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THE CITY OF ASPEN
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
December 1, 2008
5:00 p.m.
I. Ordinance #34, Series of 2008 -Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan
COWOP
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Ireland and Aspen City Council
FROM: Chris Bendon, Community Development Director ~"~
RE: Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan COWOP Final Review
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 34 Series 2008 -Public hearing
DATE: December 1, 2008
SUMMARY:
Tonight's hearing is a continuation from
November 24th when the architecture, massing,
and scale of the project were presented.
Tonight's focus will be on the more technical
aspects of the project - the energy plan,
construction management, financial perspective,
engineering, etc. Experts who assisted the task
force will be on hand to address questions. At
the conclusion of tonight's hearing, staff will
request the hearing be continued to December
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City Council initiated the Lift One V' ~' ~ ,, ~. ° ~ ^ ~~'
Neighborhood Master Plan COWOP review ~ ~ u ~'~.`~ _~'"` ~°~ ~ ~ *~ ~
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80, Series of 2008. The was done to coordinate
the redevelopment of several properties at the base of Aspen Mountain into a unified
vision as opposed to a series of independent, unrelated projects.
A 27-member Master Plan Task Force met every Thursday from April 10th through
October 2°d to review the planning for this 8-acre site and made their final
recommendation by a 19 to 1 vote (with one abstention). The Plan has been reviewed by
the Historic Preservation Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Both
boards supported the project by unanimous votes. The proposed ordinance implements
the recommendation of the Task Force and provides final approvals for the proposed
redevelopment.
The master plan accomplishes a rebirth of this side of the mountain. This is the original
base of Aspen Mountain that currently accommodates an average of 3% of the
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Mountain's skier traffic. The plan is organized around open space and gathering places
and allows for a balance of breathing room and function. The Master Plan incorporates a
new high-speed quad lift replacing the current lift lA, a new surface lift along the historic
lift one corridor, pedestrian pathways, a ski museum, public parking, all new street and
drainage infrastructure, two new lodging facilities with associated commercial space,
affordable housing both on-site and off-site, and rehabilitation and re-use of historic
resources all within an existing neighborhood context.
REVIEW SCHEDULE:
November 10`h -Second Reading & Public Hearing. This provided an overview
presentation of the Master Plan, the background, the COWOP process, project goals, the
final site plan, lodging program, and a summary of the Task Force recommendation.
November 24`h -Continued Second Reading & Public Hearing. This hearing included a
more detailed presentation of the project including architectural character, massing and
scale, and a review of the proposed ordinance.
December 1St -Continued Second Reading & Public Hearing. Tonight's hearing will
be a chance for the project team to respond to questions from the first two public
hearings. The COWOP process included several experts on mountain planning, project
financing, energy efficiency, etc., and those experts will be on-hand for this meeting. A
more detailed review of the proposed ordinance is also expected.
December 8rh -Continued Second Reading & Public Hearing. This is expected to be the
final meeting where the project team will respond to any remaining questions and a final
review of the proposed ordinance occurs.
APPLICANTS:
1. Aspen Land Fund II, LLC (Centurion Partners). Represented by John Sarpa.
2. Roaring Fork Mountain Lodge -Aspen, LLC. Represented by Robert Daniel.
3. Aspen Skiing Company. Represented by David Bellack
4. The City of Aspen.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council receive the presentation, conduct a public hearing,
and continue the review of Ordinance No. 34 to December Stn.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
"I move to continue the public hearing for Ordinance No. 34, Series of 2008, The Lift
One Neighborhood Master Plan, to December 8, 2008."
ATTACHMENTS:
Proposed Ordinance 34, Series of 2008
A - Decision Packet, December 1St meeting
B - Project Binder attached by this reference. The project binder contains the entire
history of the COWOP process and is located in the Community Development
Department. Please contact City staff to review this document
travisc~,ci.aspen.co.us or 429.2751.
C - Project website, http://www.aspenpitkin.com/depts/41/liftoneMP.cfm, attached by
this reference. A copy of the website on the day of each hearing will be maintained
in the project file.
D - December 1St Power Point Presentation attached by this reference. A copy of the
presentation will be maintained in the project file.
E - Public Comments, P&Z review minutes and HPC review minutes (binder)
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ORDINANCE N0.34
(SERIES OF 2008)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN
AMENDING AND CONFIRMING THE BOUNDARIES AND APPROVING THE
LIFT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN AND GRANTING FINAL LAND
USE APPROVALS AND A DEVELOPMENT ORDER FOR ALL PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN INCLUDING PROPERTY
LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF SOUTH ASPEN STREET SOUTH OF DEAN
STREET OWNED BY THE CITY OF ASPEN, THE ASPEN SKIING COMPANY,
ASPEN LAND FUND II LLC (AKA CENTURION PARTNERS LLC), AND
ROARING FORK MOUNTAIN LODGE-ASPEN LLC, ALL WITHIN THE CITY
OF ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department received a completed
application from Aspen Land Fund II, LLC also known as Centurion Partners, LLC;
Roaring Fork Mountain Lodge -Aspen LLC; the Aspen Skiing Company; and, the
Aspen City Manager, for a determination of eligibility for a project, known as the Lift
One Neighborhood Master Plan, reasonably necessary for the convenience and welfare of
the public (COWOP) for a redevelopment of lands, owned by the above mentioned
parties, for the purpose of providing or improving the provision of lift-served skiing
access to Aspen Mountain, pedestrian, vehicular and emergency vehicle access to
properties along South Aspen Street, non-traditional energy sources such as ground
source energy system, recreational facilities, a museum focused on the evolution of skiing
in Aspen, public parking, and commercial, lodging, free-market residential, and
affordable residential land uses; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen manages public rights-of--way in the planning
area including Hill Street, Summit Street, Gilbert Street, the alley within Block 10 of the
Eames Addition, South Aspen Street, Juan Street, and Dean Street and owns certain
public land known locally as Willoughby Park and Lift One Park; and,
WHEREAS, the legal descriptions of the lands subject to this review are attached
as Exhibit 5 and are generally described as lands on both sides of South Aspen Street
south of Dean Street, excluding the Shadow Mountain Townhomes; and,
WHEREAS, the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan's public and private
property landowners were represented by their respective property owners and/or
representatives including Robert Daniel of Roaring Fork Mountain Lodge -Aspen LLC,
John Sarpa of Centurion Partners LLC, David Bellack of the Aspen Skiing Company, and
Chris Bendon of the City of Aspen, all of whom were authorized to represent their
individual public or private property interests; and,
WHEREAS, the COWOP land use review process, Chapter 26.500 of the City of
Aspen Land Use Code, was created and adopted by the City of Aspen to allow the
planning of projects of significant community interest, when determined necessary by the
City Council according to said Chapter, to evolve an iterative process considering input
from neighbors, property owners, public. officials, members of the public, and other
parties of interest assembled as a. formal reviewing authority of the City of Aspen
providing recommendations directly to City Council; and,
WHEREAS, via adoption of Resolution No. 13, Series of 2008 and No. 80 Series
of 2008, the City Council found that the proposal for review as a project reasonably
necessary for the convenience and welfare of the public met the Standards for
Determination, Section 26.500.040 of the City of Aspen Land Use Code, for the
following reasons:
(a) The Master Plan could provide enhanced access to lift-served skiing on
Aspen Mountain, lodging facilities that meet the needs of the of the community,
affordable housing units that serve the needs of the community, improved vehicular,
pedestrian and emergency vehicle access, the development of public parking, the
preservation of important local and national historic resources, the development of non-
traditional energy sources such as ground source energy system, recreational facilities, a
museum focused on the evolution of skiing in Aspen, and a unified approach to managing
construction impacts and ongoing maintenance and operations of the area's
infrastructure;
(b) Preserving and enhancing short-term lodging facilities,- providing adequate
emergency services and access, the provision of effective access to lift-served skiing,
housing the workforce, and energy efficiency are stated community goals that. could be
addressed through master planning of this area;
(c) Portions of the subject area are owned by the City of Aspen and a Master
Plan could permit an advantageous disposition of those properties;
(d) Portions of the subject area are managed by the City of Aspen as rights-of-
way and a Master Plan could permit an advantageous disposition of those properties;
(e) The bifurcated ownership of the subject area and independent projects in
various stages of entitlement may result in an ad-hoc development pattern while a master
planning process using an interactive and multidisciplinary approach with a diverse
COWOP task team, including neighbors of the project and persons with special interest in
the property and its development will lend itself to the type of open dialogue needed to
determine a cohesive future vision for the neighborhood; and,
WHEREAS, via adoption of Resolution No. 13, Series of 2008 and No. 80 Series
of 2008, the City Council established a COWOP Task Force Team to develop a Master
Plan for the Lift One Neighborhood including the quantitative elements of the plan, broad
urban design elements of the plan, and the contextual relationship of the plan to
surrounding properties; and
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WHEREAS, the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan COWOP Task Force Team
is comprised of citizens with a broad range of perspectives, expertise, and awareness of
community issues. Following are the members of the task force and their affiliation:
City of Aspen City Council Mick Ireland
Dwayne Romero
P & Z Cliff Weiss
HPC Alison Agley
Com. Dev. Chris Bendon, (non-voting)
Landowners Lodge at Aspen Mtn. John Sarpa
Lift One Lodge Bob Daniel
Aspen Skiing Dave Bellack
Com an
Neighbors South -Shadow Chrissy McNamara
Mountain
West -Juan St., Derek Johnson
Trainors Landing Denis Murray
North -South Point, Galen Bright
Timber Ridge Tami Solondz
East - Sissy Erikson
Mountain Queen Zachary Matthews
Gilbert Street
Other Affected or Aspen Hist. Society Georgia Hanson
Interested Parties AVSC Mark Cole
ACRA Debbie Braun
Community At Large Yasmine dePagter
Allyn Harvey
Mark Hughes
Mary Janss
Andrew Kole
Ruth Kruger
Mary Anne Meyer
Bernard Phillips
*Brian Schaefer (*removed for non-
attendance)
Bill Wiener, Jr.
and,
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WHEREAS, the City of Aspen Community Development Director was a non-
voting member and served as the chair of the Task Force Team, in compliance with the
requirements of Section 26.500 of the Aspen Land Use Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan COWOP Task Force Team
has met -every Thursday for a minimum of three hours and up to seven hours from
April 10, 2008 to October 2, 2008, for a total of 26 meetings to consider the project goals,
constraints, concepts, and possible development scenarios; and,
WHEREAS, the COWOP review process enabled the planning and design of the
master plan to reflect community values, taking into consideration various opinions and
expressed points-of--view from neighbors, land owners, citizens, and technical expertise
from professionals assisting the planning effort; and,
WHEREAS, the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan COWOP Task Force Team
adopted the following master plan goals which were subsequently acknowledged by the
Aspen City Council via adoption of City Council Resolution No. 59, Series of 2008:
• Respect Aspen's history: integrate the balance of architecture and design
through the relationships, mass and scale of historic and proposed structures.
• Showcase and promote Aspen's ski history and traditions.
• Provide easy and welcoming access to all users that integrates the Lift One
neighborhood and town while minimizing traffic and pavement.
• Develop improved lift access and infrastructure that includes the World Cup
venue and year-round activities.
• Create a "lights on" mix of lodging, services, amenities and on-site affordable
housing to attract visitors and locals while respecting the nature of the
neighborhood.
• Develop an economically viable and flexible project without imposing
burdens on the community.
