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Special Meetiaq. Planning and anina Commission December
Chairman. Ilcrry Harvey called the special meating to order at 5:05
p.rm. with comr.,Assioners Jasmine Tygre (arrived at 5 : OC, p.m. ) , Pat
Fallin, Welton Anderson (arrived at 5 : 06 p. m. ) , David 'White ,
Roger Hunt, and II'lari Peyton present.
ASPEN MOUNTAIN LODGE PRELIMINARY PUD
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
131arvey opened the continued public hearing on the Aspen !fountain
Lodge preliminary PUD. For the benefit of the commissioners, Jay
Hammond, engineering department, is present this evening to go
over some of the construction impacts of phasing. Phasing and
PUD concerns will be completed tonight. Design and landscaping
will be addressed also . The planning office representative
encourages some discussion on vinwplanc, condomini UMi7ation, and
700 South Galena.
(T-v'elton Anderson and Jasmine Tygre arrive in the chambers at 5: 06
P.M. )
Aunt expressed problems with the design of the service areas.
The applicant and Hunt have not yet worked together on the
service area . Now ca n the design elzments be addressed this
evening? Alan Richman , planning office , commented that on,-
purpose for this evening is to step back and look at the entire
project.
Construction Phasing
John Doremus , representative for the applicant, had asked Ron
Norbie of Ansel Phelps Construction Company, the proposed contrac-
tor , to be here tonight . Norbie could not make his flight.
Norbie can be r)resent next week to address issues Doremus cannot
handle. Norbie gave Doremus the following information. Norbic
broke the schoduling into five major phases . E,-.1.ch phase is
composed of four months . These durations are an-oroXimatc .
A-,)ril , 19Q5 to July, 1905 . is LhQ first coj2strugtign I�hgnse, This
phase will consist of demolition, shoring, and e.,:cavation . It
17' 11 certain underground utilities
' i also include the re-routing of
on TIonarch, Dean, and gill. Doremus referred to a site plan. He
indicated on the map the location of overhead utilities. Tho
overheads will be eliminated . The re-routing of underground
utilities will be done during the first 'Lour month phase which
leads into the summer season, July. Norbie has proposed the
coordination of the fencing of the project site (the w ?st wing)
and developing and utilizing a comprehensive traffic plan withA the
city. The contractor will work most directly with TTammond. They
plan needs to be acceptable to all parties. hake that a condition
if the Commission so chooses. The applicant has great confidence
in Ansel Phelps. Phelps Construction has just -finished the Tabor
Center and 1999 Broadway, a forty story high rise built- over a
"nows how to
Catholic Church, both in D 5--!!c7! r . Thi.-I company "
handle th2sc problems . Th!�_-r is more IC r I-a f f i c conqcst- ion in.
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th-- downtown Denver area than Aspen. The construction company is
a highly rccogniz •d professional company.
The comprehensivc- traffic plan involving the city will include an
agreed upon plan for parking for the workers. The plan will
include rc-routing of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The plan
will include the flow of truclk- traffic, to and from the site.
One proposal is to circulate the truck traffic down Aspen Street
to the intersection at 117ain Street . During heavy periods of
trucking the city may either pay for a city police officer or engage
someone to manually operate the stop light at Aspen and Main.
This will solve the problems of trucks stopping, sitting, gearing
d o g-Jn, and aggravating the attendant noise , s-moke, and diesel
fumes. The traffic control system. will run manually when the
heavy trucks are operating. That is one proposal .
The third coordinated program is the development of a dust
prevention program. This program includes dust, mud, and general
distribution of debris. The S i t C .will have to be watered down
during dry periods. The dust will be under control at all times.
The scc.Qnd nrliase i.s Auau-st, .- 1935 , through,-Royprarber, 1985 , th2-
be—lane{, Qf the summer into lat,p- fall ._ The proposed work includes
foundation work , below grade structural work , back filling ,
reconstruction of Calena Street , the continuation of the re-
routing of underground utilitics and storm, sewers. The storm
sewer down Galena will be re—routed to '!ill and to Cooper where
the storm sew-r is enlarged. This involves tearing up the
streets . This work will be done during the off season. The,
now paving will be done by the ski season. The additional
coordination matter is the change in traffic re-routing, implemented
-,s necessary for the, Summer season. Ns the excavation is completed
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and the concrete is poured further traffic re-routing changes will
occur.
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third phase is from December. 1985 , to 1`11arch, Q
phase will consist of above grade structural j,,7ork. The structural
material is steel . One coordination matter involves a commitment
to open up all streets of the project except for a limited
portion of Mill Street . Norbie would like to commit to opening
up all streets of the project area, but he cannot. Harvey asked
how the --losing of trill Street will affect the Aspen SJ-11A Club.
l'iloremus noted as 11-1ill Strcct is partially closed traffic will be
detoured through Juliana . Access is provided on Calc. na and
Juliana. -TTarvcy remembered a discussion at conceptual about the
r;p e r; S,',,i Club. The club was to be relocated. Is that relocation
not goin-,, to occur as part of the 19925 summer -nnd fall worl!.?
What is the status of the relocation of the ski club? Dore-mus
r,--Pli,--("' that has not been determined. T'7hen and where the ski
club is is determined by the ski club. The applicant ' s
commitment is to pay for the relocation. The annlicant has to
work this out for stage two of th_ prolimi.nary submission, the
residential component of preliminary.
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e:fterior envelope, the skin an6 the roof, will be completed. The
second stc-n is the initiation of the interior work. Late in this
-,phase, Site wor". and landscaping will comtmencc. There ar_ no nel.-7
coor6inating c1cmClits.
Ti au 9'6 , to NQvember. U'G76.
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lhis Zltagc involves thc com,,pletion of thc site worl: and lanC"Alscaping,
and complction of the interior work of the building. T12rl, coordi-
n=ation arca of concern is Clr.a_ nUl? Dr thc site Jt ;elf and of'f Si Lo
str,'ets, landscLap:'Jl arcas, 2tc.
"'hare a r _-- 3D os i °v - -,-,1 E, ;fit tr.r-, pro o e n .
F i r Is t , t-h-�r i 11 bo m o r s:� a r c o, ,,�1p c,n c d a- im,
Second, thcre- will bo half the half thle �_Iirt trucks,
a n d half the ma te r 4 a-1 s, bring t ransported to the sitc . Trucl.
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traff=ic -,7o u 1 di be: reduced one half. There will not be as many
-workers either . 7.7hether the number is 'DO". less or 100',D Dore-alus
does not know M. 1herc, will be significantly less worlecrs on the
site .
That mitigates parking and housing for workers. TTorbie
al so plans to find, an off site loading area for trucks . This
4 11 ncqI te the necessity of half dozen steel trucks arriving
at the site at the same time. That would tie up neighborhood
traffic. The ABC is being considered. Only when the steel is
ready to be unloaded, will the trucks be allowed one at a time to
deposit their load on site.
Rich-man directed the Commission to answer the question what
happens if the applicant does not begin work ir. 211pril. Now does
that affect the ability of the lodge to function? That present
goal is extremely ambitious given the past history of Council and
the review process. Flarvey commented if everything is pushed back
then the primary concern is foundation work before November 1 .
The applicant has to re-route the utilities at the time of
e;,cavaltion. There is the possibility streets will be -torn up and
not put back together . Dorcmus replied that is a valid point.
It is fruitless to speculate about the initial construction
date . Harvey again asked what happens if the schedule is not
adhered to. D. oremu_s, rc-plicd if the schedule is not adhAcrod to
the projr-,clE is in big trouble. Richman asked if the city can
rcc,uire from the applicant to insure the streets be paved one
torn up. -Jay Hamiiiond, engineering department, responded that
the city has on occasion required bonding to repair the strr-,ct-1.
