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TO: South Burlington Development Review Board
FROM: Marla Keene, Development Review Planner
SUBJECT: SD‐19‐07 1200 Airport Drive Quick Turn Around
DATE: April 16, 2019 Development Review Board meeting
The City of Burlington/Burlington International Airport has submitted preliminary and final plat application #SD‐
19‐07 to amend a previously approved plan for an airport complex. The amendment consists of: 1) razing an
existing car wash facility, 2) constructing a new 7,990 sq. ft. auto rental car wash facility, and 3) constructing a
2,353 sq. ft. six position fueling canopy, 1200 Airport Drive.
At the September 18, 2018 hearing, the Board indicated that there were several topics that needed additional
attention. A summary of the status of each of these topics is as follows. Numbered items for the Board’s
attention are in red.
ZONING DISTRICT & DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Setbacks, Coverages & Lot Dimensions
The Board asked the applicant to remove the excess pavement between the existing building to be retained at the
north of the site and the proposed dumpster location that is currently impervious. The applicant has updated the
plans to reflect the pavement being removed and the area covered with six inches topsoil, seed and mulch.
1. Staff notes the landscape plans do not reflect this area as being pervious and recommends the Board require the
applicant to also update the landscape plan. Staff considers this can be a condition of approval.
The Applicant has corrected the north arrow on the revised sheets to be consistent between plans.
SITE PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS
14.07 Specific Review Standards
D. Landscaping and Screening Requirements. See Article 13, Section 13.06 Landscaping, Screening, and Street
Trees.
13.06B Landscaping of Parking Areas
(2) In all parking areas containing twenty‐eight (28) or more contiguous parking spaces and/or in
parking lots with more than a single circulation lane, at least ten percent (10%) of the interior of the
parking lot shall be landscaped islands planted with trees, shrubs and other plants. Such requirement
shall not apply to structured parking or below‐ground parking.
At the previous hearing, the Board discussed with the applicant that while the interior of the proposed facility
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is designed as a vehicle staging area and focuses on the movement of vehicles (as opposed to the parking of
vehicles), there are two areas on the southwestern side (19 spaces) and the northeastern side (15 spaces)
which are configured as vehicle parking areas for which parking lot landscaping standards should apply.
The applicant has provided an approximately 560 sq. ft. landscape island on the southwest side of the
proposed building, which is proposed to be planted with four shade trees. Staff considers this consistent
with the discussion at the previous hearing, and therefore that this criterion is met.
2. Staff notes that the configuration of the landscape island differs between the landscape plan and the civil
plans, and recommends the Board discuss with applicant which configuration is correct, and require the
applicant to correct the plans as a condition of approval. Either configuration would meet the required
landscape minimum.
3. The City Arborist has reviewed the plans and recommends the Board require the applicant to specify that the
soil in the island be replaced with planting soil in a continuous planting pit to provide adequate soil volume
to support tree growth. Staff considers this can be a condition of approval.
13.06G(3) Landscaping Budget Requirements. The Development Review Board shall require minimum planting
costs for all site plans, as shown in Table 13‐9 below. In evaluating landscaping requirements, some credit may
be granted for existing trees or for site improvements other than tree planting as long as the objectives of this
section are not reduced.
At the previous hearing, the Board asked the Applicant to update their landscape value calculations to include
landscaping both in and around the proposed facility and nearby on White Street and Airport Drive. The
Applicant has provided an updated landscape value of $73,927.50, greater than their required minimum
landscape value of $45,810. Staff considers this criterion met.
4. The Board reviewed comments provided by the City Arborist at the last hearing. The applicant has addressed
some of these comments. The Applicant does not appear to have addressed the City Arborist’s comments that
the spruces should be greater than ten feet apart unless they are intended to be maintained as a hedge. The
City Arborist recommends a spacing of 20 feet. Staff considers that since the provided landscape value is
greater than the required landscape value, the applicant may be able to increase the spacing without adverse
effect. Staff recommends the Board discuss this with the applicant.
PUD STANDARDS
(1) Sufficient water supply and wastewater disposal capacity is available to meet the needs of the
project in conformance with applicable State and City requirements, as evidenced by a City water
allocation, City wastewater allocation, and/or Vermont Water and Wastewater Permit from the
Department of Environmental Conservation.
As requested by the Director of Public Works, the applicant has provided an operation and maintenance
plan for the proposed oil water separator. The Director has reviewed the manual and considers this
criterion met.
(7) The layout of a subdivision or PUD has been reviewed by the Fire Chief or his designee to insure that
adequate fire protection can be provided, with the standards for approval including, but not be
limited to, minimum distance between structures, street width, vehicular access from two directions
where possible, looping of water lines, water flow and pressure, and number and location of
hydrants. All aspects of fire protection systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with
applicable codes in all areas served by municipal water.
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The applicant has made modifications to the entrance islands and gates to allow fire truck access. The Fire
Chief offers the following comments, which Staff recommends be included as a condition of approval.
1. Please remind the applicant that the gates are required to be on an Opticom remote access control
system.
2. Lanes 1 & 2 should be shortened and fire lanes marking painted on the pavement to prevent
encroachment of parked vehicles to the fire access path.
5. Staff recommends the Board adopt the Fire Chief’s comments as conditions of approval.
OTHER
13.14 Bicycle Parking and Storage
At the previous hearing, the Applicant indicated that in lieu of addressing bicycle parking standards for the
proposed facility alone, they would prefer to address them for the overall PUD. Upon discussion, Staff and the
Applicant agreed it would make sense to consider the PUD in a few discrete areas, addressing bicycle standards
as work in each area was proposed. For the purposes of this application, the relevant area includes the Quick
Turn Around Facility and appurtenant buildings, the terminal building, the air traffic control complex, and the
proposed hotel being reviewed under separate application (see graphic provided by applicant for included
buildings). The applicant calculates that a total of 52 short term and eight (8) long term bicycle parking spaces
are needed for the relevant area, and have proposed the majority of bicycle parking to be centrally located
within the parking garage, with twelve short term spaces located between the garage and the proposed hotel.
Bicycle parking spaces will replace a total of eight existing parking spaces. LDR 13.01B Note 6 allows applicants
to substitute five bicycle parking spaces for each required motor vehicle parking space, up to 25% of the
required motor vehicle parking. Though Staff has not performed an analysis of whether the applicant needs to
consider the removed parking spaces to meet their required minimums, Staff considers that even if they did,
Note 6 allows the applicant to remove up to 12 motor vehicle spaces because they have a total of 60 proposed
bicycle parking spaces, and has no concerns with removing 8 spaces to locate 60 bicycle parking spaces.
The applicant has included a note on their Bicycle Parking Plan indicating they will install signage to guide users
to find the bicycle parking.
Staff considers this criterion met.
Recommendation
Staff recommends the Board discuss the project with the applicant and close the hearing.