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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP-16-45 - Decision - 0002 0004 Market Street#SP-16-45 CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING CENTURY PARTNERS, LP — 2 MARKET STREET SITE PLAN APPLICATION #SP-16-45 FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION Century Partners, LP, hereinafter referred to as "applicant", is seeking to amend a previously approved plan for a two (2) level parking deck. The amendment consists of removing the upper level resulting in a surface parking area, 2 Market Street. Based on the plans and documents contained in the document file for this application, the Administrative Officer finds, concludes, and decides the following: FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS 1. The applicant is seeking to amend a previously approved plan for a two (2) level parking deck. The amendment consists of removing the upper level resulting in a surface parking area, 2 Market Street. 2. The owner of record is Century Partners, LP. 3. The subject property is located within the City Center Form Based Code District (FBC), Transect 5 4. The application was received July 11, 2016. The submitted plan consists of a seven (7) page set of plans, page two (2) is titled "Parking Deck Removal Existing Conditions Site Plan", prepared by Donald L. Hamlin Consulting Engineers, Inc. and dated 06/30/16. Zoning and Dimensional Requirements 6. There are no dimensional changes as the project consists of removal of a parking deck. Form Based Code Requirements 7. The removal of the parking deck will result in a surface parking area which does not meet the surface parking requirements. This is a pre-existing situation which will not be made worse with this application. SITE PLAN REVIEW STANDARDS Only the standards below are affected by this application. All other standards will continue to be met. #SP-16-45 Parking 8. The removal of the parking deck will result in the reduction of the number of parking spaces to 323 spaces. The minimum parking requirement for the property is 194 spaces, based on 96,700 sq. ft. of GFA at 2 spaces/1000 sq. ft., so the minimum parking requirement will continue to be met. Landscaping, Screening, and Open Space 9. The applicant will be adding $8,000 of new landscaping along Market Street to enhance the appearance of the remaining surface parking. The City Arborist has commented to staff in an email dated 7/22/16 that the applicant may want to make some changes to species or locations of the new plantings. In an email from the applicant on 7/29/16, the applicant indicted that they wanted to proceed with the plan as submitted without making any changes. 10. The Administrative Officer concludes that since the City Arborist's comments were only recommendations, that the application can be approved as submitted with the understanding that pursuant to Section 13.06 (I) of the LDRs, "all plantings shown on the site plan shall be maintained by the property owner in a vigorous growing condition...". DECISION Based on the above Findings of Fact, the Administrative Officer hereby approves site plan application #SP-16-45 of Century Partners, LP, subject to the following conditions: 1. All previous approvals and stipulations not superseded by this approval will remain in effect. 2. This project must be completed as shown on the plan and on file in the South Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning. 3. Prior to permit issuance, the applicant must post an $8000 landscaping bond. This bond will remain in full effect for three (3) years to assure that the landscaping has taken root and has a good chance of survival. 4. The applicant must 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. The applicant must obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the Administrative Officer upon removal of the parking deck. 6. Any change to the site plan will require approval by the South Burlington Development Review Board or the Administrative Officer. #SP-16-45 Signed on this day ofA�rza752016 by Raymond I 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.