• Create an environmental showcase that exploits on-site energy generation and
responsibly uses energy and other resources.
and,
WHEREAS, the COWOP land use review procedure does not and has not
lessened any public hearing, public noticing, or any critical analysis or scrutiny of the
project as would otherwise be required; and,
WHEREAS, the Task Force meetings were run in a public hearing type format
with the ability for members of the public and concerned citizens to comment on the
progress of the master plan; and,
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WHEREAS, the project received approximately 59 pages of emails and letters
which can be viewed on the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan website accessed from
www.aspenpitkin.com; and,
WHEREAS, public comment was heard, from multiple parties including
neighbors and general public, approximately 82 times during the COWOP Task Force
Meeting Schedule; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen internet website had approximately 340 page
views per month; and,
WHEREAS, the progress of the task force and all materials, meeting summaries,
diagrams, and maps related to the planning effort were maintained in 4 project binders
available for public inspection at the City of Aspen Community Development
Department and on the City of Aspen internet web site, www.aspenpitkin.com/; and,
WHEREAS, during the planning process for the Master Plan updates on the
progress of the planning effort were considered as agenda items at public meetings by the
Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority Board, the City Planning and Zoning
Commission, and the Historic Preservation Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission was updated regarding the
progress of the Task Force throughout the project by their Task Force Representative
Alison Agley; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission were updated regularly
regarding the progress of the Task Force by their Task Force Representative, Cliff Weiss;
and,
WHEREAS, on August 12th, approximately 60 citizens attended an "open-
house" style public meeting, notice of which was published in the Aspen Times,
conducted to provide information and discuss planning issues with neighbors and
interested citizens; and
WHEREAS, approximately 18 articles in the Aspen Times appeared over the
course of the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan Task Force review process detailing
ongoing planning issues and the evolution of the plan, including 5 articles that were
published prior to the formation of the Task Force and an additional 10 letters to the
editor; and,
WHEREAS, the Aspen Daily News published 13 articles regarding the Lift One
Project including 5 that were published prior to the formation of the Task Force; and,
WHEREAS, staff and members of the Task Force presented the progress of the
Task Force to the Board of Directors of the Aspen Chamber Resort Association on July
29, 2008; and,
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WHEREAS, On August 21, 2008, an update was provided at the annual ACRA
Luncheon by Task Force member and ACRA President Debbie Braun to approximately
250 attendees; and,
WHEREAS, staff presented the progress of the Task Force to the Aspen/Pitkin
County Housing Authority on August 6, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, staff presented the progress of the Task Force to the Aspen Board of
Realtors on August 13, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, City of Aspen Project Assistant Travis Coggin and City of Aspen
Community Relations Officer Sally Spaulding spoke about the project and where/how to
access information related to the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan on the KSNO radio
station on August 19, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, City of Aspen Community Development Director Chris Bendon and
Project Assistant Travis Coggin spoke about the project and where/how to access
information related to the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan on the KSNO radio station
on October 17, 2008; and
WHEREAS, staff presented the progress of the Task Force to the Commercial
Core and Lodging Commission on August 20, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, staff presented the progress of the Task Force to the City of Aspen
Community Development and Engineering Departments on August 20, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, staff presented the progress of the Task Force to the Pitkin County
Community Development Department on September 8, 2008; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen devoted one episode of City Matters to the Lift
One Neighborhood Master Plan and filmed an on-site program with members of the Task
Force; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen filmed a special edition of City Matters on
October 15, 2008 with members of the Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the City Matters program covering the Lift One Neighborhood
Master Plan has aired approximately 11 times on CGTV; and,
WHEREAS, there have been informational slides running continually on CGTV
displaying the time and date of upcoming Lift One Task Force Meetings as well as the
Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan website; and,
WHEREAS, staff, land owners, and members of the Task Force Team held an
Open House on Wednesday November 5, 2008 in Council Chambers that was attended
by approximately twenty members of the public; and,
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WHEREAS, an advertisement announcing the date, time, and location of the
Open House ran in the Aspen Times October 31St, November 3rd, and November St"; and,
WHEREAS, on November 13, 2008 City Community Relations Office Sally
Spaulding was interviewed on TV8 about the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan and
presented information regarding the City Council public hearing process as well as where
to find additional information on the Lift One Neighborhood Master Planning process
and whom to contact with further questions; and,
WHEREAS, City Council reviewed the progress of the Master Plan during two
(2) publicly noticed work sessions on June 9 and July 21, 2008, considered progress of
the effort and provided direction as to the proper planning and design objectives and
issues to be fully considered; and,
WHEREAS, the COWOP Task Force determined that the Lift One
Neighborhood Master Plan provides the following community benefits associated with
the Goals created by the COWOP Task Force.
History
1. Respect Aspen's history: integrate the balance of architecture and design through the
relationships, mass and scale of historic and proposed structures.
2. Showcase and promote Aspen's ski history and traditions.
Community Benefits under History -View plane corridor maintained. Revitalized
sense of history. Museum integrated providing historical connection. Recycles
historical buildings as historical assets.
Accessibility
1. Provide easy and welcoming access to all users that integrates the Lift One
neighborhood and town while minimizing traffic and pavement.
2. Develop improved lift access and infrastructure that includes the World Cup venue
and year-round activities.
Community Benefits under Accessibility -Creative and uniquely Aspen solution for
people mover. Infrastructure updates -sidewalks on Aspen Street. Year-round
access to top of hill, surface lift from Dean Street. Proven technology/appropriate to
area. Improved skiing to Dean Street. Neighborhood -more inviting and more
inclusive. Removes "load" from other lifts. Corner of Aspen and Durant will be
safer.
Vitali
1. Create a "lights on" mix of lodging, services, amenities and on-site affordable
housing to attract visitors and locals while respecting the nature of the neighborhood.
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2. Develop an economically viable and flexible project without imposing burdens on the
community.
Community Benefits under Vitality -Lockers at starting point of skiing. Affordable
commercial is a possibility. Local's friendly steak house for beer, etc. Revitalized
and beautified a huge section of town at base of mountain. Lights-on neighborhood
from addition of affordable housing. Added hot beds and hotel. Better World Cup
venue.
Sustainability
1. Create an environmental showcase that exploits on-site energy generation and
responsibly uses energy and other resources.
Community Benefits under Sustainability -Increased tax base--50% less fossil fuel
consumption than similar uses, sets new standard for lodges--LEED Silver or Gold.
and,
WHEREAS, the Master Plan is of higher quality as a result of the COWOP Task
Force Team review process and the thoughtful and interactive discussions that allowed
multiple iterations and development scenarios to be discussed would not have otherwise
occurred if the Master Plan had not been reviewed as a COWOP application; and,
WHEREAS, the Master Plan is consistent with the Goals and Objectives of the
2000 Aspen Area Community Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the project meets the goals created by the COWOP Task Force; and,
WHEREAS, the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan received a vote of 19 in
favor, one opposed and one neutral at the final Task Force Meeting on October 2, 2008;
and,
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission formally reviewed the Lift
One Neighborhood Master Plan during a series of public hearings beginning August 27,
2008 and concluding October 8, 2008, resulting in a vote of 4-0 in favor of the Master
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission formally reviewed the
Conceptual Application for relocation of structures, development of Lift One Park, and
development of Willoughby Park beginning August 27, 2008 and concluding October 8,
2008 and voted unanimously to grant Conceptual Approval for Major Development and
Relocation for the properties located at Willoughby Park, Lift One Park, 233 Gilbert
Street and 710 South Aspen Street, as evidenced by Resolution No. 23, Series of 2008;
and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission formally reviewed the Lift
One Neighborhood Master Plan during a series of public hearings beginning August 26,
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2008 and concluding on October 7, 2008, resulting in a vote of 6-0 in favor of the Master
Plan; and,
WHEREAS, Hill Street, Summit Street and their associated alleys, a portion of
Gilbert Street, a portion of Juan Street and a portion of Dean Street west of South Aspen
Street rights-of--way, as currently platted, do not provide for efficient or practicable
vehicular movement and the City of Aspen believes it is in the best interests of the City,
and its residents, to vacate the rights-of--way, concurrent with the approval of the
development proposal and effective upon recordation of the Master Subdivision/Street
Vacation Plat, such that the lands may be used for development purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the lands subject to this right-of--way vacation are depicted on
attached Exhibit 3 and shall be depicted and described on the Master Subdivision/Street
Vacation Plat; and,
WHEREAS, the vacation action, considering the Master Plan entire land
assemblage, will not leave any land without a means of adequate access to a public right-
of-way; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen has reviewed, verifies, and hereby accepts the
vacation of the Hill Street, Summit Street, a portion of Gilbert Street, a portion of Juan
Street and a portion of Dean Street west of South Aspen Street rights-of--way and the
reversion of associated lands to adjacent parcels, as depicted and described on the
proposed Street and Alley Vacation Map, attached hereto as Exhibit 3, the Master
Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat, as consistent with the requirements of C.R.S. Section
43-2-301 et. seq.; and,
WHEREAS, the vacation of these portions of the Hill Street, Summit Street, a
portion of Gilbert Street, a portion of Juan Street and a portion of Dean Street west of
South Aspen Street rights-of--way meets or exceeds the review criteria for effecting such
changes as adopted by the City of Aspen; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 26.304 and 26.500 of the Land Use Code, City
Council may approve, approve with conditions, or deny all requisite land use approvals
necessary to grant a development order for a proposed development determined eligible
for COWOP land use review upon a recommendation from the Community Development
Director and consideration of comments offered by the general public at a duly noticed
public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen Community Development Director has reviewed
the proposed development in consideration of the recommendations of the COWOP Task
Force Team, the requirements of the Land Use Code, and comments from the City
Engineer and applicable referral agencies and has recommended approval of all necessary
land use approvals for granting a development order for the proposed Project including
Final approval of a COWOP Land Use Review including: Subdivision, Final PUD
Development Plan approval, Rezoning of portions of the lands within the Lift One
Neighborhood to L, Lodge (PUD), Planned Unit Development Overlay; NC,
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Neighborhood Commercial (H)(PUD), Historic, Planned Unit Development Overlay; and
PUB, Public ;(H)(PUD), Historic, Planned Unit Development Overlay, Vacation of
certain public rights-of--way, Dedication of certain public rights-of--way and easements,
Growth Management Quota System ("GMQS") allotments for lodging, free market
residential and affordable housing units, commercial net leasable space, and essential
public facilities, Condominiumization, removing and re-establishing historic landmark
designation of a parcel, Final Timeshare approval, Mountain View Plane review
approval, 8040 Greenline approval, Conditional Use approval, and Commercial Design
Review approval; and,
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council has reviewed and considered the
development proposal under the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code as
identified herein, has reviewed and considered the recommendation of the Lift One
Neighborhood Master Plan COWOP Task Force Team, the Community Development
Director, P&Z, HPC, the applicable referral agencies, and has taken and considered
public comment at a public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the development proposal meets or
exceeds all applicable development standards and that the approval of the development
proposal, with conditions, is consistent with the goals and elements of the Aspen Area
Community Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this Ordinance furthers and is necessary
for the promotion of public health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT the City Council hereby amends the
boundary of the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan (the "Master Plan") as set forth in
Section 1 below; hereby approves the Master Plan as described and depicted in the
Decision Packet; and hereby declares that such approved Master Plan and all land use
approvals necessary or appropriate thereto, as herein set forth, shall constitute a site
specific development plan as defined in Section 24-68-102(4)(a) of the Colorado Revised
Statutes, subject to the conditions described herein.
Section 1: Eligibility Confirmation and Amendment to Master Plan Boundaries
The lands included in the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan are hereby amended to
include land owned by the Aspen Skiing Company extending generally to the south from
the southwesterly boundary of the Mountain Queen Condominiums, the southerly
boundary of Block 12 of the Eames Addition to the City and Townsite of Aspen, the
south end of the South Aspen Street right-of--way and the southerly boundary of the
Shadow Mountain Condominiums to the southerly boundary of the City of Aspen, as
depicted on the Master Plan Boundary Map attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
The purpose of including these additional lands is to accommodate the uphill terminal of
the new "surface lift" and the lower terminal of the new high speed Lift 1 A, and to
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accommodate certain pedestrian access improvements south of the South Aspen Street
right-of--way.
Pursuant to Section 26.500.040 of the City of Aspen Land Use Code, the Lift One
Neighborhood Master Plan, as described in Resolution No. 13, Series of 2008, and in
Resolution No. 80, Series of 2008, and with the inclusion of the additional Aspen Skiing
Company lands as described above, is and continues to be reasonably necessary for the
Convenience and Welfare of the Public and eligible for the COWOP review process.
Section 2: Legal Descriptions
The legal descriptions of the lands within the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan
boundary are attached hereto as Exhibit 5.
