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Home My WebLink Aboutcoa.lu.ud.Emporium Fabric Shop.1983 TO: FROM: RE: DATE: ~ ,-,. MEMORANDUM ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COLETTE PENNE, PLANNING OFFICE EMPORIUM FABRIC SHOP USE DETERMINATION AND CONDITIONAL USE AND PYRAMID TRAVEL EXPANSION OF CONDITIONAL USE SEPTEMBER 6, 1983 LOCATION: ZONING: APPLICANT'S REQUEST: REFFERAL COMMENTS: PLANNING OFFICE REVIEW: Space 205, Trueman Neighborhood Commercial Center (Next door to Clark's Market) NC This is a joint application filed by the Emporium Fabric Shop and Pyramid Travel. Pyramid Travel is requesting an expansion of their conditional use permit and the Emporium is requesting a use determination to allow them to be a conditional use in the NC zone (and therefore the granting of a condi t i ona 1 use permit). The City Attorney had no problems with the application and considered it to be straightforward. The space to the west of Clark's Market in the Trueman Center (formerly occupied by Michael Scott, Inc.) is approximately 1700 square feet. The Emporium Fabric Shop is interested in occupying 1300 square feet of the unit and Pyramid Travel wishes to expand their adjacent office by the remaining 400 square feet. Pyrami d recei ved a condi ti ona 1 use permi t 1 ast year. They presently occupy 296 square feet. The constraints of this space are such that the agency is unable to increase its travel agent staff and has reached it's service capacity. An additional need expressed by the applicant is for a larger waiting area. As was discussed in the initial conditional use hearings, much of a travel agent's business is handled over the phone and the amount of parking offered at the Trueman Center is adequate to handle the amount of personal visits experienced by the agency. The criteria of conditional use review have been addressed in the earlier review and Pyramid Travel was found to be compatible with all zoning requirements and the zoning district, as well as surrounding land uses. This increment of increase does not in our opinion, alter Pyramid's compliance with these conditional use cri te ri a . The Emporium Fabric Shop is currently loc~ted in the Concept 600 Building, in the C-1 zone. It is a commercial liSe not primarily oriented towards serving the tourist population, which is the intent of the C-1 zone. It is clearly a C-1 us e . Permitted uses in the NC zone are "small convenience establishments designed and intended to serve the daily or frequent trade or service needs of an immediately surrounding neighborhood." The basic questions to address are whether a fabric shop is the sort of establishment which serves daily or frequent trade or service needs, and the degree to which service is limited to the immediately surrounding neighborhood. The two nodes of NC zoning are the locations of City Market and Clark's Market. Separate neighborhoods are served by these locations. A C-l use like this fabric shop serves a community~wide need i'l.nd while customers may have multCpurpose trips to the Trueman Center, they also may go to the Emporium specifically. Single-purpose trips will only add to the congestion of the Trueman shopping center. r"""', ,'-' MEMORANDUM: Empori urn Fabri c Shop Use Determi nati on and Conditi ona 1 Use and Pyramid Travel Expansion of Conditional Use PAGE TWO SEPTEMBER 6, 1983 The owners of the shop have submitted information and a petition signed by 125 customers (in two business days, August 13 and August 15), to support the "frequency" aspect of this use, Each of the petitioners was asked how manY visits to the store they averaged each month. The answers ranged from one visit per month to 20 visits per month, with an overall average of 5.23 visits per month. Included in their information is the statement that this is the "only fabric shop in town and the next closest fabric