Ordinance Committee — Burlington, VT
Date: 2026-04-23
Time: 16:30

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR
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When: Apr 23, 2026 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Ordinance Committee Meeting

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1. Agenda
  1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Adopt Draft Minutes
  Subject 2.1. Adopt Draft Minutes for 3/19
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 2. Adopt Draft Minutes

  Department Council and Board


  Type
  Recommended Action

3. Public Forum
  Subject 3.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM
  Category 3. Public Forum
  Department Council and Board


  Type

4. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
  Subject 4.1. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 4. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

5. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance
Discussion
  Subject 5.1. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance
 Discussion
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 5. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance Discussion

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

6. Fuel Purchase Ordinance
  Subject 6.1. Fuel Purchase Ordinance
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 6. Fuel Purchase Ordinance

  Department Council and Board


  Type
  Recommended Action

7. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance
  Subject 7.1. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 7. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

8. CDO - ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences
  Subject 8.1. CDO - ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 8. CDO - ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

9. Any Other Committee Business
  Subject 9.1. Any Other Committee Business
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 9. Any Other Committee Business

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  Recommended Action

10. Adjournment
  Subject 10.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 10. Adjournment

  Department Council and Board


  Type
Recommended Action

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR
 REMOTELY via ZOOM

When: Apr 23, 2026 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Ordinance Committee Meeting

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1. Agenda
  1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda

2. Adopt Draft Minutes
  Subject 2.1. Adopt Draft Minutes for 3/19
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 2. Adopt Draft Minutes

  Department Council and Board


  Type


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  Recommended Action

3. Public Forum
  Subject 3.1. Verbal Comments
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM
  Category 3. Public Forum
  Department Council and Board


  Type

4. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
  Subject 4.1. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 4. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

5. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance
Discussion
  Subject 5.1. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance
 Discussion
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 5. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance Discussion

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

6. Fuel Purchase Ordinance
  Subject 6.1. Fuel Purchase Ordinance
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 6. Fuel Purchase Ordinance

  Department Council and Board


  Type




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  Recommended Action

7. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance
  Subject 7.1. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 7. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

8. CDO - ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences
  Subject 8.1. CDO - ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 8. CDO - ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

9. Any Other Committee Business
  Subject 9.1. Any Other Committee Business
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 9. Any Other Committee Business

  Department Council and Board


  Type

  Recommended Action

10. Adjournment
  Subject 10.1. Motion to adjourn
  Meeting April 23, 2026 - Ordinance Committee Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:30
 PM, Contois Auditorium, 2nd floor, City Hall OR REMOTELY via ZOOM


  Category 10. Adjournment

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Ordinance Committee
 Thursday, April 23, 2026
 Contois Auditorium, City Hall
 or Remote via Zoom. Burlington, Vermont
 DRAFT MINUTES

Members Present: Councilor Bergman (Chair), Councilor Carpenter, Councilor Barlow

Staff Present: Kim Sturtevant (Assistant City Attorney), Sarah Morgan (Planner), Bill Ward
(Director of DPI)

Public Present: Sharon Bushor

Meeting called to order at 4:33 PM.

1. Adopt the Agenda
 1.1 Adopt the Agenda

Motion to Adopt Agenda.
Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Carpenter.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

2. Adopt Draft Minutes
 2.1 Adopt Draft Minutes from March 19, 2026

Motion to adopt the draft minutes as drafted.
Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Carpenter.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Councilors Bergman and Barlow
Abstain: Councilor Carpenter

3. Public Forum

Sharon Bushor: I think the changes to the fuel ordinance and private parking lot ordinance are
good. The changes to the university inspection ordinance also look good. I would like for the
privately-run dormitories at UVM to be covered by the ordinance.

4. 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule

The proposed 2026-2027 meeting schedule is available in the agenda packet on CivicClerk.

Councilor Bergman proposed eliminating the meetings on July 2, and August 7. He further
proposed to add the collaborative meetings with the Planning Commission, with the change of
the September 8 meeting to September 22.

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Motion to adopt the proposed meeting schedule with the amendments made by Councilor
Bergman.
Motion by Councilor Bergman, Seconded by Councilor Carpenter.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

5. University Exemption for Periodic Minimum Housing Inspection Ordinance Discussion

Attorney Sturtevant shared both the draft ordinance change and the draft self-certification form.
Both of these forms are included in the agenda packet available on CivicClerk.

Councilor Carpenter said she would be interested in having contact information for facilities for
each building required on the self-certification form.

Councilor Bergman said that the self-certification form should only say dormitories and not
include the term ‘properties’. He also added that he would like the phrase ‘escalate a complaint’
to be changed or removed so that every dormitory tenant is treated the same as any other tenant.

Bill Ward (Director of DPI) said that when someone makes a complaint one of the first questions
is whether they have already notified their landlord. He added that DPI does not currently have
the capacity to review hundreds or thousands more complaints directly from students and that
working with school facilities teams is the best first step.

Councilors agreed on changing the language on the top of page two of the self-certification form
to read “Residents are instructed on how to make a housing complaint to the university/college
staff in order to resolve applicability issues. Additionally, they are informed that they have the
right to complain to the City of Burlington.”

All councilors agreed that the self-certification form should include more information about the
dormitories, such as number of floors and rooms.

6. Fuel Purchase Ordinance

Attorney Sturtevant shared the most recent draft of the consumer protection ordinance. This
draft ordinance is available in the agenda packet on CivicClerk.

Bill Ward said that it is the bank or lending institution that sets the value of the hold on a card
and not a matter of gas station policy.

Motion to remove the language regarding the dollar amount of a hold and the length of time of
the hold because these values are not determined by the gas station, and to refer the draft
ordinance back to the full council for a first reading, and to notify the local gas stations of the
new ordinance changes.
Motion by Councilor Bergman, Seconded by Councilor Carpenter.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous
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7. Private Parking Lot Terms and Rates Ordinance

Attorney Sturtevant shared the most recent draft of the consumer protection ordinance. This
draft ordinance is available in the agenda packet on CivicClerk.

Motion to refer the draft ordinance back to the full City Council for first reading, and to notify
the owners’ of effected parking lots of the ordinance changes.
Motion by Councilor Barlow, Seconded by Councilor Carpenter.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yes: Unanimous

8. CDO – ZA-26-02 PlanBTV Downtown Code Fences

Attorney Sturtevant said that the particular fence that raised this question is in the midst of
coming to a resolution.

Councilor Carpenter said she is fine with allowing six foot fences for alleys and loading docks,
but not chain link.

Councilor Bergman said he would like to remove the draft change in section B under Sec.
14.6.8(A) v. A-B that would allow chain link for alleyways and loading docks.

Councilor Bergman said that the Committee will defer any action on this ordinance for the time
being.

9. Any Other Committee Business

No other Committee business.

10. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn by Councilor Bergman, without objection.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:46 PM.




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