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Council warns public hearing on land‑development rule changes, narrows height proposal near Centennial Woods
Summary
South Burlington City Council voted 4‑1 to warn a Sept. 2 public hearing on a set of land development regulation amendments while asking the planning commission to re‑examine proposed building heights for a narrow area adjacent to Centennial Woods and the DoubleTree hotel.
South Burlington — The City Council voted to warn a public hearing for Sept. 2 on a package of land development regulation (LDR) changes and an update to the official map, but narrowed the planning commission's height proposal for a small area near Centennial Woods.
The council’s action leaves the area north of the DoubleTree hotel zoned as “high‑scale mixed use” rather than adopting the planning commission’s broader height increases there, and directs the planning commission to study building‑height limits for that location and return with a recommendation. The council vote was 4‑1; Councilor Elizabeth cast the lone dissent.
Why it matters: The LDR amendments would streamline review and increase design flexibility in the city center, change permitted heights in several commercial areas, and add…
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