shop is in Carbondale," They say that many of their sales are under $3,00 (thread, needles, pins, etc,) and that they have between 50-70 daily sales. The local business has grown to a point where the Emporium wants to expand into drapery, curtain and upholstery fabrics, A drapery shop is a listed conditional use in the zone. In the recent past, several other C-1 uses have requested an NC location, In the Trueman. Center for example, there is a florist, a hardware store, and the ,space now being reviewed was previously occupied by a furniture store. All of these.are C-1 uses. .The Planning Office hil.s., suggested; through, the review of the Use Tables, tl,at the NC and C-1 zones be combined, if no distinction is to be made between them, Your resolution to Council, in its present form, does not include this provision, We suggest that you consider this combination again. PLANNWG OfFICE RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Office recommends granting an expansion of the conditional use permit for Pyramid Travel. The fabric shop is a C-1 use, however, because of the existence of other C-1 uses in the NC zone and the deteriora- tion of that zone as being purely reserved for permitted and conditional NC uses, you can either reverse the trend by denying this request or allow it as a conditional use in the NC zone. In concert with the granting of a conditional use permit, we ask that you recognize that the C-1 and NC zones are highly intermingled and consider combining the two zones. .- Mr. Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office 130 South Galena Aspen, CO 81611 fl ~L ~~u~A ftL .ft.e-',. '?'Z~ ~ ~ .;;(~ r ~ ~c/ ~ ~ ~~.~ {i:i /c?~ ~~ ci-eL ~ ~ ..",",.,e''''.(f'''>~:;;:~ ,~;"'; ~:(~.'t\ '\'\ ._~r~ ;f:;~' ,\ l~' "; ~., .~ ',- r(::':~:~:"'~~!'1j:~'::~S:} ':: ":",,t~\\\:\\ ,\\ ~:\, ,.,,"2 I,' '\ \.. ,^,' ";\'\1/',J "\'\pl;.~ 0~J ~:...w /~ ,~ - .~. f-& - 73- Mr. Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office 130 South Galena Aspen, CO 81611 ~Tk ~J~/ /~A d~ cf lor ~ .Le t:<- ~filk 3r~, I 2 t1~1- ~fl ,", Oi}ICl83 !:.J~____".,_' y. ------~ ---.---,.- -'-'.'-.. ASPEN / PiTfQtl4 CO, PlANNING OfFICE ~ ~ Mr. Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office 130 South Galena Aspen, CO 81611 M/~s ~ ~.-!tf ~~/ ty/ Th &n/~J~hu ~~ d~ ~ -tk ~ /};dL ~ .dIdhu ~ ~b-r-, k~A' ~ ~~I!)rL/ "... '-"'i"~llJc-\Jt ,I, ,,,,1r-1 ~.~" ~~'~-\,. ,:-,;-:,~,!\ 11./ ~7:~t'l \ [\ \ DJi,'; __,\,\,::,<J_2.:-'L~::.~L_'"'~>j, t f~; if"~, 'lliJ'l ' l,I\' ,j" 1 i 11"'\l srn 0 r; 1983 :\ w, " .. >' v' ,ow. !_\" 1....1 ~\..-' 21\),.---'-- ' ASPEN ! P\TK~ CO. Plf\NNING OFFICE , ~ r.. lHiE DRUG COrllDArnV 1"""'\ 3~O PUppy SMITH ST. ASPeN, COLORADO 81611 303/925-3880 Mr. Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office 130 South Galena Aspen, CO 81611 Dear Sir; The purpose of this letter is to inform you that we are in favor of the proposed relocation of Tne Emporium Fa:b"'..cic Shop -to the North I.'I:1.11 Station. ~~~ ik!lf13C1wj /0' H. .:c, & ?e11J."1;)t Richey -", jD IrsJf7:Jf,;Jt;;!r:Jn 1It:::J.l..':212,,'I1, W! :r,,'J'iJ,'7m I', ~J.' , , C'l ~ -~"'...' 1 I .-')! L SfP DO 7983 11 A ,,-.- .IU ;"')fN' . --:-:-----.A-' " .. / ;::;'iv Pt.', . ' .liN co, ,~ ,-" ~ ALPINE HARDWARE COMPANY 300 PUPPYSMITH ST, . ASPEN, COLORADO 81611 September 2, 1983 Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office, 130 So. Galena St., Aspen, Colo. 81611 This relates to the proposed move of the Emporiam Fabric Shop to the shopping center at 300 Puppy Smith St. We believe that this shop qualifies for the neighborhood commercial zoning and we would welcome the shop to our shopping center. ~ /?~, Vance Crenko, President, Alpine Hardware Co. l">~~'''' ('- ..~.~..-. .", ,..,' ,...-.,-. '" i: MEMORANDUM qrt ! ~ ....) .~,! 1(' -' " iT:Ch ,\.