Pichman suggested that be a minimum requirement .
Doremus rcmind-a- dl the Commission time is critical. The applicant
hoped at the induction of the preliminary stage he had left the
adversarial position and moved into a cooncrative spirit. Lets
make this project work in the best possible way for everyone..
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including the community. Lets all Work toward keeping this
project on its time track. Nove ahead as :quickly as possible
without overlooking anything.
'Tnrvr'y sail there is no clue stion about the disruption "about
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cranes pouring concrete and unloading steel. The sit:, is tight.
There will have to be great cooperation on the city' s part. Th-:�
applicant' s schedule makes sense. But there is no alternative
proposal if the desired time schedule is not met . Pouring
concrete r,.iay have to be delayed until spring. Larry Yaw, architect
for the applicant, remarked that the contractor does not have to
stop pouring becausc, of the temperature. The contractor will
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ca too many dollars ar lost in
probably decide to pour because:
delaying the pouring. - .!%sk, the- contractor-. - Harvoy asked TIammond' s
opinion on stopping traffic in both directions on Main Street.
Hammond first responded' - that much -of what - Doremus has brought
forward tonight is new. Much of the new information does address
many of his concerns raised during his reading of the preliminary
application. That application was filled with vague details.
Hammond preferred at preliminary a condition that the applicant
Wor% 7eith the city through the construction management team,
Ansel Phelps to determine traffic re-routing , to determine
staging of materials, etc. The suggestion the applicant controls
the light at Aspen and Lain is not necessarily what the city
wants. The city may agree to let the applicant use that route,
but the applicant will have to accommodate the e.:,isting synchronized
traffic signals. Interference Uith that light, might destroy this??
estabisheO traffic flo�%,.
Hammond asked -when is the surface parking , adjacent to the
Continental, planned in the phasing program. Doremus replied he
has not given that any consideration. Hammond suggested that the
parking adjacent to and the lots to the north of the Continental
be used as staging areas and for material storage during construc-
tion of the first phase. Doremus cited the Continental will be
open during the first phase . Harvey emphasized parking must
provided for the guests of the Continental. That parking provision
for Continental guests will affect the staging areas.
hunt sai(:, the above grade steel structural construction occurs in
thrr wintor months. It appears long bridge steel will be moved to
the site during tne worst driving and traffic conditions. Ilea
preferred the steel be on site sooner to prevent Hain Street from
being closed for the manuevering of one hundred foot semis. That
size structural steel is being used? Steel needs to be on
site before the hazardous road conditions occur . This is not
addressed in the phasing.
Street curves are not V7011 designed for semis. For eXample, the
corner of Hallam and Seventh, will experience a fair amount of
road damage- . What provisions ara there for repairing the: street
damage? Concrete trucks and demolition dump trucks .rill do
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significant. road damage. Trucks W.1. be travel ing on the roads
during the -sum.nicr months when the asphalt is more liquira than
solid. Restoration on those routes is a problem. ITO�q will t h-c
damage be identified and ho,.-j will the Adaitiag.-_ bc, repaired? The
spccif ic corners are Aspen and Ilain, and Aspen anr] Durant .
H a.rvLy asked TIunt if the developer should pay. N o rm,a 11 11 7 that
cost is absorbed by the co-mr-lunity in returr. for the increase in
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taXes that project pays at completion. Hunt requested a survey
of the community costs . Get the damages and costs upfront.
Large vehicles damage roads. Richrizan replied it is difficult to
identify what traffic inflicts road damage. Hunt is reaching for
construction iiapacts that are not attributable t-o) this project.
Hunt continued to argue that the -applicant has some responsibility
for road diamage, corrugatn-C ruts around curves. E aitirmond remark'ed
the presumption here is that the streets are Inadequatle to handle
the traffic. He cited the Castle Creek Road. The county claimed
that work associated with city at Castle— I'lidge was responsible
for the deterioration of the road. The fact is there were more
buses running on Castle Creck Road on a daily basis than construc-
tion vehicles. That is probably the case with this the present
application; there are as many buses as construction vehicles on
these routes. The assumption is the rou-IL--c is adequate to handle
the public traffic. Hunt argued that buses do not have tandem
rear wheels and heavy loads. The tandem wheels will tear up the
corners. yaw suggested considering an increase in tax revenues,
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taking last year ' s pro rata share of highway department , then
making a value judgement. Fallin noted Main Street is -
aintaincd
by the state highway department.
Doremus said the underground parking facility for the first phase
will bo disrupted for some time. Ilarvey said that is a real
concern. The combination of visitors of the Continental, residents
of the area, construction worker.-,, construction vehicles , and
snO T.•7 W i 11 exacerbate the parking and traffic. Perhaps during
December through 17arch take steps to restrict the traffic. The
only staging aroa will be the current parking lot In front of t-I
Continental . Staging I g areas are n-
,cessary. There will b � con-
struction trailers. There will be heavy equipment on th,,,
r.7 1i c r�! will that e uipment be stored? apparently, tile C o n t i n rn t a
will be operational without parking. What about the existing
parking for the T'loodston-e Lodge? The applicant has no right to
close that parking lot (sixteen spaces'/ or use that parlking lot
for staging. "'T here is the applicant going to stage the Oquipment
on site ? Doremus responded the construction contractor can
address this issue- nc.,-- w 2- ck. Possibly the site at 700 South
Galena can be a staging area. That site will not be built during
the first season. The site can be used either for parking or
construction staging . Ho does not know how the Continental
management will fcel about the Durant frontage being used as
construction site .
White approved of the staging concept as pr_escnted. He p r C f c r r C,1-1,
the 700 South Galena site and the Durant site in front of the
Continental be used for parking not for staging. Staging in
front of the Continental during the winter :will ma],c the area
look worsc than it is. 'Ile preferred staging at the parking lot on
the west side. Hc would be hardprnsscd` to accept staging at 700
South CnIlcna.
Harvey a0kcd the commissioncrs for other cfucstions about construc-
tion. On,-2 concern is to cont_inu= �.or!7 engineering on staging
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and traffic control . Another concern is surface parking . A
condition needs to address the cooperation between engineering
and the applicant.
Peyton asked where will the dirt be deposited. . Richman replied
the dump. Doremus replied there is a commitment from the clump.
There are dumping areas within reasonable hauling distance from
thMa site : 11lighway 32 cast of town, a trail site, the dump, etc.
Joe Wells , representative for the applicant , commented that
lorbie initially was concerne�d about the deposition of the
excavatcd material . Investigation relieved 'Norbic of any concerns.
DDesian
Richman directed the Commission to initially discuss site design
circulation questions ; then discuss FAR and visual questions.
Doremus asked if loading docks are an issue. Hunt interjected
service entrances are the �Droblcm. Harvey said the Commission has
been through the pcdcstrian circulation and is happy with ".t.
Richman commented that one issue that Tlammon(f raised in his memo
has not been ddressed : Summit Street. llami-niond is concerned
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about the --extent of the rigInt-of-way and the narrowness of the
street . Doremus suggested dealing with this issue since the
architect, Chris Glaister, is Present this evening.
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Street c-).pla_Lncd that the concern with the _�:tcnion of -,u mit-
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Street through the residential portion : there is an :Yisting
structure which virtually abuts against the property and the
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sidewalk. There is an tremely narrow right-of-%,,,ay. Physical
space is ncc,2ssary. The plan is to croate a trail alignment aand
not a through street. The city needs to bo froc in the --T:utur--, if
need be, to creatc a street through Summit as a secondary access
to the upper portion of south rionarch. That access is the
only alternative emergency route to south Nonarch. It is important
to get that access as a secondary two-way route. The solution
may be as sinple as creating an additional setback for the
structures. The problem is the lack of right-of-way.. There is
no room for plowing snow, for setbacks, or for trash facilities
for the multi family structures. The design leaves little physical
room to deal with the roadway. The circulation c.uestion here is
associated with the residential component. He 1.?7as initially
unclear about the status of Dean Street. It appears now that the
lodge will control Dean Street ; the applicant will have the
authority to close Dean Street— Ale is less concerned -about T)e.-'r,
than the alternative routing between Mill and Tionarch.
