Site Planning and Land Development
Development in Vermont requires careful attention to regulatory and environmental constraints to weave past the myriad of permitting challenges encountered during a project. Phelps Engineering has experience with a wide variety of land development and site planning challenges including:
• Site Planning for Commercial Projects
• Residential Planned Unit Developments and Small Subdivisions
• Site Designs for Institutions such as Colleges and Hospitals
• Permitting Services Including Act 250, Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Wetlands, Archaeology, Primary Agricultural Soils, and More
• Gravel Pits
• Recreational and Sports Facilities
• Traffic Flow and Parking Facilities
• Utility Relocation and Rehabilitation
Representative Projects
Town of Waitsfield
• Waitsfield Gravel Pit Design - Soil investigations, assessment of feasibility, preliminary design, and permitting for a gravel pit on a 77-acre Town-owned parcel north of Waitsfield Village: 2008
Green Woods Village, Shoreham, Vermont
• Residential Subdivision – Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2006-2007 (Received a Smart Growth Award)
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, Vermont
• Site Access, Parking, Landscaping, and Utilities Improvements (with Breadloaf Corporation) - Design and Construction: 2004-2006
Helen Porter Nursing Home, Inc., Middlebury, Vermont
• ADA Compliant Nature Trail for a Nursing Home Facility: 2002-2003
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Point Bay Marina, Charlotte, Vermont
• Conceptual site designs for dock system, drainage improvements, breakwater, parking, and lakeside restaurant
The A. Johnson Company, East Middlebury, Vermont
• School House Hill Road Forest Ridge Planned Unit Development – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 1988-present
Eastview at Middlebury, LLC
• Eastview at Middlebury Retirement Community - Survey, Design, and Permitting: 2005
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Middlebury College
• Old Chapel Road and McCullough Hall Sidewalks and Plaza - Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2009
• Alumni Field (Football) Turf Replacement - Design and Permitting: 2008
• Soccer Field Turf Replacement - Design and Permitting: 2007
• Bread Loaf Campus - Master Planning for Utilities, Stormwater, Parking and Pedestrian Access: 2007
• Snow Bowl Expansion – Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2004-2005
• Atwater Commons – Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2001-2004
• Ross Commons – Design, Permitting, and Construction: 1998-2002
• Softball Field – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1997-1998
• Bicentennial Hall and Way – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 1996-1999
• West Campus – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 1995-1998
• Kenyon Arena – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 1995-1999
• 50-Meter Natatorium (Pool) – Survey, Water Supply Design, and Construction: 1996
• Hadley-Milliken Dormitory – Survey and Design: 1996
• Old Chapel Renovations – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1995-1996
• Soccer Field/All-Weather Track – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1992-1994
• Football and Lacrosse Stadium – Survey, Testing, Design, and Construction: 1989-1991
• Service Building Parking and Utility Project – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1988
• Fine Arts Building – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1987-1991
• Utility Mapping/CADD Application – Survey, Mapping, and CADD Plans: 1986 and 1994
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Town of Middlebury
• Cross Street Bridge - Topographic Surveying and Preliminary Cost / Feasibility Assistance: 2006-2008
• Pedestrian Bridge - Bridge Reconstruction: 2004
• Historic Lighting - Design and Construction: 2003-2004
• Green Mountain Place – Water, Sewer, Storm and Street Reconstruction: 2001
• Water and Sewer Utility Mapping: 2000-2001
• Cannon Park Improvements – Final Design and Construction: 2000-2001
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• Industrial Park Expansion – Site Analysis, Survey, Final Design, and Construction: 1996-1997
• Mill Street Sidewalks – Survey, Final Design, and Construction: 1997-1998
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• Buttolph Drive Improvements – Survey and Design: 1992-1993
State of Vermont
• Royalton Public Safety Facility – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2004-2005
• New Haven Public Safety Facility – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2004
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Atkins Farm Subdivision, Ferrisburgh, Vermont
• 9-lot Residential Subdivision – Survey, Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2004-2005
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National Bank of Middlebury
• Route 7 Satellite Location - Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2004
Neshobe Village Planned Unit Development, Brandon, Vermont
• Mixed-use Agricultural, Residential, and Institutional Planned Unit Development - Design and Permitting: 2007-present
Town of Ripton
• Ripton Fire Station Site Planning - Design and Construction: 2004
Town of Ferrisburgh
• Reconstruction of Ferrisburgh Grange Hall and New Ferrisburgh Town Office - Design and Permitting: 2004
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Country Home Products, Vergennes, Vermont
• Country Home Products Vergennes Expansion (with Breadloaf Corporation) – Site Design: 1999
Middlebury Indoor Tennis
• Survey, Design, Permitting, Construction Services, and Stormwater Permitting and Review: 1998-Present
Bristol Elementary School
• Sidewalk, Streetscape and Drainage Improvements - Design, Permitting, and Construction: 2005
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Ethan Allen Highway Storage, New Haven, Vermont
• Rental Storage Facility - Design and Permitting: 2001
J.P. Carrara & Sons, Inc., Middlebury, Vermont
• Planning and access improvements for gravel pit operations.
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Champlain Construction Co., Middlebury, Vermont
• Gravel Pit - Developed a source of wash-water, a means to treat the spent water, and a State Environmental Permit
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Town of Northfield
• Public Swimming Pool Improvements
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Town of Waterbury
• Public Swimming Pool Needs Assessment – Design and Permitting: 2000
• Guptil Road Improvements Design: 1992
Middlebury Lacrosse (Jon Chapin)
• Fucile Field Seating Improvements: 2009
• Fucile Field – Design and Construction: 1998-2001
Town of Shelburne
• Longmeadow Drive Drainage – Advice, Study, Design, and Construction: 1998-1999
The Grand Union Company
• Manchester Grand Union – Design and Construction: 1996-2000
• Lake Placid, New York Grand Union – Design: 1995
• Morrisville Grand Union – Survey and Design: 1994
• Brattleboro Grand Union – Survey and Design: 1993
• Ludlow Grand Union – Survey, Design, and Permitting: 1992-1999
• Middlebury Grand Union – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1989-1993
• Brandon Grand Union – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1989-1993
Shaws of Middlebury
• Sidewalk, Streetscape, and Drainage Improvements - Design: 2007-2008
Addison County Economic Development Corporation
• Vergennes Industrial Park on Panton Road – Survey, Permitting, Design: 1998-1999
Middlebury Fitness
• Fitness Facility - Survey, Design, and Construction: 1996-1997
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Addison Central Supervisory Union
• Middlebury Union High School Football Field Concession Stand, Bathroom, and Bleachers – Design and Permitting: 2007
• Middlebury Union Middle School – Survey, Design, and Construction: 1996
• Middle Road Improvements - Survey, Design, and Construction: 1996-1997
• Ripton Elementary School Water and Sewer – Survey, Testing, Design, and Construction: 1988