HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.hpc.012-2008RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC) DENYING
AN APPLICATION FOR MINOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300
SOUTH SPRING STREET, LOTS A AND B, BLOCK 105, CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN,
COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 12, SERIES OF 2008
PARCEL ID: 2737-182-27-001.
WHEREAS, the applicant, Snowmass Corporation, represented by Bruce McKinnon, 24398 Highway 82,
P. O. Box 620, Basalt, CO 81621, has requested Minor Development, Demolition, and Variance for the
property located at 300 South Spring Street, Lots A and B, Block 105, City and Townsite of Aspen,
Colorado; and
WHEREAS, 300 South Spring Street, Lots A through D, Block 105, was adopted as part of Exhibit A to
Aspen City Council Ordinance 48, Series of 2007 as a potential historic resource; and
WHEREAS, Section 26.415.025 of the Municipal Code states that "an owner may volunteer to have any
proposed work be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission pursuant to the procedures and
limitations of Chapter 26.415 of the Municipal Code, and if the work is found by HPC to be in
conformance with the "City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines," an application for
building permit shall be issued;" and
WHEREAS, the procedure for a Minor Development Review is as follows. Staff reviews the submittal
materials and prepares a report that analyzes the project's conformance with the design guidelines and
other applicable Land Use Code Sections. This report is transmitted to the HPC with relevant information
on the proposed project and a recommendation to continue, approve, disapprove or approve with
conditions and the reasons for the recommendation. The HPC reviews the application, the staff analysis
report and the evidence presented at the heazing to determine the project's conformance with the City of
Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines. The HPC may approve, disapprove, approve with
conditions, or continue the application to obtain additional information necessary to make a decision to
approve or deny; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2006, the Aspen City Council adopted Ordinance 16, Series of 2006, granting
subdivision approval for the property located at 300 South Spring Street; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2008, the Aspen Historic Preservation Commission adopted Resolution 4,
Series of 2008, granting Minor Development approval for changes to the approved addition and an
amendment to the Commercial Design Standards; and,
WHEREAS, Sara Adams, in her staff report dated June 11th, 2008, performed an analysis of the
application based on the standards, and found that the "City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design
Guidelines have not been met in the proposal; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on June 11, 2008, the Historic Preservation Commission
considered the application, at which time the Historic Preservation Commission found the application for
Minor Development did not meet the "City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines" and
denied the application by a vote of 4 to 1.
RECEPTION#: 550530, 06/26/2008 at
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Janice K. Vos Caudill, Pitkin County, CO
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that HPC hereby denies the application for Minor
Development for the property located at 300 South Spring Street, Lots A and B, Block 105, City
and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION at its regular meeting on the 11th day of June 2008.
Approved as to Form:
Jim True, Special Counsel
Approved as to content:
HISTO ~C PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Sarah roughton, Vice- Chair
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Kath trickland, Chief Deputy Clerk