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Planning commission reviews broad LDR amendments including accommodation scales, use consolidation and transit-overlay changes
Summary
The Planning Commission reviewed a broad draft update to the Land Development Regulations that would consolidate commercial-use categories, introduce scaled "accommodations" (small/medium/large), and change where certain consumer-facing activities are allowed in mixed industrial-commercial areas.
The South Burlington Planning Commission discussed a package of Land Development Regulation (LDR) amendments intended to consolidate commercial use categories, introduce scaled definitions for temporary accommodations, and clarify where consumer-facing commercial uses are allowed in mixed industrial-commercial areas.
Staff overview and intent: Kelsey Peterson, city planning staff, explained that the project consolidates overlapping commercial categories (for example, hotels, extended-stay hotels and bed-and-breakfasts) into size- and scale-based "accommodations" categories (small, medium, large) and updates the use table in Appendix C to align permissions by district. The draft also includes edits to definitions and technical corrections across the LDRs.
Key topics and why they matter: the commission focused on three main areas:
- Accommodations scale and mixed IC: staff proposed limiting "accommodations large" in mixed…
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