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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcoa.lu.su.Pitkin Reserve .~ . , :i '::'-~~ ~. _,~,<i:> OOOK423 .. FACE 417 ,. .'';' ",..".".....,..--- ,.,",-.. ,.".,..._..,~,_... 2398'7:9 P. U.D. AND SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT LORETTA BANNER . PITKIN cn. RECORDER \: FOR PITKIN RESERVE MAR II 2 1f3 FM'8Z This P~U.D. d Subdiv' ;~on entered into thi .' day of./~} ,1982, by and between THE CITY ASPEN, COLORADO, a Mun'cipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "City"), PITKIN LIMITED, a Colorado corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the Owner"), and Aspen Mountain Park, a Colorado general partnership (hereinafter referred to as "AMP) RECITALS 1. The Owner has submitted to the City for approval, execution and recordation, the final plat and development plan of a tract of land situate within the City of Aspen, Colorado, legally described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and desig- nated as "Pitkin Reserve" ("The Plat"); and 2. The City has caused the annexation of the real property covered by the Plat to the City of Aspen and resulting zoning of the property to R-30/PUD; and 3. The City has fully considered The Plat, the proposed development, the improvement of the land and the burdens to be imposed upon other adjoining or neighboring properties by reason of the proposed development and improve- ment of land included in the Plat; and 4. The City is willing to approve, execute and accept the Plat for recordation upon agreement of the Owner to the matters herein described, and subject to all of the requirements, terms and conditions of the City of Aspen PUD and subdivision regulations now in effect and other laws, rules and regulations as are applicable; and 5. The City has imposed certain conditions and requirements in connection with its approval, execution and recordation of the Plat, such matters being necessary to protect, promote, and enhance the public welfare; and 6. The Owner is willing to acknowledge, accept, abide by and faithfully perform the conditions and require- ments imposed by the City in approving the Plat; and !,...", ~ BOOK 423 PAGE 418 7. The submitted plat assumes and anticipates two distinct developments viz., the one shown on the Plat and hereinafter described and the other, herein referred to as the Smuggler Mobile Home Park, which is to be developed by its owner, AMP, on other real property more particularly described on Exhibit "B" hereo; and 8. The Owner is the transferee from AMP of the "free market" development rights to be employed in connection with Pitkin Reserve, which development rights result from and, as hereinafter provided, are conditioned upon the development activity described in the Precise Plan and Subdivision Agreement for Smuggler Mobile Home Park; and 9. The Owner and AMP acknowledge, understand and agree that fulfillment of the terms, conditions and require- ments of the Precise Plan and Subdivision Agreement For Smuggler Mobile Home Park is a pre-condition to the approvals of the City herein granted and to the development activity herein described; and 10. In recognition of the interrelatedness of the two developments, AMP shall be and has become a party signa- tory to this Agreement; and 11. Under the authority of Section 20-16(c) and 24-8.6 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, the City is entitled to assurance that the matters herein- after agreed to will be faithfully performed by the Owner; NOW, THEREFORE, AGREEMENT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PREMISES, the mutual covenants herein contained, and the approval, execution and acceptance of the Plat for recordation by the City, it is mutually agreed as follows: I. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN The Pitkin Reserve development as shown on the Plat consists of twenty acres, more or less, and includes the following elements: A. Development Parcel. All land to the north of the Denver and Rio Grande Western (nD & RGWn) Railroad Right-of-Way shown on the Plat shall be and constitute the Development Parcel. The Development Parcel consists of -2- ,...\ .~ OOOK423 PAGE419 7.064 acres, more or less, and shall be owned, improved, marketed and sold by the Owner or its assigns on the open or "free market" basis.. Approximately 35% of the Development Parcel will be used for the construction of not more than twelve residential free-market housing units and one detached deed restricted employee housing unit. The following features shall further define and describe the Development Parcel: (1) Free Market Development -- Lots 1-12. The Development Parcel shall contain not more than twelve separately designated fee simple lots, each consisting of the land under and in the immediate vicinity of the twelve homes to be constructed thereon, which shall be paired in duplex fashion with a party wall straddling a common boundary line creating a zero lotline. Each such lot shall be deemed augmented in size by an undivided one-twelfth (1/12) interest in the common area component of the Development Parcel described below. Prior to its conveyance by the Owner to any third party, each unit shall be deed or covenant restricted to six (6) month minimum lease terms with no more than two (2) shorter tenancies per year, and the document of conveyance of any such unit shall expressly recite that the unit is so restricted to six (6) month miniumum lease terms with no more than two (2) shorter tenancies per year. (2) Employee Housing. Within the common area component of the Development Parcel described below, one (1) employee housing unit shall be constructed, the use and occupancy of which shall be restricted, as hereinbelow provided, by a covenant that runs with the land to a resident caretaker-employee for and of the owners (or a collective association thereof) of the free-market units. The caretaker-em- ployee may be charged a monthly rental (which may be offset against salary) not to exceed employee "middle income" guideines applicable at the time hereof. The employee housing unit may also include storage facilities for maintenance equipment and the like. (3) Common Area -- Lot 13. Approximately 65% of the Development Parcel shall consist of commonly owned area, which shall be owned by the owners of Lots 1-12 as a non-partitionable undivided appurtenance to their lots. The common area shall be managed and maintained as provided in Section VIII, paragraph C, below. (4) Site Data Tabulations. The Development Summary and Site Data Tabulations hereto annexed as Exhibit "c" and incorporated by reference herein defines and describes further and more specific allocation of the uses anticipated within the Development Parcel. -3- ~, ,-., roOK 423 PAGE 420 B. Public Open Space -- Lot 14. Approximately 13 acres, more or less, consisting of all acreage within the Pitkin Reserve Subdivision to the south of the D & RGW Railroad Right-of-Way shown on the Plat, has been forever restricted to its present natural state as open space to the exclusion of any improvements of whatsoever nature or kind, with the exception of non-vehicular paths and trails and underground public improvements. Ownership of such open space shall be in pitkin County, Colorado 1 provided, however, and always, that the benefit of the above-described open space restriction and dedication shall be specifically enforceable by (1) the City and/or (2) the Owner, its successors, grantees and assigns, including the owners (or an association thereof) of Lots 1-12 within the Development Parcel. II INTERRELATION OF PITKIN RESERVE AND SMUGGLER MOBILE HOME PARK A. Development Assumptions. As hereinabove recited, the submitted Plat assumes and anticipates two distinct developments -- viz., the one shown on the Plat and herein described, and the other to occur on real property more particularly described on Exhibit "B" hereto. The other development -- the Smuggler Mobile Home Park, which is being developed by its owner, AMP contemplates (a) the conversion of some eighty-seven units from existing uncon- trolled housing to housing that shall be deed or covenant restricted in terms of rental and resale price controls in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Aspen Municipal Code in such cases made for the preservation of employee housingl and (b) the construction of seventeen new housing units that shall be deed or covenant restricted in accordance with the provisions of the Aspen Municipal Code in such cases made to induce the construction of employee housing, all to the end and extent that in respect of these provisions and development including, for purposes hereof, the em- ployee-caretaker unit described in subsection A(2) above, allowance is made for exceptions to or exemptions from the growth management quota system of Article XI, Section 24 Of the Aspen Municipal Code. Although the review process for each development has occurred independently of the other, each development having been reviewed on its own merits, for purposes of such exceptions to or exemptions from the growth management quota system, it is agreed and understood that the two developments shall be considered together as an integrated whole. -4- ,~ .~ OOOK 423 PAGE 421 B. Interrelatedness of Improvements. In view of the dual ownership, nature and situs of the developments, and in consideration of governmental approvals given in connection with each, it is (a) acknowledged that the performance of the respective obligations of the Owner relative to Pitkin Reserve and of AMP relative to the Smuggler Mobile Home Park are mutually dependent upon one another and the performance thereof shall be and remain conditions to the obligations, agreements and approvals of the City herein made or given or made or given in respect of any development activities at the Smuggler Mobile Home Park; and (b) agreed that (i) provision shall be made in a separate Precise Plan and Subdivision Agreement to which both AMP and the Owner shall become party signatories, for the construction, installa- tion and erection of improvements within or upon the Smuggler Mobile Home Park; and notwithstanding the foregoing that (ii) as hereinafter used "Improvements" shall be deemed to refer only to the improvements, facilities and systems to be constructed, erected or installed within or upon the property shown on the Plat and described in Exhibit "A", hereto. C. Development Allotments. The City acknowleges and agrees that the conversion of the eighty-seven (87) mobile home units at the Smuggler Mobile Home Park to res- tricted housing units and the construction of seventeen (17) new mobile homes at the Smuggler Mobile Home Park, which conversion and construction will proceed and shall result in restricted housing in the manner more particularly set forth in the Precise Plan and Subdivision Agreement for Smuggler Mobile Home Park, which plan and agreement is incorporated by reference herein, shall and pursuant to the exception provisions to the allotment procedures of the growth management quota system set forth in Sections 24-11.2(i) and (k) does result in the exception from compliance with the allotment procedures of the growth management quota system of development activity consisting of not less than nineteen (19) otherwise non-exempt free-market housing units, twelve (12) of which are to be employed in connection with this pitkin Reserve development; ~rovided, however, that the Owner acknowledges that a certif~cate(s) of occupancy on the free market units contemplated herein, for Pitkin Reserve or any other free market development rights resulting from such exceptions to the growth management quota system shall not issue until the City is satisfied that the terms, conditions and requirements set forth in the Precise Plan And Subdivision Agreement For Smuggler Mobile Home Park, hereinabove referenced, are fulfilled or adequate provision for their fulfillment made. -5- .-, '"'"' OOOK 423 PAGE 422 III. EMPLOYEE HOUSING DEDICATION AND RESTRICTION The Owner hereby covenants with the City that the employee unit described above in Section I, paragraph A(2) shall be restricted in terms of its use and occupancy to a resident caretaker-employee for and of the Owner of Lots 1-12 (or a collective association thereof), to whom a monthly rental (which may be offset against salary) may be charged not to exceed "middle income" guidelines from time to time established by the City. In the event the owners of Lots 1-12 (or a collective association thereof) shall determine not to employ a resident caretaker-employee, as above provided, they (or it) shall have the right to lease the unit to an individual(s) who shall otherwise meet the income and occupancy eligibility requirements generally established and applied by the City in respect of employee housing and who may be charged a rent not in excess of "middle income" guidelines from time to time established by the City, the proceeds of which shall be used to defray common maintenance and related costs associated with Lot 13. The foregoing covenant shall be deemed to run with Lot 13 as a burden thereto for the benefit of and shall be specifically enforceable by the City by any appropriate legal action including injunction, abatement, eviction or rescission of any non-complying tenancy, for the period of the life of the longest lived member of the presently existing City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, plus twenty-one (21) years, or for a period of fifty (50) years from the date of recording hereof in the pitkin County, Colorado real property records, whichever period shall be less. IV. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS A. Nature and Estimated Costs of Improvements. Owner hereby agrees to be responsible for the making and installation of the improvements to be contained within the development indicated on the Plat, to the extent required by Section 20-16(a) of the Municipal Code. The nature, extent and estimated cost of such improvements shall substantially conform to the schedule entitled "Pitkin Reserve Improvements Schedule" annexed hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit liD". B. Construction Schedule. In accordance with the requirements of Section 20-16(c)(1) and 24-8.9(b) of the Municipal Code, construction of all development improvements shall substantially conform to the "Development and Construction -6- 1"", - roOK 423 PAGl423 Schedule" annexed hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "E", except to the extent of amendment thereto in the manner set forth in Section V, below, which schedule includes the dates anticipated for the beginning and completion of the improvements. The Owner further agrees that (1) no under- grounding of any utilities will occur between November 1 and April 15 of any year; and (2) it will in all events employ its reasonable best efforts toward the completion of construction of the improvements by the earliest time in all the circumstances attainable. C. Landscaping Plan. In accordance with Section 24-8.16 of the Municipal Code, all landscaping shall substan- tially conform to the "Landscape/Unit Plan" annexed to the Plat and incorporated herein by reference, and to the "Landscape Concept" described in Exhibit "F" hereto attached, which together show the extent and location of all plant materials and other landscape features, flower and shrub bed definition, proposed plant material at mature sizes in appropriate relation to scale, species and size of existing plant material, proposed treatment of all ground surfaces (e.g., paving, turf, gravel, etc.), location of water outlets, and a plant material schedule with common and botanical names, sizes, quantities, and methods of transplant. Landscaping will be completed in a logical phasing sequence commensurate with the phasing of the improvements contemplated in the Development and Construction Schedule. Additionally, and in lieu of any bond to insure the installation, maintenance and replacement of all landscaping, as the City otherwise would have the right to require pursuant to Section 24-8.16 of the Municipal Code, the City and the Owner agree and acknowledge that no certificate(s) of occupancy for the free market units contem- plated herein for Pitkin Reserve shall issue unless the City is satisfied that all such landscaping is installed, or adequate provision made for its installation, and adequate provision is made for the maintenance and replacement of such landscaping for the two (2) year period succeeding its installation. D. Willoughby Way. The Owner shall assume and be responsible for the repair, replacement and restoration of and to Willoughby Way due to any damage or injury thereto caused as a result of construction activities associated with the