Chris Glaister , architect for the project, said the second part
of the PUT), Top of trill, is schedule,-] for discussion during the
second part of January . in response to HaImmond ' s comments
about Summit, Glaister ha.-s a drawing on his board that he can
show Hammond tomorrow morning. The site plan is being blo,,-.7n up to
a much llargr scale to makc sen se of these concerns. He Suggested
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the issue of Summit Street be part of the Top of "dill discussion.
The Top of 'fill building is the only building that has the
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to be moved. Ii pr to addrc
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z.Z_1MTP,Ond understood at the outset that the vacation would occur
,ait-h the reservation of surface circulation usaqi� and of an
effe!ctivc public street. As he understood Council ' s discussion
of the vacation, Dean is fully being vacated in change partial-
ly for the .,-,och Luinbcr site. 7.1o,W the inclination is toward a
full vacation of Dean Street. 15P aware that the full vacation
gives the lodge the freedom to do as they wish with Dean Street.
If the applicant were to determine the street be a private
access, the applicant could do so . If the applicant were to
ultimately chose to gate the street, they could do so.
Harvey still had questions about the automobile circulation. ITO
is uncomfortable with the automobile circulation Plan. t'_ n^ ,
taxis, private cars , guests , visitors to guests , residents ,
sightsc� rs, all will have to be contended with. Hunt had concerns
about bout the circulation of the delivery vehicles and the use of
Nonarch Street, for delivery vehicic-Z to the Chart 11-1 o Lis e,
with the total vacation of Dean Street.
Doug Craybeal, architect for the project, met and discussed with
the manager of the Chart House the operation of the delivery
trucks. Currently, their trucks pull along side the Chart House
on Monarch Street. The trucks stop on 11onarch, service the Chart
House off rlonarch, and exit left onto Dean Street. The reason
for the left turn onto Dean Street is that there are parked cars
south of the Chart House on ')can Street which make thl-_ corner
too tight for a. right turn. The manager did talk the truck
drivcrs. The drivers do not have problems with making the right
turn provided that the corner of Dcan and Nonarch is controllelfl.
Cars cannot be parked close to that corner. The normal solution
is s- gnage_ There is also a need to control parking that occurs
further west on Dean Street near the volleyball courts. If Dean
Street were controlled the truck drivers would not have problems
turning right. 2 L
s far as
' the hotel ' s service vehicles, he will
present at the next session a large scale drawing of the delivery
loading area located at the corner of 11ionarch and Dean.
Hunt raised another problem with those corners, the butterfly
extensions off the corners. Those butterflies make it impractical
for trucks to negotiate the corner without swinging into the
oncoming lane. That has to be corrected. (7,ravbeal assured the
commissioners he is working with traffic consultants to provide
prop-2r turning radii. T.-I u n t disapproved of all the butterflies.
How can the city street crew plow to the curve without hitting a
butterfly? The stroct needs to bo cleared for true!; traf-JEic. A
butterfly at the street corner interferes wit' proper s=,,, plowing.
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am- o n('� r cj.-)l i eu that Clcsign
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shares similar concerns. Streets cannot be plov.,ed to t h C e d g 0 of
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severly to work at all. There is no commitment to that specific
design .
Doremus argued for the 71T.7A proposal . The proposal protects
pedestrians. At one time the concern was the pedestrian. "Tow
the concern is semis . Hunt responded what good is a hotel
without toilets. Wells remembered at one time there �-.,,as :1 plan,
adopted by the community, that defined the neck downs in the
strect patterns with moveable planters. Those moveable -elements
could be pulled out for the summer . He does not know if that is
the current sentiment.
Harvey asked for a traffic flow plan. What is the format for
controlling traffic to the hotel entrance? Doremus replied the
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main entrance for the hotel and for both phases is 1.,ill O"t-re-It. For
phase one, the west ring, cars will turn right from riili onto
Dc an into the porter cocIlere. For :.,?hcase two, thc-., cast 6,7ing, cars
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will turn left from !"ill onto Dean into the i.-ortc, coch,.:-ro. Tali"
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regulation of one way traffic to the Continental has not been deter-
.Aned. _i-,erc is thought to create narrow two way traffic and to
create a very slow rate of speed. This area includes a tremendous
o u P t L prc, rr,_-,ncr, is to shut D-an Strent
.I- of pedcstrian flow. The .1 k- - -
down os, a public str-.,-, t. The PrefOrcrice is to control tr�;E'77_fic.
I:o- pc��cstrians. Tho l0tcst cit
Thc., prfr,:rcncr� is 1--y stucl- on Dc, ,
Strect concludcc] that th.: rc -.rc ctlrrently less, th.an 1C_1,,,,o huil�-Irnr_l ca�rs
'scan Str-_ct r {lay d u r 4 n g, --p -n son. Th:r;-, 4
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or the Aspen Inn.
Dorcr,.,.us rcmarr":cd thcrl-: will 1--ic little or no traffic in th,-,
western portion of Dean Street near _71onarch. There will 'b!, n
looping system. Traffic will travel south on "dill to the hotel ,
right onto Dean, left into the portc cochere, and than exit right
n-o y
I _)ean and north to rcconnect with Mill Street . Harvr
expressed concern about the narrowness of the streets to handle
two way traffic, especially, since traffic Twill not be regulated
or closed off to two hundred vehicles per day.
White suggested the movement of traffic south on rionarch during
phase one instead of south on "sill. Let the people use Nill and
Calena . flake the main entrance on I-11onarch. Doremus explained
many choices are available. The applicant approachec."s+ the best
planner in the country about this dilemma. The expert advised
directing the traffic to the focus of the eventual, fully, built
out project, directing the traffic south on Mllill . ThQ strl-ents
around the hotel will be paved with enriched paving. Mill Strer_,t
will look likc,, a driveway. The street will be signed. r1ill will
demur.': the :entrance to the -project and be the form.al entrance to
the hotel . This cannot be done on all three ,-tr-ets, 'lonarch,
and Galena. There is a beautiful pc2rzpcctivc of the hotel
from the "fill entrance . Crantcd rionarch is in direct alignment
to the traffic signal at the cc-,rn :, 11 r of lionarch an;d Tlain, but ,
the Lladz- his 'Oroposal , to uze and 1�aklc Ilill ,-
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There is p-narking on 'Ionarch and Galena. Looks and beauty are
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important. '-"he intent is to enhance the sense of arrival at !!ill
for the first time gu.�-F,'Cs InInd taxis.
Yaw commented that I.-Ic traffic consultant very carefully set the
design up for operational flexibility. The design will accommodate
the entrance of taxis, for e�,ample, by another route . The route
for buses, cars,, taxis may shift from year to year. The main
point is the design can handle several options- for arrival and
departure. 17hite, supported the concept of a beautiful entrance.
But, he encouraged cars away from the pedestrians. Yaw argued
there is very little incentive to use a car once the guest has
arrived at the lodge . One soon finds out that the best way
to commute to Snowmass is via the bus system. Whitc suggested
directing the taxis south on iIonarch.
