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The 2005 Town Plan compels us to continue our serious look at Hinesburg’s sole designated growth center – the greater village area. Through the Village Growth Project, the Planning Commission is looking hard at ways to revise and rewrite the Town’s Zoning Regulations to lay the foundation for well planned development and future growth. We endeavor to: PROJECT MILESTONES Planning Commission FINAL Proposal, Village Growth Rezoning Submitted to the Selectboard, January 9, 2008 Materials for Review This document contains all the files listed below, except the map files: Proposed Zoning District Map (.pdf) Stream Setback Map (.pdf) Public Spaces and Facilities Map (.pdf) Planning for Public Spaces and Facilities In response to feedback at the May 23 public forum, the Planning Commission is exploring what community spaces and facilities will be needed within the village growth area, and where they should be located. See the July 11 and July 25 meeting minutes for more details. Also check out the following list of public spaces and facilities that was fleshed out at the July 11 meeting. Public Spaces and Facilities List (.doc) Public Spaces and Facilities Map (.pdf) Planning Commission Proposal for Village Growth Rezoning Presentation and 1st Public Forum, May 23, 2007, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall At a May 23 public forum, the Planning Commission (PC) laid out its proposal for significant village area zoning changes. These changes are designed to implement the community’s vision (as expressed in the Town Plan) for an expanded village growth area that can accommodate a substantial amount of Hinesburg’s expected growth over the next 20-30 years. Turn out at the forum was good (50-60 people), and the discussion following the presentation was excellent. Thanks were expressed to the PC for the work to date and the comprehensive nature of the proposal, while many constructive questions and suggestions for improvements were also made. The PC spent the next few months discussing the feedback and preparing a revised proposal to address some of the major concerns. See May 23 meeting minutes for a flavor of the issues raised at the forum. Public Discussion Sessions – February through April 2006 Feb. 1 - Village Core & Southern Approach Feb. 15 – Village Core & Commerce Park Mar. 1 – Ballard’s Corner & Route 116 North of Commerce Street Mar. 15 - Mechanicsville Road Mar. 29 – Municipal Projects & Development Plans Pending Re-Zoning Apr. 5 - Entire Greater Village Area (overall issues) Unlike the January 4 forum, we broke into small discussion groups so that everyone had a chance to share their input and be heard. Each meeting focused on ideas and issues for a particular area of the village. To spark discussion and generate specific feedback, each group was asked to discuss a series of questions related to the focus area for that evening. Maps and related material were made available at each session (see map links below). And as always, Planning Commissioners provided scrumptious desserts and drinks! See discussion summaries below: Discussion Schedule & Questions Past Discussion Summaries: Discussion Session #1 (2/1/06) Discussion Session #2 (2/15/06) Discussion Session #3 (3/1/06) Discussion Session #4 (3/15/06) Focus Area Maps (handed out at discussion sessions): Village Core and Southern Approach Village Core and Commerce Park Village North – Greater Hamlet Option Village North – Lesser Hamlet Option Village - Mechanicsville Road Project partners (consultant providing planning expertise): Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) Melanie Needle (staff planner) – providing technical assistance on build out projections and visualization Orton Family Foundation – providing access to Community Viz planning software ORW Landscape Architects & Planners of Norwich, VT Robert White (principal consultant) ORW is well known in planning circles for their work on the "Vermont Neighborhoods Project" in Addison County with the VT Forum on Sprawl (see www.vtsprawl.org/Initiatives/projects/tvn.htm). A picture is worth a thousand words, and ORW will be helping the Town produce conceptual layouts, designs, and architectural renderings to help community members visualize what is possible and how various zoning schemes might be built out in the future. Community Forum, January 4, 2006 WOW! What an outpouring of interest from the community!! It was standing room only as we had approximately 140 people packed into the Town Hall for this forum. Very heartening to see so many people who clearly care so much about Hinesburg and our village area! Project consultant (Robert White of ORW) provided a review of growth ideas – primarily those generated at the Nov. 4th design charette. He also described how properly planned village growth can function with some zoning examples (house spacing, setbacks, etc.) and some design examples/pictures from other areas. Community members provided feedback on the issues important to them and some thoughts on the land use ideas presented. Big issues brought up by forum attendees: 1. Sidewalks, sidewalks, sidewalks – it’s time to make the village area walkable with safe, connected pedestrian/bike infrastructure 2. Need more area for increased economic activity and commerce 3. Want new development to be on the Hinesburg scale in keeping with our rural village 4. Want to preserve historic buildings and cultural integrity 5. Worried about impact of new development on traffic patterns, especially as it relates to pedestrian safety Village Design Charette, November 4, 2005 30 land use professionals from inside and outside of Hinesburg were invited to a ˝ charette or design workshop to brainstorm ideas for village growth. See the charette summary for details. Hinesburg Growth Center Charette |
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