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TO: Clayton Meyring
Dorothy Nuttall Wendt, City Attorney
FROM: Planning Office (JS)
RE: Clarification of Professional Pharmacies as an Accessory Use
to Medical Clinic
DATE: Apri 1 11, 1977
There is justification to consider pharmacies as an accessory use to
medical clinics and/or offices. Section 24-3.7(a)(l) describes "an
accessory use is one that is naturally and normally incidental to,
subordinate to, and devoted exclusively to the principal use of the
premises, and does not change the basic character thereof, as determined
by its principal use." Under this definition of accessory uses,
pharmades when operated on the same premises as clinics or offices,
provide an 'accessory service to the primary clinic function. The
concept offers a convenience of "one stop" medical service to the public
and potentially reduces traffic congestion and parking problems created
by the need to drive to another location for pharmaceutical products.
Safeguards against an accessory pharmacy operation expanding beyond
is primary service could be controlled by requiring the service to be
entirely within the primary clinic/office structure and by preventing
any exterior signage or advertising. Any expansion of the accessory
use square footage would have to be justified to and reviewed by the
building inspector before a bUilding permit could be issued.
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April 11, 1977
The Aspen Clinic P.C., Ltd.
100 East Mai n Street /
Aspen, Colorado 81611 /
ATTENTION: H.C. Whitcomb, Jr., M.D.
Dear Dr. Whitcomb:
ile have reviewed your request with respect to the propriety of conducting
a pharmacy operation in the Aspen Clinic Building and find that such a
use, if properly conducted, could be justified under the existing zoning
code as an accessory use to the existing clinic. The City Code provides,
under Section 24-3. 7(a) (1) "An accessory use is one that is naturally
and normally incidental to, subordinate to, and devoted exclusively to
the principal use of the premises, and does not change the basic
character thereof, as determined by its principal use." In short, this
section of the Code allows us administratively to determine that the
pharmacy in question may be allowed under the existing zoning for the
area. As is obvious from the language in the Section, our major con-
cern would be to insure that the pharmacy would be totally subordinated
to and supportive of the basic clinic use.
The approximately 300 square feet that you cite in your letter would
certainly insure that the pharmacy would be subsidiary to the clinic
operation; and upon a showing ofa floor plan of the location of this
facility, I feel certain that we could make an administrative determin-
ation between planning and building inspection to allow the pharmacy to
take place without public hearings or additional reviews. Your letter
mentioned attached plans, which were not included, and upon our review of
these plans, I am sure that we could give you a final letter authorizing
the provision of this service. . By copy of this letter, we are seeking a
concurrence of Clayton Meyring, the City Building Inspector.
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April 11. 1977
Upon presentation of the plans mentioned, I feel certain that we can
give you final authorization to proceed with the project with no zoning
problems presented.
Sincerely,
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Hi 11 iam G. Kane
Planning Director
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cc: Clayton Meyring
Dorothy iJutta11 Hendt, Esq.
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100 EAST MAIN STREET
ASPEN, COLORADO 81611
AREA CODE 303
PHONE: 925.4400
V. A. GOULD, M.D.
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON
R. R. aDEN, M.D.
R. E. KI RK, M.D.
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
H. C. WHITCOMB, JR., M.D.
B. D. MINK, M.D.
INTERNAL MEDICINE
C. O. WI LLlAMS, M.D.
A.J. RUBIN,M.D.
FAMILY PRACTICE
R. G. TEFFT, M.D.
PEDIATRICS
J. A. PHILPOTT,JR" M.D.
DERMATOLOGY
R. W. RIGG. M.D,
OPHTHALMOLOGY
S, E. CRISTANELlI
CLINIC MANAGER
April 5, 1977
Aspen Planning and Zoning
City Ha 11
Aspen, Colorado 81611
Attn: Mr. Wi 1 I iam Kane
Dear Mr. Kane,
We, the physicians, at the Aspen Clinic want to establish a
professional pharmacy in the clinic. A pharmacy in the clinic
would be a valuable and needed service to our patients, our
physicians, and the community.
The pharmacy would help complete the clinic's, "one stop"
medical service that we are trying to provide for our patients.
Our one stop cl inic service would el iminate the need for our
patients to drive and park allover town to obtain complete
medical services. The pharmacy would also keep patients pro-
files, allergic drug records, and provide the other dispensing
serv ices of a pha rmacy.
The pharmacy would occupy approximately 300 square feet in the
building, see attacheo plans.
The purpose of this letter is
to a pha rmacy in the c 1 in ic .
as we would like to start the
to ~larify the zoning in regards
We would appreciate your opinion,
project as Soon as possible.
Sincerely,
THE ASPEN CLINIC P.C., LTD.
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H.~~comb, Jr., M.D.
Bt6~k, M.D.
V.A. Gould, M.D.
R.R. Oden, M.D..
J. Weaver, M.D.
R.E. Kirk, M.D.
J. Freeman, M. .
R.G. Tefft, M.D.
J.A. Philpott, M.~
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P.S. We want to re-emphasize teat the Aspen Clinic physicians
will not have ownership or any other specific economic
interests in the pha rmacy.
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