Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutagenda.apz.20110610 AGENDA ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION & PITKIN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY, June 10, 2011 NOON - 6:00 p.m. Plaza 1 I. ROLL CALL II. COMMENTS A. Commissioners B. Planning Staff C. Public III. MINUTES A. May 24, 2011 Minutes (West of Castle Creek Chapter) IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS — A. Aspen Area Community Plan i. 12 — 12:30: Introduction ii. 12:30 — 1:30: West of Castle Creek Chapter iii. 1:30 — 3:00: Housing Chapter iv. 3:00 — 3:20: BREAK v. 3:20 — 4:30: Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails Chapter vi. 4:30 — 5:30: Environmental Stewardship vii. 5:30 - 6:30: Wrap -up V. ADJOURN Next Resolution Number: MEMORANDUM TO: City & County Planning & Zoning Commissions FROM: Jessica Garrow, City Long Range Planner Ben Gagnon, City Special Projects Planner Ellen Sassano, County Long Range Planner Chris Bendon, City Community Development Director Cindy Houben, County Community Development Director DATE OF MEMO: May 17, 2011 MEETING DATE: Friday, June 10, 2011 Noon — 6pm: Plaza 1 RE: Joint Public Hearing on new draft of AACP West of Castle Creek Corridor and Urban Growth Boundary Housing Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails Environmental Stewardship BACKGROUND: The P &Zs agreed to review the document chapter -by- chapter. This memo addresses the "West of Castle Creek Corridor" chapter and the "Urban Growth Boundary" section, the "Housing" chapter, the "Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails" chapter, and the "Environmental Stewardship" chapter. All P &Z members have been given a hard copy of the plan, so an additional copy is not provided with this packet. A direct link to the chapters are at: West of Castle Creek Corridor, Housing, Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails, and Environmental Stewardship. WEST OF CASTLE CREEK CORRIDOR: The West of Castle Creek Corridor chapter is nearly identical to the September 2010 draft. The Vision section is unchanged, and the Philosophy section is largely unchanged. The first paragraph in the Philosophy section is new, and was added in an effort to help elaborate on the ideas of "pockets," "nodes," and "transition" that are referenced in the Vision. The "What's changed," and "What's New" sections are new. The September 30 draft did not include any background information about the corridor. These sections are intended to provide background to help familiarize the reader with the area. The "linkages" section draws on the Policy sections in the chapter and identifies other chapters that will be important to consider as the West of Castle Creek Master Plan is written. The Policy sections were re- ordered, but the text is the same. The Action Items are generally the same. Action item I.1.e (old 11I.1.e) was re- written for clarity. Language was added to Action Page 1 of 5 item I.1.g (old III.1.g) to clarify what "coordinated" means. A new Action Item (III.1.b) calls for obtaining information about traffic levels along the corridor. Minutes from the May 24 meeting on the West of Castle Creek chapter are attached. THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY (UGB): City Council, BOCC, and the P &Zs met on February 2, 2011 to discuss the Urban Growth Boundary. At that meeting, the group decided that no changes should be made to the Boundary east of Highway 82 (to include the County's l0 -Acre Parcel and the Snow Dump Parcel,) but that the Boundary on the west side of Highway 82 should be modified to include the Airport Property. The text and map have been updated to reflect this direction. The group agreed that other changes to the UGB should be discussed as part of the West of Castle Creek Master Plan following the adoption of the AACP. HOUSING: There have been some major text edits to the Housing chapter. However, Staff views these edits as clarifying rather than substantive. A majority of the new language comes directly from the 2000 AACP. The Vision Statement has been changed to focus more on housing as a way to provide a strong year -round community rather than focusing solely on Community Workforce Housing. In the Philosophy, some of the bullets were edited for clarity, some were combined, others were separated -but the content itself did not change significantly. The first three paragraphs in the Philosophy section (pg 44) are intended to clarify why the Plan refers to "Community Workforce Housing." They also heavily quote the 2000 AACP. The Philosophy also has some added language regarding the need for education, maintenance of existing housing resources, and a recognition of changing demographics. Most of the call -out boxes from the September 30 draft have been brought forward. They provide information on the history of the Housing program, and important definitions. The "What's changed" section is entirely new, including information from the State of the Aspen Area Report regarding the number of units built, the ratio of workers living in affordable and free - market housing, and changing demographics has been added. The "What's new" section is also new, but brings forward