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Home My WebLink Aboutlanduse case.boa.214E-Bleeker.015-69 " NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Case No. 69-15 BEFORE THE CITY OF ASPEN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE REQUESTED ZONING OR USE VARIANCE DESCRIBED BELOW: Pursuant to the Official Code of Aspen of June 25, 1962, as amend- ed, a public hearing will be held in the Council Room, City Hall, Aspen, Colorado, (or at such other place as the meeting may be then adjourned) to consider an application filed with the said Board of Adjustment requesting authority for variance from the provisions of the Zoning Resolution, Title XI, Official Code of Aspen. All persons affected by the proposed variance are invited to appear and state their views, protests or objections. If you cannot appear personally at such meeting, then you are urged to state your views by letter, particularly if you have objection to such variance, as the Board of Adjustment will give serious con- sideration to the opinions of surrounding property owners and others affected in deciding whether to grant or deny the request for variance. The particulars of the hearing and of the requested variance are as follows: Date and Time of Meeting: Date: September 25, 1969 Time: 5:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall Name and Address of Applicant for Variance: Name: J. R. Williams Properties, Inc. Address: Box 3107, Aspen, Colorado Location or description of property: Location: 214 West Bleeker, Aspen, Colorado Description: Block 50, Lots M, N, 0 & west 20 feet of P Variance requested: See Attached. Duration of Variance: (Please cross out one) ~ Permanent THE CITY OF ASPEN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT BY u~Y/. -, C'7>AO__~~ Chairman by Leg ~-'-"'\ .. APPEAL TO BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTt;ENT City of Aspen Date Seutember lS lQhO Case No. (;'9-/0- Appellant J. R. WILLIAMS PROPERTIES* Adcress Box 1107. Asuen. Colo~~nn Owner W. H. AND CAROLYN LOUGHRAN 4101 East Louisiana Avenue Address DpnlTPT" (;nlnl"'.Qnn Location of Property 214 West Bleeker, Block 50 Lots M N 0 & West 20 feet Lot P Street & Num er o{ Su ivis~on B oc< & Lot No. Builc1ing pE'rtlit application an,1 prints or any other pertinent ~ata must accowpany this application, an~ will be maoe a part of Case No. ~9-~ The Boar0 will return this application if it does not contain all the facts in question. Description of proposec1 exception showing justification: See Attached Statemen~ Appe ant Partner I'rovisions of the zoninG orc1inance re"u~r~ng the Builcing Insppctor to forward this application to the Eoard of Acjust~ent an~ reason for not granting permit. Si"ner1 o . See attached sheet. S ta tus P(rrnit rej~ctec1 date Application xilec ha He (1 ~~~n~~~ DI'cision ' Date Date or HE'aring SEcretary *Appellant holds a 55 year lease on the subject property. Owners join applicant in this Appeal. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Case if r:9-/s" Application is made for a building permit to build a two family dwelling. The proposed two family dwelling will be built on 6,000. sq. ft. of lot area which will reduce the lot area of an exisitng two family dwelling to 5,000 sq. ft. No portion of a lot required for a building site under the provision of the zoning ordinance shall be included as a portion of a lot required as a site for another building. ~~j;t]w~~q Chief Building Inspector \ .~ -{I ",'-', II : ~ ~ m \J ""CIl '0 ~ ' ~~ I \.. I i 0 .Ii\ 0 ); tQ 'f" N ~ U 0 ..J ~ ::z: . 0 - - , I ~ :l ~ t: ' .:::s I i I ! ( ; I I I I 1 i,.