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Home My WebLink Aboutcoa.lu.gm.517 E Hopkins Ave.47A-88 CASELOAD SUMMARY SHEET City of Aspen PARCEL ID AND CASE NO. DATE RECEIVED: 9 7 88 2737 - 073 - 40-003 CASE 47A-88 NO. DATE COMPLETE' STAFF MEMBER: C9 PROJECT NAME: Club Andiamo Restaurant GM'S Exemption Project Address: 517 E. Hoskins Legal Address: Block 94 Lots D E & F APPLICANT: Club Andiamo Restaurant Applicant Address: 517 E. Hoskins REPRESENTATIVE: Gretchen Greenwood & Associates Representative Address /Phone:P. O. Box 10599 025 -4502 PAID: YES NO AMOUNT: S100 00 TYPE OF APPLICATION: 1 STEP: 2 STEP: P &Z Meeting Date PUBLIC HEARING: YES NO VESTED RIGHTS: YES NO CC Meeting Date PUBLIC HEARING: YES NO VESTED RIGHTS: YES NO Paid: Planning Director Approval: Date: 41 Insubstantial Amendment or Exemption: REFERRALS: Mtn. Bell School District City Attorney Parks Dept. Rocky Mtn Nat Gas H ouy nggDir. Holy Cross State Hwy Dept(GW) Aspen peng ter. water Fire Marshall State Hwy Dept(GJ) , As Roaring Fork Building Inspector Envir. Electric Roaring Fork Other Hlth. Aspen Consul. Energy Center S.D. INITIALS: DATE REFERRED: r �� yy DATE ROUTED' °2L / INITIAL' / rCt fl FINAL ROUTING: Env. Health --- City Atty City Engineer / Zoning — Housing other: FILE STATUS AND LOCATION: J MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Richman, Planning Director FROM: Cindy Houben, Planner RE: City Plaza Building, Growth Management Exemption Request DATE: September 19, 1988 The attached application is requesting exemption from the Growth Management Quota System pursuant to section 8 -104, exemption by the Planning Director. The following are the two requested changes to the City Plaza building. 1. Enclose an existing exterior space that is under an existing building overhang for purposes of providing an airlock entry vestibule, (60 square feet). 2. Construct an open awning with plexiglass panels on the roof and open on the sides, for the safety and protection of tourists and residents from the slippery snow conditions during most of the year. The application is consistent with Section 8 -104 A. in that the additional 60 square feet to be enclosed for the vestibule area is no expansion of additional commercial square footage. The records for the City Plaza building indicate that extensive energy efficient features will be provided. The awning addition appears to be a safety consideration rather than an addition of commercial square footage. The majority of the space below grade does not qualify as open space under the existing code. The awning would potentially block a portion of the space from view from street level. However, the applicants propose clear plexiglass roof panels and open sides. Attached is a copy of a memorandum dated April 1, 1982 which notes that the City Plaza has already received an FAR bonus for employee housing. It is unclear as to whether or not the building has actually maximized its FAR to date. I recommend that the request be approved pursuant to section 8- 104 A. of the Code since the added square footage is for safety and energy conservation which are basic service needs. I recommend the director's approval of a Growth Management Exemption with the following conditions: 1. The vestibule and the awning additions shall be demonstrated to not allow the building to exceed the allowable FAR for the site. 2. The awning shall be removed during the non snow seasons. 3. The awning shall be constructed with a clear plexiglass roof and no sides. I hereby approve the above referenced Growth Management Exemption pursuant to Section 8 -104 A. of the Aspen Land Use Code. V Alan Richman, Planning Director ch.gg 2 /ce al it Iilk 11ir L Vara pri September 8, 1988 Ms. Cindy Houben, City Planner City of Aspen 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Dear Ms. Houben: On behalf of Club Andiamo Restaurant, 517 East Hopkins, I am applying for a growth management exemption by the planning director and an open space exemption. The owners of Club Andiamo want to enclose an existing area of sixty (60) square feet under the existing building overhang. This enclosure will create a permanent airlock entry vestibule for the north access into the lower level space. This entry vestibule will be used strictly as a service entry and exit for the restaurant. Club Andiamo would like permission to construct the new wall as shown on the enclosed drawings. Additionally, the owners would like to request permission to construct an awning over the existing stairs leading to the lower level of the City Plaza Building. This awning will be constructed of an aluminium frame with open sides and smoky plexiglass panels, with the slope of the awning following the slope of the stairs. The majority of the awning is below the