Pitkin Reserve development. E. Utilities Underground. serve and crossing the Pitkin Reserve shall be placed underground. All utility systems to Development Parcel -7- ,"""" ,-, OOOK 423 PAGE 424 V. NON-COMPLIANCE AND REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS OR EXTENSIONS BY OWNER In the event that the City determines that the Owner is not acting in substantial compliance with the terms of this agreemnt, the City may issue and serve upon the Owner a written order specifying the alleged non-compliance and requiring the Owner to cease and desist from such non-compliance and rectify the same within such reasonable time as the City may determine and specify in such order. within twenty (20) days of the receipt of such order, the Owner may file with the City a notice advising the City that it is in compliance or a written petition requesting a hearing to determine anyone or both of the following matters: (a) whether the alleged non-compliance exists or did exist, or, (b) whether a variance, extension of time or amendment to this agreement shall be granted with respect to any such non-compliance which is determined to exist. Upon the receipt of such petition, the City shall promptly schedule a hearing to consider the matters set forth in the cease and desist order and in the petition. The hearing shall be convened and conducted pursuant to the procedures normally established by the City for other hearings. If the City determines by a preponderance of the evidence that a non-compliance exists which has not been remedied, it may issue such compliance orders as may be appropriate, provided, however, no order terminating any approval granted herein shall be granted without a written finding of the City that clear and convincing evidence warrants such action and affording the Owner a reasonable time to remedy such non-compliance. A final determination of non-compliance which has not been remedied or for which no variance has been granted shall, at the option of the City, and Upon written notice to the Owner terminate any of the approvals contained herein. In addition to the foregoing, the Owner may, on its own initiative, at any time petition the City for an amendment to this agreement and the exhibits annexed hereto or to extend any of the time periods required for performance. with respect to the Pitkin Reserve Improvements Schedule (Exhibit D), and the Development and Construction Schedule (Exhibit E), the Owner has made various assumptions, which the City hereby acknowledges and accepts, including the following: -8- 1""\ - OOOK 423 PAGE 425 (1) Completion in an expeditious manner of the bidding, contractor selection, and implementation phases to meet the dates indicated; (2) Confirmation of the construction schedule by selected contractors; (3) Availability of the required labor and materials during each phase. (4) Sale of residences at a rate that would permit the phasing suggested in the Development and Construction Schedule. The City shall not refuse to extend the time periods for performance indicated in the Development and Construction Schedule or refuse to allow reasonable adjustments to the Schedule if the Owner demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that the reasons for such extension or said adjustments result from the failure of such assumptions by reason of events beyond the control of the Owner or are otherwise beyond the control of the Owner despite good faith efforts on its part to accomplish the same. As is set forth below, the foregoing procedures relative to non-compliance, amendments or extensions shall not apply in respect of (a) the rights of the City pursuant to the Financial Assurances of the Owner described in Section XI, below; or (b) the rights of the City in the event of a failure to maintain common facilities, which rights are more particularly described in Section VIII, paragraph C, below. VI. EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY, AND RELOCATIONS The attached Plat sets forth certain easements, rights of way, and anticipated relocations that will be necessary to cause the improvements anticipated thereon, which easements, rights of way and relocations include the following: A. Connecting Pedestrian Trail Easement. As shown on the Plat, the Owner hereby dedicates to the City a twelve-foot (12') pedestrian trail easement within and upon the twenty-foot (20') service road easement also shown on the Plat and described below for use by the pedestrian public as a connecting link between the "Rio Grande Horse and Bicycle Trail" and Willoughby Way. -9- 1""'-. - OOOK 423 p^Gl426 B. Relocation of Railroad Right of Way. As shown and indicated on the Plat, Pitkin County, Colorado, the owner of the D & R G W Railroad Right of Way, and the Owner have agreed to the exchange of deeds in order to effect a relocation of the right of way to the configuration and meander actually shown on the Plat. The Plat and this Agreement are subject to and conditioned upon the consumma- tion of the exchange and the recording of the resulting exchange deeds. In connection with the relocation of the right of way and development activities associated with the Pitkin Reserve project, the Owner covenants and agrees that: (1) Relocation and development shall be done in a manner not inconsistent with the use at any time in the future of the relocated right of way for railroad purposes; (2) In the event that any portion of the existing "Rio Grande Horse and Bicycle Trail" which now lies within the present meander of the railroad right of way is damaged or requires relocation as a result of the development activities herein contemplated or relocation of the railroad right of way, it will, at its expense and as promptly as in the circumstances can be done, repair such damage and effect the relocation, realignment or restoration of the horse and bicycle trail; and (3) It will grant such other and further easements that may be necessary in order fully to effect the relocation of the right of way and any appurtenant systems, including the horse and bicycle trail and proximate utility systems. C. Service Road Easement. The owner hereby dedicates and confirms the twenty-foot (20') service road easement shown and indicated on the Plat for access, including by means of motorized maintenance vehicles, to Lot 7, pitkin Green Subdivision for the purposes of maintaining the water wells and equipment thereon situate, and for pedestrian and motorized access, including by construction and maintenance vehicles, to the pitkin Reserve Subdivision, which dedication and confirmation is made to the extent above-provided for the benefit of owners of real property within the Pitkin Green and pitkin Reserve Subdivisions, their guests, invitees and licensees. D. Access Easement. The owner hereby dedicates and grants unto the owner(s) of Lots one through twelve of the Pitkin Reserve Subdivision the thirty-foot (30') access and utility easement shown and indicated on the Plat for their sole and exclusive use and enjoyment and that of their guests, invitees and licensees. -10- ~ ~ , .1 roOK 423 fAGE 427 E. Utilities and Drainage. There is hereby established and agreed between the City and the Owner neces- sary easements for the relocation, installation and mainten- ance of utilities and the establishment and maintenance of drainage, as such easements may be specifically set forth on the utility sheets, the utility relocation sheets, and the drainage sheets as appended to the Plat. F. Miscellaneous. All easements, rights of way and relocations as are further shown on the Plat albeit not specifically herein referred to are hereby established, granted, dedicated and confirmed by the Owner and authorized and approved by the City. VII. OTHER DEDICATIONS In accordance with Section 20-18 of the Aspen Municipal Code the following exemptions and dedications apply: A. Exemption. There are no exemptions from the application of Section 20-18 of the Aspen Municipal Code that apply in respect of the development activity contemplated for Pitkin Reserve. In the event the Owner hereafter agrees to deed restrict the employee housing unit to be installed on Lot 13 to low or moderate income and occupancy eligibility guidelines, the City agrees at that time, and upon the recording in the Pitkin County real property records of such a restriction, to exempt the employee housing unit from the application of Section 20-18 of the Aspen Municipal Code. B. Land Dedication. In respect of the free-market development to occur on and within Lots 1-12 and the employee housing unit to be installed on Lot 13, the City hereby (1) accepts the dedication of Lot 14 in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth in Section I, Paragraph B, above, in lieu of the cash payment referred to in Section 20-18 of the Aspen Municipal Code; (2) confirms as accurate and accepts the valuation of Lot 14 and the calculation of the Park Dedication Fee based thereupon set forth in the Land Valuation and Park Dedication Fee calculation attached hereto as Exhibit "G"; and (3) agrees that the value of Lot 14 as such is sufficient at least to meet the requirements of Section 20-18, aforesaid concerning the requirement of the dedication. VII I. OPEN SPACE AND COMMON AREA MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND USE A. General. The plat consists of certain parcels that include open space dedicated for the benefit, inter -ll- ~ ,-- OOOK 423 rAGE 428 alia, of the City and a common area that envelopes the separately designated fee simple lots. Respective responsi- bilities, limitations, covenants and agreements regarding the management, maintenance and use of the open space and common area parcels include the following: B. Publicly Owned Open Space -- Lot 14. Lot 14 shall be owned by Pitkin County, Colorado and, as such shall be managed and maintained permanently and entirely by Pitkin County within such framework as it may establish but which shall not be inconsistent with the open space purposes in perpetuity for which the land was dedicated as above set forth, and in this respect reference is specifically made to the rights of the City therein, as described in Section I, paragraph B, above. C. Common Area -- Lot 13. Lot 13 shall in its entirety be owned in common by the owners of Lots 1-12, the owner(s) of each lot to own an undivided interest therein as a non-severable appurtenance to his or her lot. As indicated elsewhere herein and upon the Plat, Lot 13 will be improved with an employee-caretaker unit of approximately 800 square feet of living space, together with approximately 800 square feet for storage space, will accommodate a thirty foot (30') easement for access to the lots and for utility purposes and will support the landscaping plan. Management and maintenance of Lot 13 shall be the responsibility of a collective home- owner's association consisting of the owners of Lots 1-12 and shall by it be undertaken pursuant to such provisions as shall be set forth in recorded covenants providing for such policies and procedures governing the use and maintenance of the common area, including for necessary budgets and financial reserves to be assessed against association members, and shall insure permanently the fit and proper maintenance, repair, replacement and enduring first rate safety and quality of the entire development, including its landscaped features, common utility systems and paved areas. Responsi- bility of the association in this respect may by it be contractually delegated to a private property management company or to a salaried employee of the association. The following shall, as well, apply to the association hereinabove referred to: (1) Formation. The association shall be fully formed and established by the owner prior to the sale of any lots within the development parcel and pursuant to applicable statutes governing the formation of Colorado not-for-profit homeowner's associations; -12- ~ ^ OOOK 423 PACE 429 (2) Documentation. Operative documents for the association shall include articles of incorporation, by laws, and rules and regulations, The City, if it elects, shall have the right to approve such documents. Additionally, the association shall be specifically enjoined with the duty of enforcing such protective covenants as will be recorded by the Owner for the purpose of preserving the architectural and aesthetic compatibility of the entire development and its component features. (3) Membership Mandatory. Membership in the association shall be mandatory for each owner of the fee simple lots (1-12) and shall be automatic upon the recordation of any instrument transferring a legal or equitable interest (excluding standard security interests) in or to any of such lots. (4) The homeowners' association shall be responsible for a blanket liability and hazard insurance policy with respect to the common areas as well as taxes and maintenance of any recreational and other facilities; (5) The homeowners' association shall have the power to levy assessments which will become a lien on individual fee simple lots (1-12) for the purpose of paying the cost of operating and maintaining common facilities; (6) The board of managers of such homeowner's association shall consist of at least five (5) members who shall be owners of the fee simple lots (1-12) within the development. proposed covenants respecting the management and maintenance of Lot 13 are attached hereto as Exhibit "H". The Owner, however, reserves the right to modify these covenants after the execution hereof and without the necessity of involving the amendment procedure hereinabove set forth in Section V; provided, however, that any modifications shall not be inconsistent in any respect with the provisions set forth in subparagraphs (1) through and including (6) of paragraph C of this Section VIII and shall first be approved as to legal form and effect by the City Council upon the advice and recommendation of the City Attorney. Moreover, in the event the homeowners' association (or any successor organization) shall at any time fail to maintain the common area in accordance with such covenants the procedures and the rights of the City more particularly described in Section 24-8.l9(b), which is hereby incorporated by reference as though set forth verbatim herein, shall then -13- ,'-"" ,""'" OOOlA23 PAGE 430 and thereupon go into effect and apply. The Owner further acknowledges that the procedure set forth in Section V, above, pertaining to the procedure for default and amendment of this agreement shall not be required with respect to the enforcement and implementation of common facilities maintenance a set forth and required by Section 24-8.19 of the Municipal Code. D. Building Restrictions. The Owner agrees and hereby covenants that the number of units that will be built within the pitkin Reserve subdivision shall not exceed twelve (12) free market units plus one (1) employee-caretaker unit and that all areas shown on the plat as being open space or common area shall remain perpetually so. E. Party Wall Declaration. In connection with the sale of each of the improved free market lots (lots 1-12) each transferee will be bound to the terms contained in a Party Wall Declaration, which prior to the sale shall by the Owner be recorded in the pitkin County, Colorado real property records so as to constitute a binding servitude upon each fee simple interest in each lot. The Party Wall Declaration, a proposed form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "I", shall govern the ownership and maintenance of the respective party walls wtihin dwelling units constructed on the lots and of utility and related systems affecting such units. The Owner, however, reserves the right to modify the form and content of Exhibit "G" after the execution hereof and without the necessity of invoking the amendment procedure hereinabove set forth in Section V, provided, however, that any modification shall first be approved as to legal form and effect by the City Council upon the advice and recommendation of the City Attorney. IX. WATER RIGHTS AND AVAILABILITY Any water rights that may be appurtenant to the Pitkin Reserve Subdivision have been previously conveyed to the City in consideration of the agreement of the City to supply water to the Development Parcel, as is more particularly hereafter set forth. A 16" main waterline crosses the Development Parcel (as shown on the Plat between Lots 10 and 11) and water service lines will be installed as shown on the utility sheets. The City agrees upon approval of this Agreement and the Plat through its water department to supply water consistent with the proper servicing of the needs of the improvements -14- ,-. f"""; OOOK 423 PAGE 431 to be constructed at Pitkin Reserve as above described, and the Owner agrees to pay such tap fees therefor, as shall be determined by the tap fee schedule presently in effect, at the time water service shall be extended to the improvements. The Owner and the City further acknowledge and agree that, consistent with existing policy which is hereby confirmed, the costs of any future looping of the water system as extended to the Pitkin Reserve site with any proximate terminus of the system, as well as the costs of any valving that may be required in connection with the extension of water service to the Pitkin Reserve site shall not be a cost of the Owner but, rather, shall be initially absorbed by the water department and, as such, reflected in the P.I.F./tap fee sChedUlli>i'fe& be borI}e by }II t~mflte users 9f the( system. o.r-d( Vv Ct6l(lr;I1r(~ \e-w~iLV h, (Ir'is t,.