<- U (""'1 TO: JCity Attorney City 'Engineer PLANNER: Colette Penne RE: Emporium Fabric Shop Conditional Use and Pyramid Travel Expansion of Conditional Use DATE: August 17, 1983 Attached you will find two applications, filed jointly, to allow (1) the Emporium Fabric Shop to relocate through conditional use approval to a space in the North Mill Street Plaza, zoned NC; (2) to allow the expansion of the already approved Pyramid Travel conditional use. The applications are filed jointly because the spaces to be occupied by both applicants are adjacent to each other, located in the North Mill Street Plaza. Please review the materials and return your comments to the Planning Office by August 24 so that we may prepare for their presentation on the September 6th P&Z agenda, 9(&'\ (Ot0h - ~O CtJ~ - ~, h~ " .', . 91c~t*fr~ . ~ ('I ,-. . , MEMORANDUM TO: City Attorney City Engineer PLANNER: Colette penne RE: Emporium Fabric Shop Conditional Use and Pyramid Travel Expansion of Conditional Use DATE: August 17, 1983 Attached you will find two applications, filed jOintly, to allow (1) the Emporium Fabric Shop to relocate through Conditional use approval to a space in the North Mill Street Plaza, zoned NC; (2) to allow the expansion of the already approved Pyramid Travel conditional use. The applications are filed jointly because the spaces to be occupied by both applicants are adjacent to each other, located in the North Mill Street Plaza. Please review the materials and return your comments to the Planning Office by August 24 so that we may prepare for their presentation on the September 6th, P&Z agenda. " ~ CERTIFICATE OF MAILING, ~ /JYA~ Martha Eichelberger ....._-..,,~-".,...._,~..".....". "'-'-"~""'-"-"--'-'- .,- ,~ ~ Planning and Zoning Application - Trueman Neighborhood Commercial Project Pyrami d Trave 1 The Emporium Fabric Shop Aspen Savings & Loan Box 2121 Aspen, CO 81612 Jim Abels Box 4707 Aspen, CO 81612 Lowell Elisha Box 259 Aspen, CO 81612 Fred Glidden Box 356 Aspen, CO 81612 Charles B, Everst 551 W, Broadway Council Bluffs, IA Mona Frost First National Bank Trustee Box 1032 Aspen, CO 81612 U. S, Post Office Aspen, CO 81611 City of Aspen Rio Grand Park Above 1 i st are 1 and owners withi n 300 feet of subject 1 eased property . /31t1/tH';/t 40-V1?..,c?L_ .J... ( ( "",5" tuJdCe.. 1". j;rt"c,j" I , &k It" 1--:- ,",.,# '?;UAJ/l . V\..,/ """ ~ '~''''\;~'''' n{}tii-" f;)(;'[;rj- s-rl!fn ""<lfr.:;,' ~,., , I . (/ iJ"' re'fJ " ,,. . ,-,. ,,,....,, PUBLIC NOTICE RE: Emporium Fabric Shop Conditional Use and Pyramid Travel Expansion of Conditional Use NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, September 6, 1983 at a meeting which begins at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 130 S. Galena Street, Aspen to consider a use determination to allow the Emporium Fabric Shop conditional use in the NC zone of the North Mill Street Plaza; and jointly, to consider the expansion of an approved conditional use for Pyramid Travel, located adjacent to the proposed Emporiuin Fabric Shop space in the NC zone of the North Mill Street Plaza. For further information, contact the Planning Office, 130 S. Galena Street, Aspen, 925-2020, ext. 223. s/PerryHarvey, Chairman Aspen Planning & Zoning Commission published in the Aspen Times on August 18, 1983. City of Aspen account. PUBLIC NOTICE RE: Emporium Fabric Shop Conditional Use and Pyramid Travel Expansion of Conditional Use NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, September 6, 1983 at a meeting which begins at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 130 S. Galena Street; Aspen to consider a use determination to .allow the Emporium Fabric Shop conditional use in the NC zone of the North Mill Street Plaza; and jointly, to consider the expansion of an approved conditional use for Pyramid Travel, located adjacent to the proposed Emporium Fabric Shop space in the NC zone of the North Mill Street Plaza. For further information, contact the Planning, Office, 130 S. Galena Street, Aspen, 925-2020, ext. 223. s/Perry Harvey, Chairman Aspen Planning & Zoning Commission Published in the Aspen Times on August 18, 1983. City of Aspen account. ------- -..