Section 3. Master Plan Approvals; Vested Rights; Development Order
(a) The Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan is hereby approved, and the respective
owners of lands within the Master Plan boundary (the "Lift One Neighborhood"), as such
lands are described in Section 2 above, are hereby granted all land use approvals
necessary or appropriate to the implementation of the Master Plan, including without
limitation the following:
(i) Final PUD Development Plan approval for the developments described in
Section 11 below;
(ii) Subdivision approval as described in Section 4 below;
(iii) Rezoning of portions of the lands within the Lift One Neighborhood to L,
Lodge (PUD), Planned Unit Development Overlay; NC, Neighborhood
Commercial (H)(PUD), Historic, Planned Unit Development Overlay; and
PUB, Public (H)(PUD), Historic, Planned Unit Development Overlay as
described in Section 8 below;
(iv) Vacation of certain public rights-ofway as described in Section 9 below;
(v) Dedication of certain public rights-of--way and easements as described in
Section 10 below;
(vi) Growth Management Quota System ("GMQS") allotments for lodging, free
market residential and affordable housing units, and commercial net leasable
space as described in Section 14 below;
(vii) Condominiumization as described in Section 28 below;
(viii) Final Timeshare approval for the developments described in Section 11
below;
(ix) Mountain View Plane, 8040 Greenline, Conditional Use and Commercial
Design Review approval for the developments described in Section 11
below; and
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(x) Removing historic landmark designation from 710 South Aspen Street a/k/a
the Skiers Chalet Steak House and designating Lot 3 as a Historic Landmark.
(b) Pursuant to HPC Resolution No. 23, Series of 2008, unanimously adopted on October
8, 2008, Conceptual HPC Approval has been obtained for the relocation of the Skiers
Chalet Steak House building to a portion of the South Aspen Street right-of--way being
vacated pursuant to this Ordinance, and for the relocation of the Skiers Chalet Lodge to
Willoughby Park and its conversion to a Ski Museum. Final HPC approval for these
actions must be obtained before a Building Permit or Permits are applied for in
connection therewith.
(c) The right to undertake and complete the development and use of the Lift One
Neighborhood pursuant to the site specific development plan hereby approved shall be
vested for a period of fifteen (15) years from the date of final adoption of this Ordinance,
all as shall be more specifically set forth in a Vested Rights Development Agreement to
be approved contemporaneously with this Ordinance.
(d) No later than fourteen (14) days following final adoption of this Ordinance, the Aspen
City Clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the
City of Aspen a notice advising the general public of the approval of a site specific
development plan and the creation of a vested property right for the Lift One
Neighborhood pursuant to Section 26.304.070(A) of the City of Aspen Land Use Code.
Following the publication of said notice, the Community Development Director shall
issue a written Development Order containing the information required by Section
26.304.070(B) of the Land Use Code, which Development Order shall have an effective
date as of the date of publication of the notice of approval of the site specific
development plan.
Section 4: Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat
Within two (2) years following the date of final adoption of this Ordinance by the City
Council, the record owners of the underlying lands shall prepare, execute and record a
Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat of the Lift One Neighborhood which subdivides
the area into the following parcels, as depicted on the Proposed Subdivision Map attached
hereto as Exhibit 4.
Lot 1: Lift One Lodge
Lot 2: Lift One Park
Lot 3: Skiers Chalet Steak House
Lot 4: Willoughby Park
Lot 5: Lodge at Aspen Mountain
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Lot 6: Deane Street Condominiums
For purposes of this Ordinance, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 together shall hereinafter be referred to
as the "Lift One Project" and Lots 5 and 6 together shall hereinafter be referred to as the
"Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project".
The Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat shall also depict and describe a development
envelope for the relocation of the Lift lA base area as more specifically addressed and
described in Section 11.6 below, shall vacate the public rights-of--way described in
Section 9 below, shall dedicate the public rights-of--way described in Section 10 below,
and shall grant certain perpetual easements beneath, within or above public rights-of--way
and beneath Lot 2, Lift One Park, and Lot 4, Willoughby Park, as described in Section 10
below. A Master Utility and Drainage Plan for the Lift One Neighborhood shall be
recorded concurrently with the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat.
The City acknowledges that the boundaries of Lots 3 and 6, respectively, may need to be
adjusted, and the Community Development Director shall have the authority to approve
such adjustment(s) as an Insubstantial Amendment to this Ordinance. The final
boundaries of such Lots (and of any adjoining Lots affected by the approvals granted by
such adjustments) shall be depicted and established on the individual Subdivision Plats to
be executed and recorded pursuant to Section 7 below.
The City further acknowledges that lot line adjustments may be required to accomplish
the conveyance of portions of vacated Deane Street and of vacated South Aspen Street
into the ownership of adjacent property owners. The Community Development Director
shall have the authority to approve and execute any related Lot Line Adjustment Plats via
administrative review.
Section 5: Master Development Agreement
Contemporaneously with the recording of the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat,
the owners of the lands within the Lift One Neighborhood (excluding the City of Aspen)
shall prepare, execute and record a Master Development Agreement which sets forth a
description of the subdivision improvements and other amenities required by the Master
Plan, including the following:
(a) The relocation of South Aspen Street and associated sidewalks as depicted on the
Proposed Subdivision Map attached as Exhibit 4;
(b) The installation and/or relocation of all utilities and drainage facilities depicted and
described on the Master Utility and Drainage Plan;
(c) Deane Street right-of--way improvements, including sidewalks;*
*The design of the Deane Street right-of--way improvements for that section of Deane
Street between the South Aspen Street and Monarch Street rights-of--way shall be
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coordinated with the City of Aspen Community Development, Parks, and
Engineering Departments. All, or a portion, of the $250,000 allocated to Deane
Street improvements by Ordinance No. 32, Series of 2005 (the Chart House
contribution) may be used for the design and implementation of these improvements.
(d) The landscaping of South Aspen Street and other public rights-of--way. The Applicant
will be required to use structural soils where anon-compacted continuous root zone
cannot be provided. These soils will be required within the City Rights of Way
and/or as may be required on the private property. Structural Soils are applicable in
situations where tree rooting potential is insufficient in designated planter areas
adjacent to sidewalks. Tree Lighting, electrical conduits must comply with City of
Aspen standards;
(e) The new Lift lA high speed lift and other improvements to facilitate access to the lift
from South Aspen Street;
(f) The surface lift from Willoughby Park to the Lift lA Base Area Development
Envelope;
(g) 80 subgrade public parking spaces beneath areas to be depicted on the Master
Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat;
(h) Public locker facilities;
(i) A Ski Museum located in Willoughby Park;
(j) The relocation of the volleyball courts currently located in Willoughby Park; and
(k) Improvements to Willoughby Park;
(1) An allocation amongst the owners (excluding the City) of the responsibilities for the
ongoing maintenance of said improvements and amenities;
(m) The agreement shall define and describe the perpetual use of the public open space as
a ski corridor.
5.1 Sequencing: If Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project Proceeds First. In the
event the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project elects to proceed with the permitting and
construction of its development ahead of the Lift One Lodge Project, the Lodge at
Aspen Mountain Project shall be obligated to provide financial assurances for and to
construct the improvements and amenities described in Section 5 above, excepting
utilities and drainage facilities that fall entirely within the other Project site and which
are not required for the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project, and excepting the surface
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lift and the improvements described in subparagraphs (i), (j) and (k) above, all of
which will occur within the Lift One Lodge Project area.
In lieu of the surface lift, the Lodge at Aspen Mountain shall establish and operate a
regular public van service along South Aspen Street to the Lift lA base area until
such time as the surface lift is operational. The Lift One Lodge Project shall
construct these excluded improvements during the course of the development of its
own Project.
The Lift One Lodge Project shall be obligated to reimburse the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project, within ten (10) days following the date of issuance of the initial
building permit for the Lift One Lodge Project, for all costs and expenses incurred to
date by the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project that would otherwise have been the
responsibility/share of the Lift One Lodge Project under the terms of the Master
Development Agreement. If the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project chooses to
implement a Special District to provide the required improvements or some of them,
then the Lift One Lodge Project's reimbursement obligation shall be to the Special
District to the extent the Special District has incurred such costs and expenses.
5.2 Sequencing: If Lift One Lodge Project Proceeds First. In the event the Lift
One Lodge Project elects to proceed with the permitting and construction of its
development ahead of the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Lodge Project, the Lift One
Lodge Project shall be obligated to provide financial assurances for and to construct
the improvements and amenities described in Section 5 above, excepting utilities and
drainage facilities that fall entirely within the other Project site and which are not
required for the Lift One Lodge Project.
The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project shall be obligated to reimburse the Lift One
Lodge Project, within ten (10) days following the date of issuance of the initial
building permit for the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project, for all costs and expenses
incurred to date by the Lift One Lodge Project that would otherwise have been the
responsibility/share of the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project under the terms of the
Master Development Agreement. If the Lift One Lodge Project chooses to
implement a Special District to provide for the required improvements or some of
them, then the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project's reimbursement obligation shall be
to the Special District to the extent the Special District has incurred such costs and
expenses.
Section 6: Special District
To the extent the owners of the Lift One Lodge Project area and of the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project area elect to form a Special District to fund, construct, operate and/or
maintain certain of these subdivision improvements and amenities, the details thereof
shall be set forth in the Master
that in the event either the Lii
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Development Agreement. The Agreement shall provide
One Lodge Project or the Lodge at Aspen Mountain
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Project is ready to proceed with its development ahead of the other Project, then that
Project shall have the right to proceed on its own to form the Special District with the
requirement that the other Project will join the Special District when it is ready to do so.
If the Special District chooses to issue bonds for purposes of constructing improvements,
and if the Special District has sold bonds sufficient in amount to cover the approved
estimated cost of accomplishing the improvements undertaken by the Special District, the
City agrees that such Special District funding shall be deemed adequate financial
assurance from the Project owners for such subdivision improvements. In establishing
the boundaries of and the real property interest to be included within the Special District,
Lots 1, 3 and 5 shall be included and all publicly-owned property and facilities, including
underground public parking, and owner occupied affordable housing units, shall be
excluded.
Section 7: Individual Subdivision/PUD Agreements
No later than two (2) years following the date of recording of the Master
Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat and the Master Development Agreement, individual
Subdivision Plats and individual Subdivision/PUD Agreements shall be prepared,
executed and recorded covering the Lift One Lodge Project and the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project, respectively. Said individual Subdivision Plats and Subdivision/PUD
Agreements may be recorded at the same time or at different times, as the respective
developers may determine to be appropriate. Contemporaneously with the recording of
each individual Subdivision Plat and Subdivision/PUD Agreement, a Final PUD
Development Plan shall be recorded for that property and shall include the following
information:
(a) An illustrative site plan of the Project depicting the proposed improvements, the
approved dimensional requirements, and adequate snow storage areas;
(b) A drawing(s) representing the Project's architectural character, which demonstrates
the general architectural character of each building and depicts materials, fenestration,
projections, and dimensions and locations of elevator shaft heads, skylights,
mechanical equipment, etc.. Mechanical equipment shall be screened from pedestrian
view;
(c) A landscape plan depicting the location, amount, and species of landscape
improvements with an irrigation plan, containing a signature line for the City Parks
Department; this plan should also include any movable planters/pots within
pedestrian areas. The Subdivision/PUD agreement shall include provisions
guaranteeing the successful implementation of the landscape plan and ongoing
maintenance of landscape. Buildings shall incorporate outside spigots for water
planters and containers in the pedestrian pathways. The Subdivision/PUD Agreement
shall include provisions for initial establishment of improvements and ongoing
maintenance of the landscape and pedestrian ways as general common elements.
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The proposed landscape plan shall provide a number, type, and quality of plant
material acceptable to the City Parks Department. Sufficient mitigation shall be
provided, in a form acceptable to the City Parks Department, to offset the removal of
existing trees on the site. The Landscape Plan sheet(s) of the Final PUD Plans shall
include an acceptable tree replacement and mitigation plan with a signature line for
approval by the City Parks Department.
Tree removal mitigation shall be based on the valuation of existing trees to be
removed. Following is a summary of the existing trees to be removed and their
valuation. New trees to be established within the Project shall be credited towards
this valuation. Total valuation is subject to change based on the final layout, size and
configuration of buildings, sidewalks and other infrastructure. Any changes will be
reviewed and approved through the Parks Department.
