HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - City Council - 02/11/2020 - Joint Meeting with the Planning CommissionAGENDA SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL SOUTH BURLINGTON PLANNING COMMISSION Joint Meeting South Burlington City Hall 575 Dorset Street SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT
Special Meeting 6:30 P.M. Tuesday, February 11, 2020
1.Pledge of Allegiance. (6:30 – 6:31 PM)
2.Instructions on exiting building in case of emergency. Kevin Dorn (6:31 – 6:32 PM)
3.Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items. (6:32 – 6:33 PM)
4.Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda. (6:33 – 6:43 PM)
5.Consent Agenda for City Council: (6:43 – 6:45 PM)
A.***Authorize City Manager to negotiate and sign an agreement with the recommendedconsultant, Stantec, to design and engineer the shared use path on the south end of DorsetStreet project (STP BP19(4)).
6.***Planning Commission presentation, followed by joint discussion, of approach to and status of theLand Development Regulations (LDR) amendments prioritized as part of Interim Zoning, JessicaLouisos, Chair, Planning Commission (6:45 – 7:30 PM)
7.Convene public hearing to hear comments related to the possible extension of Interim Zoning in thoseareas currently covered by Interim Zoning for a three-month period [Council Action]. (7:30 – 8:00 PM)
8.Status Report of studies related to the economic assessment of conservation and development;Kevin Dorn, City Manager (8:00 – 8:10 PM)
9.Determine actions & schedule follow-up meeting for additional work: presentation and discussion ofArrowwood Environmental, LLC Habitat Block Assessment & Ranking; consideration of non-LDR-based implementation of Interim Zoning recommendations, final report on economic assessment ofconservation and development (8:20 – 8:40 PM)
10.Consider and possibly approve extending Interim Zoning in those areas currently covered by InterimZoning for a three-month period [Council Action]. (8:40 – 9:00 PM)
11.Other Business (9:00 – 9:05 PM)
12. Adjourn (9:05 PM)
Respectfully Submitted:
Kevin Dorn
Kevin Dorn, City Manager
Issues raised by Councilors or the public that have not been on a prior meeting agenda:
1.Cost of development/cost of open space.
Issues that have been discussed by the Council where further action is pending:
1.Street light policy.2.Airport noise survey.3.Evaluate water billing and rate structure.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Kevin Dorn, City Manager; South Burlington City Council
FROM: Paul Conner, Director of Planning & Zoning
South Burlington Planning Commission
SUBJECT: Presentation and discussion of LDR projects at Joint meeting
DATE: February 11, 2020 Joint City Council / Planning Commission meeting
Tuesday evening at the Joint City Council / Planning Commission meeting, Commissioners will give a
presentation on their overall approach, status, and working decisions made to date on the various projects
related to Interim Zoning. This will include a presentation intended to bring the pieces of the work together.
The principal objectives of Tuesday’s meeting are:
•To provide a clear overall proposed approach and working determinations by the Commission for
land conservation & development in the City through careful and balanced regulation of natural
resources, planned unit developments, and updated related zoning tools
•To provide clarity on the proposed regulation of natural resources within parcels
•To provide a proposed approach for addressing some recommendations from the TDR committee
report
•To identify possible work areas for Council outside of the realm of the Land Development
Regulations.
Several major pieces of updated Land Development Regulations have already been reviewed by the Planning
Commission. Over the coming weeks, the Commission will receive the remaining pieces and begin to review
them collectively as they relate to PUDs, Master Plans, natural resources, subdivisions, and changes to
underlying zoning- all together for the first time.
The Commission is strongly committed to stakeholder input and collaboration throughout their review of this
work and is preparing for listening and work sessions in addition to the required public hearings.
Enclosed with this memo are two summary documents that the Planning Commission voted to accept this
past week. These documents recommend working Commission “positions” on a number of important
components of their current work. In voting to accept these positions, the Commission wished to also state
very clearly that these are working policy positions. As the Commission begins to review all of the pieces
together and gather feedback, individual policies may be adjusted. The Commission felt it would be
important at this stage, however, to have a set of guiding policy positions to help frame the remainder of the
work, provide transparency of thought, and create some level of predictability.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the plan is for the Commission to present all of this, discuss any Council questions
about the approach & status of the work, and set a meeting date for presentation of the Arrowwood
Environmental Habitat Block Assessment & Ranking and any discussion of non-LDR implementation of
recommendations that the Council may wish the Commission to assist in.