-/-..,cL J J-... [ X. SEWER AVAILABILITY Sewer lines shall be installed consistent with the provisions contained within the utility sheets, sewer line details and the costs of such installation shall be those estimated amounts as set forth on Exhibit "D" hereto annexed. The City agrees, upon approval of this agreement and the Plat by the Metropolitan Sanitation District that sewer services are fully available for the development anticipated on the Plat, and that the Owner agrees to pay such tap fees therefor, as shall be determined by the tap fee schedules presently in effect at the time sewer service shall be extended to the improvements. The availability of such sewer services shall be provided by the Sanitation District in a manner that conforms to the estimated construction and development schedule as set forth in Exhibit "E" attached hereto. The Owner agrees that engineers from the Metropolitan Sanitation District shall be entitled to inspect the construc- tion of the main trunk sewer lines. Upon completion, these lines will be turned over to the Metropolitan Sanitation District, together with such appropriate easements as may be necessary. XI. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES Pursuant to Section 20-16(C) of the Municipal Code, Owner hereby agrees to provide a guaranty in the sum of $337,586.00, which sum represents the estimated cost of 100% of that portion of the improvements set forth and allocated under Exhibit D hereto for which the City, through the City Engineer, has requested financial assurance. That portion of the improvements for which financial assurance has been requested and which hereby is agreed to be given is described on Exhibit "J" hereto. The guaranty to be provided by Owner shall be in the form of cash escrow with the City or a -15- /"""'''\ .,-, OOOK 423 rAGE 432 bank or savings and loan association; or shall be in the form of an irrevocable sight draft or letter of commitment from a financially responsible lender; and such guaranty shall give the City the unconditional right, upon default by the Owner, or its successor or assigns, to withdraw funds upon demand to partially or fully complete and/or pay for any improvements or pay any outstanding bills for work done thereon by any party. As portions of the improvements required are completed, the City Engineer shall inspect them, and upon approval and acceptance, he shall authorize the release of the agreed estimated cost for that portion of the improvements; provided, however, that ten percent (10%) of the estimated cost shall be withheld until all proposed improvements are completed and approved by the City Engineer. The Owner, its successors or assigns, hereby agrees to further provide unto City a warranty as to all improvements for a period of one (1) year from and after acceptance by the City as to such improvements. The Owner shall further guaranty by a maintenance bond or other suitable means, the repair of any existing improvements damaged during the course of construction of new improvements pursuant to the provisions hereof. It is the express understanding of the parties that the procedure set forth in paragraph V pertaining to the procedure for default and amendment of this agreement shall not be required with respect to the enforcement and implementation of financial assurance and guaranties to be provided by Owner as set forth above and required by Section 20-16(c) of the Municipal Code. XII. MISCELLANEOUS A. The provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Owner and City and their respective successors and assigns. B. This agreement shall be subject to and con- strued in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. C. If any of the provisions of this agreement or any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or section or the application thereof in any circumstances is invalidated, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this agreement, and the application of any such provision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or section in any other circumstance shall not be affected thereby. -16- """. r"""'" BiJOK 423 PAGE 433 D. This P.U.D. and Subdivision Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties herein with respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder and may be altered or amended from time to time only by written instruments executed by all parties hereto. E. Numerical and title headings contained in this contract are for convenience only, and shall not be deemed determinative of the substance contained herein. As used herein, where the context requires, the use of the singular shall include the plural and the use of any gender shall include all genders. F. In order more fully to effectuate and preserve the performance of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties agree that this P.U.D. and Subdivision Agreement for Pitkin Reserve shall, by the City, be recorded in the pitkin County, Colorado real property records. G. Notices to be given to the parties to this Agreement shall be considered to be given if delivered or if deposited in the united State Mail to the parties by registered or certified mail at the addresses indicated below, or such other addresses as may be substituted upon written notice by the parties or their successors or assigns: CITY OF ASPEN City Manager 130 S. Galena Street Aspen, CO 81611 PITKIN LTD. c/o Robert W. Hughes, Esq. OATES, HUGHES & KNEZEVICH, P.C. 600 E. Hopkins, Suite 200 Aspen, CO 81611 H. The terms, conditions, prov~s~ons and obligations herein contained shall be deemed covenants that run with and burden the real property more particularly described in Exhibit A hereto and any and all owners thereof, their successors, grantees or assigns and further shall inure to the benefit of and be specifically enforceable by or against the parties hereto, their successors, grantees or assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto executed their hands and seals on the dates and year respectively -17- .-- ~o OOOK 423 PAGE 434 indicated, in full understanding and agreement to the terms and conditions herein contained. (p, "'. ; , \,~ ,Jfi ", ., ~~",,,,-,,~,,-: "., , - '.> fZL'_A)0~ cL~i'7i7:T~/ City Clerk CITY OF ASPEN, a Colorado Municipal Corporation By ~A' ~ ' Herman Ede , Mayor :~~ :~, A '}fl') , :f~' ',V PITKIN LTD., a Colorado corporation /~ B1~ . u.~IJ~ ~" if:eS ide..../- ~C u.(. ary a Colorado B I~~ STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. ) COUNTY OF PITKIN . ..'.... The foregoiIfg ),I}.strumept was acknowledged before me this //'j/4/ day of ~ , 1982, by HERMAN EDEL i.(~S'!~{I;:')(.pr'and KATHRYN KOCH, as City Clerk of the City of ~;;'..tt~pecn/ apolorado Municipal Corporation. <l'"'. ~'h" .... '~t, i "'!""n~ <'~(;~.f, ..~~"" . ~;: ;:"':,;,;:,;.:. WITNESS my hand and official seal. "y': ' C;L".',.,. '. '.MY commissi(;ln eXPiy.e~. /';(('/%3/, n",". " "'" \/.... "."'lolY address ~s: /.$0 ' ~ ~, ""/ir.,. ~~.. .,. , /'L..::". ~ ~l1/(P/1 '. r~D)'" ~) :'i~U ./' Z1~~c(]'~ (' ,:,:\(;" -18- ^ ^ OOOK 423 PAGE 435 STATE OF COLORADO ss. COUNTY OF PITKIN ~e foregoing instrument was acknowledged befor~, ,.j~~~i~~- day of 4JJ)~~J,lpr~s~ent ~n~9~~~~~~/J. "4tJ~/IO .......a.:~.:~r~:tary of PITKIN LTD., a Colorado corporation. .' ,'If:' 11'.."rj{\..~':: ,,/" ." S 1//..... W.'.ITNESS . my. hand a~d offjJ:ij;l seal. =: "'~:~''';. My comm~ss~on exp~res: fr, If'S i \ "l'1 I:. "'.....'......<:' '\ ..MY addreJs}' is: ~. :;:i ttM E fYo;J/(//:.(5 ~ '., '. ~lt~L\ /f~;;CXJJ & f'lill \"<~"...' ~.. ....~,<:{,; ~"''''''(..., OF c:.)\.' 1:", flll"l'll'" STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. ) COUNTY OF PITKIN '" Jhe foregoin'h"instrument was acknow1 edge<le be~reW ;</&~// me thisj'Ae day of //I-9P./I)/. , 1982, by "'"f~';-Z,J- It AJ.tJUUJNL r-. t.11'/C/-d as a general partner of ASPEN MOUNTAIN ,PARK, a Colorado general partnership. :";\:I.:";,~,~:~;; i' :~" ...}. .. ... . .',i~", . ',' ,~.j:'i.:t%.:. \:~T~~~~i~;i~~n~X;~~e~;~~} seal. /~Y~~r.~-.l.'>.,;"'...'....'.'~.'.-..-\ 'ta..~.y..'t:J. a. ~r~~~ ~' ~ '-> '~~~S~~L;~2~jl9s-j9c~ (!() flill //,(,. U G~\'>'~ i . .\ ,: ',.. ",\-c":". /" OF c0 ..,' Ib ".'1; :: 'oJ"', ':..A ""-:..,. "ij. " ~"'" ", -19- ~ ~) BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION BGOK 423 PAGE 436 A tract of land being part of the SW-l/4 of the SE-l/4 and Lot 14 of section 1, and the NW-l/4 of the NE-l/4 and Lot 14 of Section 12 and part of tract B of the Brown Placer U.S.M.S. No. 15047 and the Nellie Mc No. 2 U.S.M.S. No. 15047 together with a part of Lot 23, Block 2, pitkin Green Subdivision, all in Township 10 South, Range 85 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, said tract is more fully described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly right of way line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad whence the northeast corner of said section 12, a brass cap, bears N 70025'07" E 1636.50 feet; Thence along said right-of-way line the following courses and distances: S560l0'00"E 265.52 feet; 380.53 feet along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 523.69 feet; N82012'OO"E 137.57 feet; 248.29 feet along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 623.29 feet to the ' intersection with the west line of Lot 1, Green Acres Subdivision; Thence South 148.14 feet along said west line to the intersection with the boundary described in Book 213 at Page 163; Thence along said boundary the following courses and distances: N89004'OO"W 198.30 feet; S40029'00.W 59.20 feet; S8l0l2'00"W 113.20 feet; S6505l'00"W 23.76 feet to the intersection with the northerly boundary of the ~econd Aspen Company Subdivision; Thence along said northerly boundary and along the westerly boundary of said subdivision the following courses and distances: S82~17'00.W N840l8'00"W S00026'55"E River; Thence along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River to a point at the confluence of the Roaring Fork River and Castle Creek; Thence along the centerline of the Roaring Fork River the following courses and distances: N07027'OO"E 268.81 feet; N08037'00"W 150.33 feet; N37028'OO"W 66.23 feet; N45041'OO"W 79.88 feet; N51000'OO"W 76.10 feet; N62023'OO"W 82.10 feet; Thence departing from said centerline 213.52 feet to the most westerly pitkin Green Subdivision;" Thence 242.94 180.76 to the feet; feet; centerline of the Roaring Fork N43011'OO"E corner of Lot southeasterly 4, along the ~ 4J BGOK423 PAGE437 southwesterly lines of Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10, Block 1, pitkin Green Subdivision, said lines being 10 feet from and parallel to the northeasterly right-af-way line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, the follmdng courses and distances: 52.21 feet along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 1015.37 feet and whose chord bears S4604l'23"E 52.20 feet; S450l3'00"E 147.00 feet; 309.83 feet along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 1015.37 feet; S27044'OO"E 81.00 feet; 365.21 feet along the arc of a curve to the left having a radius of 730.80 feet; S56022'OO"E 125.82 feet; 377.83 feet along the arc of a curve to the right having a radius of 1333.57 feet; S40008'00"E 14.44 feet to the easterly line of said Lot 10; Thenci along said easterly line N36009'00"E 33.68 feet to the westerly corner of Lot 23, Block 2, Pitkin Green Subdivision; Thence along the" southerly line of said Lot 23 the following courses and distances: s6l0l4'OO"E 135.43 feet; S88050'OO"E 162.41 feet; Thence S35052'00"E 159.49 feet; Thence S430l2'OO"E 209.77 feet; Thence S39004'00"E 144.45 feet; Thence S58000'OO"E 165.01 feet; Thence S50000'OO"E 131.64 feet; Thence S33010'00"W 191.72 feet to the point of beginning; Excepting therefrom that portion lying within the right of way of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. County of Pitkin, State of Colorado. -2- A~ ,R)' BGOK 423 PAGE 438 -- -.----- ._~.. .--.-- A tract of land si~uated. ina portion of the East Aspen Tovnsite, the Esst one-balf of the Southvest one-quarter and the West one-half of the Southeast. one-quarter of Section 7, Tovnsh1p 10 South, Range 84 West' of the 6th P:H.,.. d~~crI.~:~ u}~,1l0W_8l " _ .. ..;"..~.;;.,.... . ..i,"->-:" .:,--. --:. ~. -. BEGINNING at Corner No. 10 of the East Aspen Townsite; thence North 54052117" West 58.10 feet to Corner No. 11 of said East Aspen Townsite; ~ thence North 66011100" West 142.33 feet;. . thence: North 05010142'! West 114.35 feet to Corner No. 16 of said. East Aspen .Townsite; -. :: ~-. .:'. -. -~. - _. . ., thence North 44029122" West 312.67 feet to Corner No. 25 of said East Aspen Townsite along the Northerly boundary. of parcel of land describe4 in Book i05 at Page 579. Pitkin County records; . thence North 45012'59" West 128.83 to 'Corner No. 24 of said East Aspen Tovnsite along a portion of said N~rther1y boundary; thence No~th 24005'24" East 139.28 feet; thence North 37011'41" East 20.25 feet; thence South 44035'50" East 12.15 feet; thence North 29.03'05" East 1~2.32 feet along an existing fence and extension.thereof;. . thence South 4.08 feet;. . thence North 37011'41" East 154.57 feet; thence North 78025'15" East 77.68 feet; thence North 89057'10" East 303.99.a10ng boundary. line described ill Book 280 at Page 827 and re-recorded in Book 280 at Page 965, Pitkin County recprds;. . thence South 63044'45" ~ast 168.08 feet thence South 81023'42" East 183.42 feet thence South 89025'42" East 98.00 feet thence. South 54034'55" East 64.87 feet thence South 52047'48" West l88.36'feet Aspen Tovnsite; thence South.34055'18" West 760.18 feet to The Point of Beginning. . , I I I I , ~, along said boundary line; along said boun~ary line; along said boundary ,line; ~long said boundary line; to Corner No. 5 of said East Pitkin County. Colorado. .~.,..~,-- ------- 1"""-, ^ DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY AND SITE TABULATIONS BGOK 423 PAGE 439 Name: Pitkin Reserve Number of Units: 12 free market units 1 PMH rental unit - deed-restricted to low or moderate income Amenities: Caretaker/employee facility above storage Unit Size: 3 bedrooms at approximately 3,000 sq. ft. of living space and 1,000 sq. ft. of parking and storage Project Population: 43 (3.5/unit plus caretaker) Parking: 2 indoor spaces per unit and 2 quest parking spaces per unit in driveways Structures: 6 two-story duplex structures; lower story and north wall of upper story- concrete, block and stone; upper story (when above grade) - wood frame construc- tion with wood siding Acreage: 20+/- acres plus 6 acres of railroad R.O.W. Public Open Space: 13+/- acres Development Site: 7.064 acres Fee Simple Lots: 35% of development site (6,000-10,000 sq. ft. per lot) Dommon Open Space: 65% of Development Site Paved Areas: 25,070 sq. ft. (.57 acres) (4,045 sq. ft. per duplex and 800 sq. ft. for caretaker/storage bldg.) 30,242 sq. ft. (.69 acres) (private drive = 16,956 sq. ft. driveways and parking = 13,286 sq. ft.) Builsing Coverage: """" PITKIN RESERVE IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE Item Item Cost ,Water Service Alternative #1 or Alternative #2 8" DIP 4" DIP Fire Hydrants w/valves 1" Water Service 3/4" Water Service $ 31,325.00 4,200.00 7,000.00 2,250.00 300.00 Alternative #1 - Water Main Collection in- . cluding 16" valve, 8" valve 4" valve, 16" x 8" tee, 8" x 4" tee, all thread, vavle box, pipe $ 10,400.00 Alternative #2 - Wet Tap 8" DIP to 16" DIP including 8" valve, 4" valve 8" x 4" tee, allthread, valve box, pipe - 3,500.00 ~\ BGOK 423 PAGE 440 Total Cost $55,475.00 or $48,757.00 Sewer $40,175.00 8" PVC Manholes 1-7 Sewer Tap Tap to Existing Service $26,225.00 8,400.00 4,550.00 1,000.00 Drainage 18" CMP 25" x 16" CMP Dry Wells Wier Overflow Excavation included in roadwork Rip-rap $ 8,845.00 3,380.00 8,000.00 250.00 500.00 $20,975.00 -1""'\ .""'" (. .., PITKIN RESERVE IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE OOOK 423 PAGE 441 Item Private Drive Asphalt Base Course Excavation Fill Electrical Relocation of existing lines Natural Gas Line 2" Main 3/4" Service Connections Item Cost $ 24,300.00 20,440.00 50,830..00 30,620.00 $ 59,700.00 $ 12,250.00 2,100.00 Total Cost $131,190.00 $59,700.00 $14,350.00 ,-.., ^ PITKIN RESERVE IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE BGOK 423 PAGE 442 Revegetation Along Roadway (1,325' x 30' wide = 39,750 sq. ft.) Soil Preparation (.23/sq.ft.) Fine Grading ($.0225/sq.ft~) Hydroseeding ($.04/sq.ft.) Slope Stabilization ($1.03/sq.ft. Irrigation ($.22/sq.ft.) Landscaping of. Individual Units Native Landscape Soil Preparation Fine Grading Hydroseeding Slope Stabilization Plant Material Irrigation Manicured Landscape Soil Preparation (.23/sq.ft. ) Fine Grading (.0225/sq.ft.) Sod (.35/sq.ft.) Irrigation ($1.09/sq.ft.) Plant Material (12,175) ITEM COST TOTAL COST $24,921.07 $9,142.50 894.40 1,590.00 4,539.17 8,745.00 $187,718.00 $25,372.50 2,496.60 4,438.00 6,833.83 18,086.00 24,412.00 $ 7,609.00 1,986.00 5,793.00 18,041.00 73,050.00 ^ ^ PITKIN RESERVE IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE TOTAL COSTS OF ALL IMPROVEMENTS Utility Improvements Alternative #1 or Alternative #2 Revegetation Along Roadway ($18.80/linear foot of roadway) Landscaping of individual units ($lS,643/unit) TOTAL: ALTERNATIVE III ALTERNATIVE #2 $315,125.00 or $308,225.00 $ 24,921.00 $187,718.00 $527,764.00 $520,864.00 BGOK 423 PAGE 443 1"'. r-, BGOK 423 PAGE 444 DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE PHASE 1 April 15, 1982 - November 15, 1982 April 15, 1983 - November 15, 1983 PHASE 2 (if necessary) While it is pitkin Ltd.'s intention to build the entire program in phase 1, the phasing and timing of the construction of these residences will depend upon market conditions. This schedule is contingent upon: 1. Timely approval of the Final Plat. 2. Completion in an exeditious manner of the bidding, contractor selection, and implementation phases to meet the dated indicated. 