- <. .. - _ 0 o - . ) - .. PROPOSED EXCEPTION There is presently located on Lots M, N, 0 and the West 20.feet of Lot P, Block 50, Aspen, a two-family dwelling unit, numbered 214 West Bleeker Street. There is also located on Lot M (or Lots M and N) a structure which was formerly a dwelling unit but which is not presently utilized a~ . such. See the sketch of the property attached hereto. .' It is proposed that the existing structure on Lots M and N be demolished and a new two-family dwelling unit be constructed on those two' lots. Such contains an aggregate of six thousand (6,000) square feet. In order for the existing building located on Lot 0 and the West twenty feet of Lot P to then rest on an area qualifying as to minimum ground area under the Zoning Code, an exception to the Zoning Ordinance will be required since Lot 0 and the West twenty feet of Lot P contain only five thousand (5,000) square feet. The proposed development of Lots M and N will then qualify under the Zoning Code standard for minimum lot sizes. Therefore, it is requested that a zoning variance be granted reducing the minimum lot size required by the Zoning Code to five thousand (5,000) square feet for the dwelling unit located at 214 West Bleeker Street and lying on Lot 0 and the West twenty feet of Lot P, Block 50. As justification for the requested exception, the following points are made: 1. It is intended that the new two-family dwelling unit will be made available for rental to permanent residents of Aspen, thereby fulfilling,. in part, a real need of the community. 2. The old structure, of doubtful esthetic value to the neigh- borhood, will be removed. 3. The valuable land will be put to fair economic use. 4. Certain adjoining properties occupy far more land per building than that proposed for the new two-family unit. Tentative plans call for approximately seven hundred fifty (750) square feet per dwelling unit. Adjacent Property Owners as Taken from the Rolls of the County Treasurer block 50 Lots n, H, C and t,~. 6.64" of ~ ~. 2J.J6' of Lot D and A. 1J,54' of lot S ~. 16.46' of Lot ~ and Lot F Lots G, H and I Lots L\ E.d1d :.. Lots ~i, N, 0 aDd ~. 20' of lot >- w. 10' of Lot ? a~l Lots <i, '::i and 3 Block 51 La ts ,\, r. and C .Lo~ ::; Lot '" Lots F and G Lots II and I ~sther Benninghoff c, " ~ , 5~" .t'. v. .cox (:J, Aspen, Colorado Charles A. and Gene 1>1. Betcher c/o Larry Green 3.nd Norman S. Burns 1201 ,\11rira Stree t, Los AYigeles, Cal if. 900J5 Ali(;e R. Foster c/o First Bank and Trust of Racine 500 ~isconsin Ave., Racine, Wise. 5J40J Jennte Ferguson ':' {~. '-'oy j. .....,!, " S"."""""" .t. v. ..D .... -l- ('-r, .d.o. ,t-'e.L..., Colorado :..:att F. arld l~asie i;~. Fec~ak P. O. Box 19J,&s?en, Colorad6 Su:jec t pr-,)~ertj Lois ,;llson P. O. Box 117, Pebble Beach, Calif. 93953 F. T. :'IcLaughlir~ s,no.. Jane Iloodr~ouse c/o Thunder River Realty ;>lanagemellt Co. F. o. Box 2]60, Aspen, Colorado Nick E. and Dolores 3. G1lst 4191 Irvir.g Drive, Der..ver, Cclorado Gretta M. Kettle~amL ....J,.....O, ~ l-l )~Uu MorI'ls Avenue, Pl1e~ 0, Colorado r1ary'N6rton' cjo,Clarke'anq We\'}dt, Aspen, Colorado o. Lo~is and Lynette Wille F. O. Box ~22, Aspen, Colorado Spt .20 15 J7 _,icy of Aspen Board of Adjc;.stGlent Box V Aspen Co10.8l6l1 Dear Sirsl In re Case No. 69-15 which is to be heard before your board Sept.25 at 5 p.m. in City Council Chambers,City Hall I As the owner of tbe house at 200 West Bleeker, on Lots Q,R,S and east 10 feet of P in Block 50,Aspen, I am immediately adjacent to the property at 214 West Bleeker which is requesting a variance. I object to such requested variance being granted. lYhen we built our house in 1949 Block 50 was entirely one-family residential and I have never been aware of ,or notified of, any change in the zoning. lhe house located at 214 Wes, Bleeker street, on Lots M,N,O ana tbe west 20 feet of P, Block 50 ,Aspen, was built as,and was u.alized as a one-family residence at up leastA#p until the fall of 1967 ( which was the last time I personally resided in the house next door at 200 West Bleeker, although other members of my family have been re- Siding there since then ). I find it hard to im~ne that 214 West Bleeker