MEMORANDUM - Burlington, Vermont · shoreland protection, za #16-08 ... ct t st kes ve adsit no t...
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Department of Planning and Zoning 149 Church Street Burlington, VT 05401 Telephone:(802) 865-7188 (802) 865-7195 (FAX) (802) 865-7142 (TTY) David White, AICP, Director Meagan Tuttle, AICP, Comprehensive Planner Jay Appleton, Senior Programmer Scott Gustin, AICP,CFM, Principal Planner Mary O’Neil, AICP, Principal Planner Ryan Morrison, CFM, Associate Planner Anita Wade, Zoning Clerk Elsie Tillotson, Department Secretary MEMORANDUM TO: Jane Knodell, City Council President Burlington City Councilors Mayor Miro Weinberger FROM: Scott Gustin, Principal Planner DATE: Friday, April 1, 2016 RE: Proposed zoning amendment: ZA-16-08; Shoreland Protection You will please find attached a proposed amendment to the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance for your consideration and adoption as recommended by the Burlington Planning Commission on March 22, 2016. The amendment is intended to adjust the city’s shoreland protections to be in line with those of the State of Vermont per the city’s shoreland delegation agreement with VT ANR. This amendment was initiated by Planning & Zoning Staff. As of July 2014, the State of Vermont enacted its Shoreland Protection Act. The act is focused on preservation of natural lakeshore vegetation for improved water quality. The Act contains provision to exempt downtowns, village, and similar growth centers from its standards. Burlington’s downtown waterfront is exempt. The Act is administered by the Agency of Natural Resources. Following enactment, the City of Burlington sought municipal delegation of the Act via its existing Natural Resource Protection Overlay District: Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone. This overlay district is the city’s own lakeshore protection overlay and has similar provisions and exemptions (such as for the downtown waterfront). The city succeeded in obtaining municipal delegation June 22, 2015. Delegation was granted by the VT Agency of Natural Resources with two conditions relating to the city’s Natural Resource Protection Overlay District. They are: Amend the CDO to include shoreland from 95.5’ above sea level (currently, the CDO refers to 100’ above sea level) within the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone. Amend the CDO to include additional language relative to the purpose of the Natural Resource Protection Overlay District citing the preservation of natural shoreland vegetative cover when reasonably possible and the protection of native plants and vegetative cover that provide shoreland wildlife habitat to the greatest extent possible. The stipulated amendments are consistent with existing city policy and standards. The change to 95.5’ has virtually no effect on lakeshore vegetation. Most of the affected lakeshore is sand or rock between 100’ and 95.5’. The change is required by the Agency of Natural Resources to be consistent with the state Shoreland Protection Act that cites 95.5’ above sea level. Except for deletion of 100’ in favor of 95.5’, standards of the city’s Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone remain unchanged. The overlay map will be changed accordingly. Existing standards of the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone limit tree clearing and will remain unchanged. Wildlife habitat is not specifically noted in the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone; however, it is a benefit of the existing buffer protections. Wildlife habitat is specifically cited in the landscaping standards of criterion (m) of Sec. 6.2.2, Review Standards. The existing language states
Transcript of MEMORANDUM - Burlington, Vermont · shoreland protection, za #16-08 ... ct t st kes ve adsit no t...
Department of Planning and Zoning
149 Church Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Telephone:(802) 865-7188
(802) 865-7195 (FAX)
(802) 865-7142 (TTY)
David White, AICP, Director Meagan Tuttle, AICP, Comprehensive Planner
Jay Appleton, Senior Programmer Scott Gustin, AICP,CFM, Principal Planner
Mary O’Neil, AICP, Principal Planner Ryan Morrison, CFM, Associate Planner
Anita Wade, Zoning Clerk Elsie Tillotson, Department Secretary
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jane Knodell, City Council President Burlington City Councilors Mayor Miro Weinberger
FROM: Scott Gustin, Principal Planner
DATE: Friday, April 1, 2016
RE: Proposed zoning amendment: ZA-16-08; Shoreland Protection You will please find attached a proposed amendment to the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance for your consideration and adoption as recommended by the Burlington Planning Commission on March 22, 2016. The amendment is intended to adjust the city’s shoreland protections to be in line with those of the State of Vermont per the city’s shoreland delegation agreement with VT ANR. This amendment was initiated by Planning & Zoning Staff. As of July 2014, the State of Vermont enacted its Shoreland Protection Act. The act is focused on preservation of natural lakeshore vegetation for improved water quality. The Act contains provision to exempt downtowns, village, and similar growth centers from its standards. Burlington’s downtown waterfront is exempt. The Act is administered by the Agency of Natural Resources. Following enactment, the City of Burlington sought municipal delegation of the Act via its existing Natural Resource Protection Overlay District: Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone. This overlay district is the city’s own lakeshore protection overlay and has similar provisions and exemptions (such as for the downtown waterfront). The city succeeded in obtaining municipal delegation June 22, 2015. Delegation was granted by the VT Agency of Natural Resources with two conditions relating to the city’s Natural Resource Protection Overlay District. They are:
Amend the CDO to include shoreland from 95.5’ above sea level (currently, the CDO refers to 100’ above sea level) within the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone.
