HINESBURG DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MINUTES OF FEBRUARY
15, 2005
Approved
Members present: Tom
McGlenn, Clint Emmons, Howdy Russell, George Munson and Robert Gauthier arrived
at 8:05pm.
Staff member: Peter
Erb
Members of the
Audience: Tim & Kay Ballard,
Maryjane Ballard, Ron Derouchie, Tod Lyman, Mark Lelli, Peter Mead, Shawn
Lyman, Stephen Vock, George Bedard, Susan Mead and Jennifer Ayer.
1. MINUTES
February 1, 2005 Tom McGlenn motions
to approve, Clint Emmons seconds this motion. Approval unanimous.
2. BALLARD - Sketch plan, 2 lot subdivision.
The previous approval lapsed for
this request.
Lot #2 is 3.60 acres subdivided from
222.9 acres of the original property. This is to be used for farming. There is a building envelope of about 1 acres
where a trailer sits. The North/East end of the building envelope
is available for a garage. Access to
the property is on the North side.
Is there a defined curb cut?
Curb has been in place for
years. If there is a question of its
location the state may ask for it to be moved.
There is a gentle slope for run off.
The water supply is town water with
a shut off.
For wastewater state permits have
been obtained.
There has been an inspection of
where septic is to be located. Nothing suspicious. An engineered replacement system is available.
Land outside the building envelope
has an easement area for the family
farm and will benefit the children later on.
The replacement area is on the lot
behind the home.
Normal setbacks should be 200ft. Home
is 200ft. from agricultural land.
The old order requested that the
home be situated East to West. However, the house has been situated North to
South.
Tom McGlenn motions for conditions
of approval using the old conditions as modified.
Howdy Russell Seconds.
Approval unanimous.
3. IROQUOIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY,Inc. - Site plan review & conditional use permit.
Steve Vock, Engineer for Iroquois.
At present there are 2 curb cuts for
the lot to be developed. One of these
will be eliminated with this project.
The new building is proposed to be
18,000 sq.ft.
This space will be used for; office
space, a showroom and installation area.
The water supply will be town water.
The sewer system to be extended to
the town sewer through an easement through the neighbors property or to be
extended to the current sewer system of Iroquois.
Storm water runoff will be directed
to a “detention pond”.
Water will be directed to this
pond. There will be a constant level of
water in the treatment facility and will have the appearance of actual pond.
The detention pond holds the water
and slowly lets it out.
There will be a 25% reduction of
storm water discharge with this system in place.
Landscaping improvements; Red
Maples, Crab Apple trees, White Birch and other shrubbery and hedge will be
added. A listing of all plantings is
located in the plans.
Lighting - Wall
packs with 1 pole light at 16’ high.
The highest light other than that will be
6’ candle light of exterior of building. Intended for safely only. Color of
bulb will be clear light.
A gravel strip will be the border of
the driveway along the stream. Pavement
will be used in the parking and loading areas.
This will be useful for loading and unloading
plus maintenance will be cleaner and easier.
Retail - Accessories
for trucks, plows, lights, etc. There will be no product change. They will be maintaining what they do and
use now.
(Robert Gauthier
joins the board 8:05pm)
A list will be provided to the file
of the Iroquois products.
Fencing issue - A
mesh material will be placed over the chain link fence that borders the stream.
Public member Mark
Lelli is the property owner across the stream from the now visible storage yard
of Iroquois equipment. His concern for
the type of material used on the fence is that it will be attractive to view
from his home. As the property sits now
it is not pleasing.
An agreement of a
sample of the material and possible input of color to be presented to the
board.
Snow removal - The
snow will be plowed toward the back of the building where the run off will be
directed away from the building, road and stream and into the detention pond.
There are presently 54
employees. An increase by about 15-20
is estimated with this new building.
The traffic has been monitored by
Iroquois and roughly speaking 6-10 cars per day
during the slower months and 12-14 cars per day for busier times of the year.
Pedestrian crossing is a concern as
well as pedestrians walking down the hill towards town and CVU.
A tunnel was suggested but not
logical due to the slope of the property.
There was no objection from Iroquois
to the proposal of making sure there was enough room on the side of the road
for a walkway that may need to be installed by
Hinesburg for these pedestrians.
Loading and unloading will take
place behind a gated entrance inside the driveway. It is required that the vehicles are located behind the building
and not in view from the front.
Iroquois states that occasionally
they will need to stack the products if there is a double shipment or two
shipments that arrive at the same time.
These will be moved to the
rear of the building as quickly as possible.
Shipping and receiving will still be
in the location across the street.
The noise level is not an issue as
the installation process is not offensive. All the manufacturing will still be
done across the street.
Conservation Community Member, Susan
Mead, questions the storm water run off in regards to the slope of the
drive. There is a 2% slope of the paved
area on the East end of the proposed building and is directed in the stream
direction. However, the design meets
the requirements. This will be the
buffers and Act 250 requires them to
maintain this and in fact the pavement will be easier to maintain storm run
off.
Area behind gate will be for only
turning into the bay area of the building for installation.
The back up area sited on plans is
for turn around only, however, there is a gate there for access to the
reservoir if needed.
Public member Jenny Ayer owns the
property in the NW corner. She would
like to be able to have input of the materials used for the fencing and if the
fencing could go up as far as their
property. Also, the old sugarhouse
needs to be taken down as it’s full of old metal and other neglected materials.
Have alternate sources of power been
discussed. Creating a “Green” Project would be beneficial and should be considered.
(example: NRG on rte. 116)
Signage- A duplicate sign will be
installed. Bulbs are not to be
visible. Two sided.
Will there be ledge removal? Little to none is expected but if so the
removal will be mat and shoot not hydraulics.
Minimizing the rock removal.
Pre-blast survey will be done for
the residents.
A three part approval required: Site plan, sign and conditional use.
Continue with screening options and samples.
Date specific of continuing review,
March 15, 2005.
Tom McGlenn motions
for continuation to March 15, 2005.
Howdy Russell
seconds this motion.
Approval unanimous.
4. ST.CYR - 2-lot subdivision sketch plan.
Septic by Brad Ramsey.
St.Cyr sits back less that 400’ from
rte 116.
Frontage can be treated like a side
or rear yard.
The Tyler Bridge Rd. is the access
location.
Water is to be from the same well as
the current home.
Primary and replacement are on lot
and the other lot has it’s own.
Deed restriction and language to be
crafted. Restrictive access on 116.
An amendment to the permit form as
not creating a new lot just a new boundary line within the property.
Amended plat to be filed. Road
frontage access language on the plat as well.
Tom McGlenn motions to direct staff
to draw up draft conditions of approval for sketch plan
Howdy Russell seconds.
Approval unanimous.
5. COLLINS- Sketch plan approval.
Clint Emmons motions to approve.
George Munson seconds.
Approval unanimous.
6. STOLPER- Conditional use approval.
George Munson motions to approve.
Robert Gauthier seconds.
Approval unanimous.
7. JEFF DAVIS- Continuance for 3/1/05.
George Munson motions to approve.
Howdy Russell seconds.
Approval unanimous.
8. MUNSON- Preliminary plat approval.
George and Howdy excuse themselves
from this vote.
(Ted Bloomhardt calls in for the
vote from Denver CO.)
Clint Emmons motions to approve.
Robert Gauthier seconds.
Approval unanimous.
Meeting adjourned at
9:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Hannah Butler
Recording Secretary