----..---- CITY/C:OUNTY IPLi'i.NN!NGOFFiCE 130 S, GALENA~ ASP,EN. COLORADO 81511 tAf ~._.,.._-. .,_...... '..- t.:-~:.:::---~~"';~6~;" _~~' Q' <~S? '-);'\.~.... ii.,: '{ ... J;'.1U . ;;.:,~ ~i AUG 17 83 \, i; .," :, -'. I r. "B"""'I eOL) r.. 52335~ '- ~., ' l~'~ ~ :7 -I ~;;::.;,":'.ti:;,. 11111!mlhl!hU"III!II~ L.. .~ TRUEMAN ASPEN COMPANY P. O. Box 5081 Aspen, Colorado 81612 925-8603 Augus t 16, 1983 Ms. Bianca Hooker Snowmass Valley Crafts, dba The Emporium Fabric Shop 600 East Main Aspen, CO 81611 Dear Bi anca: .-.. In response to your request this letter is to indicate our support of your request to the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Department to acquire proper zoning in the Trueman Neighborhood Commercial project for your fabric shop. Very tr: y Y7u:Y::/f/2 ,/ ~~ Charley P dolak ~lanager CP/pd ,~ -. TRUEMAN ASPEN COMPANY P. O. Box 5081 Aspen, Colorado 81612 925-8603 Augus t 16, 1983 t~r. Steve Butts Pyrami d Travel 300 Puppy Smith Street Aspen, CO 81611 Dear Steve: In response to your request this letter is to indicate our:support of your request to the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Department to acquire proper zoning in the Trueman NeighborhoOd Commercial project for the expansion of your travel agency. CP/pd ^ ~ 600 East Main Street Aspen, Colorado August 15, 1983 Mr. Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Dear Sunny, After our meeting of August 15 we have decided to request a use determination from the City of Aspen Planning Commission to allow our business, The Emporium Fabric Shop, conditional use in the N.C. zone of the North Mill Street Plaza. Attached is our letter of August 11 which states our many reasons for this request, and a petition from our customers supporting our request. Please contact us if any additional information is required, (925-7389) f)1!.;:~'; '<2e,~ ~(JV(1{) \ ~ROgerS Bianca Hooker Snowmass Village Crafts, Inc. dba The Emporium Fabric Shop " WQQQ~' ~mln ,Oi~~il.I'J2;."" IIVI,I"'J, (_Ll_"W_ ,llL_,\, f\t ~\UG.1 G 1983 ~UJ ASPEN I PlTKI'i co., ,,51" " "PLANNING OffICE!' ..,. '" ~'J,""" ,-~..", .~, ,;.. ',. iii,,01f~ -- .-... , ~ We are involved in obtaining City permission to move to a new location next to Clark's Market, in order to provide more convenient shopping, longer hours, sewing classes and expanded merchandise, including drapery materials. Please sign this page if you support our efforts, Number of Visits to Store Per Month Residence ~ IS ~ 1(~1 ~A.f/EN ~A~~!I)I7l~rr?6 . /17 )fI ..2- eY,} < p?z/7~;/ -10 e 72/ re'1 ,--6f){ BDYI ~6PV1 / '/ 1"""\ " , ,,-, We are involved in obtaining City permission to move to a new location next to Clark's Market, in order to provide more convenient shopping, longer hours, sewing classes and expanded merchandise, including drapery materials. Please sign this page if you support our efforts, ~ (;W... 0 \ ~ ~_!.r!}~A f/ V~ 0. L",,,, oL,' s Residence (;/0 C.~.W. '1J.o t; ~Im"'- I 14c;~ <!31-" Aff:...'i>h'v~ 12.g- (!....-t- ~ 0'11 ~ 3~~~ . ~ 1; 3:2 q, (4, 7iwlAAIA .:-:. 31 Y\"v:ud;~o..-& 5 m V ~ .:;?~ 1/ f. #Y.-h. -r o 4"i /0(;;70 s:- ~ 00~ 1:h~) , ~~~~ 9 Bo kt SI- tJcJ..5J ~ t2e .:#'s- I, 1/ hf"0 f, 0, Jx;~ 7 J"I;' /311/ ;<'1D ~t t2Are4>j?.-1I :w j I L::;;:r/ g NA- (fD~.;) ~ ~1{lA( rf-vLh1.> , 1~ t?7'9 o~<~ 2-0 ~ (yo.) ~Ci. N(G 11~ /z1L (Jc~~ ufO. , ~~~d-. if os s,. ~ <l<\E"\^ 0-" Number of Visits to Store Per Month '1-5 1; rf-'J .1- f) ~ :3 -If t '3-Y .:;.-( s::- ~ . , -. We are involved in obtaining City permission to move to a new location next to Clark's Market, in order to provide more convenient shopping, longer hours, sewing classes and expanded merchandise, including drapery materials. Please sign this page ~f you support our efforts. ~ ~,OlfAj~, ./J1~&:J, .. IVvNV ~\\)aLW- It j . ~ f' , (I'f~ , e. t:\( ~\Ut /....