Harvey asked if the corner of Nill and Dean is the parking garage
access. Doremus indicated on the site plan the location of the
garage, a short distance south of th:c corner. He indicated the
access for phase one and for phase two. He indicated on the site-
plan the route for five and ',-on minute parking. The vacation of
?scan will allow the applicant to control the traffic. 17^ ind- -c -,c
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the route �',,hich the valet take, to move cars to the garage. 5.1 e
indicated the route for departing cars. The plan provides for
mix of dispersp-.ment. People will either c,.-,,.-it from the hotel and
travel northeast to '1111 and 'Dean and do • n 'till , or travel
northwest to illonarch. People, are encouraged to travel to the
mall and to use the intersections. The main pedestrian egress
and igrcss from the hotel are the northeast, to the corner of !Iill
and Dcan , and then north on Bill . From the Continental the
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,. ,-destrian flog,,, is not across the park and not through the middle
of Durant . Doremus indicated on the site plan the pedestrian
traffic flow from the Continental. Landscaping and paving will].
encourage pedestrians to cross Durant at intersections.
askccl Vherc peoplo will pick u-? sk.iis- T7hcre is the ski
storago? is it one level below the lobby? Doremus indicated on
the site plan, located at the southw-csIC corner of Dcan and "dill,
the sk., storage . There is a special stairway to access the ski
storagO. -lie indicated how skiers exiting the mountain will
access tha storage facility and how skiers exiting the buses at
Rubey Parl, 4,7ill access. Harvey asked if the ski storage is or.
the same level as the parking garage: . Doremus answcred no.
Harvey encouraged cars and skiis not be in close pro.,11mity to one
another . Dorcr.ius corrected that the ski storage is located on
the first parking level.
Peyton did not understand the nuiribering system, on the plans.
T7 Ii a t 1)' cvcl 34? Craybe explained the numbers tie
is level -'-, or 1 cal c
'contour lines) on a ILopographical
into the city ' s clevations
I -foot J_� Th' s
map. Level 3�1 , main lobby level, is the IC, 03-1
numb,L!ring system enables the coi,,,t.rac'CoL r to tie into grade and
clevation .
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dchmian advisc-,", the discusslon movc towa.r-, the dIc-sign c,,ucstions
to thc, Continental, to its phasing, and to its rcifurbishing
program. Harcy g4D, I— for 1-:� c0 n2t ruct io? table. Dorc.a
u rep zc
d
the co.-strucEion of thy; Conti nerital will be done in the spring.
The intcnt is to remodel th_- Continental in the spring , 1-1,051
mullion
4
i,-L 1M oul I a t c 1 y. The comrpitmcnt in dollars is in c-ercess of one -Lon
-) to
dollars. That amount ,'Till be spent o n thy: renovation. Up l_
twenty-cight substandard rooms will be eliminated. There will
be new management. The major renovation involvcs the rooms and the
public areas . Renovation will include major new furnishings.
The public areas, the hotel operational areas , the equipment
and mechanical areas, and the guest rooms will be remodeled. The
proposed changes are to be made in the lobby, the hallways, the
meeting spaces, the front desk, the retail space, the recreational
facilities, and the -food and beverage areas. The lighting, the
painting, carpets, furnishings, plants, and other accents will be
improved. The hotel offices for the general manager, controllerr,
a
and the other administrative function will be. located at the
ba.-cment of the cast Wing. The guest rooms in the east wing earn
considered unrentable . 1_,,11ew sales offices will be established.
E_vterior work will include changes to the --Facade and balconies.
Therc Till be fresh paint and now landscInaping. There- will be a
,- I insulation. Ec�uipment and mechanical
lelij roof I7_ithl additional insula
rnnairs -7ill include : cleaning ocluipmcnt for houseke ping, front
office: eqfuip-ment, a new hot- water heat-,r , ice machines , and
banquet ,equipment. The major e-z-pendituro is on gu.---,7,t rooms : neW
door locking systems, peep holes, security signage, smoke detectors,
new carpeting, new vinyl wall coverings, bed spreads, drapes, now
lighting, art work, new bathroom, floor covering , new bathroom
lighting , and shower heads . The c.:pected date of complction
July, 1955.
Harvey suggested there may be trouble opening the Continental Inn
with torn up streets. Doreiyius reiterated the opening date is
riot June but July. Fie does not know if that is a fix,ed date.
I H a ry c
-,y said next week during tho discussion on p-arking the
opening of the Contin-ontal the summer of 1985 will need to
be discussed. Tfle Continontal will have no parking and the
proposed staging area is the Continental lot. Anderson coi-ilrilcntod,
there is no indication of the location of the Continental parking.
1-lar170y co;mmented on the second four month phase, foundation and
structural work, and the third phase, above grade structural
I -e below grade parking 1.,7ill be done by thc.� 1--ho,
work. It appears till 1%
ski season. There- may be staging area availablz:, on tho,
north to south lot on the ucst part of the, Continental property.
Dorcmus agrcec] that i.,- IT all possible. _'I thir':s llorbie ' s idle a i ss
to havc an on grade slab that totally scals the below grade space
for that period. Steel erection will be the focus for that period.
Harvey said that would help solve t-1.1c concerns about pa.-;:inc.
The concerns are intc'nsifiea when the- Continc-ntal is o-,ocrational
in the winter . Parking is necessary for the Contincnt�-,I .
Richman rccuestcd a. dra-iing at zom,�' point illustrating what
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t1,,7cnty-eight rooms are bring --liriiinatod , prinn-arily for growth
management . Doremus listed the rooms to be eliminated. Th c�
first s rooms G i i 11 be a dn i i r i i, s IL r a t i v 0 office s p a c e; t h C- s 0 c o n d
si.. rooms will b-c! maid ' s) rooms , linen closets, and vcndi.ng
7.iiachinc rooms; the noxt nin-- rooms .call be temporary employee
and/or more administrative office space ; and possibly seven more
rooms will be adjoined and converted into suites with other
rooms, living rooms without lock. offs. Richman noted that that
level of elimination is beyond what is required of the applicant
for growth management allotment. The recluirem-C,nt is sixteen or
eighteen units for the 447 room count. Doremus requested the
flexibility to place the additional units in the new hotel . The
goal is to upgrade the Continental by eliminating the substandard
rooms . The applicant cannot afford to throw those rooms away
for five years. The point is negotiable. The plan is to eliminate.:
suites in the viest- T.-.,ing and replace those suites with rooms
eliminated from the Continental. The square footage remains thc.
same, but there are five additional rooms located 1111 the new
hotel for an- total of 290 rooms. Harvey responder-! that the
applicant is already over the Filll!, approved for the hotel site.
p
Doremus emphasized the square footag,--- remains the s time. It is
possible the future operator will prefer to convert several of
the presidential suites into individual rooms. This is just a
detail . The applicant wants the opportunity to alter SLlitC-- 4-0
rooms. Richman noted some d,=iy there will have to be some adjustment
through the growth management amendment process.
Richman noted in his memo to the commissioners there: were comments
from Jim Holland about the landscaping plan and about eight
spruce trees to lbc> removed from the site . Th,-. applicant has
committed that no trees ,-iill be removed that will not be relocat^d
to a park area in front of the Continental . All significant
spruce trees will be preserved. The trees will be moved again without damage when the ice rink is installed . The landsc-OApe
plan is quite sa- tisf-actory.
I'lichman not^d T4
iT
.1.1son had also raised -a nuestion on the refurbishing
U
-in - -i applicant going
��lz ., to � hat dcare(
- i s t h c� a, 1 to meet li-
ea 1 t h., and safety concerns. -Did the applicant have the opportunity
to r1iscuss thesel issues with the people programming the improve-
ments? Doremus replied there has been no contact with them as
yet . They could not be here today bocause of the weather .
z
Richman c_xplain:�d the Continental will not be condominiumize-d.
