Burlington business owners welcome vote to allow taller buildings downtown, opening door for new development

Burlington business owners welcome vote to allow taller buildings downtown, opening door for new development

The Burlington Common Council has voted to allow buildings as tall as 90 feet in the downtown area, a significant change that city officials say could bring new development to parcels that have sat empty for years.Outside of case-by-case approvals, the height limit in the area is 60 feet. Proposals for taller buildings would need to be part of a planned unit development, which "is a zoning tool that gives the City some flexibility to approve a w…