In re Howard CEnter Renovation Permit

¶ 1. South Burlington School District (District) appeals from an environmental court decision approving Howard Center, Inc.’s application for interior renovations to an existing medical office to accommodate a new methadone clinic. The District contends the court erroneously concluded that: (1) the clinic was a permitted “medical office” use under the South Burlington Land Development Regulations and therefore did not require site-plan or conditional-use review; (2) the Traffic Overlay provisions of the Regulations did not apply to the permit application; and (3) general safety concerns were…