Total:
(d) A grading and drainage plan, with any off-site improvements specified;
(e) A utility and public infrastructure plan meeting the standards of the City Engineer and
City utility agencies; and
(f) An exterior lighting plan meeting the requirements of Section 26.575.150 of the Land
Use Code.
(g) Cost estimates for the improvements and requirements described in the
Subdivision/PUD Agreements; and
(h) A description of the financial assurances to be provided.
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Section 8: Rezonings
Upon the approval of this Ordinance by the Aspen City Council, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are
hereby rezoned as depicted on the Proposed Zoning Map attached hereto as Exhibit 2.
The rezoning shall become effective upon the recordation of the Master
Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat, and the Official Zone District Map of the City of Aspen
shall be amended by the Community Development Director as follows.
(a) Lot 1, Lift One Lodge, shall be depicted as included within the L, Lodge, zone district
with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay. A portion of Lot 1 shall include
H, Historic Overlay, to reflect the portion of Lot 1 containing a tower of the original
Lift 1 system and the relocation of the Skier's Chalet Steak House building off of this
Lot. The Lodge Zone District permits the development, operations, and maintenance
of ski area structures, facilities, equipment, management and operations.
(b) Lot 2, Lift One Park, shall be depicted as included within the PUB, Public, zone
district with H, Historic Overlay and a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay.
The PUB Zone District permits the development, operations, and maintenance of ski
area structures, facilities, equipment, management and operations.
(c) Lot 3, Skiers Chalet Steak House, shall be depicted as included within the NC,
Neighborhood Commercial, zone district with a Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Overlay. Lot 3 shall also include H, Historic Overlay, to reflect the prior Historic
Designation of the Skiers Chalet Steak House building and its relocation thereto.
(d) Lot 4, Willoughby Park, shall be depicted as included within the PUB, Public, zone
district with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay. The PUB Zone District
permits the development, operations, and maintenance of ski area structures,
facilities, equipment, management and operations.
(e) Lot 6, Deane Street Condominiums, shall be depicted as included within the AH,
Affordable Housing, zone district with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay.
Section 9: Public Right-of-Way Vacations
The following public right-of--way vacations within the Lift One Neighborhood shall be
and hereby are approved, and the fee simple ownership of the lands underlying such
vacated rights-of--way shall be combined with and incorporated into the respective
adjacent parcels. Such vacations and resulting ownerships are shown on the Proposed
Street. and Alley Vacation Map attached hereto as Exhibit 3, shall be depicted and
described on the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat, and shall become effective
upon the recording of the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat and the Master
Development Agreement.
(a) That portion of Deane Street located east of Garmisch Street along the northern
boundary of the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project;
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(b) That portion of Juan Street depicted on Exhibit 3, the Proposed Street and Alley
Vacation Map;
(c) That portion of South Aspen Street located south of Juan Street and north of the
northern boundary of the Shadow Mountain Condominiums;
(d) Those portions of Gilbert Street depicted on Exhibit 3, the Proposed Street and Alley
Vacation Map;
(e) Hill Street east of South Aspen Street through the Lift One Lodge Project;
(f) Summit Street east of South Aspen Street through the Lift One Lodge Project; and
(g) The portion of the remaining alley in Block 9, Eames Addition to the City of Aspen,
within the Lift One Lodge Project.
Section 10: Public Right-of-Way Dedications and Perpetual Easements
The Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat shall accomplish the following public right-
of-way dedications and shall grant the following perpetual easements and encroachment
licenses as depicted on the Proposed Subdivision Map attached hereto as Exhibit 4, to
wit:
(a) A public right-of--way for relocated South Aspen Street;
(b) A public pedestrian easement along the vacated portion of Juan Street;
(c) A public ski and pedestrian easement within Lot 1, Lift One Lodge Project, within
Lot 2, Lift One Park, and within Lot 4, Willoughby Park;
(d) An easement granted to the Aspen Skiing Company and/or assigns within Lots 1, 2
and 4 for purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining the surface lift and
other associated skiing improvements and operations;
(e) A perpetual subsurface easement beneath Lot 2, Lift One Park, and Lot 4,
Willoughby Park, for the use and benefit of the Lift One Lodge Project and the Lodge
at Aspen Mountain Project for purposes of constructing, operating, using, maintaining
and accessing parking garages;
(f) A perpetual subsurface easement beneath a portion of relocated South Aspen Street
for the use and benefit of the Lift One Lodge Project and the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project for purposes of constructing, operating, using, maintaining and
accessing a parking garage; and
(g) A perpetual access easement across Lot 1 for the benefit of the Aspen Skiing
Company.
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In addition to the foregoing, the City of Aspen public right-of--way known as Dean Street,
a/k/a Deane Street, is hereby officially named and designated Deane Street (with an "e"),
and this spelling shall be reflected in the various Plats and Agreements recorded pursuant
to this Ordinance.
Section 11: Approved Uses and Development Programs
11.1 Lot 1, Lift One Lode. The Lift One Lodge Project is approved as a mixed
use membership lodge/whole ownership project consisting of 35 lodge units, 5 free
market residential units, the affordable housing components described in Section 16.1
below, a maximum of 9,000 square feet of net leasable commercial space and a total
of 250 subgrade parking spaces.
The Project's lodge component will consist of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, three-
bedroom and four-bedroom suites. Each bedroom within the lodge component will
be separately keyed as a "lock-off' unit. For Growth Management Quota System
purposes, the Project's lodge component will contain a total of 101 bedrooms
equaling 101 keys or separately rentable divisions.
The Project's commercial component shall consist of a public restaurant, kitchen and
bar; and various facilities for the Aspen Skiing Company, including, but not limited
to, a ticket sales area, public/employee locker rooms, ski equipment sales, servicing,
and rental, other skier servicing facilities, etc. The public restaurant, bar and kitchen
will contain a maximum of 4,000 square feet of net leasable commercial area. The
Aspen Skiing Company's facilities will contain a maximum of 5,000 square feet of
net leasable commercial area. The lodge will also include other guest service areas,
facilities and ancillary spaces and uses which are not considered net leasable area for
Growth Management Quota System purposes.
The Historic Preservation Commission previously granted Conceptual Approval for
the relocation of the Skiers Chalet Lodge and the Skiers Chalet Steak House. The
Lift One Lodge Project shall require final approval from the Historic Preservation
Commission for both relocations, which shall be processed separately from the
Master Plan in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 26.415 of the City of Aspen
Land Use Code.
11.2 Lot 5, Lodge at Aspen Mountain. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project is
approved as a mixed use hotel/fractional/whole ownership project consisting of 75
lodge units, 26 fractional ownership units, 5 free market residential units, the
affordable housing components described in Section 16.2 below, a maximum of
18,000 square feet of net leasable commercial space, and a minimum of 238
subgrade parking spaces.
The Project's hotel component will consist of 72 standard/executive and one-bedroom
lodge rooms; 2two-bedroom lodge suites; and one two-bedroom presidential suite for
a total of 78 bedrooms. The Project's fractional ownership component will consist of
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8 three-bedroom units and 18 four-bedroom units containing a total of 96 bedrooms.
For Growth Management Quota System purposes, the Project's hotel and fractional
ownership components will contain a total of 174 bedrooms and 101 keys or
separately rentable divisions. No "lock-off' bedrooms are proposed. The whole
ownership component will consist of one three-bedroom free market residential unit
and 4four-bedroom free market residential units.
The Project's 18,000 square feet of net leasable commercial area will consist of a spa;
the hotel's restaurant and kitchen, rooftop bar, lobby lounge, sundries shop, meeting
rooms and ballroom; and a small sales center for the fractional ownership units. The
hotel will also include other guest service areas, facilities and ancillary spaces and
uses which are not considered net leasable area for Growth Management Quota
System purposes.
The Project will be condominiumized in two or more condominium regimes (one
covering the Deane Street Condominium affordable housing project on Lot 6), and
the fractional ownership units will be sold pursuant to a timeshare use plan.
11.3 Lot 3. Skiers Chalet Steak House. The Skiers Chalet Steak House is
approved as a mixed use commercial/affordable housing building which will contain
approximately 1,052 square feet of net leasable commercial space on its ground floor
and a total of 5 dormitory affordable housing rooms on its second and third floors.
An outdoor seating area will be provided adjacent to the building. The commercial
space's net leasable area shall be identified in the Lift One Lodge Final PUD
Development Plan and individual Subdivision/PUD Agreement.
The Lift One Lodge Subdivision/PUD Agreement shall also include a list of
permitted uses for the commercial space, which list shall be derived from those uses
permitted within the (NC), Neighborhood Commercial, zone district.
11.4 Lot 4, Willou~hby Park. Approval is granted for the relocation of the Skiers
Chalet Lodge to Willoughby Park as depicted in the Decision Packet, and the use of
the building for community purposes including, but not limited to, a historical
museum, affordable housing, and/or affordable commercial space. The building's use
shall be addressed in the Lift One Lodge Subdivision/PUD Agreement to be recorded
concurrently with the Lift One Lodge Final PUD Development Plan.
11.5 Lot 6, Deane Street Condominiums. Lot 6 is approved for the development
of a 15 unit affordable housing project. The Deane Street Condominiums Affordable
Housing Project will consist of 7 studio units, 4one-bedroom units, 2two-bedroom
units, and 2three-bedroom units.
11.6 Lift lA Base Area Development Envelope. The Lift lA Base Area
Development Envelope is approved for the uses, activities and improvements
necessary, ancillary and incidental to the development, function, operation and
maintenance of winter and summer recreation and a ski area base, including, but not
limited to the following:
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(a) Skiing, snowboarding, and other winter and summer recreational sports and
activities;
(b) Ski and snow sports racing, competitions, demonstrations, other special events,
including supporting activities, facilities, improvements and infrastructure;
(c) Ski lifts and mechanized uphill transportation, including all related improvements
and equipment, such as lift terminals, towers, platforms, supporting or retaining
walls and foundations, stairs, elevators, plaza spaces, lift mazing, housings, roofs,
and similar structures, operator houses or lift shacks and storage;
(d) Ticketing sales and all necessary and incidental commercial skier services
functions, facilities and equipment, including, but not limited to ski and
equipment rental, lockers, public restrooms, offices, ski school facilities,
emergency medical care, and related activities and uses;
(e) Making, clearing, removing, sculpting, grooming and maintaining snow and snow
surfaces, together ~ with all the infrastructure, deep and shallow utilities, and
equipment and machinery necessary for performing the same, whether fixed or
mobile;
(f) Motorized vehicle access and use, including snow grooming equipment as
described above, as well as snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, wheeled vehicles,
service and support trucks and other vehicles routinely used in the conduct and
performance of mountain recreation, operations, services, construction, supply,
events and the permitted uses described herein;
(g) Operational, commercial, interpretive, and informational signage reasonably
necessary and/or incidental to the performance of other activities and functions
described herein;
(h) Any and all customary activities, equipment, housings, structures, and functions
which may be necessary, appropriate, ancillary and/or incidental to the full use,
practice and enjoyment of skiing and other recreational sports and activities,
mechanized uphill transportation, and related business purposes and activities;
and
(i) Installation, staging, construction, maintenance, alteration, repair, operation,
servicing, and replacement of all of improvements, structures, materials,
landscaping and/or equipment described or contemplated herein.
Section 12: Approved Dimensional Requirements
12.1 Lot 1, Lift One Lode. The following dimensional requirements are
approved for Lot 1 and shall be reflected in the Final PUD Development Plan for the
Lift One Lodge Project.
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(a) Minimum Lot Size
(b) Minimum Lot Width
(c) Minimum Front Yard Setback
(d) Minimum Side Yard Setback
(e) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
(f) Maximum Building Height
(g) Minimum Distance Between Buildings
(h) Maximum Allowable Floor Area
(i) Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces
Per Final PUD Development Plan
Per Final PUD Development Plan
5'
0'
5'
Varies, 55.5 ft. at highest point
Per Final PUD Development Plan
135,000 sq. ft.
