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Beta Technologies seeks major excavation at airport site; board continues review
Summary
Beta Technologies proposed lowering grade and excavating a former quarry at 154 Da Vinci Drive to expand airside access; the plan includes blasting, on-site rock crushing, relocation of utilities, and temporary access via 20 Palmer Court; the board continued the application to May 5 to review blasting, stockpiles, bonds and drainage.
Beta Technologies asked the South Burlington Development Review Board on April 7 for amendments to a previously approved commercial master plan to permit large-scale excavation at 154 Da Vinci Drive (SP 26 15). The applicant said the work would create additional airside access and space for future development at the airport site.
Chris Gendron of Stantec told the board the project will excavate a former quarry and will include blasting and on-site rock crushing similar to prior work at the site. He described utilities within the footprint that must be relocated, and said the work supports Beta's existing assembly facility and anticipated growth. "The, purpose of this project, it is essentially, we're excavating, an area at the airport to provide space for a future for future development," he said.
Applicant estimates provided to the board included roughly 30,000 cubic yards of rock to be blasted (with on-site crushing and reuse where feasible) and about 100,000 cubic yards of soil that may be removed or partially retained for backfill. The applicant said much of the processed rock would be stored on-site for potential future development or distributed to other airport projects, and that surplus material would be hauled to a nearby quarry if not reused.
Board members and staff pressed for clarifications on site-amenity impacts, temporary access and routing via 20 Palmer Court, whether use of an adjacent contractor property triggers a site-plan amendment, drainage and stormwater review, and financial assurance for time-limited stockpiles. The board voted to continue the hearing to May 5 to allow staff to review revised materials and for the applicant to provide additional evidence on blasting plans, bond mechanisms, and drainage.
