HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.drac.003-98RESOLUTION OF THE DESIGN REVIEW APPEAL COMMITTEE
GRANTING A VARIANCE OF THE INFLECTION AND VOLUME
STANDARDS FOR THE SIMPSON RESIDENCE, 940 EAST HYMAN AVENUE,
ASPEN, COLORADO.
Parcel ID # 2737-182-06-031
Resolution #98 - Q
WHEREAS the applicant, Sunni Simpson of Hyman Street L.L.C., represented by
Chazles Cuniffe Architects, has requested a vaziance of "Residential Design Standard"
26.58.040(E), inflection, and 12.58.040 (F)(12), volume, for a proposed single-family
residence on a property located at 940 East Hyman Avenue, City of Aspen; and,
WHEREAS all applications for appeal from the Residential Design Standazds must meet
one of the following criteria in order for the Design Review Appeal Committee or other
decision making administrative body to grant an exception, namely the proposal must:
a) yield greater compliance with the goals of the Aspen Area Community Plan;
b) more effectively address the issue or problem a given standazd or provision
responds to; or
c) be cleazly necessary for reasons of fairness related to unusual site specific
constraints, and
WHEREAS The Planning Staff in a report dated August 13, 1998, recommended
granting the variances, with conditions; and,
WHEREAS a public hearing, which was legally noticed, was held at a regular meeting of
the Design Review Appeal Committee on August 13, 1998, at which the Committee
considered and approved, by a 5-0 vote, the variance of the inflection standard and the
volume standard, with conditions as recommended by the Community Development
Departrnent and as amended by the Commission during the hearing, finding both
variances to meet criteria b -amore effective method of addressing the standard in
question.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Design Review Appeal
Committee:
That the variance of standards 26.58.040(E), inflection, and 26.58.040(F)(12), volume, for
the single-family residence proposed for 940 East Hyman Avenue is approved with the
following conditions:
1. The Design Review Appeal Committee (DRAG) hereby waives the "volume"
standard and the "inflection" standard for the proposed Simpson residence, 940
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East Hyman Avenue. All other aspects of the "Residential Design Standards"
shall apply.
2. These variances are granted for the specific proposal presented to the DRAC.
Any substantial change to the proposed residence which necessitates an
additional or different variance from the design standards shall require review
and approval by the DRAC, or any other board from which the project requires
land use approval.
3. This approval shall not represent approval for any other required land use action.
4. Before issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall record this Resolution
with the Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder located in the Courthouse Plaza
Building. There is a per page recordation fee. In the alternative, the applicant may
pay this fee to the City Clerk who will record the resolution.
5. All material representations made by the applicant in the application and during
public meetings with the Design Review Appeal Committee shall be adhered to
and considered conditions of approval, unless otherwise amended by other
conditions.
6. The ground floor front entrance shall be developed with a single door not
exceeding 7'6" in height.
APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE at its regular meeting on the 13th day of
August, 1998.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City ttorney
ATTEST:
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