South Burlington Planning Commission
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 846-4106
www.sbvt.gov
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Affirming Decisions on Land Development Regulations Work – Approved 2020-02-03
Note: The following represent positions of the Commission at this advanced stage of our work. We believe we have
provided a thoughtful consideration of comprehensive plan goals and have positions which reflect a balance of
these goals. We share these at this stage in order to provide clarity in our positions and overall direction so that
stakeholders can have a preview of what to expect. Undoubtedly, minor modifications may still arise in advance of
a first full draft of text.
1.Regulated Natural Resources:
a.Tiered levels to include hazards, level 1, and level 2, per the resource considerations document
reviewed October 29, 2019, with updates per Arrowwood 2020 report and continued work on
steep slopes and agriculture. These will apply citywide as part of Chapter 12 update.
b.Accept findings & methodology of 2020 Arrowwood Report
i.Habitat blocks shall be defined per identified areas of report; Commission still to evaluate
whether to include all blocks and/or regulate at the same levels. No additional lands to be
regulated as Level 1 habitat blocks.
c.Some exemptions or reduction in regulation (example, City Center area) are intended to be
reviewed shortly.
d.No additional natural resources regulated as hazards or level 1 beyond those identified and
accepted above. Those portions of parcels identified in the 2019 IZ Open Space report, that are
not a regulated hazard, level 1 or level 2 natural resource shall not be regulated as a hazard, level
1 or level 2 natural resource.
2.Density Calculations:
a.Max Residential Density calculated: multiply total land area less hazards by average weighted
density
i.Maximum density would remove hazard lands in all cases. For development without PUD,
would also remove lands classified as Level 1 resource areas.
ii.Some exceptions to this calculation for conservation PUDs.
b.Minimum residential densities would apply in PUDs
i.Calculate by multiplying land area exclusive of hazards and level 1 times residential
allocation times underlying density maximum.
ii.For SEQ, minimum density (of 4 units/acre for NRT/NR and 8u/acre for VC and VR) would
be calculated as an effective density based on impacted land. This would not mandate use
of TDRs to meet minimums.
c.Minimum and maximum commercial densities are intended; work is ongoing and details tbd.
3.Changes to PUD requirements
a.Confirm PUD types (conservation, TND, NCD, Campus) and Infill PUDs for smaller lots
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b.Clean up LDRs to remove statements that require PUDs based solely on underlying zoning district
(airport, SEQ as example)
c.Require PUDS for 4+ acres (PC determination on 3/12/2019); special circumstances to be
discussed
d.PUDs to include mix of land allocations per PUD type
e.Open space, road, and building types will be specified from typology standards
4.Master Plan- required for phased projects; details forthcoming. First draft available for review.
5.Affirm that some desired elements of work will take place after adoption of PUD/Subdivision/Master Plan
work. These phase 2 components include:
a.Score card for PUDs
b.Remainder of underlying zoning updates
c.Continued work on small lot subdivision
d.How to utilize building and open space types City-wide
e.Additional update to site plan standards
f.Reserved sections of article 12 and scenic views
6.TDR Report Recommendations
a.Per PC decisions 02/03/2020 (see separate memo)
7.Affirm intention for community outreach. General game plan to include testing and small group
meetings/listening sessions with diverse groups of stakeholders.
8.Open Space Report: for any portions of identified parcels not already restricted in PC work related to
natural resources (hazards, levels 1 and level 2), Commission recommends City Council review in balance
with Earth Economics report and other metrics and consider any potential conservation using tools
outside of the Land Development Regulations.
South Burlington Planning Commission
575 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 846-4106
www.sbvt.gov
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Planning Commission Recommendations related to TDR Report – Accepted 2020-02-03
Note: The Planning Commission has reviewed and accepted the following recommendations related to the work of
the TDR Interim Zoning Committee and its Report. This does not address all recommendations of the Committee
Report at this time but instead reflects the Commission’s proposed priority work, alongside the approved overall
approach to PUDs and regulations approved by the Commission on February 3 2020, on this subject in the nearer
term.
1.Expand the applicable geography of the Transfer of Development Rights Program throughout the City
where appropriate and possible.