Therefore, the light, health, and safety requirements of --ondomi-
niumziatlon do not strictly apply. Smoke detectors arc, desi-
rable. Electrical wiring in the walls is desirable.
H.i vacation arvey asked the status of the vac tion of T.Dcan Street before
Council . Doremus -
recruested the Commission ' s sup�.,ort of the
i
nronosed changes . Propose the changes to Council . It is to
everyone' s advantage to vacate DQan Street. The applicant wants
to manage Dean Stre=et not the city. Dc an is really for hotel
Use. !Ianagcmcnt, maintenance, and looks are more important to
the hotel than the city, The public has rights to the strect
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bt'C 1 1SC Of Jt'bliC mat 1. V4 acate t�2? :itrer---,t tr, t'iC p711C !r
and then tho n p ?Ii car,t ,rill convey to the city a permanent
ten foot ,ride public casement. Richman. commented that Council has
agreed to the vacation conditioned upon public use of the streets.
Control is the issue. Harvicy read the original condition seven :
"trig' vaca.tion of Dusan Street bcing conditions-d upon thcG
retention of all utility rights, public use of the street
for circulation purposes, and submission by the applicant of
an acceptable maintenance and use agreement between the
hotel and the Mountain Chalet. "
Do.remus rcmindcd the Commission that the utilities cannot stay on
Dean Street That point is moot. Harve17 reriuested clarification
of public use of th^ street for circulation purposes. ?'e undcr-
sta.nds that the applicant ' s ultimate goal is to create a ten foot
wide :red^striae path and close the street to use by public
vehicles . This items becomes discretionary. Obviously, th-
guests with cars, taxis, and hotel shuttle vans have to use the
street . There is a built-in ability to restrict any through
traffic by any vehicle. He is unco,nfort blc with this solution.
The condition it vague. The issue has not been r.osolved. T-Thite=
said Summit StrA^* is not big. There are only three stroets for
traversing cast to w e-,st . Council may be concerned about this.
White agreed with the concept. T)urant and Main Trill be, the only
:streets for traveling east and west . Harvey rectuested the
language for vacation be more specific.
Hunt wished Council to be informed of the attend=ant cost for using
Dean Street to the' wrest writ! th4 total vacation of Dcs,.n. That
cost involves police activity to keep parking normal , the loss of
spaccs, for lift ltd behind South P oin1 , anc' cl-_a. r in g . AdI vise
Council of th;r' ramifications of keeping Dean wrest of *1onarch
open. Richman :assured Hunt that a resolution will include this
as a "T;rheroas. "
Peyton asked if the vacation gives the hotel title to the land at-
Dean Street. Harvey clarified that thorn is an agreement about
this bctwreen the hotel and Mountain Chalet in the submission.
Peyton asked if the hotel closes Dean for some special occasion,
dons the agreement with the fiountain Chalet and the hotel al low,
th^ hotel that ability. LTarvc.l7 cq)lained the .agre�emcnt iv tilt
hotel ,rill r,anagK th :: street.
F7arvcy preferred not to write a preliminary r—olution that (hoc s
not help the applicant achieve what he wants. T* also .rant, to
ma!;� sure the resolution handles Council ' s concern..
Harvey said he is unhappy with the parking. No ono has addressed
parking for years, now evcryore has to make an extra tiffort to
address it. TT,? is concerned about the Continental b:^ing open
during construction. Hlow%7 is the city to be insured it will get
all the parking expressed in conditions of conceptual approval,
especially if phase two is not completcd. Doremus said that the
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applicant would, agree to remedly any d�-,ficiency in par!-7inq d-_t•�,rmined
by a city-designated study. -For c,,ariple, the ar,,-,_,a blot�,,7een Durant
'a - for a parking lot. T is
nd Dean can be torn u,.-) Richman hoped for
T
C;
a better solution. T)oremus -aid there no more land T! thought
J
the parking study proved there is ample par1k.lng. 9,lrv,y did not
argue with the study and the experts. But, the parking situation
is so pathetic in this town. It is riot the applicant ' s fault .
T i- TJ-
_ is everyone ' s fault. . - wants a solution. A condition of
conceptual approval for a 4,17 room hotel is the provision of 353
parking spaces. the city code requires.
That is 1,.,!s- than what 4-
Ile does not favor granting preliminary approval without some
definitive solution to parking spaces. The solution may be a
lease agreement at the city golf course parking lot. He does not
favor trading the landscaped areas for parking, especially ..,,ith
the remodeling and reopening date of the Continental.
n
T-larviff.,Y cited the ex tea 25 , 000 square feet . "It some time a
decision needs to be made on how to handle that squarc, footage in
terms of the FAR. Richman suggested use nc,,-t v.,cc!--, to identify
conditions.
Viewi)lane•
Richman said the viewplane questions emerged from comments by the
engineering at conceptual review of the lodge. The viewplanc:, had
not been addressed and appeared to be an issue. The applicant
addresscC. the viewplane during conceptual review of the residenti'al
component . T111,,_ applicant made statements about the corlc,-_,Dt
whc,thc,r the lodge' structure .4o actually :within tho vie ..7,Dlanc. The
vic,vlplancn, concept hddrt ssrss fore-ground and background. Viewplane
review is to protect Public places, to Protect the foreground
of public places. something that falls up against tlh(", bacl.cjrop
OE the mountain is not a concern. Ile has talked about
viewpl,a.—C, tie t:. __ zrl:..onc. nand Vann. Hc clannot conc,2iT7r% '") ) �n c
V 1 eT,? l
,Iro'blcm with the_ hotel proj�,�ct. Tllvc project does not
obstruc-t the ba.-ic view of the mouintain from public plac-c-s . T 1',0
- . 4-
4 4 inJic-te th,,.� viCwp-lanC nd e to stor c e w 11,-:r c
C 1 tai' s T,-,-.Lis
L 2 W-L
br2forc th- mmourit,ain . io notL_ I P, .0 -fir,
thr_� Oeyr-
mmt,i s ic n a p,;pro: ,, �7 i c -D 1 Z7,.n c,
*a ,--),rv, if sonnon�'! standing nt
2�7 t I-, T'7
I I .1hCclCr and, wc-rl-
v i c w i n 9 t h city -Lr r oi-,i a c o r IE -3 i n a n g 1 C� nothing w o u 1 JA b_' built
'7 'io�'.7 t h, t
soot . richman -.,:plained the real concern is the
foreground. Consider a third story addition to the building
wherc Think Toys is now located. That is the real concern. Thcr^
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was a vLew-olan,�, concern when the Hub Building was constructcd.
That building height was reduced to preserve the viewplane.
Again the Commission should grant approval for 'the hotel. Harvcy
asked if the approval is made in a separate motion. Richr..ian
re-oliod the approval will be ctated in the general resolution.
Peyton asked if the T-7hceler VieWplane is the only vieuplanc that
is cver concifIered. llarvov replies' no. T.Richman list--61 the ot'I'ler
1*7
vieti,plancs : Glory TT01C, I ra - - -
heelcr, Tyotr�l icrome, and the. courth.ousf�.
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Th-_ !'.'he-ulcr vic-v7plane- is t-he only vicn-.7 Ala ne that is to considered
in this application. Hai,,'uMond has confirms- di call the- calcul.-al-A 0 n-s'.
Ha-m,,iond di O, not fins.:: the viewpl-anti-, a probl'cr:). If the vicnV-Aane
were calculatp-d to its ultimate limitation the viewplane would
T-Thecler 2�.T"1�a n-
terminate bcloTv.7 st-re-et- level. Wells noted the I� V i. 7, n
slams into the mountain half way up the lodge district ; that-
suggests 'that any building abovc that point should not c.1:ist.
The Commission concurc ;,?i.l-h ti.c staff recommendation.