Amend the CDO to include additional language relative to the purpose of the Natural Resource Protection Overlay District citing the preservation of natural shoreland vegetative cover when reasonably possible and the protection of native plants and vegetative cover that provide shoreland wildlife habitat to the greatest extent possible.
The stipulated amendments are consistent with existing city policy and standards. The change to 95.5’ has virtually no effect on lakeshore vegetation. Most of the affected lakeshore is sand or rock between 100’ and 95.5’. The change is required by the Agency of Natural Resources to be consistent with the state Shoreland Protection Act that cites 95.5’ above sea level. Except for deletion of 100’ in favor of 95.5’, standards of the city’s Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone remain unchanged. The overlay map will be changed accordingly. Existing standards of the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone limit tree clearing and will remain unchanged. Wildlife habitat is not specifically noted in the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone; however, it is a benefit of the existing buffer protections. Wildlife habitat is specifically cited in the landscaping standards of criterion (m) of Sec. 6.2.2, Review Standards. The existing language states
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“contiguous green space… should be provided on a site whenever possible and be designed to protect wildlife travel corridors and habitat preservation…” Per the municipal delegation agreement, the amendments are to be made within two years of delegation (i.e. by June 22, 2017). Thank you for your consideration.
CITY OF BURLINGTON ORDINANCE ___________ Sponsor: Planning Department; Planning Commission Public Hearing Dates: ___________ In the Year Two Thousand Sixteen _____________________________ First reading: _________________ Referred to: ___________________ An Ordinance in Relation to Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: ______________ COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE-- Second reading: ________________ Shoreland Protection Action: ______________________ ZA #16-08 Date: ________________________ Signed by Mayor: ______________ Published: ____________________ Effective: _____________________
It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows:
That Appendix A, Comprehensive Development Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of 1
Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Section 4.5.4 and Table 4.5.4.-1 thereof to read as 2
follows: 3
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Sec. 4.5.4 Natural Resource Protection Overlay (NR) District 5
(a) Purpose and Authority: 6
The Natural Resource Protection Overlay District is intended to: 7
Protect surface waters and wetlands from encroachment by development, and from sources of non-8 point pollution; 9
Preserve natural lake shoreland vegetative cover where reasonably possible, and the protection of 10 native plants and vegetative cover that provide lake shoreland wildlife habitat, to the greatest extent 11 possible; 12
Protect the functions and values of Burlington’s wetlands; 13
Protect and enhance water quality near public beaches and other water-based recreation areas from 14 sources of non-point pollution; 15
Preserve natural features and communities, geologic features and cultural sites for education and 16 research. 17
Provide opportunities for public access where feasible and appropriate; 18
Facilitate connections and corridors for wildlife between areas of publicly protected sites. 19
Ensure that development that occurs within a Flood Hazard Area conforms to the requirements of 20 the National Flood Insurance Program. 21
Minimize and prevent the loss of life and property, the disruption of commerce, the impairment of 22 the tax base, and the extraordinary public expenditures and demands on public services that result 23 from flooding and other flood related hazards; and 24
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Ensure that the design and construction of development in flood and other hazard areas are 25
accomplished in a manner that minimizes or eliminates the potential for flood and loss or damage 26 to life and property; and 27
Manage all flood hazard areas designated pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 753; and 28
Make the City of Burlington and its residents eligible for federal flood insurance and other federal 29 disaster recovery and hazard mitigation funds as may be available. 30
(b) Areas Affected 31
This overlay district consists of all areas delineated on Map 4.5.4-1-Natural Resources Protection 32 Overlay (NR) District and is divided into four (4) subparts: 33