%1 i,o". ". ZtV'l w\.)..Uvo. VV't-VV^ /~ /I a~ .,./ '. AffV 'S '\ f A -...,:.J..,i:" '" 1'.' , Xf12t..<-<. " 5;1 r WJY'LIL- i"' -{ rllfLiu, .//1 Z,~~il~"Vl W1 L, I, V-..t/_ -, c Ie, I (,}j, I , '1' "1-11j i . ( /U.ti-1'_,"~/'-:J \1 . i 1 :r I/Vuvi:i',ri.tiJ' '. ,/ , ,. .. ! .J" < " ~_ ,""'.,. A n """)'if i ,(/.,,11\ ..1,.-,.- C-' " .-.'!; j ~~\'" 'r't~ / .S? l~(~~ i"" ;P41i10 ..' .j i .t," ;. 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Jk [1? 1.\ --=t _ _,' I\, ,.., _ c \. ; ~ crt {fl.-')L! I Lc.'."\.; ( ) 1\ \,' ( C" i ~')\.- DC}'!., \;\\ ' .. ;;~' -\" \ \ \"':> it.; ('In no) "vt.t. J ie',I,,, J .... , .. '''"1,,/1." / ,,' "\ ...~l.c L.' i n v,,; v v'" --4.) fI-1) ~., ~ (){JtJ~ tlJntltk 1l11fv1 /3 7t;1- /-Iu.'7.j g;L ~n Number of Visits to Store, Per Month ,:J(J 10 Cl..,. (.J ':5'/ <0 ...., 1"1 ,? L/ (D 1Jil4 !t)-/2.- ..(*' _ -J '-J /' \ 'WL- .< ~=?-. ,~- _d ) '.., , ftl (I; "', ") .:.-- <7 r' Ih ~( la ..'"'l ~ '_.~' s- .-? /A:. . tf /~" ! \ ~ . , ~ We are involved in obtaining City permission to move to a new location next to Clark's Market, in order to pr9vide more convenient shopping, longer hours, sewing classes and expanded merchandise, including drapery materials. Please sign this page if you support our efforts, cf ~ ~ ,1& ~~O~~ ~lr~' S~~ Sc:tv\.d'1 ~'GY Number of Visits to Store Per Month Residence /lox N ~ C/ IISpe!l .f3tVf / /v L L:(jJper Pwx q/lId" ~ 4 3 '2- :/ 2- . V 'hI. I ~ ? , X '7-zes. :;.,J Lf S50)l YLIOY A<:pe-n . fn~t :; IY~ O~ J' I: ~~~r g~ ( ~ 7:J.-l (;.1 7~ //- I lQ.l g ~.,-' ~__ ",=? .60)( /fd6 / A:f-.U71 .3 /30 X 3757 j A-S06'U / -0:) . _P>oy 10G I .' kpcrJif\ ~ /6/1 J 2- / S W7I . SO ( nc?/6/2 ,zo ~n Ii /d.- 16 '~~~ ~/~f I~ 3&(;1 ~ ~ 0I)oy),6 1\ .... ~(UA./1'1O-<J)() 1 i~ ?-16G ~~ f- L .--got t?V4~ eel- ~~Wl1ivl~ I f.(),~l~/3 ~ '8'-1'0 .~ . .. ^ -, We are involved in obtaining City permissipn to move to a new location next to Clark's Market, in order to provide more convenient shopping, longer hours, sewing classes and expanded merchandise, including drapery materials. Please sign this page if you support our efforts, ~ Br~ LrN\<A /1 \ a~6( u ~ \'\,jJ~ ?J/f1Mhi>>A- ~ ~(j(1.A~ a/J7~-g , ~- Residence ~fl l^vI*Ln"roU ~ '?J-f- 9' Co (Ci v'-Q ~ Pd._ ~~~O,(\Jl1.l~ ~ ':~ ~;.~;2;::L 10l &'f'J(. A ~;U~ ;;l? 0 .:/) tqL- ';;":r 3 Y / ?""-s7r---- ;:}tJ, 00)( /Y'S- /by~ HeX 'f~{, I ~'^- f:m, tff(f ~ ~ (/7 7 & 4-~---- ~Of t~c; {f7p&r- \ SiS- S\ \ l.'-Q.A ~ [\~ \~. go \( 5L"R i? "Z,f?C;- /1/, 5'//f'/A/{; CJ, L 0 f 0 . ;2.8 ;).b o 3~;). &... f v..rrIet. 4$~ ,27 o~ H7lf GOTeWQLj rJJ37J4~ Po?o t .s$~q c;;,v, ?~q~~:;i 6~ ?xry \ 1'o/f9 Number of Visits to Store Per Month (tJ , ~. 5" 1 ~ I 3' / :2 '2- ~ 10 :::\ f L/ -; IS (p o ( I ':;> c' f 'J to' - o I ,-. -. August 11, 1983 Mr. Sunny Vann City of Aspen Planning Office Galena Street Aspen, Colorado Dear Sunny: The Emporium Fabric Shop is a l7-year-old local business serving the needs of Aspen. The Emporium Fabric Shop is located at 600 E. Main Street (Concept 600 Building) selling fabric, notions and related items to the Aspen Community, We select the shop merchandise with the Aspen resident in mind and accommodate unusual requests with special orders. The Concept 600 Building is zoned Cl and we would like to move into the space previously occupied by Michael Scott Interiors in the North Mill Street Plaza which is zoned N.C. We feel that our business meets the intention of the N.C. zoning designation~because of the following reasons: 1. We know that a move to the North Mill Street Plaza would help to reduce traffic. A large maj ori ty of our customers drive to the Concept 600 Building before or after a visit to the grocery store, post office, bank and/or drugstore. With our move to the North Mill Street Plaza our customers would be making one less stop and would enjoy the convenience of the North Mill Street Plaza. 