Condominium' tign;
Richman talked with Doremus , Chuck '-Brandt , and Jim Curtis this
afternoon. They identified several issues that need to be
addressed . The proposed lodge is to be condom ini umized; thr�
e v X
..isting Aspen Inn and c�,'isting the Continental Tnn are not be
condominiumized ; and the future construction will be condomi-
niumized. Residential units within the new hotel will also
be considered for condominiumization. The residential components
have different condominium requirement-- than the hotel.
The lodge is improving upon all the service levels . Review
the appendix in preliminary submission. The applicant took the
lodge condominiumization ordinance and followed the list step by
step. The applicant has committed to the requirements in terms of
services , management , maintenance , etc. He is comfortable
-h the improvqui red
with this. He is comfortable with f-m(.-,nts re
in lodge condominiumization.
One requirement is a concern, a segment of Section 2023 - the
requirement of a promissory note in the amount of the upgrad-
ing . That is $50 , 000 , 000 . He discussed this with Brandt and
Doremus this afternoon . They indicated that such a note is
required of the contractor. To require a second note is econom-
ically burdensome. Prandt and Richman reviewed action taken with
other lodges, lodges involving total demolition and reconstruction.
".e cited tho Hotel Lenado. The Commission required a promissory
note. The code required that. The cods,, also says that Council
may waive the promissory note if other altornatives are provid..�.,'.d.
The Council waived th- promissory -note for thir-, Hotel Lenado. They
city attorney did advise in the case of this application that the
'
Commission require the promissory note. Thon Irl t the Council take
tlj(-,, final action on the ,promissory. This question is not moot,
especially dealing With a phasing program. A promissory note
will guarantee the construction of the entire hotel project .
Council may not require the note because of the e,:nense to the
a pp 1 i c a ,t.
Tjunt rem ar',,-,ed he is not disposed toi°v, rd the condoniniumi -tion of
lodges. One Way he can accept condominiumization of the lodge i_^
for the applicant to be proc,,2ssod. through a _F ull SCC pproval .
The condo'P.Riniumizat4on acgree-mcnt needs to include that there is
Oil r' .L - U
t'7 Richman note r, that is a code requirement . Harvey
clarified the code re-uires a singlr_ entity for the management,
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propc,rty but not -a 7i:gl'ra clltity for rental manw gem, wnt . Taunt
emphasi-zed there be one: entity for t1le management, rental manage-
ment, and management for the operations of the facility. If this
is not included in the condominiumization agreement he will
oppose condomi ni umization.
"ichman respond d that the applicant has followed the code.
Harvey said there is no re uirement that rental management of the
unit be in the hands of one entity. There is a requirement for
on site management of the premises. Hunt is re uesting a coh wive
on site structure , including on site management and rental
it=:::na9C2 i aent. Richma ~ replied t 1-t he cannot rovic�, t1nat statement
it is not rc--uirc] in the codes
TirVQ ? a : � ; i i cQnQiini urluatiQn proposcd: 'during pha7o
one or Curing p iasn two . Richman answered the Commission is
looking at the ulti-mate nUD. Tlarve as?:ed if ,oh t of wcr not
constructee? would the Continental units not be condominiuraizcd.
Richirian, replic - th , applicant will not be, condominiumizing the
Continental . '?arvey askcd if there; will b e centralized management
for the entire project or for the two separate entitirys , tho
Continental and the new west wing. Richman repeated condorli-
niurAzation is for the end product. Harvey asked how can central
management be re(, uiree? for the entire project. Richman clarified
central management will be applied to the condominiumized units.
Harvey asked the applicant if he accepts this. Doremus replied
no. Then aTDL-licant does not know if the eventual second ?phase
will involve one or two operations.
Hunt asked when phase two is completed hoer much separation would
there be between the two facilities. Would. there ultimately be
one garage? Doremus replied the-re .•,ould be two separate garages.
Taunt asked if the units are identifiable as two separate faci li-
ties. Doremus re.nlied there would be two snparat^ facilities ;
two senarate lobbies, two separate entrances, etc. Hunt did not
have a problem with two individual lodge operations. T1c did have
a problem with two operations ,.7ithin one facility.
zarvey re 1,ucsted the applicant r^solve this . Dorell:r re pe:atcd
them is no intention to condominiumize the Continental . The
request is for approval of condo-Aniumization of both phases of
the I project, both the west and east wing, when and if phase
two is completed. There may be one or two operations. Harvey
requested language to handle this situation. Richman sugcerted
that at a minimum each wing is within a single entity. It is
rc-1crable that both wings be under a single entity. Harvey did
not know if that is preferable . ?remember the public favors
smaller hotels.
Tygrc argued the original concept of this hotel has really
changed. That is her conc`rn. All along she has been concerned
about the shear size: of the ovwrall proicct. The Cil li;liscion
strug Jlrs�! With rood numbers, both in terms of FAIR, and in terms of
imp ct on thrd tov7n. Shea acc ,,-,)tcd thco possibility of more units
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because of the concept of a single, luxury, hotel entity with
maximum first class services. The applicant did argue a need
for a certain level of revenue producing units to provide the
level of proposed first class service. Now there is dialogue
about splitting the project into two phases. The present discussion
is about a completely different project. That is extremely
disturbing. She is not satisfied with the idea of two separate
hotels on that site. That was not the original concept. The
original concept involved one facility.
Harvey responded. One public concern during the conceptual
review by Council was the preference for the breaking up architec-
ture and management and the opposition to one mega hotel. Tygre
said this new concept may be right but the original concept was
presented differently. She made many of her earlier decisions on
a single hotel entity. There is before the commissioners now a
completely different project. She is not happy with this. She
is also uncomfortable discussing condominiumization at this point
in the process. Peyton agreed with Tygre. The 447 unit hotel
was sold to the city because the city was sold the idea that the
only way the hotel could be a first cl ass hotel was by being a
447 unit hotel. The city was told if the project were phased the
project would be inferior . The applicant originally argued
phasing was not possible. Now, the Commission is being told the
project will be just as good with a phasing proposal.
Harvey remarked that the people associated with the Hotel Jerome
are trying to amend the PUD to allow remodeling within phasing
program. The goal is to remodel the existing hotel. When
John Gilmore first applied for approval a need for a certain
number of rooms was assumed. Look at the lodging industry now.
The market now demands bed and breakfast, small hotels, and
personalized service. There is a certain truth to small versus
big. Harvey agreed the original presentation assumed that
without a certain number of rooms a first class hotel was not
possible. That does not negate the new thinking. The market is
different. Tygre remembered initially the applicant did not
respond to comments that many people like a first class atmosphere
and do not like crowds. The luxury of personal space (not being
surrounded by crowds ) was presented to the applicant. The
applicant did not consider that. She wants to see a reduction in
the number of units with the phased proposal.
Richie Cohen, consultant for the applicant, noted this dialogue
is not considering the history of the original proposal. The
original proposal included two separate wings, a conference wing
(the west wing) and the super luxury wing (the east wing) . At
that time the proposed financial scheme was a condo-tel . The
success of that financial scheme allowed a sufficient number of
rooms to justify the cost. The two wings were always presented
as an east wing and an west wing. Each wing would have its own
operational centers. The market place does not accept the condo-
tel concept. Now the applicant has to pursue a more conventional
financial scheme: a construction loan, a take out loan, and an
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op�-rations loan. it Is now financially very difficult to build
thc entire project in a single phase . It is not possible to get
a _- •rviceablo lo,an which ,,7ill cover the construction and the take
out. Two phasings are necessatry. . Timesharing is not
The solution of 2n5 rooms is -conomically viable. It is possible
that the operator for the new hotel will want to operate the
Continc.-tal . The applicant cannot anticipate that today.
