Burlington's CDO encourages higher-density, mixed-use development along GMT bus corridors and within the Downtown Mixed-Use district through reduced parking minimums, allowable heights up to 105 feet, and ground-floor commercial requirements.
The Downtown Mixed-Use district (DTMU) and Neighborhood Mixed-Use districts allow buildings of four to eight stories with active ground-floor frontage along Church Street, College Street, and Main Street. Parking minimums for residential uses in these districts are reduced or eliminated within a quarter mile of the Downtown Transit Center. Bicycle parking, transit passes, and shared-vehicle programs can substitute for car parking. The 2019 PUDs amendment expanded transit-supportive density along the North Avenue corridor served by GMT route 1.
Permit denial for non-compliant projects; height bonus revocation if affordability or transit conditions unmet.
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Burlington's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (CDO Article 9, adopted 1990 — the first US municipal program of its kind) requires residential projects of five ...
Burlington, VT
The 8-mile Burlington Greenway (Burlington Bike Path) along Lake Champlain and on-street protected bike lanes on North Avenue and Pine Street are governed by...
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