1. A Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone which consists of all surface water and a 34 corresponding upland buffer area, and specifically includes the following areas: 35
A. Uplands within 250 feet of the Lake Champlain lakeshore (measured at 100-feet 95.5 feet 36 above mean sea level per National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929) with the exception of 37 that portion of the shoreline between the northern extent of the Interim Development Area 38 north of the former Moran Generating Station and the most westerly extent of Roundhouse 39 Point described as the “Urban Waterfront” in the 2000 Open Space Protection Plan; 40
B. – D. As Written. 41
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2-4 As written. 43 44 45
Table 4.5.4.-1 is amended to reflect the uplands in the Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone to be within 46 250 feet of the Lake Champlain lakeshore measured at 95 feet instead 100 feet above mean sea level 47 pursuant to (b)(1) above. 48
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55 56 * Material stricken out deleted. 57 ** Material underlined added. 58 59 60 KS: Ordinances 2016/Zoning Amendment ZA #16-08 re Shoreland Protection 61 4/18/16 62
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ZoningNatural Resource Protection
Overlay District
City of Burlington GIShttp://www.burlingtonvt.gov/
Map Date: 3/21/2016
MXD Date: 3/21/2016
Lake, River or Pond
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LegendWetland Conservation
Natural Areas
Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone
Special Flood Hazard Area
Districts effective January 30, 2008
Department of Planning and Zoning
149 Church Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Telephone: (802) 865-7188
(802) 865-7195 (FAX)
(802) 865-7142 (TTY)
www.burlingtonvt.gov//PZ
David E. White, AICP, Director Scott Gustin, AICP, Principal Planner
Meagan Tuttle, AICP, Comprehensive Planner Jay Appleton, Project Planner/GIS
Mary O’Neil, AICP, Principal Planner Ryan Morrison, Assistant Planner
Anita Wade, Planning & Zoning Clerk Elsie Tillotson, Department Secretary
Burlington Planning Commission Report
Municipal Bylaw Amendment
ZA-16-08 – Shoreland Protection This report is submitted in accordance with the provisions of 24 V.S.A. §4441(c). Explanation of the proposed bylaw, amendment, or repeal and statement of purpose:
The proposed amendment amends the Comprehensive Development Ordinance Sec. 4.5.4 Natural Resource Protection Overlay (NR) District and Map 4.5.4.-1 Natural Resource Overlay District. The purpose of this amendment is to include shoreland from 95.5 feet above sea level in the Natural Resource Protection Overlay District: Riparian and Littoral Conservation Zone, and to include additional language relative to the purpose of the overlay district.
In July 2014 the State of Vermont enacted its Shoreland Protection Act. In June 2015, the City was successful in obtaining municipal delegation from the VT Agency of Natural Resources. Delegation was granted with two conditions relating to the NR Overlay District. The first condition was to include shoreland from 95.5 feet above sea level (a change from the CDO’s current inclusion of shoreland from 100 feet above sea level) in the NR District. The second conditions was to add language regarding the district’s purpose citing the preservation of natural shoreland vegetative cover when reasonably possible and the protection of native plants and vegetative cover that provide shoreland wildlife habitat to the greatest extent possible.
Conformity with and furtherance of the goals and policies contained in the municipal development plan, including the availability of safe and affordable housing:
This proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO) is consistent with the Natural Environment element of the municipal development plan. In particular, it furthers the plan’s shoreline and wetlands goals, which specifically discuss the need to stabilize the shoreline, filter surface runoff, and provide habitat for wildlife. The proposed amendment does not limit the ability to provide safe and affordable housing within the community.
Compatibility with the proposed future land uses and densities of the municipal development plan:
This proposed amendment is consistent with the proposed future land uses and densities of the Municipal Development Plan, specifically the policy to protect natural areas from harmful and incompatible development and maintain the integrity of natural systems.
Implementation of specific proposals for planned community facilities:
This proposed amendment does not impact planned community facilities.