existing height of the railing and it is also below street level, which does not affect any views in any direction. Due to the fact that the existing stairs are not heated, the stairs are dangerously slippery during most of the year. Since the stairs are located on the north side of the building the solution we propose for the stairs is similar to the awning that covers the stairs at the Elks Building down to Shooters Saloon. I would like to note that the other buildings in town that have a similar solution are the Mason and Morse Building, where an awning protects the stairs, The Golden Horn stairs and Pinochle's Restaurant. Other buildings that do not need the use of anwings because of existing snowmelt are the Mill Street Station Building and also the Abetone's Restaurant Building. Gretchen Greenwood & Associates, Inc. • P.O. Box 10599 • Aspen, Co 81612 • 303/925 -4502 ., rar I1IP Pa Page 2 September 7, 1988 C. Houben In summary, Club Andiamo would like approval to do the following: 1. Enclose an existing exterior space that is under an existing building overhang for purposes of providing an airlock entry vestibule, (60 square feet). 2. Construct an open awning with plexiglass panels on the roof and open on the sides, for the safety and protection of tourists and residents from the slippery snow conditions during most of the year. You will find drawings dedicting the two requests enclosed with this correspondence. Thank you for your consideration and I urge a positive decision as the results will be a major improvement for the building and the City of Aspen. Respectfuly, „ G tchen Gre ood President Enc. GG /dlw cc: M. Danielle J. Lang Gretchen Greenwood & Associates, Inc. • P.O. Box 10599 • Aspen, Co 81612 • 303/925 -4502 MEMORANDUM TO: Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Alice Davis, Planning Office . RE: City Plaza Office Building Bonus Special Approval and GMP Exemption for Employee Housing DATE: April 1, 1982 Location: 517 E. Hopkins Zorvng: CC ,- Lot Size: 9,000 square feet Applicant's • Request: The applicant received a 1982 commercial development allocation for 18,000 square feet for the City Plaza Office Building. The applicant is currently pursuing the additional approvals • that are required by the City -- GMP exemption for the employee units and special approval for the .5:1 bonus FAR in the CC zone district. The applicant received final design approval for the project from FIPC on March 23, 1982. Engineering Comments: The Engineering Department commented that the project meets the requirements of the bonus FAR by designating the proper amount of space to employee housing. The Engineering Department • also stated that the creation of four employee residential units in the .Commercial Core without on -site parking, although permitted under the Code, is not a good idea. Planning Office Review: The applicant is requesting GMP exemption for four employee studios pursuant to Section 24.11.2(h) of the Code. This section exempts employee housing from GMP competition subject to special approval by the City Council upon P & Z's recommendation with such approval determined by community need considerations. Employee housing is a recognized community need and therefore approval is recommended by the Planning Office with the units to be deed restricted according to the City's housing low income guidelines. The applicant is also requesting approval from P & Z for an FAR bonus of .5:1 pursuant to Section 24 -3.4 Area and Bulk Requirements, item (10) external floor area ratio. This section requires that .3 of the .5:1 bonus FAR be used for employee housing deed restricted to the City's low, moderate or middle income guidelines. The City Plaza. project proposes the maximum floor area allowed with the bonus which is shown below: Lot Size 9,000 sq. ft. • • • Allowed FAR - 1.5:1 13,500 sq. ft. • Bonus FAR - .5:1 Employee Housing — _3:1 2,700 sq. ft. • Additional Conmx rcial Floor Area .2:1 1,800 sq. ft. 11' 1 ,A1 ;... I FA: :.. h ;:c:yr. - 2:1 1: ,U. ) , . Since the annlir.ini ha: an!'nnd fn dnnd rn'.t rirt 1hn fnlir thr • Iuulu..,lI u, r t•. lilt• tudlc n.(lullrm,n!.. lur bomb'. 11uu1' area ratiac•..:th' Planning Office recouuuonds that P & Z grant the approval o' the Bonus FAR. Memo: City Plaza Office Building Pape Two April 1, 1982 • Planning Office Recommendation: The Planning Office reconnends that the Planning and Zoning Commission grant special approval for the requested .5:1 FAR bonus for the City Plaza Office Building. It is also reconnended that P & Z recommend to Council that the four • employee units at City Plaza be granted GMP exemption subject to the applicant deed restricting these units to the City's low income price guidelines. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •