HomeMy WebLinkAboutagenda.apz.aacp.20111011 AGENDA
ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
& PITKIN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, October 11, 2011
4:30 p.m. Library Meeting Room
120 N Mill Street, Basement Meeting Room
I. ROLL CALL
II. COMMENTS
A. Commissioners
B. Planning Staff
C. Public
III. MINUTES
IV. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS —
A. Aspen Area Community Plan
VI. OTHER BUSINESS
VII. BOARD REPORTS
VIII. ADJOURN
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September 15, 2011 Draft
LJ Erspamer Comments
Page 10 Backcountry Preservation: Ad language to the effect that `resulting in the
creation of higher density in the City of Aspen.
Page 12 Guiding document: We need to touch on the parts to be introduced as code and
there fore shall become regulatory upon adoption of the code. Therefore the relating
elements of the AACP shall be regulatory.
Page 21 UGB: Remove verbiage "Additional density within the commercial core etc ".
We need to describe where this density shall be landed. Such as Basalt, Snowmass
Village, and Aspen from TDR's in there area or water drainage.
Page 22 top: Include density with mass and scale.
Page 23: Mitigating Impacts. We need to define development as any construction above
current FAR. This should not be confused with reconstruction of current FAR on the
site.
Page 23 middle: Define "such uses in the public interest ".
Page 23 last paragraph winter and summer change to: "Year around or 4 season
recreational opportunities. We need to instill year around business and not just 2 seasons.
Page 24 below diagram: insert "current unsold inventory".
Page 28 I.7: Appropriate increases in density only "without loss of quality of life for
current residents in the neighborhoods ".
Page 52 I.2: Replace "maintain" with "Explore a balanced and functional balance etc.
No firm data about these two type of parks and what the balance is.
Action items
Appendix 4 I.2.a.i: We are not just in the winter and summer business. Must be year
around or all seasons.
Appendix 7 I.7: TDR's from other drainages below Aspen and close to other
communities must be used in their UGB, not Aspen. Also density must not have a
negative impact on the quality of life in the immediate neighborhood.
Appendix 7 II.1 Before redevelopment of any parcel photographs of all angles shall be
taken and submitted to ComDev.
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Apendix 8 II.4: TDR's only in specified areas for city above Snowmass Canyon to
Independence pass. Evaluate TDR program to ensure they meet the public purpose.
Appendix 9: III.1.b: add "in appropriate zone district.
Appendix 9 III.2.e: No bed and breakfast in residential zones!
Appendix 9 III.2.g: Explain public /private partnership. It must not be a public recipient
matter but a partnership.
Appendix 11 IV.3 add the word "density" to mass and scale.
Appendix 11 V.3.a: Public is a full partner and not a recipient of benefits to an unknown
balance sheet.
Appendix 13 VI.2.d.iv Not recipient
v. add after creation "built or fully approved" No speculation
Appendix 13 VI.3: Get defined list of community benefits
Appendix 14 VII. 1.c add "density"
Appendix 19 II.3.a: Explore RELOCATING not replacing.
Appendix IV.2 Explore feasibility of 3d reversible lane
Appendix 21 V Parking: Delete this whole section as it is a fallacy and replace with:
"Create a strategic parking plan that will integrate with a traffic plan and expand
pedestrian amenities so all these ideas work in harmony.
Appendix 30 I.2.b add "not at the cost of more density".
Ap • - di 40 Historic Preservation: Add plurali . o : from Historic Task Force.
1. . new West End ': ••ric b '. 'ct
2. Crea - - ne : spen ' - • o - onservation Dist encompassing Aspen
Meadows, -stiv: d Center for Physics.
3. create Crit- uage
4. Create . text ' • • - • r : oric context
5. Ide • • C • of Aspen hi 'c • • • erties
6. • - a :. centives for historic • : • u ' • •
. - pand tracking of TDR market o - 'sto • roperties
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Three Decades of Growth Management
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has Shaped Aspen's Character El
Background addressing the social consequences of our
plans and regulations.
Since the early 1970's, the Aspen area has
taken the position that controlled growth is The growth management process did not
essential in order to maintain quality of life for anticipate or plan for the increase in the
the residents and visitors to the community. number of second homes, or the movement of
The 1976 Growth Management Policy Plan long time local residents to other communities
established the framework for implementing down the valley due to the rising cost of
growth control regulations for residential, housing and shortage of affordable units. The
commercial and lodging sectors of the 1993 AACP did not anticipate the impacts of
community. businesses changing use or the substantial
increase in jobs available in the community.
The two major goals of the 1976 Growth The percentage of employees working and
Management Policy Plan were as follows: living within the community dropped from
• To preserve the environmental and social 45% in 1993 to 35% in 1997. This left us even
quality of life to which residents have farther from our 1993 goal of housing 60% of
become accustomed; and, our workforce up- valley of Aspen Village.
• To obtain and develop a balanced harmony
between the economic needs and fiscal Because a limited amount of buildable land
capabilities of the community. remains in the Aspen area and because our
goals for restoring the community are
The community now has almost 25 years of ambitious, it is essential that all future
experience with growth policies and reg- development help take us towards our goals.
ulations. Growth Management has succeeded Managed growth provides an opportunity to
in meeting many of its overall goals. However, monitor the effects of our actions and to make
due to changing community priorities, un- the necessary adjustments. The Citizens of
expected changes in the cost of living in the Pitkin County share a commitment to pre -
community and other factors, new issues have serving open lands for wildlife, recreation and
emerged. views; to providing affordable housing; to
supporting a more sustainable local economy;
The Growth Management System was and, to maintaining a sense of unique
adopted, in part, to give the community time to community character.
plan for necessary capital improvements and to
better preserve Aspen's community character.
The community has achieved a fair degree of
success in providing new services in con-
junction with growth during the past 20 years.
However, our experience over the past 20
years tells us that we as a community have not
been equally successful in anticipating and
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