has recently been changed to a two-family dwelling without some zoning changes,and consequent notifi- cation being given to adjoining property owners. The structure located on Lot M (or Lots M and N ) was a fairly decrepit barn used as a garage and tool shed when it was used at all. It was not used as a dwelling unit at any time up until the fall of 1967 to my knowledge. I object to the requested variance which would permit the construction of a two-family dwelling unit on Lots M end N. Yo;;, offer 4 points as "justification for the requested exception" I 1. I agree that private capital should certainly be encouraged to invest in medium- priced housiDg for rental to permanent residents of Aspen, but not at th~ cost of lower- ing residential values for other surrounding property owners. One-family dwellings should be built in predominantly one-family dwelling areas for rental to pennanent residents of . . Aspen. Two-family dwellings should be built in areas not already established as one- family dwelling locales. 2. " rhe old structure", a dilapidated barn-gar/l€e, could well have been condemned and torn down before this. 3. "The valuable land" would be put to better use, in my opinion, if the owners were to build a. one-family dwelling unit on it. As a side issue, the owners would contribute markedly to maintenance of quality values in Aspen if they would restore the dwelling at 214 West Bleeker st. to its original one-family status. They have reduced the value to the owners, and the economic value of the houses themselves, of all the one-family dwellings in Block 50 even tough, in your view, they may have increased the price value of the land itself. Your view of "value" seems to be a purely mormy-producimg one,tfpf i.e. to construct on each segment of land in Aspen as much saleable or rentable dwell- ing space as your flexible zoning code will permit. 4. "Certain adjoining properties occupy far more land per building than that proposed for the new two-family unit". This statement, by itself, indicates all the more reason for the Zoning Board to refuse this request for variance; the use proposed for that piece of land and the reduction of square-footage of earth per ~/ptt~ capita that is proposed are in direct variance with the illnnediate area in which the property lies. ..by should VIe permit ~ of Aspen to deteriorate into crowded multiple housing? I object strenuously to your granting this variance. Thank you for letting me know about the request. Sincerely, '-.~_'!:. W~,'!:.~ Lois Wilson Box 117 Pebble Beach,Calif. 93953 " ~ , -', , -, :. z . C" \ ?~ ~ ',j (.) .-J. \~~ - ~---'------'-----'--"-'--'''-''-''--- I -01 ...... -.. ~... :~ '\,;. "Il. .tI:'~,,- ---.-...}" ;---- "...,. -.> - " ... ....,..,. "Qr:- ' \~- .;- \ "---... ~ \,:0._____ \_~~ ~ \, ~i ' , " ',J --- \1 \]\' ~-------- D i----___ () '\sS ~._-------,._--,_.- , q-i L.____..,._.... k _~)',\" '-d ..;:, '"" C-:' ~ \..L\ '. "L .. 'l. 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Overall, it's our feeling the appearance and esthetics of the proposed two family dwelling will represent substantial improvement to the street. Sincerely, Bf::. !I:t- & /? /. Cfo...dy"-, ;~''-'' Carolyn Loughran zo p::~ ~....l I:--<~ rJ)l-< ~ ~ !, N'L17!1JI Ntil/;J_.f1::I!:</ ,. I ,-- 'j _ ..J ~t ItlO ,;; be_itA) - , 343A CDT SEP 24 69 KB022 LA058 L LLS037 OR NL PDr 10 EXTRA LOS ANGELES CALIr 23 WILLIAM COMCOWICH, DLY 75 CHAIRMAN CITY or ASPEN BOARD or ADJUSTMENT CITY HALL ASPEN COLO AS POLLED PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING CASE 6915 ZONING VARIANCE REQUEST WE rEEL THIS IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST or OURSELVES AND OTHER ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS PLEASE ENTER OUR NEGATIVE ~ VOTE ....~ Z< NORMAN E BURNS LARRY GROEN OWNERS 229 W HALLAM ST ASPEN COLO.832A ~p:: Zo ....'..t) Z o ....~ Z< ~p:: Zo p::~ ~....l l-<~ rJ)l-< ~ ~