HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.boa.19880825 CITY OF ASPEN
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AUGUST 25, 1988
MAIN FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS
A G E N D A
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. MINUTES OF JUNE 9, 1988
IV. CASE #88-8 (Continued)
LEONARD M. & CHERIE G. OATES
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AUGUST 25, 1988
Chairman Remo Lavagnino called meeting to order at 4 : 28pm
following an on-site inspection at the home of Leonard and Cherie
Oates.
Answering roll call were Francis Whitaker , Rick Head , Anne
Austin, Ron Erickson and Remo Lavagnino. Charlie Paterson and
Josephine Mann were excused.
MINUTES
JUNE 9, 1988
Rick moved that the minutes be approved.
Ron seconded the motion with all in favor.
CASE #88-8
LEONARD M. & CHERIE G. OATES
(Continued)
Russell Penning, Architect: We would state at this time that the
practical hardship here is that the bathroom is a hallway. I
know for a fact that the Oates' s are always having ski club kids
staying for days at a time in order to attend the races.
Remo: The applicant last week came in with a proposal for
enlarging their square foot area to include on their plans what
was shown as a porch which, in fact, is the deck. And what they
showed as existing is what we are really giving them a variance
for. They may need a variance but it is not the variance that
they have requested.
What they have listed as a 1 story wood frame house with basement
is already existing. All they are asking us now, I believe, is
to take what they have from their foundation and shown as an
existing house to go straight up with walls . I don ' t know
whether they need a variance for that. All they are doing, they
are taking their existing footprint--what they claim is a 1-story
and using it as part of their building.
Fred: What I heard is that what they are asking for is to go a
little further out . And they are asking you to give them a
variance for that.
Remo : I would deny that request for a variance on the deck
portion. This allows them to do what they really want to do in
this portion without having to come to us again for a variance .
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Ron: The applicant can do this without coming to us for
anything.
Architect : Bill Drueding said it is increasing the non-
conformity.
Fred: If you have no opposition to this then I would go ahead
and approve a variance for this on that basis.
Remo : And it is only non-conforming because it is in an area
that is within a setback.
Fred: This is the minimum variance that you can give. You are
mandated to give that . And you are denying the initial
application. You are approving the application subject to
modification.
MOTION
Ron: I move that we grant a minimum variance based on the
revised plans presented this week on case #88-8 from the
existing foundation up.
Francis seconded the motion.
Roll call vote: Ron, yes, Anne, yes, Rick, yes, Francis, yes,
Remo, yes.
MOTION
Francis: I make a motion that the Board requests the Planning
Director to follow the procedure outlined in Section 10-105 in
the new code . The Planning Agency staff shall, as mandatory,
review the application, determine its completeness and shall
refer its written comments to the Board of Adjustments.
Rick seconded the motion.
Fred: The reason behind that is so that you don ' t have an
application like this where you have less than what you want or
need in order to make a determination at the first reading. It
is a check-off that could save the Board the inconvenience of
having to request additional information.
Ron: One of the reasons that we are sitting on this Board is to
keep our government in a fairly reasonable size. I would rather
make a decision on my own in the future as we have for the last
30 years than force them to do this and then have them say "We
need 2 more guys to do this" .
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All voted in f avor of the motion except Ron. The motion passed
with a 4 to 1 count.
Rick made a motion to adjourn.
Anne seconded the motion with all in favor .
Jani a M. Carney, City Deput Clerk
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