The applicant does not 17no T.7 Ti7hat the market place, will be in
three years.
11.1arvey as1.cd, 7?7h1, is the Commission r vic.,7ing condomin-lumi-zation
now if condominium-4zation it not gain- to worl-k as _- condo hotel
j
right . DoreTus replied because the process requires review
now.
Chuck Brandt , attorney, responded to a concern about condomi-
niumizatlon of a future project. Until lodge conversions appeared,
it was the norm to condo-,-,AniumjJ_.z-_ lodges curing thce, ap-l?,roval
process, bt2fore th e, buil,,._ing1s construction.
Ty-re repeated hor confusion. There: is an apparent flip flop
toward! two separate entities. L''any concessions and negotiations
during conceptual review wer • base--' on the idea of one over-all
project. lllich,mzan saic: t-11-- Commission has not aClsdrcs_ryd wh2the-r
it buys the current co kept.
In response to a concern expressed by T-7hit_-, Richman replied the
Commission does not approve a condominium doctrine until the
building is built. The Commission can approve the condominiumiz-
ation of a non e.-istinq building. But documents cannot be
subTlitted until the building is built. Condominiumization is
only done as a condition. The, Commission has done this with the
'Iol-cl Lc,naclo and every other building that is unhuilt. CondominiuM,
docum!_nts arc-, submitted aft--,r the building is built, t-h:gin the
cond-lininiuMiZation is platted. In this process the building h1as
no status except for the city' S, approval .
T,711i te c..prcssed his concern about the potential of things falling
f -
through for this project . There is discussion about d!o 1.n g
p h-a s e two five y7ears down the road, not two years down th-� road
like the -T-Totel Lenado. TTc does not like approving something so
.
J_ar in a,-1v rtnce.
Mint dicl '-Islk the Commission how it f-els about the phasing
concel:)t. The original concert inv OJVC:] 4-T
7o wings, '-he confrrence
wing and the hotel wing. t-,Till there be enough con-11"orcnco_ space'
aCCO-MTP,odated in the phasing -program? T7o confQrp-ncc facilities
end two hot Is might be inadequate.
IT arvluy focused on the figures of the meeting areas in the phasing
prog
r The applicant will phase 14 ,000 sruar!_ fee in the w e s t
7 5 r o om e
wing, 7 ,000 s-Luare f-_,et in -11_- h�� lint::
by 14 , 000 squ-are f,-�f,7�
Ir) C rooms by 7 ,000 scuaro
c,e t. The community loses the abili tW to accor
I - '1 rive_ or
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si-I hundrcC pereSon mocting. Hunt notnd ir� the originn' -,,Dro-)- _ l
I - J_ , ;:o- sn
thcre T,1.Ta).s �a totE,,.l o-.Lr 22 ,50111 Ifect of conferenco. space for
n '110 rooms. How Many PcOple do _s that space -.-)C c om-ni o d a t c? Doe c-m u P,
rcplic�2 five or sip' hundred . llu.nt said thc� ph_'--'inr_j prograr,
oroposcs two conference sp,-?c-- s, onc*-, 14 ,000 S'=;uarf.-, feet th;-� other
7 ,060 scuare feet, and two separate operations. Tlow will five or
si7- hundred conferees be handled? Dorcmus said no one has stated
the conference facilities be two separate operations. A 285 room
hotel can handle- a five or six hundred person conference in the main
ball room. The main ballroom MEIV stay the same size as the
original main 'ballroom. Thera now fewer small rooms for
confc,rences, perhaps there will only be five rooms not ten. The
meetings can be accommodated by both conference facilities . A
possible operator finds this all acceptable. Operators had concluded
that 22 , 500 s( Darr, feet of conf(7,rence space was too much. There
is a rangc of Square footage that will work to nlccommodatcn
a lar;--T(, meeting. The applicant will not build a con-P-- rend,
hotel that (Ioes not have adequatc conference facilities. T'70
o've'r {nor hot-1- that is def ic.' 1---1,t in con-f n--renc c
sp'.cc . The applic:,int is confident that the 14 ,000 scuar• feet
is workable. Tat is the minimal re-uest. Thn pp-1 i cant may
that figure . The applicant cannot go below the GTIP regulated
figure.
T - -y T for tb,� Commission what it is reviewing .
,ja r v,- sunimariz-d -
First, the commission is looking at an approval of a situation
that ,-Lai i� cxisft -forever, a 235 room 11otel and the Continental Inn,
with surface parking and landscaping. On the other hand , the
applicant has plans for a second phase . Is the Commission
comfortable with phase two? Is it comfortable with phase t,'17 o
under separate management from phase one (the .west wing? ? ! thc
Commission even comfortnblc with phasing? 211ndcrson di,.--1 not Lave,
answers . Dut , he dons not share the concerns ox,
. pressed by
Ty g rc. IT-- und^rstatnds how the economic changes have influenced
the changes in the proposal . The present proposal -is more
practical, it may even be more p a to the community. He
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is not concerned about condominiumiz-ation. He understands that
condoi-Aniumization will not happen unless both wings are built .
11 a r v ey argued it may happen in phase one. it could happen to the
west ',wing but not to the Continental inn during the first phase.
Anderson said it do.7!s not really mat.-ter if th_�rc, is one hotel and
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a rLmoc -1�d Continental Inn, or one larg ho-el , or two -,mnll
hotels .
x:11 an 17 o V a,,I- —oplicant, cc-, mcnl--d -that- at the vf_--,ry li7'nst t h r
-PaCi14 -)ccu,
Ly million dollar on ground c pic
"lill
and by the current decrepit Blue Spruce, Asp,;-:!n Inn, L -1�_4 ........ and a
ronova,_�,j Continental Inn with a park . The max-E-ilum nroduct is thrU
rc-olacerucnt of the Contincl tal and the construction of west-
thc n.7 w 1 n
,v,7 i n b r c p-1 c3 ice .Ti.� Can t t a I . 'L I-- �_ - _�
-�,?r ov
,frov-_,s ls sun',e th,,�, wcst wing
not to br a
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:l? c C,S S,. '1'hr_,T-,. not to !,:)uil*-', -A.A_7 room hotel is a soune. .-on.
The I i , i,j.4 -1 r
r i;o r)r, 4:� 1)u z 11-1 t-') 4!7 u �-C' c7 u lr i an rj c 0 c t u_'�-1
c I-A us, o f t h, v C 1 1 n 7D 1 � f J'. c
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no Plan-2— and one n COMissiOD PeCWb9X-12.A_ 1984
-vaila,blc. It- is too ris,ky to build the lr=n t 4 rc 4A7 room7, at
once .
The no-ighborhood will bc, drcosedl up during th phasing. The
*0 m-_1 U�1 11 benf2,fit from all the improvements. Therc� ,.jill be
nitV -,q4
4- LIC�-CSS
* vcr, strong, new hotel with th�, rr�novatcd Contine=al . S
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det-ri.-tinc the rcplacemcnt of the Co nt i nn n ta I . In eith,!_!:r
case , thore is no short fall to the town. The applicant ha:
or',�4 SC_ fits would
orkc11 hard to make surn the pr of ancillary benc-
be forthcoming during the 'first phase, except wh,re, it di u-1 not
Sonsc!. It did not mak-'? so-ns,,a to install -nn ice ririk, th,-n
(jiSMI]ntlC it is a COUI
,D I C1 0 of 17C.1,rs, particularly wh(�,n a nice rc!cn
Par", can be built.
?'hits c .-,j?resscd cori,-.fortability with breaking u -) tho facility into
two entities. That may be more palatable to the town. Tie iS
conccrnf--,d about cmployrie housing . TJ',,I rl will that housing be
d on L,? llow �-,,111 r e,s i dle n t-i a 1 co-mpo ne nt be m: na 9 e'?
