires. --- tennis courts: perimeter lights will consist of 20 poles Z5 feet high with each pole having two (2) 250 watt metal halide lamps with cut-off luminaires. Lights between the courts will consist of 15 poles 25 feet high with each pole having two (2) 400 watt metal halide lamps with cut-off luminaires. --- softball fields: 12 poles 50 feet high with a total of 22 1500 watt metal halide lamps with cut-off luminaires. 12. Other: No dumpsters proposed at this time. DECISION & CONDITIONS Based on the above Findings of Fact, the South Burlington Planning Commission approves the site plan application of the City of South Burlington for construction of all recreation facilities excluding buildings for Dorset Street Park as depicted on a sixteen ( 16 ) page set of plans, page one entitled "Phase I: Community Park Facilities for the Dorset Street Park, South Burlington, Vermont", prepared by Ertel Associates and dated May 8 1992, with the following stipulation: Site Plan approval shall be obtained prior to construction for proposed buildings including stadium, gymnasium, community center, ice rink, and pool, and for any revision to this approved application. fc, airm n r Cler South Burlington Planning Commission a 2-- 1 t Date