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Home My WebLink AboutLand Use Case.CU.Meadowood/High School Trail.A92-95ood/a.51, sc,�o��-r,�.;( �M i� /1-A b kK C%,!5 -6z.; c NORDIC SKI TRAIL RAMP REALIGNMENT 2735-113-00-854 I ti51tt9 A92-95G�1�(�cwl c Ul FA CASELOAD SUMMARY SHEET City of Aspen DATE RECEIVED: 8 29 95 PARCEL ID AND CASE NO. DATE COMPLETE: 2735-13-00-8854 A92-95 STAFF MEMBER: ML PROJECT NAME: NORDIC SKI TRAIL INSUBSTANTIAL AMEND TO C.U. Project Address: CASTLE CREEK RD. AND HWY. 82 Legal Address: MAROLT/THOMAS PROPERTY APPLICANT: CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT Applicant Address: REPRESENTATIVE: GEORGE ROBINSON Representative Address/Phone: Aspen, CO 81611 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- FEES: PLANNING $ # APPS RECEIVED ENGINEER $ # PLATS RECEIVED HOUSING $ ENV. HEALTH $ TOTAL $ TYPE OF APPLICATION: STAFF APPROVAL: XX 1 STEP: 2 STEP: P&Z Meeting Dat CC Meeting Date DRC Meeting Date ------------------- ------------------- REFERRALS: City Attorney City Engineer Housing Dir. Aspen Water City Electric Envir.Hlth. Zoning PUBLIC HEARING: YES NO VESTED RIGHTS: YES NO PUBLIC HEARING: YES NO VESTED RIGHTS: YES NO Parks Dept. Bldg Inspector Fire Marshal Holy Cross Mtn. Bell ACSD Energy Center School District Rocky Mtn NatGas CDOT Clean Air Board Open Space Board Other Other DATE REFERRED: INITIALS: DUE: FINAL ROUTING: DATE ROUTED: 'S INITIAL, City Atty City Engineer Zoning Env. Health Housing Open Space Other: FILE STATUS AND LOCATION: • E MEMORANDUM TO: Stan Clauson, Community Development Director FROM: Mary Lackner, Planner RE: Nordic Ski Trail Realignment on the Marolt/Thomas Property - Insubstantial Amendment to a Conditional Use DATE: August 29, 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- REQUEST: The applicant, the City Parks Department, is seeking approval to construct a nordic trail ramp immediately west of the entrance road to the Marolt Housing Project. The ramp is proposed to be approximately fourteen feet wide and descend down to the open field area. The Marolt/Thomas property is zoned Conservation "C" and "ski lifts and other ski facilities" are listed as a conditional use in this zone. The purpose of the applicant's new nordic ramp is to reduce the number of road crossings required by nordic skiers to cross from the Meadowood/High School trail to the Marolt/Thomas trail. Staff has reviewed the Aspen Municipal Code and has determined that this request is subject to the insubstantial amendment to a conditional use criteria specified in Section 7-308. CRITERIA: The Code authorizes the Planning Director to approve an insubstantial amendment to a conditional use if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The change will not cause negative impacts on pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation, parking or noise; and Response: The proposed change will improve nordic trail circulation by reducing the number of road crossings for skiers from two to one. The relocation of the Castle Creek Road crossing to the intersection of the Marolt Housing Project entrance road should improve safety considerations for vehicles and nordic skiers. 2. The change will not substantially affect the tourist or local orientation of the conditional use; and Response: The change will have no substantial effects. The nordic trail system is oriented to both the local and tourist. 3. The change will not affect the character of the neighborhood in which the use is located; and Response: The Marolt/Thomas Property has been groomed for nordic use since 1984. The new Castle Creek Road crossing location and ramp is a refinement to the use that has taken place on this property for 11 years. It will not effect the character of the neighborhood. 4. The change will not increase the use's employee base or the retail square footage in the structure; and Response: The trail realignment will not increase the Parks Department or Nordic Council's employee base. No square footage is associated with this project. 5. The change will not substantially alter the external visual appearance of the building or its site. Response: The ramp will be made of compacted fill, with eight inches of top soil cover, that will be reseeded with native grasses. The proposed revegetation with native grasses is consistent with the existing nature of the site and will not be a substantial alteration. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Office recommends that the Planning Director approve the applicant's request for the construction of a nordic trail ramp as it complies with the requirements of Section 7-308 of the Aspen Municipal Code, subject to the following condition: 1. The applicant shall work with the City and County Engineers to provide adequate warning signs and vegetation trimming along Castle Creek Road to ensure the nordic crossing is visible to vehicles. APPROVED: 9 1995 C ' XfAspen AVG N��REG Community Development Director �oR G�MMUN\� o � OF P�,pEN 2 MEMORANDUM TO: Stan Clauson, Community Development Director Mary Lackner, Community Develo ment Planner FROM: George Robinson, Parks Director DATE: August 28, 1995 RE: Conditional Use for a Nordic Ski Trail on the Marolt/Thomas Property We are requesting permission to construct a Nordic trail on the Thomas property, located adjacent to the housing entrance road. The Thomas property is a 47+ acre parcel of land owned by the City of Aspen, located at the intersection of Hwy 82 and Castle Creek Road. Its primary existing uses are for winter Nordic skiing and as a paragliding and hang gliding landing zone. The Thomas parcel is zoned "C" conservation, of which ski facilities are listed as a conditional use. We are proposing to construct a fourteen (14) foot wide "ramp" parallel to the entrance road which will begin at grade of Castle Creek Road and descend down to the open field area (see attached map). The ramp will be made of compacted fill, with eight (8) inches of top soil cover, to then be re -seeded in native grasses. The purpose of the ski trail is to allow skiers to access connecting trails on the south side of Castle Creek Road while minimizing the number of road crossings which require skis to be removed. Previously, the ski trail crossed both the housing entrance road and Castle Creek. A large boulder will be placed at the entrance to the ramp at Castle Creek Road to avoid confusion of an entryway in the summer months. Thank you for taking the time to review our request. 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