HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.hpc.030-2008A RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC)
APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT (CONCEPTUAL)
FOR RED BUTTE CEMETERY, 808 CEMETERY LANE, A PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED IN SECTIONS 1 AND 12, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 85 WEST OF
THE 6T" P.M., CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN CITY AND TOWNSITE ASPEN.
RESOLUTION N0.30, SERIES OF 2008
PARCEL ID: 2735-122-00-851
WHEREAS, the applicant, Red Butte Cemetery Association, represented by Alan Richman
Planning Services and Graeme Means, Architect, has requested Major Development
(Conceptual) for the construction of a new maintenance building at Red Butte Cemetery, located
at 808 Cemetery Lane, a pazcel of land located in Sections 1 and 12, Township 10 South, Range
85 West of the 6`n P.M., City and Townsite of Aspen; and
WHEREAS, Section 26.415.070 of the Municipal Code states that "no building or structure
shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, relocated or improved involving a
designated historic property or district until plans or sufficient information have been submitted
to the Community Development Director and aplp~roved in accordance with the procedures
established for their review;" and
WHEREAS, for Major Development Review, the HPC must review the application, a staff
analysis report and the evidence presented at a heazing to determine the project's conformance
with the City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines per Section 26.415.070.D.3.b.2
and 3 of the Municipal Code and other applicable Code Sections. The HPC may approve,
disapprove, approve with conditions or continue the application to obtain additional information
necessazy to make a decision to approve or deny; and
WHEREAS, Amy Guthrie, in her staff report dated December 10, 2008, performed an analysis
of the application based on the standards, found that the review standazds and the "City of Aspen
Historic Preservation Design Guidelines were met and recommended the application be approved
with conditions; and
WHEREAS, at their regular meeting on December 10, 2008 (after opening and continuing the
public heazing on this matter on January 9, 2008, February 27`n, 2008, and June 11, 2008) the
Historic Preservation Commission considered the application, found the application was
consistent with the review standards and "City = of Aspen Historic Preservation Design
Guidelines" and approved the application with'eond~It''ions by a vote of 5 to 0.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: HPC hereby grants Major Development
(Conceptual) approval for a new maintenance building at Red Butte Cemetery, 808 Cemetery
Lane, a parcel of land located in Sections 1 and 12, Township 10 South, Range 85 West of the 6cn
P.M., City and Townsite of Aspen, with the following conditions:
1. The building is to be set at natural grade, or slightly below grade, to avoid any berming or
anomalous forms in the landscape. Depressing the workyazd slightly below grade is
acceptable.
2. Consider placing the building orthogonal to the gridded plots of the cemetery, to be
evaluated with HPC at Final approval.
3. Develop a comprehensive plan for management of the cemetery landscape, including the
open meadow. `j
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION at its regular meeting on the 10~h day of December,
2008.
Approved as to Form:
Jim True, Assistant City Attorney
Approved as to content:
HIS RIC SER I COMMISSION
Michael Hoffman, Chair
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Kathy Stric and, Chief Deputy Clerk