250
12.2 Lot 5, Lode at Aspen Mountain. The following dimensional requirements
are approved for Lot 5 and shall be reflected in the Final PUD Development Plan
for the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project.
(a) Minimum Lot Size
(b) Minimum Lot Width
(c) Minimum Front Yard Setback
(d) Minimum Side Yard Setback
(e) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
(f) Maximum Building Height
(g) Minimum Distance Between Buildings
(h) Maximum Allowable Floor Area
(i) Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces
Per Final PUD Development Plan
Per Final PUD Development Plan
5'
5'
5'
Varies, 59.5 ft. at highest point
Per Final PUD Development Plan
191,000 sq. ft.
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12.3 Lot 3. Skiers Chalet Steak House. The following dimensional requirements
are approved for Lot 3 and shall be reflected in the Final PUD Development Plan for
the Lift One Lodge Project.
(a) Minimum Lot Size
(b) Minimum Lot Width
(c) Minimum Front Yard Setback
(d) Minimum Side Yard Setback
(e) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
(f) Maximum Building Height
(g) Minimum Distance Between Buildings
(h) Maximum Allowable Floor Area
(i) Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces
Per Final PUD Development Plan
Per Final PUD Development Plan
5'
5'
0'
34'
Per Final PUD Development Plan
4,000
0
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12.4 Lot 4, Willoughby Park. The following dimensional requirements are
approved for Lot 4 and shall be reflected in the Final PUD Development Plan for the
Lift One Lodge Project.
(a) Minimum Lot Size
(b) Minimum Lot Width
(c) Minimum Front Yard Setback
Per Final PUD Development Plan
Per Final PUD Development Plan
40'
(d) Minimum Side Yard Setback
(e) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
(f) Maximum Building Height
(g) Minimum Distance Between Buildings
(h) Maximum Allowable Floor Area
(i) Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces
10'
10'
32'
Per Final PUD Development Plan
6,000 sq. ft.
0
12.5 Lot 6. Deane Street Condominiums. The following dimensional
requirements are approved for Lot 6 and shall be reflected in the Final PUD
Development Plan for the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project.
(a) Minimum Lot Size
(b) Minimum Lot Width
(c) Minimum Front Yard Setback
(d) Minimum Side Yard Setback
(e) Minimum Rear Yard Setback
(f) Maximum Building Height
(g) Minimum Distance Between Buildings
(h) Maximum Allowable Floor Area
(i) Minimum Off-Street Parking Spaces
Per Final PUD Development Plan
Per Final PUD Development Plan
0'
5'
5'
3 5'
Per Final PUD Development Plan
13,000 sq. ft.
0
12.6 Height and Floor Area Measurements.
(a) Height, building. For the purposes of calculating the maximum height for
development within this master plan area, the height of a building shall be the
maximum distance possible measured vertically from interpolated natural grade,
to be recorded in the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat, to the highest point
or structure within a vertical plane. Architectural and mechanical appurtenances
including but not limited to antennas, chimneys, flues, vents, trellises, flag poles
or similar structures shall not extend over ten (10) feet above the specified
maximum height limit.
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(b) Floor area. For the purposes of calculating the maximum allowable floor area for
development within this master plan area, there shall be included that floor area
within the surrounding exterior walls as measured from the outside face of
structural. sheathing. The calculation of the floor area of a building or a portion
thereof shall not include decks, balconies, exterior stairways, gazebos, porches,
landscape terraces and similar features. For any story that is partially above and
partially below interpolated natural grade, as recorded in the Master
Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat, only the floor area above the point at which
interpolated natural grade crosses the subfloor elevation of that story shall be
counted towards floor area.
Section 13: Reconstruction Credits
The following reconstruction credits have been verified by the City of Aspen and shall be
credited against the Growth Management Quota System allotment requirements of the
Lift One Lodge Project and the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project.
13.1 Lift One Lode Project
(a) A total of 38 lodging reconstruction credits consisting of 20 lodge units in the
former Holland House Lodge; 10 lodge units in the former Skiers Chalet Lodge;
and 8 lodge units in the former Skiers Chalet Steak House shall be credited
against the Lift One Lodge Project's lodging GMQS allotment requirement. The
38 reconstruction credits shall equate to 761odging pillow for allotment purposes.
(b) One free market residential reconstruction credit located in the former Holland
House Lodge shall be credited against the Lift One Lodge Project's free market
residential GMQS allotment requirement.
(c) A commercial reconstruction credit of 3,374 square feet of net leasable area
consisting of 2,429 square feet in the Skiers Chalet Steak House and 945 square
feet in the Lift 1 A base structure shall be credited against the Lift One Lodge
Project's commercial GMQS allotment requirement.
13.2 Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project
A total of 19 free market residential reconstruction credits consisting of one single-
family dwelling unit, and two duplex units and 16multi-family dwelling units located
in the former Mine Dumps Apartments, shall be credited against the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project's and the Lift One Lodge Project's free market residential GMQS
allotment requirements.
Section 14: Growth Management Quota System Allotments
The following Growth Management Quota System allotments are hereby granted to the
Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project and the Lift One Lodge Project.
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Devela ment T e Allotment or Lod eat As en Mountain
Residential-Free Market 0 Units (5 Reconstruction Credits)
Commercial 18,000 Net Leasable Square Feet
Residential-Affordable Housing 15 Dormitory Rooms
Lodging 348 Pillows
Develo ment T e Allotment or Li t One Lod e
Residential-Free Market 0 Units (5 Reconstruction Credits)
Commercial 6,680 Net Leasable Square Feet
Residential-Affordable Housing 16 Units
Lodging 126 Pillows
Develo went T e Allotment or Skiers Chalet Steakhouse
Residential-Affordable Housing 5 Dormitory Rooms
Develo ment T e Allotment or Ski Museum
Essential Public Facility Exempt (9,000 Gross Square Feet)
Development Type Allotment for Deane Street Affordable
I~ousin
Residential-Affordable Housing 15 Units
The above growth allotments are in addition to reconstruction credits associated witht he
properties but which do not require new growth allotment. The Growth Management
Quota System allotments granted pursuant to this Ordinance shall expire on the day after
the fifteenth anniversary of the effective date of the Development Order issued by the
Community Development Director described in Section 3(d) above.
Section 15: Growth Management Quota System Accounting
The Lodging and Commercial Growth Management Quota System allotments granted in
Section 14 above constitute multi-year development allotments as provided for in Section
26.470.090.1. of the Land Use Code. Pursuant to Section 26.470.090.1.c, the Community
Development Director is hereby directed to reduce the Annual Allotment, as provided in
Section 26.470.030.D, in future years to accommodate the Lift One Neighborhood
Master Plan as follows.
Development Typical Lift One 2009 2010 2011
Type Annual Neighborhood GMQS GMQS GMQS
Allotment Master Plan Yeaz Yeaz Yeaz
Lodging 112 pillows 474 pillows
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Section 16: Affordable Housing Requirements
16.1 Lot 1, Lift One Lode. The Lift One Lodge Project will generate 53.5
employees. The Project has committed to provide affordable housing mitigation for
40 employees or 75 percent of the employees generated. The Project's employee
generation and mitigation commitments are as follows.
(a) Lodge Bedrooms. The development of lodge units within the L, Lodge, zone
district generates 0.5 employees per bedroom. The Lift One Lodge Project
contains 101 lodge bedrooms and has a lodge GMQS reconstruction credit of 38
bedrooms. The Project's 63 net new lodge bedrooms, therefore, will generate
31.5 employees.
(b) Main-Level Commercial Space. Commercial space on the main level of a
building in the L, Lodge, zone district generates 4.1 employees per 1,000 square
feet of net leasable space. The Lift One Lodge Project contains approximately
3,600 square feet of net leasable area on the main level and has a commercial
GMQS reconstruction credit of 3,374 square feet. The Project's main-level net
new commercial space, therefore, will generate approximately 1.0 employees.
(c) Basement/Upper Level Commercial Space. Commercial space on the basement
and upper levels of a building in the L, Lodge, zone district generates 3.075
employees per 1,000 square feet of net leasable space. The Lift One Lodge
Project contains approximately 5,400 square feet of net leasable area on the
basement and upper levels. The Project's commercial component on these levels,
therefore, will generate approximately 16.5 employees.
(d) Lot 3, Skiers Chalet Steak House Commercial Space. The Skiers Chalet Steak
House will contain approximately 1,052 of commercial net leasable space on its
main level. Commercial space on the main level of a building in the NC,
Neighborhood Commercial, zone district generates 4.1 employees per 1,000
square feet of net leasable space. The Skiers Chalet Steak House's commercial
space, therefore, will generate approximately 4.5 employees.
(e) Total Employees Generated/Mitigation Requirement:
(i) Lodge Bedrooms 31.5 Employees
(ii) Main-Level Commercial Space 1.0 Employees
(iii) Basement & Upper Level Commercial Space 16.5 Employees
(iv) Skiers Chalet Steak House Commercial Space 4.5 Employees
(v) Total Employees Generated 53.5 Employees
(vi) Required Mitigation @ 75 Percent 40 Employees
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(f) Affordable Housing Mitigation. The Lift One Lodge Project's affordable housing
mitigation shall be met as follows.
(i) On-Site Rental Units. The Lift One Lodge Project shall provide housing for
no less than 21 employees in a configuration of studio units and two-bedroom
units on Lot 1 within Lift One Lodge and dormitory rooms on Lot 3 within
Skiers Chalet Steak House building. The configuration of the dormitory shall
be set forth in the Final PUD Development Plan for the Project. The units will
be deed restricted to the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority ("APCHA")
Category 3 income and occupancy guidelines for rental units in effect at the
time of recording of a Condominium Map for the Project. The deed restriction
will provide that whenever an affordable housing unit becomes available for
rental, the unit owner shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
termination of the prior tenancy to rent the unit to a person employed within
the Project, provided that such person is otherwise qualified under the current
APCHA Guidelines. If no such qualified Project employee has signed a lease
agreement on the unit within said thirty (30) day period, APCHA shall have
the right to select a qualified tenant for the unit. No Final Certificate of
Occupancy shall be issued for the Project until the deed restriction for the
affordable housing units has been executed and recorded.
Unless a different arrangement is worked out with the City Attorney, and only
to the extent necessary to comply with applicable Colorado law, at the time of
recording of the deed restriction the owner of the affordable housing units will
convey aone-tenth of one percent interest in the affordable housing units to
APCHA, subject to such terms and conditions as the owner and the City may
mutually agree upon.
(ii) Lift One Lodge/City of Aspen Partnership. The Lift One Lodge shall
financially contribute to a City of Aspen affordable housing project in an
amount necessary to house the balance of the 75% required mitigation not
housed on Lot 1 and Lot 3 as delineated in (f)(i) above. It is anticipated that
this will be the Burlingame Ranch affordable housing project, but a different
City affordable housing project may be substituted in whole or in part, by
mutual agreement of the parties. The Lift One Lodge Project and the City of
Aspen shall enter into a Housing Agreement whereby the Project agrees to
contribute to the City the dollar amount calculated to be required to build the
number of units needed to house the number of employees calculated herein.
Based on a cooperative analysis performed by the City and the developer, the
Burlingame Ranch subsidy shall be $130,000.00 per employee. The Housing
Agreement shall be attached as an Exhibit to the Lift One Lodge Project
individual Subdivision/PUD Agreement. The affordable housing units
developed with this financial contribution shall be sold or rented, at the City's
election, at a sale or rental rate determined by the City in accordance with
applicable APCHA Guidelines, and shall not be owned or controlled in any
manner by the Lift One Lodge Project.
(g) Total Employees Housed/Lift One Lodge.
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(i) Lots 1 and 3, On-Site Rental Units
(ii) Partnership Units
(iii) Total Employees Housed
21 Employees
19 Employees
40 Employees
16.2 Lot 5, Lode at Aspen Mountain. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project
will generate 168.5 employees. The Project has committed to provide affordable
housing mitigation for 126.5 employees or 75 percent of the employees generated.
