HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.hpc.004-2010RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC)
APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR MINOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT TRIANGLE PARK, ALL OF BLOCK 104, HALLAM'S
ADDITION TO THE CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN, COLORADO
RESOLUTION N0.4, SERIES OF 2010
PARCEL ID: 2735.124.74.851.
WHEREAS, the applicant, the City of Aspen Pazks Department, requested approval to replace
the existing playground equipment located at Triangle Park, all of Block 104, Hallam's Addition to
the City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado, that required Minor HPC Review; and
WHEREAS, Triangle Park is listed on the Aspen Inventory of Historic Landmark Sites and
Structures; 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 approved in accordance with the procedures
established for their review;" and
WHEREAS, for Minor Development Review, the HPC must review the application, a staff
analysis report and the evidence presented at a hearing to determine the project's conformance
with the City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines per Section 26.415.070.0 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 necessary to
make a decision to approve or deny; and
WHEREAS, Sara Adams, in her staff report dated March 24, 2010, performed an analysis of the
application based on the standazds, found that the review standazds and the "City of Aspen
Historic Preservation Design Guidelines were met, and recommended approval; and
WHEREAS, during a duly noticed public hearing on March 24, 2010, the Historic Preservation
Commission considered the application, found the application was consistent with the applicable
review standards and approved the application by a vote of 4 to 1 with conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That HPC hereby approves Minor Development for the replacement of playground equipment for
the property located at Triangle Park, all of Block 104, Hallam's Addition to the City and
Townsite of Aspen, Colorado, with the following conditions:
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1. Parks shall ensure that the ash and cottonwood trees approved to be added to the park aze
mature.
2. HPC approves moving the existing "climber" to the proposed location within the defined
play area.
3. Staff and Monitor shall review and approve a different color for the plastic caps on top of
the wooden posts to lessen the visual contrast.
4. Parks shall look at the proposed drum play equipment and whether it is absolutely
necessary to add.
5. There shall be no deviations from the approved plan without first being reviewed and
approved by staff and monitor.
6. A Land Use application for an insubstantial amendment to modify the development
envelope must be approved by the Community Development Department prior to
demolition and construction of the aforementioned approval.
7. The development approvals granted herein shall constitute asite-specific development plan
vested for a period of three (3) years from the date of issuance of a development order.
However, any failure to abide by any of the terms and conditions attendant to this
approval shall result in the forfeiture of said vested property rights. Unless otherwise
exempted or extended, failure to properly record all plats and agreements required to be
recorded, as specified herein, within 180 days of the effective date of the development
order shall also result in the forfeiture of sajd vested property rights and shall render the
development order void within the meaning of Section 26.104.050 (Void permits).
Zoning that is not part of the approved site-specific development plan shall not result in
the creation of a vested property right.
No later than fourteen (14) days following final approval of all requisite reviews necessary
to obtain a development order as set forth in this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause to be
published in a newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdictional boundaries of the
City of Aspen, a notice advising the general public of the approval of a site specific
development plan and creation of a vested property right pursuant to this Title. Such notice
shall be substantially in the following Form:
Notice is hereby given to the general public of the approval of a site specific development
plan, and the creation of a vested property right, valid for a period of three (3) yeazs,
pursuant to the Land Use Code of the City of Aspen and Title 24, Article 68, Colorado
Revised Statutes, pertaining to the following described property: Triangle Park.
Nothing in this approval shall exempt the development order from subsequent reviews
and approvals required by this approval of the general rules, regulations and ordinances or
the City of Aspen provided that such reviews and approvals are not inconsistent with this
approval.
The approval granted hereby shall be subject to all rights of referendum and judicial
review; the period of time permitted by law for the exercise of such rights shall not begin
to run until the date of publication of the notice of final development approval as required
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under Section 26.304.070(A). The rights of referendum shall be limited as set forth in the
Colorado Constitution and the Aspen Home Rule Charter.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION at its regular meeting on the 24`h day of March,
2010.
Michael Hoffman, HPC Chair
Appr ved as to Form:
~m True, Special Counsel
ATTEST:
/Kathy S ickland, Chief Deputy Clerk
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