3. Confirmation of the construction schedule by the selected contractors. 4. Availability of the required labor and materials during each phase. S. Sale of residences at a rate that would permit the phasing suggested above. The completion of the site improvemenst (utilities and landscaping) will be coordinated with the residential development in each phase. 1"'\ (""'\ BGOK 423 PAGE 445 LANDSCAPE CONCEPT . , . "." The existing landscape has been the primary shaper of this scheme. Th proposed landscape concept works with the site plan to define the edge of the broad, central meadow that stretches to the tree lined banks of the Roaring Fork River. The architec- tural concept of a continuous band of berms, earth terraces, and retaining walls engulfing the houses demands rich landscape plantings. The plantings will stabilize disturbed soils and populate areas that have been sparse due to direct sun exposure and a lack of suitable soil and water. Privacy for outdoor living areas will result and aspen trees will shade the houses from the summer sun, but shed their leaves to allow in the winter sun. . The areas immediately around the house will re- quire the most care - densely planted with Bearberry, Holly Grape, Rocky r10untain Juniper, Potentilla, etc. The meadow edge will be formed with the same materials as the corridor and along the river - Aspens, Scrub Oak, Sage, Austrian pine and Spruce - planted between, behind, and occasionally in front of the houses; This zone of planting should require li~ited maintenance. The broad central meadow of native grasses, sage, etc., should be entirely self-sufficient. ,,-, ,~~ LAND VALUATION AND PARK DEDICATION FEE CALCULATION (calculated to the nearest 0.5 acre) OOOK 423 PAGE 446 In accordance with Section 7-143 of the Aspen Building Code and Section 20-18 of the Aspen Subdivision Code, the cash equivalent for the park dedication fee and its determination for the Pitkin Reserve Subdivision is as follows: Purchase Price of Total Parcel (17.5 acres) $1,250,000.00 Price Per Acre 't 20 71,428.60 Value of 7-Acre Development Parcel x 7 500,000.00 Value Per unit (12 units) + 12 41,667.00 1% of Land Value Per Unit x .01 416.67 Fee per 3-Bedroom Unit:! Value of 10.S-acre parcel dedicated to open space x 2.5 1,041.68 750,000.00 Difference between cash equivalent of park dedica- tion fee ($1,041.68 x 12 = $12,500.16) and value of open space parcel 737,499.84 * * * */The park dedication fee for the employee housing unit to be - constructed on Lot 13 will be calculated in the same manner as above set forth and will proceed from the same land valu- ation. 1""'. ~ DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS BGOK 423 PAGE 447 This Declaration Restrictions is made this by Pitkin Ltd., a Colorado to as "Declarant"). ~'\. WIT N E SSE T H : ~ Declarant is the owner of the real property described . bit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by r ence. Declarant intends by this Declaration to impose upon the property mutually beneficial restrictions under a general plan of improvement for the benefit of all owners of residential property within Pitkin Reserve. Declarant desires to provide a flexible and reasonable procedure for the overall development of the property and to establish a method for the administration, maintenance, preservation, use, and enjoyment of such property as is now or may hereafter be submitted to this Declaration. of Covenants, Conditions, day of corporation, (hereinafter and , 1982, referred NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that all of the property described in Exhibit "A" and any additional property as may by subsequent amendment be added to and subjected to this Declaration shall be held, sold, and conveyed subject to the following easements, re trictions, covenants, and conditions which are for the ose of protecting the value and desirability of and wh' Hall run with the real property submitted to this Declar ' and which shall be binding on all parties having any , title, or interest in the des- cribed properties or a art thereof, their heirs, successors, successors-in-title, an assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of each owner thereof. ARTICLE I Definitions Section 1. "Association" shall mean and refer to the Pitkin Reserve Homeowners' Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, its successors and assigns. The "Board of Directors" or "Board" ~h 11 be the elected body having its normal meaning under Co do corporate law. Section 2. "Properties" shall d refer to the real property described in Exhibit "A" at ed hereto and shall further refer to such additional propert as may hereafter be annexed by amendment to this Declaration or which is owned in fee simple by the Association. ~ ."'" BGOK 423 PAGE 448 Section 3. "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record owner, whether one or more persons or entities, of any Residential Unit which is part of the Properties, but excluding in all cases any party holding an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation. Section 4. "Common Area" shall mean Lot 13, Pitkin Reserve and all real and personal property now or hereafter owned by or otherwise coming under the responsibility of the Association for the common use and enjoyment of the owners. Section 5. "Residential Unit" shall mean any portion of the Properties intended for any type of independent ownership for use and occupancy as a residence by a single household and shall, unle~.otherwise specified, include within its meaning condo~~ums, townhomes, or zero lot line homes, as may be dev~l ~ used, and defined, as herein provided or as provi subsequent Declarations covering all or a part of ~ perties. Section 6. "Area of Common Responsibility" shall mean and refer to the Common Area, together with those areas, if any, which become the responsibility of the Association. In addition, any employee housing unit or caretaker's dwelling or manager's office located on the Properties shall be part of the Area of Common Responsibility. Section 7. "Common Expenses" shall mean and include the actual and estimated expenses of operating the Association, including any reasonable reserve all as may be found to be necessary and appropriate by the Board pursuant to this Declaration, the By-Laws, and the Articles of Incorporation. Section 8. "Member" shall mean and refer to a person or entity entitled to membership in the Association, as provided herein. Section 9. "Mortgage" shall include a deed of trust, as well as a mortgage. Section 10. "Mortgagee" shall include a beneficiary or holder of a deed of trust, as well a a mortgagee. Section 11. "Mortgagor" shall include the trustor of a deed of trust, as well as a mortgagor. Section 12. "Person" means a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, trustee, or other legal entity. Section 13. "Parcel" shall mean and refer to separately designated lots developed for residential purposes, or fee simple dwellings. -2- !"'"\. ."""'" BGOK 423 PAGE 449 Secton 14. Parcel Assessments. Parcel assessments for common expenses provided for herein shall be used for the purposes of promoting the recreation, health, safety, welfare, common benefit, and enjoyment of the owners of the Residential Units against which the specific parcel assessment is levied and of maintaining the property within a given parcel, the Common Area, and the Area of Common Responsibility, all as may be specifically authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors and as more particularly authorized below. The Parcel Assessment shall be levied equally against the owners of Residential Units in a parcel for such purposes that are authorized by this Declaration or by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 15. "Residential Association" shall mean any homeowners or other such association created on property subject to this Declaration containing units, homes or other structures for residential purposes. Area Every owner have a non-exclusive right to the use and enjoyment in a the Common Area subject to any restrictions or limitations concerning the use thereof herein contained or in any rules or regulations published by the Association or subjecting this Declaration such property. Any owner may delegate his or her right of enjoyment to the members of his or her family, tenants, and social invitees subject to reasonable regulation by the Association and in accordance with procedures it may adopt. ARTICLE III Membership and Voting Rights Section 1. Membership. Every person or entity (including Declarant) who is the record owner of a fee or undivided fee interest in any Residential Unit that is subject to this Declaration shall be deemed a member in the Association. Membership shall be automatic upon the recording of any document transferring a legal or equitable interest in a Residential Unit and its appurtenant Parcel and shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from such ownership. The foregoing is not intended to include persons who hold an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation, and the giving of a security interest shall not terminate the owner's membership. No owner, whether one or more persons, shall have more than one membership per Residential Unit owned. In the event of multiple owners of a Residential Unit, votes and rights of use and enjoyment shall be as provided herein. The rights and privileges of membership, including the right to -3- """'. ,-., BGOK 423 PAGE 450 vote, may be exercised by a member or the member's spouse, but in no event shall more than one (1) vote be cast for each Residential Unit. The Declarant shall be entitled to one vote for each Residential Unit or unimproved parcel, as the case may be, that it owns. ARTICLE IV Haintenance The Association shall maintain and keep the Common Area (and any personal property associated therewith) in good repair, taste and order, including all paved areas, all land- scaped areas, and any other improvements to or upon the Common Area, such maintenance to be funded as hereinafter provided. This maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, mainten- ance, repair, and replacement, subject to any insurance then in effect, of all landscaping and other flora, structures, and improvements situated upon the Common Area, all to the end that the first rate safety, appearance and quality of the Common Area shall permanently endure. The Association shall also by enforcement of rules and regulations that it may from time to time adopt insure the~uality of the exterior appearance and aesthetic compatability~~he residential units within Pitkin Reserve. The ASsoi!!'~on shall have the power to assess the owners of R~S' al Units on parcels within Pitkin Reserve to defr on costs incurred in connection with the maintenance 0 e Common Areas and the power specially to assess owners whose ailure to abide rules and regulations or otherwise properly to maintain the exteriors of their Residential Units results in the Association having to perform such maintenance. All maintenance functions herein provided on the part of the Association to perform may by it be contrac- tually delegated to a managing agent, including a property management firm. The obligation herein of the Association to maintain the Common Area shall, as well, include the duty to pay all real and/or personal property taxes that may be assessed against such Property, unless such taxes be separately assessed against the o~mers of Residential Units or parcels. ARTICLE V Insurance and Casualty Losses Section 1. Insurance. The Association's Board of Directors or its duly authorized agent shall have the authority to and shall obtain insurance for all insurable improvements on the Common Area against loss or damage by fire or other hazards, including extended coverage, vandalism, and malicious mischief. This insurance shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the full replacement cost of any repair or reconstruction in the event of damage or destruction from any such hazard. The Board shall also obtain a public liability policy covering the Common Area, the Association, and its members for all damage or injury caused by the negligence of -4- -., """ BGOK 423 PAGE 451 the Association or any of its members or agents, and, if reasonably available, directors' and officers' liability insurance. The public liability policy shall have at least a ($ ) Dollar per person limit, as respects bodily injury, a ($ ) Dollar limit per occurrence, and a ($ ) Dollar minimum property damage limit. Premiums for all insurance on the Common Area shall be common expenses of the Association. The policy may contain a reasonable deductible, and the amount thereof shall be added to the face amount of the policy in determining whether the insurance at least equals the full replacement cost. Cost of insurance coverage obtained for the Common Area shall be included in the General Assessment, as defined in Article IX, Section 1. All such insurance coverage obtained by the Board of Directors shall be written in the name of the Associa- tion, as Trustee, for the re~ective benefited parties, as further identified in (b~~~. Such insurance shall be governed by the provisioL~_reinafter set forth: (a) ~~licies shall be written with a company licensed to d~usiness in the State of Colorado and holding a rating of IX or better in the Financial Category as established by A. M. Best Company, Inc., if available, or, if not available, the most nearly equivalent rating. (b) All policies on the Common Area shall be for the benefit of the Residential Unit Owners or Parcel Owners and their mortgagees as their interests may appear. (c) Exclusive authority to adjust losses under policies in force on the Property obtained by the Association shall be vested in the Association's Board of Directors; provided, however, that no mortgagee having an interest in such losses may be prohibited from participating in the settle- ment negotiations, if any, related thereto. (d) In no event shall the insurance coverage obtained and maintained by the Association's Board of Directors hereunder be brought into contribution with insurance purchased by individual owners, occupants, or their mortgagees, and the insurance carried by the Association shall be primary. (e) All casualty insurance policies shall have an agreed amount endorsement with an annual review by one or more qualified persons. (f) The Association's Board of Directors shall be required to make every reasonable effort to secure insurance policies that will provide for the following: -5- .- .