The Project's employee generation and mitigation commitments are as follows:
(a) Demolition of the Mine Dumps Apartments. The pre-existing, prior to demolition,
Mine Dumps Apartments consisted of 16 multi-family units, 23 bedrooms, and
7,722 square feet of net livable area. Demolition of these units resulted in a
replacement requirement of 8 units, 12 bedrooms and 3,861 square feet of net
livable area. These units, bedrooms and net livable area must be provided on Lot
5 to satisfy the replacement requirement. The replacement requirement equates to
housing for 15 employees.
(b) Lodge/Fractional Ownership Bedrooms. The development of lodge and fractional
ownership units in the L, Lodge, zone district generates 0.5 employees per
bedroom. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project contains 174 lodge/fractional
bedrooms. The lodge and fractional ownership components of the Project,
therefore, generate 87 employees.
(c) Main-Level Commercial Space. Commercial space on the main level of a building
in the L, Lodge, zone district generates 4.1 employees per 1,000 square feet of net
leasable area. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project contains approximately
10,800 net leasable square feet on the main level generating approximately 44.5
employees.
(d) Basement-Level Commercial Space. Commercial space on the basement level of a
building in the L, Lodge, zone district generates 3.075 employees per 1,000
square feet of net leasable area. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project contains
approximately 7,200 net leasable square feet on the basement level generating
approximately 22 employees.
(e) Total Employees Generated/Mitigation Requirement:
(i) Mine Dumps Replacement
(ii) Lodge/Fractional Ownership Bedrooms
(iii) Main-Level Commercial Space
(iv) Basement-Level Commercial Space
(v) Total Employees Generated
(vi) Required Mitigation @ 75 Percent
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15 Employees
87 Employees
44.5 Employees
22 Employees
168.5 Employees
126.5 Employees
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(f) Affordable Housing Mitigation: The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project's
affordable housing mitigation requirement shall be met as follows.
(i) On-Site Rental Units. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project shall contain 15
dormitory affordable housing units on Lot 5. Each dorm unit will house two
employees for a total of 30 employees housed. The configuration of the
dormitory shall be set forth in the Final PUD Development Plan for the
Project. These affordable housing units will satisfy the Project's replacement
affordable housing requirement described in Section 16.2(a) above. The units
will be deed restricted to the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority
("APCHA") Category 3 income and occupancy guidelines for rental units in
effect at the time of recording of a Condominium Map for the Project. The
deed restriction will provide that whenever an affordable housing unit
becomes available for rental, the unit owner shall have a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of termination of the prior tenancy to rent the unit to a
person employed within the Project, provided that such person is otherwise
qualified under the current APCHA Guidelines. If no such qualified Project
employee has signed a lease agreement on the unit within said thirty (30) day
period, APCHA shall have the right to select a qualified tenant for the unit. No
Final Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for the Project until the deed
restriction for the affordable housing units has been executed and recorded.
Unless a different arrangement is worked out with the City Attorney, and only
to the extent necessary to comply with applicable Colorado law, at the time of
recording of the deed restriction the owner of the affordable housing units will
convey aone-tenth of one percent interest in the affordable housing units to
APCHA, subject to such terms and conditions as the owner and the City may
mutually agree upon.
(ii) On-Site Sale Units. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project shall provide 7
studio, 4one-bedroom, 2two-bedroom and 2three-bedroom affordable
housing units on Lot 6, to be known as the Deane Street Condominiums.
These units will house a total of 26.25 employees. The unit mix and
minimum sizes shall be set forth in the Final PUD Development Plan for the
Project. These affordable housing units will be deed restricted to the APCHA
Category 3 income and occupancy guidelines for sale units in effect at the
time of recording of a Condominium Map for the Deane Street
Condominiums. No Final Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for the
Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project until the deed restriction for these
affordable housing units has been executed and recorded.
(iii)Off--Site Sale Units. It is anticipated that 27 employees will be housed in Units
I-Q of the Pacific Avenue Condominiums, which are to be constructed at the
Aspen Airport Business Center pursuant to BOCC Resolution No. 135-2004
recorded October 29, 2004 as Reception No. 503623. The Lodge at Aspen
Mountain shall retain the right to select the first purchaser of each of these
affordable housing units, provided only that such purchaser is qualified by the
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APCHA to be a purchaser under the applicable APCHA Guidelines. No Final
Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for the Lodge at Aspen Mountain
Project until the deed restriction for these affordable housing units has been
executed and recorded.
(iv)Lodge at Aspen Mountain/City of Aspen Partnership. The Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project shall financially contribute to a City of Aspen affordable
housing project in an amount necessary to house the balance of the 75%
required mitigation not housed pursuant to (i), (ii) and (iii) above. It is
anticipated that this will be the Burlingame Ranch affordable housing project,
but a different City affordable housing project may be substituted in whole or
in part, by mutual agreement of the parties. The Lodge at Aspen Mountain
Project and the City of Aspen shall enter into a Housing Agreement whereby
the Project agrees to contribute to the City the dollar amount calculated to be
required to build the number of units needed to house the number of
employees calculated herein. Based on a cooperative analysis performed by
the City and the developer, the Burlingame Ranch subsidy shall be
$130,000.00 per employee. The Housing Agreement shall be attached as an
Exhibit to the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project individual Subdivision/PUD
Agreement. The affordable housing units developed with this financial
contribution shall be sold or rented, at the City's election, at a sale or rental
rate determined by the City in accordance with applicable APCHA
Guidelines, and shall not be owned or controlled in any manner by the Lodge
at Aspen Mountain Project.
(v) Mine Dumps Tenants. The tenants in the Mine Dumps Apartments at the time
of demolition thereof shall be provided a right of first refusal to purchase an
affordable housing unit in the Deane Street Condominiums. Such buyers shall
meet the qualification requirements of the APCHA.
(g) Total Employees Housed/Lodge at Aspen Mountain:
(i) On-Site Rental Units 30 Employees
(ii) On-Site Sale Units 26.25 Employees
(iii)Off--Site Sale Units 27 Employees
(iv)Partnership Units 43.25 Employees
(v) Total Employees Housed 126.5 Employees
Section 17: Parking Spaces and Parking Garage
The Lift One Lodge Project and Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project parking garage shall
be considered an approved commercial parking facility. Minimum parking spaces to
serve each Project are identified in Section 12 above. Allocated spaces shall be identified
on the individual Subdivision/PUD Agreements (or the Final PUD Development Plans
attached thereto) required under Section 7 above. Allocated spaces shall not be sold or
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leased separate from the portion of a Project to which they are allocated. Unallocated
spaces may be leased by the owners thereof on a daily or longer-term basis, or may be
sold to third parties.
The parking spaces in the parking garage shall be used for parking vehicles and accessory
storage (such as ski storage at the head of a parking space), and shall not be principally
used for storage, trash containers, mechanical equipment, or other non-automobile related
purposes.
The Applicant shall work with the Parks Department to develop a Parks facility
maintenance storage unit located within the parking garage. The purpose of this facility
will be for the storage of maintenance vehicles used for maintenance of Parks Facilities
located within the Core of Aspen.
Section 18: Building Permit Application
The building permit application for each of the Lift One Lodge Project, the Lodge at
Aspen Mountain Project, and the Lift lA Base Area Project, respectively, shall include
the following:
(a) A copy of this final City Council Ordinance, as recorded, and a letter from the
primary contractor stating that the Ordinance has been read and understood.
(b) The conditions of approval printed on the cover page of the building permit set.
(c) A completed tap permit for service from the Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District.
(d) Evidence that a tree removal permit has been attained pursuant to the requirements of
the City Parks Department. The tree removal permit shall be accompanied by a
detailed landscape plan indicating which trees are to be removed and new plantings
proposed on the site.
(e) A drainage plan including an erosion control plan and snow storage runoff plan
prepared by aColorado-licensed Civil Engineer which maintains sediment and debris
on-site during and after construction. If a ground recharge system is required a soil
percolation report will be required to correctly size the facility. A 5-year storm
frequency should be used in designing any drainage improvements.
(f) A final construction site management plan and parking plan pursuant to the
requirements set forth in Section 19 below.
(g) An excavation stabilization plan prepared by a licensed Engineer. All excavations
adjacent to the drip zones will be required to be vertical excavation only, with no over
digging. Excavations will be soil stabilized in a manner that prevents over excavation
of the site. This will require a one sided pour for all foundation walls located within
these protection zones.
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(h) A fugitive dust control plan approved by the Environmental Health Department
which addresses watering of disturbed areas including haul roads, perimeter silt
fencing, as-needed cleaning of adjacent rights-of--way, speed limits within and
accessing the site, and the ability to request additional measures to prevent a nuisance
during construction. The Project developer shall wash tracked mud and debris from
the street as necessary, and as requested by the City, during construction.
Section 19: Construction Management Plan
At the time that each of the Lift One Lodge Project and the Lodge at Aspen Mountain
Project submits a proposed individual Subdivision/PUD Agreement to the City for
review, and at the time the Lift lA Base Area Project submits a building permit
application to the Building Department for review, the Project developer shall also
prepare and submit a Construction Site Management Plan and Parking Plan (the "CMP")
to the City for consideration. The CMP shall be reviewed by the City's Construction
Management Officer and the City Engineer, and shall be consistent with the City's
revised CMP Requirements Manual of June, 2007, as it may be amended from time to
time. The final CMP shall be attached as an Exhibit to the Project's Final PUD
Development Plan, or in the case of the Lift lA Base Area Project, to its Building Permit.
Any further regulations regarding construction management that may be adopted by the
City of Aspen prior to application for a building permit for a Project shall be applicable.
A temporary encroachment license is required for use of City right of way for
construction purposes. A Project developer shall not be allowed to close South Aspen
Street during construction except for relocation and reconstruction of the street and the
construction of subgrade improvements beneath the street. Street closure of South Aspen
Street concurrent with significant public events like World Cup shall be avoided.
Throughout the construction process, access will be maintained to Lift lA and Shadow
Mountain Condos.
A Project developer shall provide phone contact information for the on-site project
management to neighboring properties, and shall post such information on a sign at the
construction site in full public view so that concerns about the development may be made
directly to construction management personnel.
Section 20: Soil Stabilization
The Lodge at Aspen Mountain project has installed inclinometers and conducted bi-monthly
monitoring. This information shall continue to be collected and made available to the City
Engineer. If any slope movement is identified by the bi-monthly monitoring, the project
will not be allowed to exacerbate the historic rate of slope movement during or after
construction. If the historic rate of movement is exacerbated during the construction
process, the City shall stop work on the project and require the Applicant to make such
improvements that are necessary to reduce the slope movement back to historic rates. If the
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inclinometers determine that there is a historic rate of slope movement, the design shall
exhibit a global stability meeting the AASHTO requirements, which implies a minimum
factor of safety of 1.5.
In preparing soil stability reports for the property, a soil bearing grid with no more than 100
feet between test locations shall be used under the building's footprint. In areas outside of
the building's footprint, test locations shall not exceed 500 feet apart. The depth of soil
borings must exceed the elevation of the lowest footer by twenty (20) feet.
Section 21: Hazardous Soils: This site has not been previously identified as containing
hazardous soils. However, detailed soils reports shall be submitted with the Building
Permit application and if any hazardous materials are reported the applicant shall provide
the City with a mine waste testing and handling plan provided by a registered engineer or
other entity with experience in soils and hazardous waste disposal. The plan must comply
with the following conditions of approval regarding development and handling of any
hazardous or toxic soils encountered on the property unless adequate information is
provided to the Environmental Health Department indicating that certain requirements
should be waived:
a. Any disturbed soil or material containing more than 1000 ppm lead that is to be
stored above ground shall be securely contained on and covered with anon-
permeable tarp or other protective barrier approved by the Environmental Health
Department so as to prevent leaching of contaminated material onto or into the
surface soil. Disturbed soil or material may be stored onsite if the Environmental
Health Department determines that there exists a satisfactory method of disposal
at the excavation site. Disturbed soil and solid waste may be disposed of outside
of the site upon acceptance of the material at a duly licensed and authorized
receiving facility.
b. Non-removal of contaminated material. No contaminated soil or solid waste shall
be removed, placed, stored, transported or disposed of outside the boundaries of
the site without having first obtained any and all necessary disposal permits.
c. Dust suppression. All activity or development shall be accompanied by dust
suppression measures such as the application of water or other soil surfactant to
minimize the creation and release of dust and other particulates into the air and to
prevent such dust and particulates from traveling off the site.
d. Any contaminated soil or mine waste rock that is disturbed or exposed shall be
contained on the property such that runoff does not exit the property or
contaminate clean soils existing on or off the property.
e. Any contaminated soil or mine waste rock to be left on-site shall be placed under
structures, pavement or covered by a minimum of 1 foot of clean soil that
contains less than 1,000 ppm lead.