F a 11 i n d., J, ,got f n v o r t1l.c: Cont i nc-11 1 i 4-1` ng 4-hr2 re a s c'v 1-1
rcf ur�Dish d.. o 'r.Q a t t-e r 1-i o :Lily
pa r'-4 n g St t s t c s -n,r _, .,rc at.0
s1hr-, cnvisionz-,, 0 0 M�'.-j r'17 a r z elocs- nof- sharc, th�-, problcmc Tygrc
a s gc_::p r e s s ed
Hunt is not conc.,.rrcd, about two sWTparate entities long as his
p)ram., ,'Acrs- for con dominiunAzation ar is paranieters
e 7, et. T_-.0 L iii:
wcro not mkt 1-1c, would be oppos,2:0 to OithL^r one of the facilitieS.
'ts facility Jn its ct-ir-ty
E"Cach ,_�ntlty ner_,ds -to oper��lt�,, I- 1 -.1 �1,- '�.'L..Y .
P,�,17+-on said her has always bo,::n that the project w.,s,
too big and had too many units. The conceptual Arlan was approvedl
because last year it was impossible to build a three hundreat room
hotel th--t could be first class . Now this year , suddenl�.,,
magically it is possible . The applicant has i7,plaincd t-Ine-
c i n g t , tha t doc s not e xpl ai n t0 h='r ,,7h,,7 1.1 threc hundr,--d
room hotel can operate at a proffit now whran last year it could. not
have. Doremu-s" repeated th,�,, project is r) �-47 roo:n facility in
every phase, in every condition, under evr-,rV circumst anc^. i io v a-A
c a r, city 1,-7,-2r-r2 to only allow threc hundred rooms on the
'i;ued if the
than the project 11oulO, not be economical . The reason thr'
project 9Jorks is bcc`iusc, the land cost can be cover-2d by the cash
flow of the renovated Continental Inn. Peyton asked if the
applicant can call the Continental Inn a first class operation.
Iflovak replied that Tacis not the issue. Parvey replied the refur-
bishing the Continental Inn is a temporary phasing proposal . Pf�yton
replied :nay y be- Novak repcatcd it would not be economical to
site a� total of thr^e hundred rooms. The progra-i now is to lca�'7 e-
a very profitable facility , that cov,,rs its ground cost , and
to build a 225 rocm. hotol . The diff°�renco is $15 , 000 , 000 to
$210 , 0(10 ,000 .
Richman said the npplicant i1s, prrys,nting worthwhile
IS the? town Cap abln of absorbing � �k7 Lin,
_t,- -at thr., vcry top
r�nc7? Thr, community n9.,'!V lfincl th.,t- a of hotryl
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Special Meeting and Zoning-Commission . December 11. 1984
can ',_)c handled' b77 the Cortinrntal thzan by th,� ost waig. Poth
i �_ 1,�_ 17 11 ,1
segments are ,-., ually v-a aid'.(9, The other 162 u.nits mav nl!n�ver be
J - -
absorbed. �Tl-,�,, 's701,11.1 a nv o n c., nut A.A.7 units on the site in first
4-
nlace? Do not create al white 1 cp ha n t- Peyton r)r,,f rr 11h 2 5
-arvey nskcc7 JI -E che supports th�� �-11:11-irguou_- conccpt :
_inii hol Li - _L
the Cont_in{cntal st=ays or the Continr�ntal does not St:-N7.
Pcy t 0-
predicted phase one will bc the fin-al , ultimat,:, situation. 97 h-
is not curd~ • bc-)ut reviewing a 21-97 first class hotel facility and
a remodeled Continental Inn.
Tvgrc rernar,kcd the phasing -program is closer to what she, onvisi-o ri!-:,d
in the beginning. She prefers 285 rooms. Anything that i7, dono
to the Continental has to bc an improvi�ment . The project has
involved complicated transfers of IFAILR, narking, ctc. Therefor-,
it is critical to track what happens with amenities, parkino'.
etc. It is possible that cventu,_,,11,Y7 there will be various types
of ownership and separate managements. She advised the Commission
to loo!: at these projects as twm. projects for t-1he
trac".ing iproc�,_dure. L,-al sure, phase one conforms wit-In what is
allowed for phase one. Do not allow transfers fro-,,,-, phasc one to
phase taro. he o. 0 - wants to review the FAR for each parcel separately.
Flake suro that each project can stand by itself if the rest of
the PUD is not accomplished. Tra_-!�: S-z.,parat-cl�., each individual
--n t I t-y
Dirandt ref crred to thle PUT.) agrccment Txritten by Art Daley. T h(2
agrooment- discusse-- the on Sit- and off site imT)rov Ont3 of
:phase ono, tha on sit, ' and off sitc-, improvemf:2nts of pha3c, t—lo,
etc.
Tygre ex1pressed concern about density and FAR. 21.1 c hm n n said
t1-1c progr ai-.z f or th.e east and we s tt Vy ing 'hav-o bccn pre scnted. The
Co •misslon what it is approjing. !-!Drv,-,y saidl th- preliminary
ap,:)roval will b.,-, voluminous. It 7:gill sp,-211 out everything for
7 c r y r n a t i%7 o.
a ry�-'Y said the c o n d om i n i um d a,c 1 a r a t i o n r c f.-_r s to a n h ib i t- "la
.A-lich breal,.s out all the dilEfe-r-ant units. That 7)r,?1 imLi na ry 17,,,ap
has not b,den seen. it is important_ in the conrlominiumizatioln, of
lo-:Iges that tlic aLim,_,ni tic s rcmain in the o5_7ncr5171p of thc condominiu-111
ciation
ass This policy is Circctcd
.1 - - to�%,ard smaller lodges, for
e::amp,le, the lHotel Lenado. Co-1dominlum owners should not pay
c:,tra for the amenities . The present application is filled
Edith many com:-,iercial spaces. Poes the policy really a,,-)PJ'7 to a
condominiumization pro-Ject of this size? It may not be practical
in this case' for all owners to own everything , for c.-.ample, a
restaurant or retail space . nceds to see how tnC is con doiniumized .condomin
Lization -
um com- plel-I -A will operel�::�- once the
I-T i 11 the confierencc facility be owned by one owner , and the
restaurant by Some One else. 111ovauk rcplied he dooU not know.
Tlarvey said the intent of condo-mi 11 4
..Lumization is to achieve a
smooth, operating, unified lodgi. with am.-nitic,,s not closcd! off to
o,.•T n e r ri
RECQRD QF -MQ=INGS
Special. Meeting Planning- and Zoning Commission December 11, 19814
Ricla-,ian revi-�,7, the C ,nclaration point by point against thf'
poi, t. T70
codes rnhc declaration -,,i-c ets eL ach w i 11 r-:,v i cw th
by TT
specific co corn f,-�J�-,Dre-sscj amcni t- ics bci ng in
oT..7n(,.,rshil,- of the-� association. TI.randt replied the declaration is
set up so that evcry owner is undwr the control of one ,,,ianag('.n-,icnt
that operates the lodge . fllarvcy asked what is a commercial
unit. Is it a r--staur-ant or :.,. retail spaco? Does the managei-Pient
lea--e the restaurant and thou rotail space? grand t answered by
agr-em. pnt. Doromus said T,,,ar,y purchasers of units do not want
the burden of op�:,rall---ing a restQZur-:znt . Others owners prefer
the control.
Earvry continued then Public hearing until Tuesday, j-Decombcr 10f
if)CA , at 5: 00 p.,,1.
llarvcy adjourned '[--he meeting at 7 : 22 p.iii.
TE',�,rbar:--, Norri6, Dcputy City Clcrk
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