2. Our present space is too small to provide all the services we wish to offer to our customers. With a larger space it is our intention to offer classes in the following areas: warm window coverings (energy-saving treatment), drapery and curtain making, outdoor wear, i.e., backpacks, parkas, wind shirts, running suits, beginning and advanced tailoring, beginning sewing, teenage sewing, quilting, Christmas gifts and decoration. 3. We would like to expand our drapery, curtain and upholstery fabric business,Currently because of space limitations, we are not able to offer the range of selections we feel the community needs in order to escape the high cost of decorator fabrics. (Many of our sales are related to home decorating as people move in and out of rental units and usually desire to personalize their new surroundings.) 4. The Emporium Fabric shop is open from 9:30 to 5:30 Monday through Saturday, closing only for Sundays and major holidays. We feel that these hours accommodate the local working people and we are frequently ~ ,,",,,,,,,,, Sunny Vann page two in the store after hours to help the late shopper. 5. We recently sent a postcard mailing to our regular customers to invite them to our annual summer sale. We were delighted to find out that we have over 700 customers with a local zip code. Our mailing list is very accurate and up to date. We keep track of customer purchases on a file card marking day of purchase and quantity. When each card reaches 50 yards our customer is entitled to a discount on her next purchase. This file has proven to us that our customers are local residents with many frequent purchases in our shop. 6. 39% of our gross sales occur from October 1 to December 31st. By this figure you can see that the high volume tourist months are not the highest grossing months for the Emporium Fabric Shop. 7. We are the only fabric shop in town and the next closest fabric shop is in Carbondale. Many of our sales are under $3.00 (thread, needles, pins, etc.) The convenience of having these items available in an area other than one of high density tourist traffic will do much to reduce traffic and aid our customer in added convenience. We have between 50-70 daily sales! 8, The EmpODiuID Fabric Shop is not now located in a high volume tourist area and our local business has grown to a level that we feel we can better serve the needs of the community by getting even closer to the heart of the Ideal shopping area, Thank you for your attention to this request. Sincerely, fuQUQ1 ~ Bianca Hooker """" ~ USE DETERMINATION JUSTIFICATION Pyramid Travel, Inc. hereby requests to the planning and zoning commlSlon of Aspen, to allow Pyramid to expand their existing office. Pyramid Travel's existing office is 296 square feet. Our expansion plans would enlarge it 400 square feet to a total 696 square feet. All expansion would take place into space 205 of the Trueman Aspen Building. Space 205 was formerly Michael Scott, Inc. but is now unoccupied. Pyramid Travel desires to expand so that we may service the public better, With only a 296 square foot office we find two problems. The first being the inability to increase the size of our travel agent staff, The second being the need for a larger waiting/servicing area. At this time Pyramid Travel has reached it's service capacity. Due to a high demand for our travel planning, and the inability to offer the client additional sales force, the client (publiC) suffers, An additional 400 square feet would not only allow us to service our clients better, but they also would be more comfortable in a larger waiting area. This larger area would also decrease the possibility of physical harm due to the current crowded space limitation (eg. fire), Sinc~ 1k 6Kar Stephen M.. Butt}; '1ZS-- SO"-i't