DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD July 1, 2008 7:00 PM BENNINGTON FIRE FACILITY 126 RIVER STREET, BENNINGTON, VT MINUTES BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Copp, Chair; Barry Hörst, Vice Chair; Al Ray, Ron Alderman, Bill Barney, Michael von Ouhl, Ryan Morse, Bill Barney, Michael von Ouhl, Dan Malmborg and Milt Surdam. OTHERS PRESENT: Dan Monks, Zoning Administrator; Po Mat Lee; Brian Sallisky, SVMC; Martin Risley, Design Engineer, Clough Harbor; Steve Clayman, Architect, Valley Brunsinger; Paul Roth; and Robyn Baker, Recording Secretary. Copp called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 1. Minutes of June 17, 2008. Hörst moved and von Ouhl seconded approval of the minutes of June 17, 2008 with name corrections noted: Martin, not Marvin Risley, on Line 13 and Mrs. Adams on Line 151, not Briggs. The motion carried. 2. Interested Persons - Appeal Rights - Reading of witness' oath Monks read the oath. 3. Disclosure of Ex parte Communications and Conflicts of Interest Copp recused himself from the hospital matter. 4. Alternates - Voting Assignments 5. Written Decision Joseph Maccioli, 1111 North Branch Street Alderman asked about the air tool restriction and the Board agreed to discuss the matter in deliberative session. 6. Po Mat Lee, 663 Main Street the applicant is seeking design plan approval for changes to the exterior of his building located on the corner of Union Street and Main Street. Hörst reported that this application was reviewed by the Application Review Panel and the applicant has agreed to vinyl siding with wood trim. He indicated that the ARP recommends approval. Alderman moved to approve the design as requested. Morse seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Estate of William Houran, 220 Beech Street, the applicant is seeking development plan approval for the conversion of a two unit apartment building into a four unit apartment building. This application was also reviewed by the ARP. Hörst reports that there was some landscaping and parking added, and the ARP recommends adding a screen buffer. They need to pave a 20' buffer, and enclose a dumpster if it is added. The ARP recommends approval. They do have the number of parking spaces, but will make them larger so that it will be easier to turn. Copp asked Latour to present a new site plan for Copp and Monks to review with these changes included. He also agreed to include the abutting landowners on the plan. Ray moved to close the matter to deliberative session. Hörst seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, 100 Hospital Drive, the applicant is seeking development plan approval for a new central heating plant on the hospital property. Hörst conducted the hearing as Copp has recused himself from the matter. Brian Sallisky, SVMC; Marvin Risley, Design Engineer, Clough Harbor; Steve Clayman, Architect, Valley Brunsinger, and Paul Roth, were representing the hospital The new plans presented include the zoning boundaries. Risley indicated the addition of the zoning district boundary. They have rotated the building slightly closer to the parking lot to gain the proper setback. They also added the drainage proposal, to include a diversion swale along the upper edge of the building. They've graded the proposed construction to catch the water into a pretreatment swale. This proposal is still subject to state approval. They have relocated the 100 gallon propane tank behind the building, hidden from view. Risley feels these are minor adjustments. He acknowledged that revised site plan didn't get to Zoning Administrator until yesterday. Barney asked and Risley explained that the bio-retention pond will be located next to the existing retention pond, to treat storm water before it's discharged. Ray asked for explanation about how the ice storage tanks work. Morse asked about the decibel levels they discussed at the last meeting. Clayman met with acoustical engineer today, and they explained that the engineer will do some baseline measurements of existing noise to be taken at property line. The chosen equipment will produce less noise than the existing equipment. He submitted a letter from the engineers explaining steps to be taken. He suspects that the noise from the hospital is coming from rooftop air handlers. They are not affecting that work now, except to say that those units are anticipated to be replaced at some time. They are adding an emergency generator to support the boilers and chillers. That is an additional piece of equipment, but will phase out the existing equipment. The emergency generators are tested twice monthly for about 45 minutes at a time. There was an extended power outage last week with generators running for several hours. This is quieter equipment, and benchmark testing indicates that the new plant won't be any nosier than existing plant. In response to Ray's question, the ice storage is intended to adjust when the heat usage of electricity is used, and the chillers should reduce the peak usage. The goal of ice storage is to produce ice during the night when it's not as hot and usage is lower. During the day as you approach the peak period, you run water through the big blocks of ice instead of the chiller. The tanks are about 8 feet in diameter by 9 feet high. Alderman moved to close the hearing to deliberative session. Morse seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Casella Waste Management, Inc. and Town of Bennington, 906 Houghton Lane, the applicant has requested a continuance. Monks recommends that the Board deny the application. Hörst moved to deny the application without prejudice. Ray seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 10. Other Business As there was no further business, Barney moved to adjourn to deliberative session Alderman seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 PM. Respectfully submitted, Robyn Baker Minutes Secretary