South Burlington Zoning Decisions: October 2026

In October 2026, South Burlington held 3 public meetings covering zoning matters. 3 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 1 approved (100% approval rate), 2 deferred.

Zoning Decisions This Month

Green Mountain Youth Center site plan at 596 Meadowland Drive

Deferred.

Site Plan Application PZ Site 2026-38 of Negley and Chase Construction to construct a 12,975 sf building and an 8,640 sf building on an existing 20.2-acre undeveloped lot for group home use. The facility is a 14-bed secure youth treatment facility (8-bed stabilization and 6-bed treatment). Grandview Farms owns lot 3 and will build the facility and lease it to BGS for DCF use under a 10-year lease with potential buyout. Board direction: the state license must be obtained before the certificate of occupancy; path maintenance will be addressed in the easement deed; parking must be moved behind the front building line; parking-lot landscape islands are required; tree species should be mixed; tree heights must comply with the scenic overview district without relying on maintenance; and grading in the wetland buffer must be minimized. A conditional use for a 14-ft fence will be warned for November. Continued to November 17, 2026, with materials due to staff by about November 2-3.

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Beta Technologies MXT hangar addition at 430 Da Vinci Drive

Deferred.

Site Plan Application PZ Site 2026-32 of Beta Technologies Inc. is the next phase of a 101-acre master plan, which is not yet approved. It proposes an approximately 61,000 sf footprint addition of one to four stories to an existing 23,625 sf aviation use building (maintenance and training hangar with flight simulators) in Master Plan Development Area 1. Building height is 57.1 ft, which is 7.1 ft over the maximum; the board denied a waiver approach and requires TDRs obtained before the zoning permit. Other board direction: lot coverage is measured within the 60-acre Development Area 1 (8.8% building coverage against a 30% limit); the area counts as a courtyard; preliminary CATMA acceptance is required before approval; and revised photometrics are to be provided. Continued to November 17, 2026; a decision cannot issue until the master plan decision is issued.

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Amend landscaping project charge to add commercial district civic spaces

Approved.

The Commission voted unanimously to add civic space and landscaping requirements in commercial districts to the landscaping project charge. Beta Technologies cited high landscaping costs on large facilities.

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Top Keywords This Month

• residential: 20 instances
• commercial: 18 instances
• industrial: 13 instances
• zoning: 10 instances
• density: 5 instances

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