-, BGOK 423 PAGE 452 (i) A waiver of subrogation by the insurer as to any claims against the Association's Board of Directors, its Manager, the owners and their respective tenants, servants, agents, and guests; (ii) A waiver by the insurer or its rights to repair and reconstruct instead of paying cash; (iii) That no policy may be cancelled, invalidated, or suspended on account of anyone or more indi- vidual owners; (iv) That no policy may be cancelled, invalidated or suspended on account of the conduct of any director, officer, or employee of the Association or its duly authorized Manager without prior demand in writing delivered to the Association to cure the defect and the allowance of a reasonable time thereafter wit~i which the defect may be cured by the Association, its ger, any owner or mortgagee; and ~ (v) ~ any "other insurance" clause in any policy exclude indiv~~l owners' policies from consideration Section 2. No Partition. Except as is permitted in the Declaration, there shall be no physical partition of the Common Area or any part thereof, nor shall any person acquiring any interest in the Property or any part thereof seek any such judicial partition until the happening of the conditions set forth in Section 4 of this Article in the case of damage or destruction, or unless the Properties have been removed from the provisions of this Declaration. Section 3. Disbursement of Proceeds. Proceeds of insurance policies shall be disbursed as follows: (a) If the damage or destruction for which the proceeds are paid is to be repaired or reconstructed, the proceeds, or such portion thereof as may be required for such purpose, shall be disbursed in payment of such repairs or reconstruction, as hereinafter provided. Any proceeds remaining after defraying such costs of repairs or reconstruction to the Common Area, or in the event no repair or reconstruction is made after making such settlement as is necessary and appropriate with the affected owner or owners and their mortgagee(s), as their interests may appear, if any Residential Unit is involved, shall be retained by and for the benefit of the Association. This is a covenant for the benefit of any mortgagee of a Residential Unit and may be enforced by such mortgagee. (b) If it is determined, as provided for in Section 4 of this Article, that the damage or destruction to the Common Area for which the proceeds are paid shall not be repaired or reconstructed, such proceeds shall be disbursed in the manner as provided for excess proceeds in Section 3(a) hereof. -6- ,,~ ."'"" BGOK 423 i'AGE 453 Section 4. Damage and Destruction. (a) Immediately after the damage or destruction by fire or other casualty to all or any part of the Property covered by insurance written in the name of the Association, the Board of Directors or its duly authorized agent shall proceed with the filing and adjustment of all claims arising under such insurance and obtain reliable and detailed estimates of the cost of repair or reconstruction of the damaged or destroyed property. Repair or reconstruction, as used in this paragraph, means repairing or restoring the property to substan- tially the same condition in which it existed prior to the fire or other casualty. (b) Any damage or destruction to the Common Area shall be repaired or reconstructed unless at least seventy-five (75%) percent of the total vote of the Association shall decide within sixty (60) days after the casualty not to repair or reconstruct. If ~o ~y reason either the amount of the insurance proceeds to b ti' as a result of such damage or destruction, or rel~.a detailed estimates of the cost of repair or reconstru , or both, are not made available to the Association with said period, then the period shall be extended until such information shall be made available; provided, however, that such extension shall not exceed sixty (60) days. No mortgagee shall have the right to participate in the determination of whether the Common Area damage or destruction shall be repaired or reconstructed. (c) In the event that it should be determined by the Association in the manner described above that the damage or destruction of the Common Area shall not be repaired or reconstructed and no alternative improvements are authorized, then and in that event the property shall be restored to its natural state and maintained as an undeveloped portion of the Common Area by the Association in a neat and attractive condition Section 5. Repair and Reconstruction. If the damage or destruction for which the insurance proceeds are paid is to be repaired or reconstructed and such proceeds are not sufficient to defray the cost thereof, the Board of Directors shall, without the necessity of a vote of the Association's members, levy a special assessment against all owners in proportion to the number of Residential Units owned by such owners. Additional assessments may be made in like manner at any time during or following the completion of any repair or reconstruction. If the funds available from insurance exceed the cost of repair, such excess shall be deposited to the benefit of the Association. -7- .~ -. .., ."~" ~ BGOK 423 I%E 404 ARTI CLE VI Condemnation Whenever all or any part of the Common Area shall be taken (or conveyed in lieu of and under threat of condemnation by the Board, acting on its behalf or on the written direction of all Owners of Residentail Units subject to the taking, if any) by any authority having the power of condemnation or eminent domain, each owner shall be entitled to notice thereof and to participate in the proceedings, incident thereto, unless otherwise prohibited by law. The award made for such taking shall be payable to the Association, as Trustee for all owners, to be disbursed as follows: If the taking involves a portion of the Common Area on which improvements have been constructed, then, unless within sixty (60) days after such taking at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting me~rs of the Association shall otherwise agree, the Associa ~~hall restore or replace such improvements so taken on e mining land included in the Common Area, to the ex nds are available therefore, in accordance with plans a ved by the Board of Directors of the Association. If suc improvements are to be repaired or restored, the above provisions in Article V hereof regarding the disbursement of funds in respect to casualty damage or destruction which is to be repaired shall apply. If the taking does not involve any improvements on the Common Area, or if there is a decision made not to repair or restore, or if there are net funds remaining after any such restoration or replacement is completed, then such award or net funds shall be disbursed to the Association and used for such purposes as the Board of Directors of the Association shall determine, including, as the case may be, ultimate disbursement to the owners. ARTICLE VII Rights and Obligations of the Association Section 1. The Common Area. The Association, subject to the rights of the owners set forth in this Declaration shall be responsible for the exclusive management and control of the Common Area and all improvements thereon (including furnishings and equipment related thereto), and shall keep it in good, clean, attractive, and sanitary condition, order, and repair, pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. Section 2. Personal Property and Real Property for Common Use. The Association, through action of its Board of Directors, may acquire, hold, and dispose of tangible and intangible personal property and real property. -8- .- ,-', BGOK 423 PAGE 455 Section 3. Rules and Regulations. The Association, through its Board of Directors, may make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the use of the Properties, which rules and regulations shall be consistent with the rights and duties established by this Declaration. Sanctions may include reasonable monetary fines which shall constitute a lien upon the owner's Residential Unit or Units and suspension of the right to vote and the right to use the Common Area. In addition, the Board shall have the power to seek relief in any court for violations or to abate unreasonable disturbances. Section 4. Imllied Rights. The Association may exercise any right or privi ege given to it expressly by this Declaration or the By-Laws, and every other right or privilege reasonably to be implied from the existence of any right or privilege given to it herein or reasonably necessary to effec- tuate any such right or privilege. ARTICL!\.VIII ~ments Section 1. ation of General Assessment. There are hereby create ssessments or Common Expenses as may be from time to time specifically authorized by the Board of Directors. General Assessments shall be allocated equally among all Residential Units within the Association and shall be for expenses determined by the Board to be for the benefit fo the Association as a whole. Each owner, by acceptance of his or her deed, is deemed to covenant and agree to pay these assessments. All such assessments, together with interest at the highest rate in the circumstances allowable under the laws of Colorado, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees shall be a charge on the land and shall be a continuing lien upon the Residential Unit against which each assessment is made. Each such assessment, together with interest, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees, shall also be the personal obligation of the person who was the owner of such Residential Unit at the time the assessment arose, and his or her grantee shall be jointly and severally liable for such portion thereof as may be due and payable at the time of conveyance, except no first mortgagee who obtains title to a Residential Unit pursuant to the remedies provided in the mortgage shall be liable for unpaid assessments which accrued prior to such acquisition of title. Assessments shall be paid in such manner and on such dates as may be fixed by the Board of Directors. Section 2. Computation of Assessment. If the Association incurs ongoing Common Expenses, the Board shall prepare an annual budget, and the following provisions shall apply: -9- '-'. ~ (' . P'~ BGOK 423 PAGl400J It shall be the duty of the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting at which the budget shall be presented to the membership to prepare a budget covering the estimated costs of operating the Association during the coming year. The budget shall include a capital contribution establishing a reserve fund, in accordance with a capital budget separately prepared. The Board shall cause a copy of the budget, and the amount of the assessments to be levied against each Residential Unit for the following year, to be delivered to each owner at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. The budget and the assessments shall become effective unless disapproved at the meeting by a vote of at least a majority of the total Association membership or otherwise modified by a majority vote. Section 3. Special Assessments. In addition to the assessments authorized in Section 1, the Association may levy a Special Assessment for the purpose of defraying any costs incurred by the Association through its Board pursuant to the provisions of this Declaration, which was not included in the annual budget from which the general assessment was levied. Section 4. Lien for Assessments. All such assessments shall constitute a lien on each Residential Unit and Parcel prior and superior~o 11 other liens, except (1) all taxes, bonds, assessments, ther levies which, by law, would be superior thereto, an the lien or charge of any first mortgage of record ~m g any recorded mortgage or deed of trust with first ty over other mortgages or deeds of trust) made in go faith and for value. The Association, acting on behalf of the owners, shall have the power to bid for the Residential Unit or parcel at foreclosure sale, and to acquire and hold, lease, mortgage, and convey the same. During the period owned by the Association following foreclosure: (1) no right to vote shall be exercised on its behalf; (2) no assessment shall be assessed or levied on it; and (3) each other Residential Unit or parcel shall be charged, in addition to its usual assessment, its equal ~ro rata share of the assessment that would have been charge such Residential Unit or parcel had it not been acquired by the Association as a result of foreclosure. Suit to recover a money judgment for unpaid common expenses, rent, and attorneys' fees shall be maintainable without foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the same. Section 5. Capital Budget and Contribution. The Board of Directors shall annually prepare a capital budget which shall take into account the number and nature of replaceabl assets, the expected life of each asset, and the expected repair or replacement cost. The Board shall set the required capital contribution, if any, in an amount sufficient to -10- .~ -. BGOK 423 PAGE 457 permit meeting the projected capital needs of the Association, as shown on the capital budget, with respect both to amount and timing by annual assessments over the period of the budget. The capital contribution required shall be fixed by the Board and included within the budget and assessment, as provided in Section 2 of this Article. A copy of the capital budget shall be distributed to each member in the same manner as the operating budget. ARTICLE IX Architectural Standards All property which is now or may hereafter be subjected to this Declaration is subject to architectural and environmental review. This review shall be in accordance with this Article and such standards as may be promulgated by the Board, the New Construction Committee, or the Modifications Committee. The Board of Directors shall have the authority and standing on behalf of the Association to enforce in courts or competent jurisdictions decisions of either Committee. Section 1. ruction Committee. The New Construction Committee (NCC) shave exc usive jurisdiction over all original constructi~ any portion fo the Properties. The NCC shall prOmUlgate~~~ctural and Environmental Standards and Applicati cedures. It shall make both available to owners, bui rs, and developers who seek to engage in development of or construction upon all or any portion of the Properties and shall conduct its operations in accordance therewith. The Board of Direcotrs shall appoint the members of the NCC which shall consist of three (3) members, at least two of whom shall be required to be residents of Pitkin Reserve. Section 2. Modifications Committee. The Modifica- tions Committee (MC) shall consist of at least three (3) and no more than five (5) members, a majority of whom shall be residents of Pitkin Reserve and all of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. The MC shall have exclusive juris- diction over modifications, additions, or alterations made on or to existing Residential Units or structures containing Residential Units and the open space, if any, appurtenant thereto. The MC shall promulgate detailed standards and procedures governing its area of responsibility and practice. In addition thereto, the following shall apply: plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, color, size, materials and location of such modifications, additions, or alterations shall be submitted to the Modifications Committee for approval as to quality of workmanship and design and harmony of external design with existing structures and as to location in relation to surrounding structures, topography, and finish grade elevation. Nothing contained herein shall be -11- ,~,-.,\ .,.