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Section 22• Approval for Temporary Use of Willoughby Park and Lift One Park
The City Council hereby approves the temporary use of Willoughby Park and Lift One
Park for construction-related purposes in connection with both the Lift One Lodge
Project and the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project, respectively, provided that the details
and conditions of any such uses shall be described in the CMP for each Project pursuant
to Section 19 above and shall be coordinated with the City Parks Department.
Section 23: Pre-Submittal Meeting
A Project developer shall arrange with the Community Development case planner to
conduct apre-submission meeting with the City Community Development Staff prior to
submittal of a building permit application. This meeting shall include the developer, the
general contractor, the architect of the construction drawings, the project planner, the
Community Development Engineer, a representative of the City Building Department,
the City Construction Management Officer, and the Community Development
Department's case planner.
Section 24: Juan Street Pedestrian and Emergency Vehicle Easement
The Juan Street Pedestrian and Emergency Vehicle Easement, as depicted on the
Proposed Subdivision Map attached hereto as Exhibit 4, shall be established as a
perpetual easement on the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat pursuant to Section 4
above. The bridge over Juan Street connecting components of the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project shall be at least sixteen and a half feet above Juan Street to allow for
the passage of emergency vehicles under the structure.
Section 25: Impact and Other Project Fees
The Lift One Lodge Project, the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project, and the Lift lA Base
Area Project respectively, shall be responsible for payment of impact, permit, timeshare
mitigation and other project fees to be defined in the Master Development Agreement.
Section 26: Funding of Replacement of Lift lA
26.1 Lodge at Aspen Mountain Proiect. Pursuant to an agreement with the
Aspen Skiing Company, in the event the developer proceeds with the construction
of the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project, the developer shall provide Four Million
Dollars ($4,000,000) to the Aspen Skiing Company towards the cost of replacing
Lift lA with a new high-speed lift. Such commitment is hereby incorporated into
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this Ordinance as a condition to City Council approval. If the new lift is not yet
operational when the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project is ready for occupancy, in
order to be granted a right of occupancy by the City the developer shall provide to
the City and to the Aspen Skiing Company, as co-beneficiaries, a Letter of Credit
or Performance Bond in the amount of $4,000,000 (less any portion thereof
already advanced by the developer to the Aspen Skiing Company), in a form
satisfactory to the City Attorney, as collateral security for developer's
performance of this condition.
26.2 Lift One Lode Project. In the event the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project
does not proceed, the Lift One Lodge Project and the Aspen
Skiing Company have agreed to share the cost of replacing Lift lA with a new
high speed lift. If the new lift is not operational when the Lift One Lodge Project
is ready for occupancy, in order to be granted a right of occupancy by the City the
developer of the Lift One Lodge Project and the Aspen Skiing Company shall
together provide to the City a Letter of Credit or Performance Bond in the amount
required to complete the installation of the new lift, as calculated by the Aspen
Skiing Company and reviewed and approved by the City, in a form satisfactory to
the City Attorney, as collateral security for the completion of the new lift.
Section 27: Environmental Initiatives
The Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project and the Lift One Lodge Project have each committed
to the following energy goals for their respective Projects. Such goals are hereby
included as conditions of approval.
(a) Fifty percent (50%) less fossil fuel consumption in the Project's buildings
compared to the Ashrae 90.1 baseline;
(b) LEED Silver or Gold Certification when the Project becomes operational; and,
(c) Post-occupancy "true-up" through off-sets, operating improvements, or capital
improvements.
The details of the energy conservation program shall be set forth in the individual
Subdivision/PUD Agreement for each Project.
Section 28: Condominiumization
Condominiumization of (a) the Lift One Lodge Project; (b) the Lodge at Aspen
Mountain Project, and (c) the Deane Street Condominium Project, respectively, are
hereby approved by the City of Aspen. Upon substantial completion of construction of
each Project, the developer shall submit a Condominium Map of the Project to the
Community Development Director for review and approval. During the period of vested
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rights described in Section 3(c) above, the Condominium Maps shall be reviewed under
the applicable provisions of the City's Land Use Regulations in effect on the date of final
adoption of this Ordinance. Following expiration of said vesting period, the
Condominium Maps shall be reviewed under the then-current condominiumization
requirements of the Land Use Regulations. The condominiumization of each Project shall
be accomplished prior to the closing of the sale of any unit or fractional interest in the
Project.
With regard to the Deane Street Condominiums, the Condominium Declaration and the
HOA Articles and Bylaws shall be reviewed and approved by the Aspen/Pitkin County
Housing Authority before the affordable housing deed restriction is recorded on the
property. The Condominium Declaration and HOA documents shall be consistent with
the provisions of the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act.
Section 29: Vacation of Townhome Approvals; Further Vested Rights Extension.
The developer of the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project has represented to the City that
the approvals previously granted by Ordinance No. 32 (Series of 2003) for the
development of 14 free market townhomes and 17 affordable housing units on the Project
site, together with all vested rights extensions associated therewith (the "townhome
approvals"), shall be deemed fully and forever vacated, terminated and of no further force
or effect upon the execution and recording of the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat
described in Section 4 above. The Project developer and the City shall cooperate in the
execution and recording of such instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to
accomplish the vacation and/or termination of said townhome approvals. The foregoing
commitments by developer are incorporated herein as a condition to the City Council's
approval of this Ordinance.
The vested rights period associated with the townhome approvals presently expires on
July 28, 2009. In light of the complexity of the several developments approved by this
Ordinance and the two (2) year time period established in the Ordinance for the recording
of the Master Subdivision/Street Vacation Plat, said vested rights period is hereby further
extended by the City Council for a period of two (2) additional years, to expire on July
28, 2011.
Section 30: Master Plan Amendments
The entire Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan shall remain active as a COWOP land use
review subject to the provisions of Land Use Code Section 26.500, Development
Reasonably Necessary for the Convenience and Welfare of the Public, and the procedures
therein and as established pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 13 (Series of 2008)
and Resolution No. 80 (Series of 2008), for the entire vested rights period set forth in
Section 3(c) above or as otherwise extended by the Aspen City Council. The purpose of
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the COWOP land use review remaining open is to allow for the consideration and
enactment of potential amendments to the Master Plan, some of which could be
substantive and require City Council approval.
Amendments may be processed at any time and from time to time by any one or more of
the developers of the Lift One Lodge Project, the Lodge at Aspen Mountain Project, and
the Lift lA Base Area Project.
Amendments which are not materially inconsistent with a representation or condition of
approval. and which are substantially consistent with the goals of the Lift One
Neighborhood Master Plan and the use, character, intensity, traffic generation, employee
generation, circulation patterns, and public amenities of the Master Plan development as
approved in this Ordinance by the City Council, may be approved by the Community
Development Director. By way of example and not of limitation, the types of
amendments to the Master Plan approval which may be approved by the Community
Development Director may include insubstantial changes to the site plan, architectural
materials, fenestration, character, projections, floor area, gross floor area, net leasable
commercial area, unit counts and configuration, interior partitioning and circulation,
parking ratios and layout, insubstantial height modifications, location and vertical
projections for mechanical equipment or elevator overruns, the location and design of
pedestrian amenity space, and the conversion of free market residential units to fractional
ownership units and the conversion of fractional ownership units to lodge units. The
Community Development Director may choose to refer all or part of an amendment
request to the City Council. The Director's decision shall be considered the final
administrative action on the matter. An amendment not considered insubstantial by the
Community Development Director shall be reviewed as a substantive amendment. An
applicant may appeal a decision by the Community Development Director to the City
Council, which appeal shall be processed as a substantive amendment, as outlined below.
Substantive amendments shall be reviewed and approved by the City Council.
Substantive amendments shall be those which represent a fundamental change to the use,
character, intensity, traffic generation, employee generation, circulation patterns, or
public amenities of the Master Plan development. Amendments to the plan as a result of
denial by the Colorado State Tramway Board of the requested variation to lift setback
requirements for the surface lift shall be reviewed as a substantive amendment. The
review shall be at a public hearing and shall require adoption of an Ordinance. The City
Council shall use the same Land Use Code criteria as used for the initial City Council
approval of this within Ordinance, unless certain criteria have no bearing on the specific
amendment request. At the discretion of the City Council, a COWOP Task Force Team
may be convened or reconvened to consider substantive amendments and to provide
advice and guidance to City Council pursuant to Section 26.SOO.OSO.D of the Land Use
Code.
Amendments to the Master Plan after the expiration of the vested rights period and any
extensions thereof that may be enacted shall be reviewed in accordance with the
standards and procedures set forth in the City of Aspen Land Use Code then in effect that
govern amendments to a Planned Unit Development.
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Section 31: Material Representations Preserved
All material representations and commitments made by the Lift One Project, the Lodge at
Aspen Mountain Project, and/or the Lift lA Base Area Project, respectively, in
connection with the Master Plan development approvals as herein awarded, whether in
public hearing or documentation presented before the Lift One Neighborhood Task Force
or the Aspen City Council, are hereby incorporated in such development approvals and
the same shall be complied with as if fully set forth herein, unless amended by an
authorized entity.
Section 32: Existing Litigation
This Ordinance shall not affect any existing litigation and shall not operate as an
abatement of any action or proceeding now pending under or by virtue of any ordinances
repealed or amended as herein provided, and the same shall be conducted and concluded
under such prior ordinances.
Section 33: Separability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 34: Public Hearing
A public hearing on this Ordinance was held on 2008, in the City Council
Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado, fifteen (15) days prior to which hearing a
public notice of the same was published in a newspaper of general circulation within the
City of Aspen.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law, by the
City Council of the City of Aspen on the day of , 2008.
[signatures on following page]
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Michael C. Ireland, Mayor
Attest:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this day of , 2008.
Michael C. Ireland, Mayor
Attest:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
John P. Worcester, City Attorney
Attachments:
1 -Adjusted Master Plan Boundary
2 -Proposed Zoning Map
3 -Public Rights-of--Way Vacations & Dedications
4 -Proposed Subdivision Map
5 -Legal Descriptions
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Exhibit 5 -Legal Descriptions
A. Property of Aspen Land Fund II, LLC
South Aspen Street Subdivision/Planned Unit Development Lots 1, 2, and 3, as described
on the plat thereof recorded Apri127, 2007 with the Pitkin County Clerk and recorder as
reception number 537080 in Book 83, Page 50.
B. Property of Aspen Skiing Company
1. Land Under Contract with Roaring Fork Mountain Lodge -Aspen, LLC which is
included in the Lift One Lodge Application:
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14,
Block 10, and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Block 12,
EAMES ADDITION TO THE CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN,
TOGETHER WITH an easement and right of way for the construction, erection,
operation and maintenance of a cable ski chair lift, as created, defined and established by
Easement Agreement between the Board of County Commissioners of the County of
Pitkin and Friedl Pfeifer recorded October 24, 1962, in Book 199 at Page 489, and,
TOGETHER WITH an easement and right of way for skiing purposes, as created,
defined and established by Easement Agreement by and between the City of Aspen and
Aspen Skiing Corporation recorded October 17, 1969, in Book 244 at Page 31, and
TOGETHER WITH that portion of the alleyway for Block 10 vacated in Book 259 at
Page 83.
2. Land Area generally adjacent to and south of the Lift One Lodge Site:
That property owned by the Aspen Skiing Company extending generally to the south
from the
southwesterly boundary of the Mountain Queen Condominiums, the southerly boundary
of Block
12, Eames Addition to the City and Townsite of Aspen, the south end of the South Aspen
Street
Right-of--way and the southerly boundary of the Shadow Mountain Condominiums to the
southerly boundary of the City of Aspen.
