TOWN OF
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD MINUTES
October 21,
2008
Approved November 18, 2008
DRB Members Present: Ted Bloomhardt, Lisa Godfrey, Tom McGlenn, Dick Jordan, George Munson, Dennis Place, Zoë Wainer, Greg Waples.
DRB Members Absent: None.
Also Present: Alex
Weinhagen (Director of Zoning and Planning), Peter Erb (Zoning Administrator),
Karen Cornish (Recording Secretary), Landon Dennison.
The meeting began at approximately 7:35 p.m.
Minutes of the October 7, 2008 meeting:
Zoë MOVED to approve the meeting minutes as amended. George SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 7–0, with Dick not voting.
Final Plat Review – 2-lot
Subdivision –
Landon Dennison reviewed the proposal. He said the building envelope has been reduced
in size to address concerns raised at the last meeting. He said deed language will include a septic
easement over Lot 1 to benefit
Alex said he spoke with George Bedard who said he would provide tie lines around the whole building envelope (lines from a survey monument to a corner on the building envelope). George Munson asked about blasting hours, suggesting a shorter window for blasting limited to weekday hours. Landon said he did not anticipate the need for blasting anyway. The board decided to change the hours to Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Peter asked about the location of the road cut. Alex asked if paperwork recently received by the Zoning Office reflected the same road cut location as shown on the final plat. Landon said it was the same. There was further discussion of the location of the cut, whether it lined up with the Estey’s driveway or was sited to the west of it. Ted suggested changing Order #1 to reflect the correct location.
Landon asked about language related to the building envelope, specifically whether a barn could be built outside the building envelope. Peter clarified VT state regulations regarding ag-exempt structures, stating Hinesburg zoning would not apply to a certain list of structures as determined by state criteria. He recommended keeping all structures clustered within the building envelope in the event that a farm use would be discontinued (and thus the structure would lose its exempt status). Greg explained if a structure were put to a different use, a future landowner might use it in a way that is non-conforming and may be asked to take it down. Alex said keeping a minimum of 4 horses qualified a horse barn for the state exemption. He said the intent of the board was to create a building envelope large enough for more than one building. Alex said the presence of ag soils as well as rural area design standards prompted the board to keep the building envelope smaller.
Zoë MOVED to close
the public hearing and approve the draft decision as amended (approval). Greg SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 7-0.
Conditional Use
Permit and Site Plan Review for a larger home occupation – Silver Street - Applicants: Robert Bast and Laura Carlson
Greg asked whether
home occupation guidelines required a site plan review, noting some
contradiction between the two processes.
Peter said both may be reviewed together.
Rob said the barn on
his property has its own address. Peter explained
that it did because the barn had a separate phone line. Tom asked if there was any plan to enlarge
the barn; Rob said no. Ted asked about
hours of operation. Rob said most client
visits are off-site. He noted three sign
locations. Greg asked if the company was
at the maximum employee number; Rob said no.
Greg questioned the description of available parking but said the aerial
photo looked as though parking was sufficient.
Rob said there were 5 employee parking spaces, above and beyond those
used by his family.
Peter suggested amendments
to the draft decision to address the dual home occupation and site review
hearings. Amendments would effectively
combine the two reviews into the decision.
Zoë MOVED to close
the public hearing and approve the decision as amended (approval). George SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 7-0.
Other Business
The Board voted to go into deliberative session at this time (8:15 pm). Greg left the board and Dick joined the board at this time.
Emmons Subdivision
Zoë MOVED to approve the decision as amended. Dennis SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 5-0 with Ted, Lisa and Greg not participating.
Kelley Sketch Plan
Zoë MOVED to approve the decision as amended. Dennis SECONDED the motion. The motion PASSED 5-0 with Ted, Lisa and Greg not participating.
The meeting ended at approximately 8:55 pm. The November 4th DRB meeting has been cancelled. The next DRB meeting is scheduled for November 18th.
Respectfully Submitted:
Karen Cornish
Recording Secretary