HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand Use Case.415 S Spring St.1976-CU-4 MEMORANDUM
TO: Aspen Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Staff (BK)
RE: Plantiques, Ltd. Conditional Use Hearing - A full line garden shop.
DATE: April 15, 1976
We have reviewed the conditional use application for Plantiques, Ltd.
for location in Unit 4 of the Viking Building. The use anticipates
the provision for a full -line garden shop to service primarily for
indoor plants. We find this to be a totally legitimate use that
would be consistant with the character of the neighborhood and con -
sistant with the provisions of the neighborhood commercial zone.
We have set this for a hearing on connection with Mr. Brendes for
April 20th meeting and recommend approval of the application as it
now stands.
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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I hereby certify that I have placed a true and
correct copy of the attached Notice in the United
States mail at Aspen, Colorado, postage prepaid,
addressed to Adjacent Property Owners Within 300 Ft.
of Existing Request on this 14th day of April, 1976.
NOTICE TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FT. OF EXISTING REQUEST
Notice is hereby given that the Aspen Planning and Zoning
Commission shall hold a public hearing on April 20, 1976, at 5:00 P.M.,
Council Chambers, City Hall, Aspen, Colorado to consider a conditional
use for a Garden Shop to be located in Unit #4 of the Viking Lodge
Building, 415 South Spring Street, Aspen, Colorado in the N/C Zone.
The property involved is described as follows:
Lot K and West 1/2 of Lot L, Block 106, City and Townsite
of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
The proposal is on file in the Aspen /Pitkin County Planning
Department and may be examined by any interested person(s) during
regular office hours which are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PETITION
We, the undersigned, residents of the neighborhood commercial
district served by the establishments in Block 106, City of Aspen,
State of Colorado, do hereby petition and request the Planning and
Zoning Commission of the City of Aspen, to grant a conditional use
permit to Plantiques, Ltd., so that it can operate a garden shop
in the Space No. 4 of the Viking Lodge building, 415 Spring Street,
Aspen, Colorado.
At the present time the area lacks a full service garden shop.
We would like the opportunity to be able to conveniently purchase
potted plants and garden supplies without having to drive to the
Airport Business Center or some other location within the City of
Aspen, thereby increasing traffic conjestion in the City and County.
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PETITION
We, the undersigned, residents of the neighborhood commercial
district served by the establishments in Block 106, City of Aspen,
State of Colorado, do hereby petition and request the Planning and
Zoning Commission of the City of Aspen, to grant a conditional use
permit to Plantiques, Ltd., so that it can operate a garden shop
in the Space No. 4 of the Viking Lodge building, 415 Spring Street,
Aspen, Colorado.
At the present time the area lacks a full service garden shop.
We would like the opportunity to be able to conveniently purchase
potted plants and garden supplies without having to drive to the
Airport Business Center or some other location within the City of
Aspen, thereby increasing traffic conjestion in the City and County.
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PROPOSAL
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission,, City of Aspen
FROM: Mischell Huerta d /b /a Plantiques, Ltd.
RE: Approval of Conditional Use in N.C. Zone •
My name is Mischell Huerta. I own a corporation known as
Plantiques, Ltd. with which, pending your approval on April 20,
1976, I hope to be able to operate a garden shop in Space 4 of
the Viking Lodge building, 415 Spring Street, Aspen, Colorado.
Under the current zoning laws in the City of Aspen, such a use
is a conditional use under the code, permitted by special review.
This proposal is for the purpose of requesting said special review
from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Let me begin by outlining the type of shop I intend to operate
in the Viking Building. This would be a "full service" garden shop
and not just a place where a customer may pick up a few plants.
Our main items will, of course, be potted plants, flowering and
otherwise, but we intend to serve all local needs and will be also
providing plant care for residents and tourists in their homes
and condominiums. We will water, feed and trim such plants on a
periodic basis under contract while the owner is out of town. The
shop will also sell fertilizer, plant foods and all other items
needed by the "green thumb ". Our intention is to serve the needs
of.. our local neighborhood and not cater to the auto- oriented clientele.
There are other garden shops in other parts of town which can serve
the needs of other neighborhoods, such as the one in the Brand Building
and the one in the Hotel Jerome. Our immediate service area will
therefore be primarily for those people on the East end of town. We
do not expect to cause any major parking or traffic problems. Most
people will find it easier to walk to the shop and we intend to
arrange some kind of delivery service for larger items. The garden
shop should help to alleviate some of the overall traffice problems
since it will eliminate the necessity for Aspenites to drive out to
Marvin Gardens at the Airport Business Center to purchase their potted
plants and plant care products. It will be much more convenient for
them to come to us than to drive all the way out Route 82
the conjestion on that highway. People will be able to come to one
place in this block and do their grocery shopping, pick up their
liquor, cheese and gourmet foods, meat from the Butcher Block and
then pick up a plant or garden supplies without having to again get
in their car and drive someplace else to do any of these things.
This will also reduct traffic and polution. We have obtained signatures
from a number of local merchants, landowners and neighborhood residents
in support of this request. These people feel that a garden shop will
enhance the services provided in this neighborhood commercial district
without increasing traffic and conjestion in that area. This means
that we will serve an important neighborhood community need and have
joined us in our request that you grant this conditional use for a
garden shop to be located in the Viking Lodge Building. The Petition
reads as follows:
"We, the undersigned, residents of the neighborhood commercial
district served by the establishments in Block 106, City of
Aspen, State of Colorado, do hereby petition and request the
Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Aspen to grant
a conditional use permit to Plantiques, Ltd. so that it can
operate a garden shop in the Space No. 4 of the Viking
Lodge building, 415 Spring Street, Aspen, Colorado.
At the present time the area lacks a full service
garden shop. We would like the opportunity to be able
to conveniently purchase potted plants and garden supplies
without having to drive to the Airport Business Center
or some other location within the City of Aspen, thereby
increasing traffic conjestion in the City and County."
We believe that Plantiques, Ltd. will be an appropriate,
convenience establishment which will function well as part of the
neighborhood that it is located in, that it will be compatible
with that neighborhood and will assist in reducing traffic
circulation and parking problems. We therefore feel that it is an
appropriate conditional use for the neighborhood commercial zone
and we respectfully request the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission
to grant this conditional use by review.
Respectfully submitted,
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