Burlington Department of Permitting & Inspection's Design Review Guides are handy, easy to understand how-to guides on a variety of zoning design review topics.
Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Shoreline Development
- Shoreline Guide (prepared by UVM NR 206 seniors, May 2021)
Permitting Process:
- Site Plans
- Building Elevations
- Design Review Process
- Development Review Board
- Conservation Board Submission Requirements
Design Guides:
- Fences
- Gates (in the downtown)
- Parking
- Windows
- Replacement Windows in Historic Buildings
- Replacement Window Alternative - Insulating Inserts
- Porches
- Outdoor Lighting with examples
- What makes it Historic?
- Historic Building Research
- Pressure-Treated Wood
- Removing Barriers to Access
- Landscaping
- Replacement Siding
- Utilities and Other Essentials
- Graffiti Removal from Masonry
- Slate. Also see the City's Slate Removal Policy
- Signs
- Brick
- Energy Efficient Construction
- Stormwater and Erosion Control. Also see the Department of Public Works Stormwater Management
- Stormwater Friendly Driveways (Dept of Public Works)
- Bicycle Parking Guidelines (Dept of Public Works), containing information on how to install bicycle parking. The Guidelines are required to be followed per the Zoning Ordinance in Article 8 - Parking.
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