Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4442 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear comments on the following proposed amendment to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO):

ZA-25-02: Neighborhood Code—Additional Housing Development Options

The public hearing will take place on Monday, June 2, 2025 during the Regular City Council Meeting which begins at 6:00 pm in Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington, VT or you may access the hearing/meeting as follows:

On-line: https://zoom.us/j/97902305330

By telephone: +1 646 931 3860 US

Webinar ID: 979 0230 5330

Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. §4444(b):

Statement of purpose for ZA-25-02: This amendment augments Neighborhood Code Part 1 (Adopted 3/25/24) by establishing standards for Planned Unit Developments, Rowhouses, and Pocket Neighborhoods in the Residential zoning districts. Additionally, this amendment supports the broader goals of the Neighborhood Code by providing necessary clarification to the relationship between secondary buildings allowed in the residential standards and citywide provisions for Accessory Dwelling Units, streamlines ordinance sections related to Design Review applicability, and addresses standards for residential development bonuses.

Geographic areas affected: All current residential zoning districts within the city.

List of section headings affected: ZA-25-02 amends Sec. 3.3.3(a) Impact Fee Exceptions and Waivers; Sec. 3.4.2(b) Design Review Applicability; moves Map 4.5.1-1 Design Review Overlay District to Sec. 3.4.2(b) as amended and renumbers Map 3.4.2-1; amends Article 4, Sec. 4.4.5(d) by: modifying Table 4.4.5-2 Principal & Secondary Structures Massing and Placement Standards in Residential Districts; replaces the previously Reserved Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 1 A. with Pocket Neighborhoods; modifies the formerly reserved Table 4.4.5-3 to establish Pocket Neighborhood Standards; moves Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 1 B. Residential Development Bonuses to a new section, Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 5.; creates Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 1 B. Rowhouses and tables 4.4.5-4 Rowhouse Lot and Site Standards and 4.4.5-5 Rowhouse Principal & Secondary Structure Massing & Intensity Standards within the subsection; adds Sec. 4.4.5(d) 2.D., Exceptions to Maximum Building Footprint Limit; adds Sec. 4.4.5(d) 4. D., Additional Unit on lot or within Owner Occupied Single Detached Dwelling; amends the newly-moved Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 5. Residential Development Bonuses by modifying Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 5. A., Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 5. B., Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 5. C., and, deleting Table 4.4.5-5 Residential Conversion Bonus, and renumbering and reformatting subsections and tables; deletes Sec. 4.5.1 Design Review Overlay District and reserves section; modifies Sec. 5.2.2 Required Frontage or Access; deletes Sec. 5.2.3 (b) 10 under Exceptions to Lot Coverage.; deletes Sec. 5.4.5 Accessory Dwelling Units; modifies Sec. 6.2.2 (h) Building Location and Orientation and Sec 6.2.2 (l) Parking and Circulation; modifies Sec. 11.1.3 General Requirements & Applicability by modifying table 11.1.3-1 Planned Unit Development Project Size Standards; adds new Sec. 11.1.5, Residential District Planned Unit Developments, with new tables 11.1.5-1, Residential District Planned Unit Development Intensity Standards, and 11.1.5-2, Residential District Planned Unit Development Setback Standards; renumbers 11.1.5 and 11.1.6; and modifies Article 13 by creating a definition for Pocket Neighborhoods and Rowhouses.

The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance is available online at https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/DPI/CDO Upon request, a hard copy of the proposed amendments can be viewed at the Clerk’s Office located on the second floor of City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or online at https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/DPI/CDO/Amendments