C. Property of Roaring Fork Mountain Lodge -Aspen, LLC
Lots 12, 13 and 14, Block 8, together with that portion. of the alley in Block 8 abutting
said lots, Eames Addition to the City and Townsite of Aspen, Eames Addition, City and
Townsite of Aspen (Skiers Chalet Steakhouse); Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Block 9,
together with Lots 4 and 11, Block 9, less the west 22 feet thereof, Eames Addition to the
City and Townsite of Aspen, and that portion of the alley in said Block 9 vacated by the
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City of Aspen in Ordinance No. 4, Series of 2006, recorded April 11, 2006 under
Reception No. 522845 (Skiers Chalet Lodge); and Lots 1, 2, 13 and 14, Block 9, Eames
Addition to the City and Townsite of Aspen, together with that portion of the vacated
alley between Lots 1 and 14 and the west 20 feet of the vacated alley between Lots 2 and
13, Block 9, Eames Addition to the City and Townsite of Aspen (Holland House).
D. Property owned or maintained by the City of Aspen.
Willoughby Park:
Lots 1-14, Block 7 and Lots 1-3, Block 8 Eames Addition, City and Townsite of Aspen,
and that portion of Juan Street east of South Aspen Street between Blocks 7 and 8, Eames
Addition, City and Townsite of Aspen and that portion of the alley in Block 8 adjacent to
Lots 1, 2, and 3 Block 8, Eames Addition, City and Townsite of Aspen.
Lift One Park:
Lots 3 and 12 Block 9 and the western 22 feet of Lots 4 and 11, Block 9 Eames Addition,
City and Townsite of Aspen.
Public rights-of--way:
• South Aspen Street south of Durant Avenue.
• All unvacated portions of Dean Street west of Monarch Street.
• Juan Street between South Aspen Street and Garmisch Street.
• The alleyway between Lots 1, 2 and 3 and Lots 12, 13, and 14, Block 8, Eames
Addition, City and Townsite of Aspen (unopened).
• Garmisch Street from Juan Street to Durant Avenue.
• Gilbert Street west of Monarch Street.
• Hill Street west of Monarch Street (unopened).
• Summit Street west of Monarch Street (unopened).
• A one-block section of alleyway between Hill Street and Summit Street east of
South Aspen Street (unopened).
• A one-block section of alleyway south of Summit Street east of South Aspen
Street (unopened).
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Byron Koste & Eric Boyle of the CU Real Estate Center
City of Aspen City Council
Presentation Outline
Monday, December 15t, 2008
I. Who We Are:
Byron Koste, Executive Director of the CU Real Estate Center. Prior to The University of
Colorado, Byron had many assignments at Westinghouse Communities, Inc. (WCI) culminating
as their President. A large scale master planned community developer, WCI had communities in
Arizona, California, and Florida. In 1996 Byron was recruited to start the Real Estate Program in
the Leeds School of Business on the Boulder campus of the University of Colorado. (see
Appendix I for list of credentials)
Eric Boyle, 2"d year MBA student with an emphasis in real estate, (see Appendix II for resume).
Eric has lived and worked in management roles in the resort industry in a Colorado ski town for
over 4 years, and has worked in the resort industry for over 8 years. Eric is currently obtaining
his MBA with an emphasis in real estate at the Leeds School of Business in Boulder.
II. Our Roles and Our Processes
In May of 2008, the Lift One COWOP (the COWOP) hired Byron Koste and Eric Boyle (see
Appendix III for job description) as Financial Advisors to provide industry knowledge and
financial advice that would be used to educate the COWOP and evaluate the participating
developers' (Centurion Partners and Chaffin Light) Lift One Neighborhood development plans.
Over the next several months we evaluated the financial feasibility of the development by
investigating costs and revenues of similar projects and creating a proforma model that would
determine financial returns.
Byron first educated the COWOP about the basics of real estate development by presenting to
the group on June 5th. During this presentation Byron discussed the basics of a proforma.
Starting in early June, Eric began to .investigate comparable costs and revenues of other resort
developments by talking with local real estate and development professionals. The comparable
costs and revenues found were utilized in the proforma. During this time Eric also attended the
COWOP's weekly meetings and the executive team's meetings to gain a better understanding
of the proposed development and its operations.
We presented to the COWOP on Thursday, August 7th in more detail about the structure of a
proforma. This presentation discussed how a proforma was created and what cost and revenue
categories would be in this specific proforma. During this presentation a glossary of real estate
related terms was provided (see appendix IV). Byron also discussed possible financing options,
such as the creation of a metro district.
After comparable costs and revenues were gathered, we met with the two development teams
and compared the results of everyone's proforma models and everyone's assumptions . Based
on these comparisons, the proposed development made financial sense.
A final presentation to the COWOP was scheduled for September 18th. In this presentation we
were going to present that based on our research and proforma, we believed the proposed
development was financially feasible. A few days prior to presentation date, Chaffin Light and
Centurion Partners raised concerns that both their and our construction costs might be too low.
This concern was raised by an outside general contractor's evaluation of the project. The
increase in construction costs forced both us and the developers to have to reevaluate the
development and all the different aspects of the project, to determine if was still economically
feasible. We determined that in order to deal with increase in construction costs, and still
maintain the COWOPs approved development, there would have to be some tradeoffs made.
Some of these tradeoffs included possibly reducing the amount of affordable housing that
would be accommodated on-site by relocating more of it offsite, having the city reduce the
amount of fees it charged the developers, and/or reducing the amount of public parking that
was going to be created.
On September 18th, Byron presented to the COWOP the results of the proforma based on the
new construction costs and reported that in order for the project to be financially viable, there
would need to be tradeoffs. During the presentation Byron had noted that he had never seen a
project with as much community benefit, in regards to the development's contribution to the
affordable housing, parks, parking, new lift, reconstruction of streets and infrastructure, and
the creation of a "place". As a result of the new financial results the COWOP analyzed the
various tradeoffs and prioritized them based on first protecting the public benefits while not
exceeding the developments' 3-dimensional envelopes. In a later meeting the COWOP came
to a consensus about what tradeoffs were appropriate in order to allow the development to
continue.
Based on the results of what the COWOP decided to change, we reevaluated the development.
Byron presented our new results to the COWOP on Thursday, Oct. 2"d. We determined that
the development now provided what would be marginal returns in today's market for its
investors, but may be acceptable for investors because some people want to be associated with
a project in Aspen.
We stand before you to answer any questions you might have in regards to the process and the
results to this point. We thank you for the opportunity that you have afforded us.
Eric Boyle
2800 Kalmia Ave., B-312, Boulder, CO 80301
eric.boyle colorado.edu - (303) 880-8442
EDUCATION
University of Colorado at Boulder -Leeds School of Business
MBA with an emphasis in Real Estate Expected Apri12009
• Pro forma and financial modeling experience through work experience, cases, group projects, and a finance classes
• Real estate development and real estate economics knowledge through work experience, studying cases, working on a
project with a local developer, and classroom projects
Additional Activities and Associations
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)-Young Leaders Group & Discover Series planning member, Partnership Forum participant
• Graduate Real Estate Association (GREA)-Alumni Relations Coordinator
• CU Real Estate Center -Scholarship recipient, Mentee in the Mentor-Mentee Program
• Leeds Community Outreach Student Group- Board Member and Member of founding group responsible for creating an
organization focused on creating philanthropic activities for students
Colorado State University
Master of Science, Student Affairs in Higher Education August 2002
Colorado State University
Bachelor of Science, Human Development and Family Studies May 1996, Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
Lift One Neighborhood Cooperative Aspen/Boulder, CO
Financial Advisor Intern June 2008-preseent
Advised the Lift One Neighborhood Master Plan committee in determining highest and best use for designated land
• Worked with the two local developers involved with the project to assist in assessing their development costs
• Developed a pro forma that was presented to the development committee
• Reviewed local land owners' requirements and financial summaries to determine possible uses of land
• Researched comparable projects to determine costs involved with the development project
Urban Land Conservancy Denver, CO
Intern June 2008-present
Assessed existing and potential land and building acquisitions to determine possible uses that are aligned with ULC's mission
• Prepared and reviewed pro formas on several different possible developments
• Conducted research for ground-breaking community developments within Metro Denver
• Created board packets based on research of economic and comparable project information
Exclusive Resorts Denver, CO
Resort Manager November 2004-July 2007
Managed operations of over 401uxury residences in France, Italy, Arizona and South Carolina
• Supervised concierge, housekeeping and property management staff to ensure a high level of member satisfaction
• Oversaw 5 destination budgets totaling over $2 million
• Created housekeeping training, inspection and recognition programs to improve quality and consistency
• Negotiated vendor contracts in both domestic and international locations
• Obtained international business experience in training foreign staffs, auditing operations and developing business
partnerships
Member Services Manager May 2004-November 2004
Responsible for managing over 60 sophisticated and demanding members' travel accounts
• Provided details concerning 120 properties: which homes and destinations would best fit members' needs
• Promoted to Resort Manager after only 6 months of employment
Hyatt Main Street Station Breckenridge, CO
Resort Manager October 200.1-March 2004
Opened and managed Hyatt Main Street Station, a new Hyatt Vacation Club Property
• Coordinated and assisted in opening construction punch list and finishing construction details of property
• Oversaw a $1.2 million budget: managed reserve fund and rental revenue and monitored vendor costs
• Acted as liaison to over 500 owners: conducted weekly owners' meetings, created newsletters and mailings
• Advised the Homeowners Association: prepared and ran board meetings, interpreted and modified by-laws
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
REAL ESTATE CENTER
Glossary of Real Estate Related Financial Terms
Development Costs-Development costs are usually grouped into 3 or 4 categories (reviewed in
this document); hard costs, soft costs, infrastructure costs, and revenues.
Hard Costs-The cost of the tangible items that go into a development. These costs include all
building materials, and items such as the furniture that is in a hotel or residence club.
Infrastructure-The basic public works of a development. These public works include roads,
sewer and water systems, landscaping, drainage systems, and snow melt systems.
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)- This is a very common way for developers, and their financial
partners, to determine whether a project is profitable enough to commit to. IRR is shown as a
percentage of what return an investment will give over time. The developer and investors
obviously want their IRR to be greater than what can be earned in the market by investing in
other projects, stocks or bonds. Each firm and their investors determine what IRR is acceptable
for a specific project.
Floor to Area Ratio (FAR)- is the total building square footage divided by the land area.
Example: A FAR of 2 means that the building has to be multi-story because the building area is
twice as large as the land area.
Loan To Cost (LTC)- This is the percentage a lender is willing to loan to the developer based on
the total development costs. Example: If the LTC is 80, the lender will loan 80% of the total
construction costs and the developer needs to provide 20% of the cost of development through
other sources of funding (their own equity, another loan, etc.).
Loan To Value (LTV)- This is the percentage a lender is willing to loan to the developer based on
the total value of the project. Example: If the LTV is 70, the lender will loan 70% of the total
value of the project and the developer needs to provide 30% of the value of the project through
other sources of funding (their own equity, another loan, etc.).
Metro District- A quasi government entity that is created to build, own, and operate specific
assets with a public purpose and use. This entity has the power to finance (bond or other loan),
as well as to tax and/or generate other revenues to pay for the improvements. Both the Aspen
and Pitkin County Governments would have to approve this district. A metro district could have
a limit in terms of its existence, either in terms of set number of years or a set dollar amount
that it gains from taxes.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
REAL ESTATE CENTER
Glossary of Real Estate Related Financial Terms
P. 2
Operating Costs- Just as it sounds, it is the cost to operate something, whether that is a hotel,
the snowmelt system, or an escalator. This cost is important because it can become very large
over time and is sometimes overlooked when looking at costs of a project.
Pro Forma- A financial statement that predicts the net effect of what is going to occur in
regards to a project.
Soft Costs-Costs related to the development of a structure or project that are not tangible. Soft
costs include line items such as attorney fees, soil studies, architecture fees, sales commissions,
permit fees to the city, taxes...
TIF -Tax Increment Financing- TIF is utilized when a project is going to create increased (over
present) tax revenues such as with a hotel or retail space. TIF is a way the city assists with some
of the front end costs that are required for such a development.