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Council adopts LDR changes and nuisance ordinance updates; residents press decibel and duration limits for bedrock removal
Summary
The council adopted amendments to land development regulations (LDRs) and an updated nuisance (noise) ordinance that establish new procedures and daytime windows for bedrock removal; the planning commission was directed to further study standards including possible use of transferable development rights.
The South Burlington City Council on Sept. 2 adopted a package of land development regulation changes (LDR 25‑01 through LDR 25‑07) and an updated nuisance ordinance (Chapter 14, Article 2) that together add procedures for bedrock removal, adjust review processes in the City Center, and move certain construction-noise provisions into the nuisance code.
Paul Connor, the city's director of planning and zoning, told the council these amendments "establish a standard" for bedrock removal where none existed, and that the planning commission recommended the package but also placed additional bedrock standards on its future work plan for further refinement. Connor said the DRB (Development Review Board) may require testing and an independent technical review and that the board has…
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