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Home My WebLink AboutSD-04-48 - Decision - 1050 1060 Hinesburg RoadCITY of SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT of PLANNING & ZONING AVALANCHE DEVELOPMENT, LLC- 1050 & 1060 HINESBURG ROAD FINAL PLAT APPLICATION #SD-04-48 FINDINGS of FACT AND DECISION Avalanche Development LLC, hereafter referred to as the applicant, is requesting final plat approval to amend a previously approved plat for a planned unit development consisting of an 8,904 sq ft building (5304 sq ft medical office & 3600 sq ft general office). The amendment consists of: 1) relocating access drive to be shared with property to the south, 2) adding five (5) parking spaces, and 3) adding delivery sidewalk, 1050 & 1060 Hinesburg Road. The Development Review Board's most recent review of this property was a final plat hearing on October 22, 2003. The Development Review Board held a public hearing on August 3, 2004. Russ Barone represented the applicant. Based on testimony provided at the above mentioned public hearing and the plans and supporting materials contained in the document file for this application, the Development Review Board finds, concludes, and decides the following: FINDINGS OF FACT Avalanche Development LLC, hereafter referred to as the applicant, is requesting final plat approval to amend a previously approved plat for a planned unit development consisting of an 8,904 sq ft building (5304 sq ft medical office & 3600 sq ft general office). The amendment consists of: 1) relocating access drive to be shared with property to the south, 2) adding five (5) parking spaces, and 3) adding delivery sidewalk, 1050 & 1060 Hinesburg Road. The Development Review Board's most recent review of this property was a final plat hearing on October 22, 2003. 2. The owners of record are Avalanche Development, LLC. 3. The subject property is located in the Industrial and Open Space (10) Zoning District. 4. The plans consist of a two (2) page set of plans, page one (1) entitled "Avalanche Properties Hinesburg Road South Burlington, VT", prepared by O'Leary -Burke Civil Associates, PLC, dated 8/21/03, last revised on 6/15/04. -1 - The first part of this application is for approval to relocate the previously approved access drive approximately 20' to the south. The new location of the access drive will be directly over the property boundary between the subject property and the property located at 1035 Hinesburg Road. The width of the access drive, which will serve as a shared access for the two (2) properties, will be split evenly between the two (2) properties. As a result of this approval, the applicant at 1035 Hinesburg Road will remove and abandon his current curb cut onto Hinesburg Road. This will provide a traffic management benefit to the City of South Burlington and will support the Development Review Board's policy of reducing the number of curb -cuts on arterial roads. The relocation of the access drive will decrease the overall coverage at 1050 Hinesburg Road and increase the overall coverage at 1035 Hinesburg Road to 10.27%, both of which are under the 50% maximum for the 10 Zoning District. In addition, the front yard coverage at 1050 Hinesburg Road will decrease from 16% to 8% as a result of this relocation. The only problem with this project is that fourteen (14) evergreen tress will be removed as a result of this project. Some additional plantings around this access drive would be beneficial for these properties. The second part of this application is a request to add five (5) parking spaces, to bring the total number of spaces on the property at 1050 Hinesburg to 37. The minimum required number of parking spaces for this property is 39. During the last final plat approval for this property, the Development Review Board granted the applicant a seven (7) parking space, or 18% parking waiver. The additional five (5) parking spaces will reduce this waiver to two (2) spaces, or 5.1 %. The final part of this application is a request to add a new sidewalk to the north side of the approved building. Staff had no concerns with this sidewalk. The new sidewalk and new parking spaces will increase the overall coverage on the property from 39.4% to 39.9%, which is under the 50% maximum for the 10 Zoning District. IMM DECISION Motion by Gayle Quimby, seconded by Larry Kupferman, to approve Final Plat Application #SD-04-48 of Avalanche Development LLC, subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations shall remain in full effect, except as amended herein. 2. The applicant shall record a shared access easement deed with the property to the south, approved by the City Attorney, prior to issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. 3. This project shall be completed as shown on the plans submitted by the applicant, as amended by this decision, and on file in the South Burlington Department of Planning & Zoning. 4. Any changes to the final plat plans shall require approval of the South Burlington Development Review Board. Chuck Bolton - yea/nay/abstain/not present Mark Boucher - y. a/nay/abstain/not present John Dinklage - yea/nay/abstain/not present Roger Farley - yea/nay/abstain/not present Michele Kupersmith - yga/nay/abstain/not present Larry Kupferman - vea/nay/abstain/not present Gayle Quimby - y�ja/nay/abstain/not present Motion Carried by a vote of 5-0-0. Signed this ('C�Ilday of August, 2004 by i u Gayle uimby, Clerk Please note: You have the right to appeal this decision to the Vermont Environmental Court, pursuant to 24 VSA 4471 and VRCP 76 in writing, within 30 days of the date this decision is issued. The fee is $225.00. If you fail to appeal this decision, your right to challenge this decision at some future time may be lost because you waited too long. You will be bound by the decision, pursuant to 24 VSA 4472 (d) (exclusivity of remedy; finality). -3-