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Two sets of amendments are currently in process. See below for details.

LDR-22-09: Updates to Article 12 Environmental Protection Standards, adopted by City Council May 15, 2023. Includes a variety of small changes to the Standards, including  modification of the Class II wetlands buffer boundary in some residential areas, streamline administrative permitting process, and remove permitted, human-made steep slopes from regulation as steep slopes. The City Council a first public hearing on March 20, 2023, has made modifications, and has scheduled a second public hearing for May 15, 2023. 

• LDR-22-09 with modifications requested by City Council (2023-04-17)
• Public Hearing Notice for May 15, 2023 City Council meeting (7:30 pm)
• Planning Commission Report on LDR-22-09

LDR-23-01 (Solar PV) and LDR-23-02 (Minor & Technical), warned for City Council Public Hearing June 5, 2023, 7:30 pm. Would require the installation of Solar PV in association with new buildings subject to the Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standards, and includes and minor & technical amendments throughout the regulations. 

• LDR-23-01 (Solar PV for buildings subject to Commercial Building Energy Standards) for Council Hearing 2023-06-05
• LDR-23-02 (minor & technical amendments) for Council Hearing 2023-06-05
• Planning Commission Report on LDR-23-01 and LDR-23-02
• City Council Public Hearing Notice & Login Info for June 5, 2023, 7:30 pm

Prior Actions:
City Council adopted LDR-22-07 and LDR-22-08 following their hearing on December 5, 2022. This hearing included LDR-22-07 and LDR-022-08, as described below.

• LDR-22-07: Realign Commercial 1-Residential 15, Commercial 1-Auto, and Commercial 2 zoning district boundaries along the Shelburne Road corridor
• LDR-22-08: Allow Municipal Facilities as a permitted use in the Commercial 2 zoning District and allow the following uses within Commercial 1 Auto District: Congregate Care, Assisted Living, Continuum of Care; Educational Facility; Educational Support Facilities; Hospice; Municipal Facility; Skilled Nursing; Social Services, as shown on the table on the following page.
• Planning Commission Report
• City Council Public Hearing Notice, December 5, 9 pm

The prior regulations were adopted by the City Council on November 21, 2022. This most recent set of amendments expanded the City's Transferable Development Rights Program to include receiving areas within higher density mixed use zoning districts and made some technical corrections throughout.

Previously, the City established a "General PUD", Site Amenity requirements, and modified Site Plan standards in May 2022. A minor correction to these amendments was approved by the Council in July 2022 to address a missing sheet from the initial adoption. On February 7, 2022, the City Council adopted a set of amendments to changes to the City's Land Development Regulations. These includes updated Environmental Protection Standards, a replacement of the City's Subdivision, Master Plan, and Planned Unit Development standards, a series of Zoning District changes, and several stand-alone amendments including extension of Inclusionary Zoning city-wide, requirement for solar-ready roofs on commercial buildings, updates to accessory apartment and accessory structure standards, stormwater standard revisions, and more. Below are a series of 1-2 page "spotlights" on each of the proposed amendments, by general category

• Spotlight on Wetlands
• Spotlight on Habitat Blocks & Habitat Connectors
• Spotlight on Steep Slopes
• Spotlight on Floodplains
• Spotlight on River Corridors
• Interactive Map viewer of draft and proposed regulations

• Spotlight on Subdivisions
• Spotlight on Master Plans
• Spotlight on Planned Unit Developments, the "Traditional Neighborhood Development" PUD Type, and the "Conservation PUD" Type

• Spotlight on Hinesburg Road, south of I-89
• Spotlight on the Southeast Quadrant
• Spotlight on Shelburne Road

Stand-Alone Amendments

• Spotlight on Inclusionary Zoning
• Spotlight on Accessory Dwelling Units
• Spotlight on Accessory Structures
• Spotlight on Residential Design
• Spotlight on Solar Ready Roofs, Solar street layout, and Solar parking lot canopies
• Spotlight on the SEQ-Natural Resource Protection District
• Spotlight on other Minor Amendments
  
  

Have any feedback you'd like to share with us? Email us at planning@sburl.com. 

Public Comment Received

• Written Comments Received 10/18/21-10/26/21
• Written Comments Received After Closure of Hearing
• Written Comments Received for 01/03/22 City Council Public Hearing 12/29/2021
• Written Comments Received for 01/03/22 City Council Public Hearing 01/03/2022 
• Written Comments Received for 01/10/2022 City Council Public Hearing 01/07/2022
• Written Comments Received for 2/07/2022 City Council Public Hearing 02/03/2022

Link to EPS Project Page
Link to Master Plan / PUD Project Page