Development Review Board

1/18/2024 - Minutes I. Call to Order Members Present: Matt Bacewicz, Chair; Harland Miller, Vice-Chair; David Weissberger; Jordan Matte City Staff Present: Eric Vorwald Guests Present: Greg Dixon, Robert Lloyd Call to Order by: Matt Bacewicz Meeting Start Time: 6:31 PM Minutes Recorded by: Eric Vorwald II. Changes to the Agenda None. III. Public Comment None. IV. Approve Previous Meeting Minutes Decision: 3 – 0 – 1 Motion by: Mr. Weissberger Second: Mr. Matte Minutes: Mr. Vorwald indicated that the minutes were included with the agenda packet. No comments or corrections were offered. Mr. Weissberger made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Matte seconded. All were in favor with Mr. Miller abstaining for not being present at the meeting. V. Public Hearing on Final Planned Unit Development – 205 West Allen Street Mr. Miller made a motion that was seconded by Mr. Matte to open a public hearing on the final planned unit development request for 205 West Allen Street. All were in favor and a public hearing was opened at 6:34pm. Mr. Bacewicz swore in those members of the public looking to provide comments during the hearing. Following this, Mr. Dixon provided an overview of the final plan. He indicated that the revised final plan shifted the western building to be located outside of the side setback thereby eliminating the need for a dimensional waiver. He stated that discussions were had with the City’s Fire Department related to access and there was an agreement reached for the width of the driveway that would satisfy the Fire Department. Mr. Dixon noted that no other changes were proposed from the previous version of the final plan. After this, Mr. Vorwald noted that at the previous meeting, the DRB reviewed a final plan for this project that included a request for a waiver to the western setback that was denied, therefore the  Department related to access and there was an agreement reached for the width of the driveway that would satisfy the Fire Department. Mr. Dixon noted that no other changes were proposed from the previous version of the final plan. After this, Mr. Vorwald noted that at the previous meeting, the DRB reviewed a final plan for this project that included a request for a waiver to the western setback that was denied, therefore the final plan was also denied. He indicated that in the DRB’s decision, they agreed to review an updated final plan instead of making the applicant go back through the entire process for review. Mr. Vorwald also stated that two previous waiver requests were granted during the preliminary plan review, which were included in the final plan. These included a waiver to the front setback to allow the existing dwelling to remain compliant with the regulations, and a waiver to the rear setback to accommodate the additional space needed to add the third building on the property. Members of the DRB asked questions about snow removal and runoff. Mr. Dixon provided information on the grading and slopes for the project to address stormwater runoff, and provided details on locations for snow storage options. He noted that there were approximately 11 feet between the two new dwellings which would be sufficient to accommodate a plow for snow storage in the small open area in the northwest corner of the lot. With that, no other questions were provided from the DRB, and no members of the public were present. Mr. Miller made a motion that seconded by Mr. Weissberger to close the public hearing. All were in favor and the public hearing was closed at 6:46 PM. VI. City Updates Mr. Vorwald provided updates on legal matters related to Lot 9 and St. Stephens church. He also provided updates on the hotel project at Lot 7D in Downtown Winooski, and on other development projects that were in process around the City. He also provided an update on draft amendments to local resources protections, including the establishment of a new Local Resources Advisory Board to provide guidance to the Zoning Administrator or Development Review Board related to projects that are listed in the Local Register of Historic, Cultural, Architectural, and Archeological Resources. VII. Other Business Mr. Vorwald noted that the applicant that submitted for the February meeting had requested their hearing be rescheduled for the March meeting, therefore he did not anticipate a February meeting would be needed. He indicated the submission deadline for the February meeting was January 19 th . If no applications were submitted then the meeting would most likely be cancelled. He also stated that the March meeting would occur on March 21 st . VIII. Adjourn Motion by: Mr. Miller Second: Mr. Matte Meeting End Time: 7:02 PM