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ZBA denies broad multi-use permit request for Legacy Lane parcel; applicant signals intent to appeal
Summary
The Zoning Board denied Vermont Toy Storage LLC’s request to allow multiple professional, office, service and storage uses on Lots 2 and 3 of 270 Legacy Lane, finding the application too broad; applicant Jonathan Couture said he may appeal to Vermont State Environmental Court.
The Ferrisburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny Application 26-003, which sought to amend an existing permit to allow a broad range of professional, office, service and storage uses at 270 Legacy Lane (Lots 2 and 3). The board initially continued the hearing when the applicant was absent, then reopened the matter after Jonathan Couture arrived later in the meeting.
Couture told the board he did not find language in town documentation requiring separate approvals for each use and said the board’s approach felt "prohibitive to business development"; he added he plans to file new applications for each specific use that the board might deny and "bring the matter before the Vermont State Environmental Court." The board explained that each conditional use has distinct impacts and that granting a single permit for every possible use could create future confusion when the property is sold. Norm Smith said the board's inclination was to deny the application; a motion to deny passed with a unanimous vote among those voting, with member Dave Mentzer recorded as abstaining.
The board recorded the denial in the minutes and advised Couture to submit his written comments to the zoning administrator for the record.