2.Expand the TDR Marketplace to establish Receiving Areas outside the SEQ in areas targeted for greater
intensity development.
a.Determine areas where TDRs can positively affect the marketplace in receiving areas
b.Consider how TDR density bonuses could be set for where appropriate or possible - number of bonus
dwelling units per acres and/or amount of coverage residential zones, and/or additional coverage
and/or building bulk in commercial/industrial zones.
c.Consider bonuses for dwelling unit or non-residential building size, height, etc.
3.Consider establishing additional optional Sending Area and/or Parcels from throughout the City, including:
a.Land within parcels identified by the Open Space IZ committee as priority for conservation. At this
point doing this would not conserve those parcels and/or areas but would give the owners a choice to
conserve by selling TDRs, an option they do not have at present. This would not change the zoning for
these parcels/areas.
b.Areas designated as Level 1 Resources (Habitat Blocks & Steep Slopes 15-20%) as being reviewed
under Article 12 of the Land Development Regulations.
4.Consider basing the number of TDRs on a particular parcel (the area used to calculate the number of TDRs)
on acreage that excludes natural resources designated as Hazard Areas in the Land Development
Regulations.
5.In making determinations, strive to establish a balance between capacity for TDR usage and the supply in
order to create a fair and well-functioning TDR market.
a.Estimate projected supply of sending areas land and TDRs available
b.Estimate the potential market demand of proposed receiving areas
c.Consider modifications to the TDR formula in receiving and/or sending zones
6.Collaborate with City Committees including the Affordable Housing Committee to find ways to service
housing & conservation goals through tools available.
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To: Kevin Dorn, City Manager
From: Ashley Parker, Project Manager
Subject: Authorization to Negotiate and Contract for Shared Use Path along South End
of Dorset Street (STP BP19(4))
Cc: Justin Rabidoux, Director of Public Works
Date: February 11, 2020
Background: In November 2019, the City accepted a grant for federal funding of $661,000
to design and construct a shared use path along a 0.7-mile gap on the south end
of Dorset Street. This facility was the preferred alternative identified in a
scoping study completed by a team composed of City staff, the Chittenden
County Regional Planning Commission, Local Motion, and Toole Design
Group in February 2017. The project will close a gap between Nowland Farm
Drive/Old Cross Road and Sadie Lane, and will complete the South Burlington
Dorset Street Shared Use Path System. The project’s 20% match of $165,400,
will come from a combination of the following funds: $100,000 from the
Penny for Path fund and available Rec Impact Fees (up to $100,000).
On January 6, 2020, the City released a Request for Qualifications for this
project with submissions due on January 27, 2020. City staff received five
Statements of Qualifications (SOQs), and formed a Selection Committee to
rank the SOQs. The Selection Committee consisted of: Ashley Parker, City
Project Manager; Justin Rabidoux, Director of Public Works; Marla Keene,
City Development Review Planner; and Scott Gurley, VTrans Municipal
Assistance Bureau Project Manager.
The Selection Committee used the following review criteria that was
established by the RFQ:
•Understanding of the Project (15%)
•Knowledge of the Project Area (10%)
•Availability of Technical Disciplines (20%)
•Qualifications/Experience of Proposed Staff (10%)
•Ability to Meet Schedules & Budgets (10%)
•Past Performance on Similar Projects (25%)
•Knowledge of Federal and State Standards and Policies (10%)
Combined Scoring for each submission received was as follows:
Respondent: Score (400 max)
Stantec 371.5
Lamoureux & Dickinson 363
VHB 355
Fuss & O’Neill 326.5
DuBois & King 269
The Selection Committee felt that all of the SOQs were thorough and
complete, and that each respondent was fit to handle this project. Stantec
received the most total points by the Committee. Their team has a clear
understanding of the project, the requirements associated with a project funded
with federal dollars, and have recently completed a similar project in
Colchester. Additionally, Stantec has worked with and for the City on
numerous projects over the past few years and has always provided great
service and value.
The Selection Committee is recommending Stantec for the design and
engineering contract for this project. The attached resolution authorizes the
City to enter into negotiations and sign an agreement with the recommended
consultant for a contract to design and engineer the Shared Use Path along the
south end of Dorset Street (STP BP19(4)) project.
Recommendation: Approve by motion consent agenda item that states – Authorize City Manager
to negotiate and sign an agreement with the recommended consultant, Stantec,
to design and engineer the shared use path on the south end of Dorset Street
project (STP BP19(4)).