-., BGOK 423 I'AGE 458 construed to limit the right of an owner to remodel the interior of his residence or to pain the interior of his residence any color desired. In the event the MC fails to approve or to disapprove such plans or to request additional information reasonably required within forty-five (45) days after submission, the plans shall be deemed approved. ARTICLE X Use Restrictions The Properties shall be ued only for residential, recreational, and related purposes as may more particularly be set forth in this Declaration, or any amendments hereto. The Association, acting through the Board of Directors, shall have standing and the power to enforce use restrictions contained in any such declaration as if such provision were a regulation of the Association. ARTICLE XI Mortgagee !ie~iSiOnS The fOllOWing~r ns apply to the Properties, and none may be amended t the consent of at least two-third (2/3) of the first mort s: Section 1. Consent of Lenders Required. two-thirds (2/3) of the institutional holders of first within the Properties have given their prior approval, Association shall not be entitled to: Unless mortgages the (a) by act or omission seek to abandon, alienate, release, partition, hypothecate, subdivide, enumber, sell, or transfer any common area owned, directly or indirectly, by the Association for the benefit of the Residentail Units; provided, however, the granting of easements for public utilities or for other public purposes consistent with the intended use of such Common Area shall not be deemed a transfer within the meaning of this clause; (b) change the method of determining the obligations, assessments, dues, or other charges which may be levied against an owner; (c) by act or omission change, waive, or abandon the system of regulations and enforcement established in this Declaration for architectural design or the exteriof appearance and maintenance of Residential Units, and the maintenance of the Common Area in the Properties; or (d) use hazard insurance proceeds for losses to any Common Area for other than the repair, replcement, or reconstruction of such Common Area. -12- """"' "'"', BGOK 423 PAGl459 Section 2. Payment of Taxes. First mortgagees of Residential Units or parcels may, jointly or singly, pay taxes or other charges which are in default and which mayor have become a charge against any Common Area and may pay overdue premiums on hazard insurance policies or secure new hazard insurance coverage on the lapse of a policy for such Common Area. First mortgagees making such payments shall be owed immediate reimbursement therefor from the Association. Section 3. No Priority. No provision of this Declaration gives or shall be construed as giving any owner or any other party priority over any rights of the first mortgagee of a Residential Unit pursuant to its mortgage in the case of a distribution to such owner of insurance proceeds or condemna- tion awards for losses to or a taking of Common Area. Section 4. Notice to Mortgagee. Notwithstanding anything contained herein which might otherwise be construed to the contrary, a first mortgagee, upon request designating such unit, will be entitled to written notification from the Association of any default in th~erformance by any owner of a Residential Unit or parcel i~ 'ch such mortgagee has an interest of any obligation u~ t is Declaration which is not cured within sixty (60) da~~ Section 5. ~agement Agreement Limitations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein which might otherwise be construed to the contrary, any agreement for professional management of the Common Area, or any other agreement providing for services by others in respect of the functions and responsi- bility of the Association herein may not exceed one (1) year and must provide for termination by either party without cause and without payment of a termination fee on thirty (30) days or fewer ~rritten notice. ARTICLE XII General Provisions Section 1. Term. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind the Properties, and shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Association or the owner of any property subject to this Delcaration, their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns. Section 2. Amendment. This Declaration may be amended only by the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) or written consent of members representing a majority of the total voting power of the Association, together with any required affirmative approval of first mortgagors as hereinabove provided in Article XI. Any amendment must be recorded among the land records of Pitkin County, Colorado. -13- -., - BGOK 423 PAGE 460 Section 3. Indemnification. The Association shall indemnify every every officer and director against any and all expenses, including counsel fees, reasonably incurred by or imposed upon any officer of director in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding (including settlement of any suit or proceeding, if approved by the then Board of Directors) to which he or she may be a party by reason of being or having been an officer or director. The officers and directors shall not be liable for any mistake of judgment, negligent or otherwise, except for their own individual willful mesfeasance, malfeasance, misconduct or bad faith. The officers and directors shall have no personal liability with respect to any contract or other commitment made by them, in good faith, on behalf of the Association (except to the extent that such officers or directors be also members of the Association), and the Association shall indemnify and forever hold each such officer and director free and harmless against any and all liability to others on account of any such contract or commitment. Any right to indemnification provided for herein shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which any officer or director, or former officer or director, may be entitled. The Association shall, as a common expense, maintain adequate general liability and officers' and directors' lia~lity insurance to fund this obligation. ~, Section 4. ion of Use. Any owner may delegate, in accordance e By-Laws, Rules and Regulations of the Association, his 0 er right of enjoyment to the Common Area and facilitie to the members of his or her family, tenants, and social invitees. Section 5. Owner's Right to Ingress, Egress, and Support. Each owner shall have the right to ingress and egress over, upon, and across the Common Area necessary for access to his or her Residential Unit and shall have the right to lateral support for his or her Residential Unit, and such rights shall be appurtenant to and pass with the title to each Residential Unit. Section 6. Easements of Encroachment. There shall be and hereby are granted reciprocal appurtenant easements of encroachment as between each Residential Unit and such portion or portions of the Common Area adjacent thereto to the extent any such easements may be necessary to maintain any improvements to the Property at the time hereof existing in their present configuration and proximity. Section 7. Easements for Utilities, Etc. There is hereby reserved the power to grant blanket easements upon, across, over, and under all of the property for ingress, egress, installation, replacing, repairing, and maintaining master television antenna systems, security, and similar systems, and all utilities, including, but not limited to, water, sewers, telephones, and electricity. By virtue of any -14- ~. """>.. BGOK 423 PAGE 461 such easement, it shall be expressly permissible for the providing utility company or other supplier or servicer to erect and maintain the necessary pIes and other equipment on said property and to affix and maintain utility wires, circuits, and conduits on, above, across, and under the roofs and exterior walls of the Residences. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this paragraph, no sewers, electrical lines, water lines, or other utilities may be installed or relocated on the property, except as may be approved by the Association's Board of Directors. Should any entity furnishing a service covered by the general easement herein provided request a specific easement by separate recordable document, the Board of Directors shall have the right to grant such easement on said property without conflicting with the terms hereof. The easements provided for in this Article shall in no way adversely affect any other recorded easement on the Properties. Section 8. Pets. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall-se-raised, bred, or kept on the Properties, except that no more than a total of two (2) normal household pets may be kept in Residential Units, subject to rules and regulations adopted by the Association through its Board of Directors, provided that su~ pets are not kept, bred, or maintained for any comme c ~~purpose. Subject to such Rules and Regulations that. y adopt, or from time to time amend, the Board shall e absolute power to prohibit pets from bein kept on the Pr ties, including inside Residen- tial Units constructed thereon. Section 9. Severability. one of these covenants or restrictions order shall in no way affect any other remain in full force and effect. Invalidation of any by judgment or court provisions which shall Section 10. Perpetuities. If any of the covenants, conditions, restrictions, or other provisions of this Declara- tion shall be unlawful, void, or voidable for violation of the rule against perpetuitie, then such provisions shall continue only until twenty-one (21) years after the death of the longest lived member of the presently constituted City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado. of Residential y written eases Minimum Terms. Residential Units shall be restricted to m~n~mum six-month lease terms with no more than two shorter tenancies per year. Lessee to Com 1 Effect of Non-Comp iance. A terms and conditions of this -15- ,- ~ OOOK 423 PAGE 462 Association, the Articles of Incorporation, and the rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder by the Board of the Association. Each owner agrees to cause his lessee, occupant, or persons living with such owner or with his lessee to comply with the Declaration, By-Laws, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and is responsible and liable for all violations and losses caused by such tenants or occupants, notwithstanding the fact that such occupants of the unit are, as well, fully liable for any violation of the documents and regulations; failure to comply shall be, at the Board's option, considered a default in the lease. In the event that a lessee, occupant, or person living with the lessee violates a provision of the Declaration, By-Laws, or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Board shall have the power to bring an action or suit against the lessee to recover sums due for damages or injunc- tive relief, or for any other remedy available at law or equity, incluidng, but not limited to, all remedies available to a landlord upon the breach or default of the lease agreement by the lessee. The Board reasonable fines upon th lessee, occupant, or imposed under the Dec tions adopted pursuant the lessee, occupant, or the Common Area. s a ~lso have the power to impose ee for any violation by the living with the lessee of any duty ion, By-Laws, or rules and regula- ereto, and to suspend the right of person living with the lessee to use IN WITNESS ~mEREOF, the undersigned Declarant has executed this Declaration this day of 1982. PITKIN LTD., a Colorado corporation ATTEST: By , President Secretary (Acknowledgment on Page 17) -16- The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 1982, by , as President and as Secretary of Pitkin Ltd., a Colorado corporation, - ,-, STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF PITKIN ) ) ss. ) WITNESS my hand and official seal. My commission expires: My address is: (SEAL) ..}~<arY <;:J~~ BGOK 423 PAGE 463 Public -17- ^ 1""'-. PARTY WALL DECLARATION FOR OOOK 423 PAGE 464 LOTS and PITKIN RESERVE THIS DECLARATION, made this 1982, by PITKIN LTD., a Colorado called Declarant, day of corporation, hereinafter , RECITALS A. Declarant is the present owner, in fee simple, of certain improved real property situated in the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado, and described legally as being Lots and , Pitkin Reserve, according to the Plat thereof recorded-rn-Plat Book at Pages of the records of pitkin County, ColoradO;-(hereinafter such lots being collec- tively referred to as the "Property"), B. Declarant has P~~USlY caused the division of the Property and the existi~~o-family dwelling improvement thereon, into two s~~~townhouse Lots, as shown and desig- nated on the Plat o~~in Reserve above referenced. C. Declarant intends to sell and convey such townhouse lots as separate townhouse parcels with the improvements now constructed thereon, separated by a common or party wall, and to make provision in this Declaration for certain conditions, reservations, easements, liens and charges, and restrictions as hereinafter set forth. D. Declarant hereby declares that the Property shall be so divided, and that the Lots shown on the townhouse plat shall be held, sold and conveyed, subject to the following easements, reservations, restrictions, liens and charges, covenants, conditions and definitions, which are for the purpose of protecting and preserving the value and desirability of each Lot and of the Property as a whole, and that the same shall run with the land and be binding upon all parties having any right, title or interest in such townhouse Lots or any part thereof, their heirs, successors and assigns and the same shall inure to the benefit of each Owner thereof, his heirs, successors or assigns. ARTICLE I Definitions 1. "Property" shall mean and refer to all of the real property described in Recital A above. ,,-. ,,- BGOK 423 PAGE 465 2. "Lot" shall parcel of the Property as Pitkin Reserve above and Lot letter thereon, title in fee simple. mean and refer to any divisible depicted and shown on the Plat of below referenced and described by to which shall be owned and conveyed 3. "Townhouse" shall mean and refer to the portion of the existing two-family dwelling located upon a Lot, including appurtenant rights in and to the party wall, as hereinafter provided. 4. "Unit" shall mean the Lot and Townhouse. S. "Plat" shall mean and refer to the Final Plat for pitkin Reserve recorded in Plat Book at Pages of the Pitkin County, Colorado records. --- 6. "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record owner, including Declarant, whether one or more persons Or entities, of the fee simple title to any Lot situated upon the Property. :\ 7. "Deed of Tru ~hall mean and refer to a deed of trust or mortgage in~ n of record constituting a lien upon a Lot as security ~ an indebtedness or other consideration. 8. "First Mortgagee" shall mean a person or persons, or entity, which is the beneficiary of a deed of trust or mortgage constituting a first lien against a Lot. ARTICLE II Party Wall A. Easement for pary Wall. The wall and any structural extension that forms the division between the two units of the present townhouse improvements on the Property, is hereby declared to be a party wall, as shown and located on the Plat, to be shared and owned in common by the Owners. Each Lot shall be subject to an easement for encroach- ment created by construction, settling or overhang of the present party wall constructed upon the Property, and to a reasonable degree, any subsequent improvement, addition or replacement thereof, and for the maintenance of the same so long as such encroaching portion of the improvements stands and shall exist. In the event the townhouse is partially or totally destroyed by fire or other disaster and rebuilt by the Owners, such Owners agree that minor encroachments of parts of the adjacent Townhouse building upon a Lot due to such recon- struction, shall be permitted and that a valid easement for said encroachment and the maintenance thereof shall and does exist. -2- 1""'-.. ,-, BGOK 423 PAGE 466 Each Owner shall have an easement for horizontal and lateral support for the Townhouse and other improvements situated on such Owner's Lot. B. Responsibility for Party Wall. Except as is otherwise provided in this Declaration, the cost of reasonable maintenance, repairs and replacement of the party wall shall be the joint expense of the Owners. The cost of repairs and maintenance of the finished surface of the party wall located within a Lot shall be the sole expense of the Owner of such Lot. An Owner shall have the right reasonably to maintain and repair any utility installation located within a party wall but in so doing shall restore the party wall to its original condition. C. Negligence by Owner. In the event the party wall is damaged or destroyed by the act, omission, default or negligence of one of the Lot Owners, such Owner shall rebuild or repair the wall and shall compensate the other Owner for any damage to the latter's property. ~ In addition, an ~wlo by negligence or willful act causes or permits a p 11 to be exposed to the elements of nature, shall bear t e cost of furnishing the necessary protection against such ments so as to protect the party wall and the other Owner's property against such elements. D. Standard of Repair. Any repairs or rebuilding of the party wall shall be done in a workmanlike manner, and shall conform, in all respects, to the laws regulating the construction, restoration or repair of buildings in force at the time. E. Insurance. To the extent that damages to the party wall are covered by insurance, the full insurance proceeds shall be used and applied to repair, restore and replace the party wall. Except as provided above, any deficiency shall be paid as the joint expense of the Owners, without prejudice, however, to the right of an Owner to demand a larger contri- bution from the other Owner under any rule of law governing liability for negligent or willful acts or omissions. F. Common Law Application. To the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Declaration, the general rules of law regarding party walls shall apply to the real property subject