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CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING
CRYSTAL THOMPSON-72 ETHAN ALLEN DRIVE
SITE PLAN APPLICATION #SP-14-34
FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION
Crystal Thompson, hereinafter referred to as the applicant, is seeking approval to amend
a previously approved plan for a 9,800 sq. ft. building consisting of 4,410 of social
services use and 5,390 sq. ft. of child care facility, licensed non-residential use for 41
students. The amendment consists of reducing the number of estimated pm peak hour
vehicle trip ends pursuant to changes to the impact fee ordinance, 72 Ethan Allen Drive.
Based on the plans and materials contained in the document file for this application, the
Administrative Officer finds, concludes, and decides the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The applicant is seeking to amend a previously approved plan for a 9,800 sq. ft.
building consisting of 4,410 sq. ft. of social services use and 5,390 sq. ft. of child care
facility, licensed non-residential use for 41 students. The amendment consists of
reducing the number of estimated pm peak hour vehicle trip ends pursuant to changes to
the impact fee ordinance, 72 Ethan Allen Drive.
2. The owner of record of the subject property is Robert V. Willis d/b/a Rising Star
Properties.
3. The subject property is located in the Mixed Industrial & Commercial (Mixed IC)
Zoning District.
4. The application was received on June 23, 2014
5. No changes to the approved site plan proposed.
DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
6. The overall coverage will increase to 31.5 % (maximum allowed is 70%).
7. Setback requirements are being met.
SITE PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS
Vehicular access
8. Access is provided via a curb cut off Ethan Allen Drive. No changes are proposed.
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Circulation
9. Circulation on the site is adequate.
Parking
10. No changes to parking.
Landscaping
11. No changes to the existing landscaping is proposed.
Outdoor Lighting
12. There are no changes to outdoor lighting proposed.
Traffic
13. The ITE Trip Generation Manual estimates that the current uses generate 40.97 pm
peak hour trip ends (6.57 vtes for existing general office & 34.4 vtes for the child care
facility). The City of South Burlington Impact Fee Ordinance was amended on May 19,
2014 to allow a pass -by rate reduction of 30% when estimating the traffic to be
generated by child care centers for which the City has issued a zoning permit since
1/1/11. This child care center use was issued zoning permit #ZP-13-83 on 4/17/13 so
therefore it qualifies for the reduced traffic estimate. The revised estimate, allowing for a
by-pass rate reduction, is 16.05 additional pm peak hour vehicle trip ends.
This number was arrived at by taking the estimate of vtes for the child care use and
reducing it by 30% and then subtracting the number of trip ends that the previous use in
this space generated (34.4 — 30% = 24.08 — 8.03 = 16.05).
DECISION
Based on the above Findings of Fact, the Administrative Officer herby approves site plan
application #SP-14-34 of Crystal Thompson subject to the following conditions:
1. All previous approvals and stipulations which are not superseded by this approval
shall remain in effect.
2. This project shall be completed as shown on the plan and shall be on file in the
South Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning.
3. For the purpose of calculating road impact fees under the South Burlington Impact
Fee Ordinance, the Administrative Officer estimates that this change in use will
generate 16.05 additional vehicle trip ends during the p.m. peak hour.
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4. The applicant shall obtain a zoning permit within six (6) months pursuant to Section
17.04 of the Land Development Regulations or this approval is null and void.
5. Any change to the site plan shall require approval by the South Burlington
Development Review Board or the Administrative Officer.
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Signed on this (/ day of ✓ Li 2014 by
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,/Ra and J. Belair, Administrative Officer
PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to 24 VSA §4465, an interested person may appeal this
decision by filing a Notice of Appeal with the secretary of the Development Review
Board. This Notice of Appeal must be accompanied with a $233 filing fee and be filed
within 15 days of the date of this decision.
The applicant or permittee retains the obligation to identify, apply for, and obtain
relevant state permits for this project. Call 802.879.5676 to speak with the
regional Permit Specialist.
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