HomeMy WebLinkAboutFile Documents.206 Cottonwood Ln.0296.2017 (40).arbkZoning Compliance Verification Policy
Applicability: All development projects must comply with the City's zoning regulations,
including height and location, and are subject to periodic inspection during construction and a
final inspection prior to project completion. When required by the City's Zoning Officer, certain
development projects within the City of Aspen shall verify height and/or location compliance
through submission of a survey report.
Unless otherwise exempted, all commercial, multi -family, lodging, and mixed -use projects
proposed within one foot of the maximum permissible height or within one foot of allowable
setbacks shall verify zoning compliance through this method.
In addition, the Zoning Officer may require this method be used to verify zoning compliance for
single-family/duplex development or other projects where compliance may be in question.
Independent of this policy, all projects must comply with all applicable zoning limitations.
The Zoning Officer will inform the applicant during building permit review if verification will be
required. However, circumstances may require zoning compliance verification of a project which
is already underway.
Timing: Height verification should be accomplished at a point of construction when enough roof
structure is in place to accurately measure the structure yet early enough in the process to still
make changes if the structure is too tall. Location verification should be accomplished at a point
of construction when the final exterior of the structure can be accurately measured in relation to
setback requirements.
Applicants are encouraged to confer with the Zoning Officer regarding the timing of zoning
compliance verification. Applicants are encouraged to perform their own verification during
construction to ensure the building is progressing to plan, including the height and location of
foundation forms prior to concrete pours.
Survey Report: A Colorado Professional Land Surveyor shall describe and depict the height
and location of a structure compared to the dimensions shown on the zoning sheets of the
approved building permit plan set. The City's Zoning Officer can assist in determining which
elements of the structure should be measured and if natural or finished grade should be used.
The report shall include the following information:
o A brief cover letter with the building permit number, name of the project, name of the owner
and general contractor, with a written description of the measurement methods including
date(s) of measurement.
❑ For location verification: A plan drawing showing property boundaries, permitted setbacks,
building envelope (if applicable), location of foundation walls, location of the outermost
exterior of each structure (inclusive of all exterior veneer or other exterior treatments), and
the location and dimension of each observed measurement.