hereto. -3- ~j .,.....,. ARTICLE III OOOK 423 PAGE 467 Owner's Maintenance Responsibility For purposes of maintenance, repair, alteration and remodeling of a Unit, an Owner shall be responsible for all surfaces ( i.e., exterior, interior, structural and nonstruc- tural) physically serving or connected with his Unit and all utility systems ( ~, pipes, wires, conduits) commencing at the point where any of such systems depart an area of common usage or an area of usage restricted to the other Unit and begin in the direction of his Unit. All surfaces jointly serving both units such as a party wall, and all utility systems in any area of common usage shall be maintained, repaired, altered or remodeled jointly by the Owners, with each Owner being responsible for one half of all expenses. Each Owner shall indemnify and hold the other forever harmless from and against any and all loss or damage of whatsoever nature occasioned in the performance of his respective obligation of maintenance and repair, or in his failure to perform, and in the alteration or remodeling of any areas for which he is responsible as herein provided. No repair, alteration'~Odeling or maintenance thereof shall modify the appearance color scheme of the exterior improvements as they may ~t from time to time without the written consent of b_t ~e Owners and of any collective association of homeo within pitkin Reserve. Any right to repair, alter and rem 1 shall carry with it the obligation to replace any finishing materials removed with similar or other types or kinds of finishing materials of equal or better quality, and to maintain the exclusive use area in neat and clean condition. An Owner shall maintain and keep the interior, together with exterior surfaces and other non-interior areas for which he is responsible in good repair and condition. ARTICLE IV Reservation for Access - Maintenance, Repair and Emergencies Each Owner shall have the irrevocable right to have reasonable access to the other Unit during reasonable hours as may be necessary for the inspection, maintenance, repair or replacement of the party wall or any utilities located therein or for making emergency repairs necessary to prevent damage to the party wall or a Unit. Damage to any part of a Unit resulting from maintenance, repair, or replacement of the party wall or as a result of emergency repairs within a Unit shall be a Common Expense of all of the Owners; provided, however, that if such damage is the result of the negligence of a Unit Owner, then such Unit OWner shall be responsible for all of such damage. -4- ,-.... ,-...., BGOK 423 PAGE 468 Any utility service provided to the improvements for the common utilization by each Owner, shall be the joint expense of the Owners and the rules respecting a nonpayment of any such joint expense, as set forth in Article VI hereof, shall be applicable. However, in the event any such utility service is capable of and shall be separately metered and billed to the separate Owners, each Owner shall then pay his separate share of such expense as billed. In the event that an improvemen to joint utilities is for the comfort or convenience of a single Owner and the other Owner does not elect in advance, in writing, to share expenses thereof, then the utility service shall not be deemed to be at the joint expense of both Owners even though common utilization results from such improvement. ARTICLE V I~rance A. Joint Insuranc ~T e Owners shall jointly obtain and maintain replacem ~'ue insurance for fire, lightning and other common ha or the entire building or buildings as, from time to tim may occupy the Property, equal in amount to at least 80% of the value of such building or buildings and which amount shall be reviewed annually by such Owners and increased as needed to equal such 80% of value. Premiums for such insurance shall be the joint expense of Owners, each Owner to pay one-half of such expense within ten (10) days of the receipt of the premium notice for such policy. In the event any Owner fails to make any payment required by this paragraph, the rights granted to a nondefaulting Owner in Article VI shall apply. B. Separate Insurance. In addition to the joint in- surance required to be carried by the Owners, an Owner may, if so desired and at that Owner's sole expense, insure his own Lot and Townhouse located wholly thereon, for his own benefit and protection and at his sole expense, as well as any other form of insurance coverage deemed advisable. It shall be the individual responsibility of each Owner, at his separate expense, to maintain and pay for homeowner's liability insurance. C. Use of Proceeds. premises as a result of fire by the following provisions: Damage or destruction of the or other casualty shall be governed 1. In the event of damage or destruction due to fire or other disaster, the insurance proceeds, if sufficient to reconstruct the residence, shall be promptly applied by the Owner(s) to such reconstruction; -5- '^""" -, !lOOK 423 PAGE 469 2. If the insurance proceeds are insufficient to repair and reconstruct the residence, the Owner or Owners whose Unit(s) have been damaged shall be free to determine whether to repair or reconstruct their respective Unit(s). In the event it is determined not to repair or reconstruct, the damaged portion shall not be left in an untidy or visually detracting state. ARTICLE VI A. Nonpayment of Common Expenses. All sums due but unpaid for the share of joint expenses chargeable to any Unit, including interest thereon at eighteen percent (18%) per annum, from a date thirty (30) days after such sums have been assessed, shall constitute a lien on such Unit superior (prior) to all other liens and encumbrances except: 1. Tax and special assessment liens on the Unit in favor of any governmental assessing entity; 2. All sums unpaid on a first mortgage or first deed of trust of record, including all unpaid obligatory sums as may be provided by such encumbrance, including additional advances, refinance or extens~ of these obligations made thereon prior to the arisin~~such a lien. To evidence such lien ~~rieved Owner may, but shall not be required to, prepa~itten notice setting forth the amount of such unpaid ~ndebtedness, the name of the defaulting Owner of the Unit and a description of the Unit. Such a notice shall be designed by the aggrieved Owner, as appropriate, and may be recorded in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado. Such lien for the joint expenses shall attach from the date of the failure of payment of the debt, and may be enforced by foreclosure on the defaulting Owner's Unit by the aggrieved Owner in like manner as a mortgage or deed of trust on real property upon recording of a notice or claim thereof. In any such foreclosure, the defaulting Owner shall be required to pay the costs and expenses of such proceedings, the costs and expenses for filing the notice or claim of lien and all costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in enforcement of the lien claim. The foreclosing party shall have the power to bid on the Unit at foreclosure sale and to acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey same. The amount of the joint expenses chargeable against each Unit and the costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, of collecting the same shall also be a debt of the Owner thereof at the time the same is due. Any mortgagee holding a lien on a Unit may pay any unpaid joint expense payable with respect to such Unit, and upon such payment such mortgagee shall have a lien on such Unit for the amounts paid of the same priority as the lien of such paying mortgagee's encumbrance. The right to foreclose such lien shall not preclude an independent -6- ,......., -, OOOK 423 PAGE 4'70 action by the aggrieved owner against the defaulting owner for collection of the unpaid indebtedness, plus the aggrieved owner's costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, in all cases being additional sums due. B. Liability for Joint Expense Upon Transfer of Unit. Upon the written request of any Owner or of any Mortgagee Or prospective Mortgagee of a Unit, the Owner of the other Unit shall issue a written statement setting forth the amount of the unpaid joint expenses, if any, with respect to the subject Unit, the amount of the current monthly or other periodic assessment and the date such assessment becomes due, and any credit for advance payments or from prepaid items, which shall be conclusive upon the issuer of such statement in favor of all persons who rely thereon in good faith. Unless such statement of indebtedness is furnished within fifteen days, all unpaid joint expenses which became due prior to the date of such request shall be subordinate to the lien of the mort- gagee requesting such statement. The grantee of a Unit shall~e jointly and severally liable with the grantor for a~~~aid assessments against the latter for his proportio~a e of the joint expenses up to the time of the grant or yance, without prejudice to the grantee's right to recov rom the grantor the amounts paid by the grantee. However, pon written request, any prospective grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the Owner of the other Unit setting forth the amount of the unpaid assessments, if any, with respect to the subject Unit, the amount of the current monthly assessment and the date that such assessment becomes due, and any credit for advanced payments or for prepaid items, which shall be conclusive upon the issuer of such statement. Unless such request for a statement of indebted- ness shall be complied with within fifteen (15) days of such request, then such grantee shall not be liable for, nor shall the Unit conveyed be subject to a lien for any unpaid assessments against the subject Unit. ARTICLE VII Arbitration In the event of any dispute arising between the Owners concerning any provis1on of this Declaration, except resulting from the nonpayment of common expenses, which shall be resolved in the manner set forth in Article VI, above, the same shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the practice, rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association. Notice of the demand for arbitration shall be filed in writing with the other owner(s) and with the American Arbitration Association. The demand shall be made within a reasonable time after the claim, dispute or other matter in question has arisen. In no event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the -7- ~" .-, BOOK423 PAGE471 date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such claim, dipuste or other matter in question would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations. The award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. ARTICLE VIII General provisions A. Covenants Run With Land. The covenants, easements, reservations, liens and charges, and conditions and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind the land and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Owner or Owners of each Lot, their respective legal representatives, heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns. This Declaration, or any provision herein, may be amended or terminated at any time by an instrument in writing signed by all then Owners of Lots and all then beneficiaries of Deeds of Trust thereon. Such amendment or revocation must be duly recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Pitkin. B. Grammar. The sin ~ar wherever used herein shall be construed to mean the plu .~en applicable and the necessary grammatical changes re' to make the provisions hereof apply e.ither to a c ion or to individuals, men or women, shall in all cases b ended as though in each case fully expressed. C. Consent. Whenever consent is required under this Declaration, consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. D. Attorneys' Fees. Should this Declaration become the subject of litigation or arbitration to resolve a claim of default in performance by either party, the party who is determined to be in default shall pay the attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs of the nondefaulting party. E. Mailing of Notices. Each Owner shall supply his mailing address to the other Owner and all notices or demands intended to be served upon any Owner shall be either hand delivered or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed in the name of the Owner at such mailing address. All notices or demands to be served on Mortgagees pursuant hereto shall be sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed in the name of the mortgagee at such address as the mortgagee may have furnished to the Owners in writing, or any address appearing in the recorded mortgage or deed of trust. Any notice referred to in this paragraph shall be deemed given when actually delivered or when deposited in the mails in the form provided for in this paragraph. -8- ~ ,-, BGOK 423 PAGE -4 '72 G. Invalid Provision. If any provision of this Decla- ration shall be determined to be void by any court of competent jurisdiction, then such determination shall not affect any other provision hereof, all of which other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of the Declarant that if any provision of this Declaration is capable of two constructions, one of which would render the provision void and the other of which would render the provision valid, then the provision shall have the meaning which renders it valid. H. Governing Law. The law of the State of Colorado shall govern the interpretation and effect of this Declaration. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Declarant herein, has hereunder set its hand and seal the day and the year first above written. PITKIN LTD., a Colorado corporation ~~ By ~~ , President By , Secretary STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. ) COUNTY OF PITKIN The foregoing instrument was day of acknowledged before me this , 1981, by , as President and by , as Secretary of Pitkin Ltd. , a Colorado corporation. WITNESS my hand and official seal.. My commission expires: My address is: (SEAL) Notary Public -9- , ^ A. PEN OOOK 423 PAGE 4'73 March 4, 1982 Robert W. Hughes, Esq. OATES, HUGHES & KNEZEVICH, P.C. 600 E. Hopkins, Suite 200 Aspen, CO 81611 Re: Financial Assurances for Improvements at Pitkin Reserve' Dear Bob: Pursuant to our discussion yesterday regarding re- quired financial assurances for proposed improvements at Pitkin Reserve, this letter is intended to set a dollar figure for the estimated cost of improvements of particular concern to the City. Following my conversation with you and a brief meeting with Dan McArthur, Paul Taddune and myself, a determination was made as to those items under the proposed schedule of improvements (Exhibit D to the Subdivision Agreement) requiring a financial guaranty. It was determined that the improvements of particular concern to the City were those involving all utility mains, drainage, road work, electric relocations and revegetation along the County roadway. The dollar amount to be inserted on Section XI of the Agreement should be $337,586.00, which is the total construction estimate for all proposed improvements in Exhibit D ($534,504.00) excluding the fOllowing: 1. Water Improvements I" Service lines 3";'1/2" Service Line $ 2,250.00 300.00 II. Sewer Improvements Service taps 4,550.00 , r /', Robert W. Hughes, Esq. ~arch 4, 1982 Page Two III. Gas System 3/4" Service Connections IV. Landscaping of Private Units Total Construction to be Excluded Total Construction Estimate Service Connections not requiring Guaranty FINANCIAL ASSURANCE kMOUNT OOOK 423 PAGE 4"74: $ 2,100.00 187,718.00 196,918.00 534,504.00 -196,918.00 $337,586.00 Please contact me should you need further assistance or clarification. Sincerely, JWH/caa cc: Paul Taddune Alan Richman Engineer MESSAGE DISPLAY TO Ellen Sassano CC reid haughey From: Tom Newland Postmark: Feb 27,92 6:59 AM Status: Previously read Subject: Reply to: trails ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply text: From Tom Newland: Pitkin Reserve's Landscape Architect, Julia Marshall, has vbeen calling me wondering what are response might be. I told her that we don't have one yet. I am copying you on this, ellen, so that you can have a hard copy for your files. Preceding message: From Ellen Sassano: maintenance, surface, width, site distance at intersection with Rio Grande, fencing, signs, vegetation, etc.. Reid - is my recommendation to you enough, in conjunction with other Staff comments to make a decision? or do you need more input? Please make a hard copy of this CEO for me, as I forgot to copy myself. THANKS -------========x========------- MESSAGE DISPLAY TO Ellen Sassano From: Tom Newland Postmark: Feb 27,92 7:00 AM Status: Previously read Subject: Reply