concepts the P &Zs have discussed in the past. It recognizes that fundamentally the Vision, Philosophy, and Policies in this AACP are not much different from those in past plans. The section calls out the increased focus on capital reserves and maintenance. It also recognizes that this Plan does not include a specific number of housing units to be developed in the next 10 years. In terms of Policy Statements, there have been no changes to language. The Policies related to Mitigation have been moved from this chapter and added to the "Managing Growth for Community & Economic Sustainability" chapter. PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE & TRAILS: The Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails chapter is nearly identical to the September 2010 draft. The Vision is unchanged. A quote Page 2 of 5 from the 2000 AACP regarding protection of visual and recreational assets was added to the Philosophy. The "What's Changed" section includes a detailed background that was missing in the last draft. It lists a number of achievements in this area since 2000. This information is taken from the State of the Aspen Area Report. The "What's New" section recognizes that there are no major policy changes between this Plan and the 2000 AACP. It recognizes that this Plan includes a greater emphasis on affordability of recreational facilities, and promoting Aspen as a world class training venue. The Policies were reorganized but there have been no changes to text. The Parks Department has requested that Action Item 81 from the 2000 AACP be brought forward under the Public Outreach Policy (Policy V.1 on page 53). The 2000 Action Item states, "Improve public access to and information about parks and recreation facilities through brochures and signage programs." The Parks Department has used this Action Item in the past to improve signage and public information, and would like to continue to do so. If brought forward, this would become Action Item V.1.d. Planning staff supports bringing this language forward. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: The P &Zs reviewed the Environmental Stewardship chapter in February, and suggested a number of changes. All these changes have been incorporated. The Vision Statement is the same. The P &Zs asked that the Philosophy section be slightly expanded. It now includes a reference to the 1993 and 2000 AACPs, and elaborates on what is meant by "our greatest environmental challenges." The Ecological Bill of Rights is included as a side -bar. The "What's Changed" section lists many of the major environmental achievements since 2000. This information is from the State of the Aspen Area Report. The "What's New" section highlights some of the ambitious goals included in the Plan, including reducing our carbon footprint, reducing natural gas consumption, and increasing the amount of construction materials being diverted from the landfill. The Policies were edited by P &Z in February, and that language is included in this draft. No other changes were made to Policy language. HOMEWORK PRIOR TO MEETING: In an effort to facilitate discussion at the meeting, staff requests that the P &Zs please come to the meeting with a list of the items you would like to "flag." It would be helpful if the commissioners who are unable to attend the meeting forward their "flags" to the entire group prior to the meeting. This will allow the group to discuss the feedback in the meeting. Page 3 of 5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION USED BY P &Z: There were a number of documents the P &Z used in the initial drafting of this chapter. These include: • State of the Aspen Area Report Managing Growth Chapter, • State of the Aspen Area Report Economics Chapter. • State of the Aspen Area Report West of Castle Creek Corridor Chapter, • Economic White Paper, • Build -out Analysis, • Population Estimates, • History of Managing Growth Paper, • Carrying Capacity White Paper. • Clicker Session data, and • 2008 Survey data. All are available at www.AspenCommunityVision.com. In addition, all the past P &Z packets are available under the Adoption section of the website, or by clicking the links below: West of Castle Creek Corridor Packets Review of UGB • May 11. 2010 • February 2. 201 1 • May 25, 2010 • June 8, 2010 Housing Packets • June 2. 2009 • January 26, 2010 • February 9, 2010 Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails Packet • July 27, 2010 Environmental Quality May 12. 2009 May 26, 2009 June 2, 2009 July 14. 2009 July 28, 2009 The most recent clicker sessions (Nov 2010) and survey (March 2011) are also available online. The September 30, 2010 preliminary draft West of Castle Creek Corridor Chapter is available on -line. The September 30, 2010 preliminary draft Housing Chapter is available on -line. In addition, the items from the 2007 Housing Summit are available on the "Background Data" page of the Aspen Community Vision website. The September 30, Page 4 of 5 2010 preliminary draft Parks, Recreation. Open Space & Trails and preliminary draft Environmental Quality chapters are available on -line. ATTACHMENTS: Exhibit A: Minutes from May 24, 2011 (West of Castle Creek Chapter) Page 5 of 5