to: trails ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply text: From Tom Newland: here is a copy for your files, ellen Preceding message: From Ellen Sassano: Talked to Gary Lacy today. He doesn't have any specific experience with requests similar to Pitkin Greens, but generally concurred that one 2 to 3 foot wide trail connection would be ok, as long as we got a public trail connection through to Willoughby Way. Re: the concern about trail connections sprouting up along the entire length of the trail - He recommended that we look at connections on a case by case basis, based on spacing of trails, overall public benefit, # of users benefiting from trail, physical constraints, etc. I think that sounds ok and that we should structure an agreement with PG re: (cont.) -------========x========------- . -2 MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Newland ~ Reid HaUghey~~ - Pitkin Reserve Homeowners Improvements FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: December 30, 1991 ==========================================================~=== I am reluctant to support granting a private easement onto the Denver & Rio Grande, but am willing to support it as long as the easement is consistent with all of the staff recommendations, including that it be a single connection rather than six separate connections, and that all improvements be temporary in nature. In addition, please have John Ely review the proposed easement agreement so that it accurately reflects a fee ownership of the Denver & Rio Grande right-of-way and that such ownership is for all purposes, not just trails. This voluntary granting of access to our trail easement will increase the value of property in pitkin Reserve. Trail maintenance is a significant funding issue within the City and. County. Therefore, I believe that an appropriate price should be set for this access. I am at a loss to determine the value of it, but a review of the maintenance costs may help with that. Please advise. cc: Suzanne Konchan _ Ellen Sassano pcsem/wp/12.651 MESSAGE DISPLAY TO Ellen Sassano From: Tim Whitsitt Postmark: Dec 30,91 3:09 PM Subject: Pitkin Reserve/ Rio Grande Trail Improvements --,---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: Thanks for the FYI copy. I don't have any legal problems with this at all, however, I agree with your concerns as to the location of vegetative screening and future trail uses. If our lands are heavily planted in a way that would make a rail alignment more difficult, expensive or require it to remove a substantial portion of these improvements, we could have big problems. You might want to check with Tom Newland to see how much room there is for such planting in our property before it potentially interferes with this alignment. -------========x========------- . . ("'. ..-, flspen Gonsolidated Sanitation (Dislnct 565 North Mill Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Tele.(30Sl925.:1601 FAX 1{303) 925.2537 I:;y K~lly - Chairman John J. Snyder-Trail" LouiaPopi8h.Secy. Albert Bi8hop Frank Louahin BruceMatherly,Mgr, NU\) 2. 5 November 25, 1991 Ellen Saa..no Pitkin County Planning Office 130 S. aahna Aapen CO 81611 RE: Pitkin Re.erve Homeowner. Improvements-Rio Grande Trail Dear sllen, The Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District would like to make the followinlJ cOftIllenta concerning Robin Kiernan'. letter of 1-6-91: A. GRAVEL TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO THE BIKE PATH Since the ..wer line is very .hallow in this ar.., no outa in vertical qrllde to the .ewer ea.l'lm.nts ahould b. mad. without ACSD review. B. PROPERTY LINE F~CE Ten foot wide gatea should be provided on the eaat .nd vellt boundarie. to allow beavy vehicle accells for sewer line ole.ninV and emergenoy maintenance. C. VBGETATION SCREENING The ACSD will be replacing thia outfall sewer line in the near future. We require that 0.0 trees. ahrubl or e.tenllive landscaping ba allowed within the ealemant. Plea.e Vive me a call if you have any quelltiona. ~"'1,,;?4 _, ff - /4-,/~ I Thomas R. Bracewell Collection SYllt~ Superintendent EFA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 1976.1986.1990 R~;G10NAL AND NATIONAL MESSAGE DISPLAY TO CC Ellen Sassano Bud CC Stan Berryman From: Bud Eylar Postmark: Nov 25,91 9:01 AM Subject: Rio Grande Trail Easement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Message: Ellen, I have reviewed the request and have the fOllowing comments: 1) Any easement granted shall be revokable at the sole discretion of the county. 2) There should be at least one (1) public access granted to connect with the pUblic road. 3) Any improvements made by the property owners shall be removed by them at their expense if the County revokes the easement. 4) If plantings are to be installed for screening, why are fences proposed? If fences are allowed they should be no higher than 42 inches. 5) Owners shall be responsible for all maintenance of access trails, p1antings and fences. -------========x========------- ,:1--."".;".4. / "t \0-\.-"" " {\ \Jk'.( >' MEMORANDUM TO: Ellen Sassano, Planning Office FROM: Tom Newland RE: Proposed Pitkin Reserve Trail Connections and Landscaping DATE: November 25, 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- I have reviewed the information submitted and would like to forward the following comments to you: The proposed concept to place private trail access to the lots within the Pitkin Reserve and to place fencing and landscaping to buffer the trail from these homes seems like a good idea for both the County and the homeowners. I think that at least some of these connections have already been placed, and this proposal seems to be an honest attempt at "legalizing" the existing connections and to allow access for the other lots. I suggest that the homeowners enter into a formal Agreement with the Board of County Commissioners regarding the use of County Property for private purposes. Similar agreements have been established in the past (i.e. Mountain Valley property owners seeking the use of county rights-of-way for parking, Wilk Wilkinson obtaining permission to upgrade Smuggler Mountain Road for private access). Attached for your review is a draft of an agreement for this particular proposal. This draft agreement was developed from a recent agreement between Dave stutsman and the BOCC for placement of a private utility within a public road right-of-way. I believe that the agreement is necessary to make sure that the proposed private improvements will: be constructed to County standards; be constructed within a definitive time frame; receive any and all land use and development approvals prior to construction; be successfully revegetated upon completion; not interfere with the public use of the property when under construction; not burden the County with any additional liability; be limited to the proposal specifically designated within the agreement, and not be a "blanket" approval for other improvements contemplated in the future; not cost the County any money; be allowed on the property provided that the owner realizes that the County may remove or alter the improvements at any time for reasons as defined without permission from the homeowners; not create, confirm or acknowledge any rights in the public property by the homeowners other than the temporary, terminable rights set forth by the agreement and those rights, if any, accruing to the public at large in the property. In addition to the agreement, the County may want to consider any extractions that can be made from the Pitkin Reserve property owners as compensation for this proposed use of public property for private gain. For example, would a connector trail from Willoughby Way to the Rio Grande Trail be useful to the trails system? What about pUblic access to the river over the Pitkin Green open space parcel for fishing and recreation? Would additional right-of-way along Willoughby Way be useful for future road improvements? Thank you for soliciting my comments on this matter. If I could be of any further assistance, please contact me. cc: County Attorney Bud Ey1ar Patrick DUffield, City Parks Mark Fuller MESSAGE DISPLAY TO Ellen Sassano From: Postmark: John Ely Nov 15,91 10:56 AM Subject: Pitkin Reserve-Rio Grande Trail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Message: I dont have any legal reasons why the connections can not be made. The decision is totally within the descretion of the County. -------========x========------- MEMORANDUM TO: County Attorney Bud Eylar, County Engineer Patrick DUffield, Parks Tom Newland Mark Fuller, Open Space/Trails Board Aspen Water and Sanitation District FROM: Ellen Sassano, Planning Office RE: Proposed Trail Connections and Landscaping DATE: November 14, 1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Attached f.or your review and comments is a letter submitted by Robin Kiernan, Landscape Architect for Mt. Daly Enterprises, requesting approval for proposed trail connections and landscaping in the Pitkin Reserve area. The Planning Department and the County Manager would like written comments regarding this proposal by November 25, 1991. Should you have any questions, you can reach me at 920-5090. Thanks! -~'._r ~ . J'O' ~ MT. DALY ENTERPRISES Robin Kiernan' Landscape Architect Post Office Box 5010 Aspen. Colorado 81612 624 November 6, 1991 Ellen Sassano Pitkin County Planning Office 130 S. Galena Aspen, Colorado 81611 NfNii'J9:)! Dear Ellen, I am writing to you on behalf of the Pitkin Reserve Homeowners, whose homes are located in the city of Aspen, north of the Rio Grande Bicycle Path,The Pitkin Reserve homeowners desire to install the following improvements between their houses and the bicycle path: A. Gravel Trail Connections to the bicycle path. These trail connections would be beneficial to the Open Space area because it would keep the homeowners from having to take their bicycles through the existing sage fields, and potentially damaging or wearing down the native vegetation. I was recommended by Leslie LaMont to speak with the Water District and the Sanitation District, to make sure there would not be any conflicts with their interests. I spoke with Bruce Matherly and Tom Bracewell from the Sanitation District. They had no problems with a gravel path crossing their easement. I spoke with Larry Ballinger from the Water Department, and his only concern was that he would not want any permanent structures to be built over the easement area. B . Property Line Fence As there is no real distinction between private property and public property along the south property lines, the homeowners wish to make this distinction for their own privacy and security. C. Native Vegetation Screening As shown on the plans, the homeowners would like to plant native vegetation along portions of the bicycle path, so that it will be screened from their views. The screening for Lots 3,4,5,and 6 is located on lot 8, within the Relocated Railroad R.O. W., and in some places adjacent to the water and sanitation easements. The proposed areas of planting would be irrigated. The irrigation system would be sourced from the Pitkin Reserve properties. The costs for the gravel trails, the plantings, and the irrigation system would be assumed by the Pitkin Reserve homeowners. The type of plant material Pitkin Reserve is proposing would be: Plant Name a. Aspen b. Cottonwood c. Colorado Spruce d.Sage e.Serviceberry Size 5 gal-2" cal. 1 1/2"-2" cal. 6-15' 1 gal. 5 gal-4-5' ~ . Pitkin Reserve Page Two In speaking with Bruce Matherly and Tom Bracewell from the Sanitation District, their request was to avoid planting within their 20' easement. I do not think this will be a problem. If they would be willing to mark their easement in the field, we would plant outside of this area. In speaking with Larry Ballinger from the Water District, I was told that these improvements would not be a problem. The water line is located 7-8' feet below the surface of the ground, and would not be impacted by planting, gravel trails, or irrigation, I also met on site with Pat Duffield from the Parks Department. His request was to not plant to within 3' of the bicycle path, and to keep the sight lines open. I believe we can accomodate this easily, while also providing adequate screening for the homeowners. The majority of the proposed plantings are located within Lot 8 of Pitkin Reserve. My understanding is that Lot 8 is apart of the city, however it is owned by the county, Our question to you is a simple one, and that is whether Pitkin Reserve would be able to plant and irrigate in this area. The proposed plants are native to the area, and would enhance this open space while at the same time providing more privacy for the homeowners. As the cost would be assumed by the homeowners, the County should look at this improvement as a bonus to the community. I will be looking forward to discussing this further at the next Planning and Zoning meeting, Sincerely, . ~~ Robin Kiernan Mt. Daly Enterprises , ~,~ MEMORANDUM TO: Reid Haughey, County Manager Suzanne Konchan, County Planning Director ~ THRU: RE: Pitkin Reserve Homeowners Improvements - Rio Grande Trail FROM: Ellen sassano, Planner ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Pitkin Reserve Homeowners Association has expressed an interest in providing improvements along the northern edge of the Rio Grande Bicycle Path. (Please see attached Exhibit). They wish to install the following improvements: 1. Gravel trail connections from their individual lots to the Rio Grande trail; 2. Landscaping along the path to provide screening of the path from their residences; 3. Property line fencing; A letter of request from the Homeowners has been attached for reference. The portion of the Rio Grande trail on which they wish to place improvements is owned by Pitkin County, and located within the city of Aspen. There are no city reviews required to accomplish these improvements. Therefore, the only decision to be made is whether it is in the best interest of the County to allow the trail connections and landscaping to occur along the Rio Grande Trail. I have attached referrals from the Assistant County Manager, the County Engineer, the County Attorney and the Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District for reference. Pat Duffield of the Parks Department has indicated verbally that their primary concern is that site distances along the trail not be compromised by placement of landscaping. Regarding the trail connections, staff recommends that one shared connection (if any) be allowed, rather than the six separate connections proposed. Several private trail connections may promote trespassing and result in signs and gates which may be unsightly along the trail. If a trail connection is allowed, it is recommended that it be gravel rather than paved. It is also recommended that a reciprocal trail easement be granted to cross the subdivision to access Willoughby Way from the Rio Grande property. Regarding landscaping, it is recommended (particularly if screening is the intent), that it be placed within the private property boundaries. Given the uncertainty of future use of the Rio Grande right-of-way encumbered. recommended: it If seems prudent landscaping to is leave the right-of-way approved, the following un- is 1. ~ll costs including installation, replacement (if necessary), and maintenance be borne by the Homeowners; 2. That financial security which meets approval of the County Attorney be provided by the Homeowners; 3. That any easement granted for landscaping and/or trail connections be revokable at the sole discretion of the County, and that any improvements made by the property owners be removed by them at their expense if the County revokes the easement; 4. That owners be responsible for maintenance of access trails, p1antings and fences; 5. That landscaping be comprised of native species and designed to blend in with existing vegetation in the area; 6. That site lines along the trail remain un-obstructed; 'It is recommended that any fencing requirements be satisfied within the confines of the private property. I would like to respond to the Homeowners as soon as possible. Please let me know if you need any additional information. I will be on vacation from December 23rd to the 30th. If you would like to contact the homeowners representative, Robin Kiernan can be reached at 925-1624. Thanks for your help! 2 .." I::l Ii0 ,g ~~ ~0j ~ o ':<1 ~ ",:::l E=l L " ~ ~ ~1 -"~ o~ PI. ~=H~ ' ~ ~ o : I- P :1" ~' QO ~\ ... . j,J ~/.. ------ '13 ~ (~r: "~ ~ -+ . 'S: (S .- ~~ ~ c o~ ~. .$: l~ <c. s;"CJ q" Q., ;::'" ,,~ = '... \" "'C. s: .'" -:\-:..r:. ~f )<.~ .1l::t..,c::': '" e z ,g c' ~ ~. ~<'4 t) ;:.., L) ...,.~ ~ {1. a " {;i ~ .s (9~ ,. 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