HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand Use Case.Lift One Lodge.0066.2006.ASLUMEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Ireland and Aspen City Council
THRU: Chris Bendon, Community Development Director AM
FROM: Jennifer Phelan, Community Development Deputy Director
RE: Lift One Conceptual PUD/Timeshare Review — Public Hearing
MEETING
DATE: February 25, 2008
SUMMARY:
The Lift One Lodge application received Conceptual PUD and Timeshare approval, with
conditions, by the Planning and Zoning Commission on August 7, 2007, via Ordinance No. 22,
Series of 2007. After the approval (step one in a four step review process) by the Planning and
Zoning Commission, the applicant was scheduled for Conceptual PUD and Timeshare review
before the City Council (step two). Prior to the scheduled review and public hearing, the
applicant along with certain neighborhood property owners has come forward to participate in a
master planning process for the subject area. On Council's agenda is a resolution to approve the
master planning process for the area to be conducted under the COWOP (Development
Reasonably Necessary for the Convenience and Welfare of the Public) process.
Staff sees three potential outcomes as a result of Council's consideration of the resolution to
conduct a master planning process of the S. Aspen Street/base area: 1) Council may approve the
COWOP, 2) Council may not resolve the COWOP request and continue the hearing, or 3)
Council may deny the request. Depending on the result of the COWOP discussion, Staff is
providing the following recommendations with regard to the Lift One Conceptual
PUD/Timeshare application.
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Council approves the COWOP request.
If Council approves the COWOP request, staff can consider the Lift One Conceptual
PUD/Timeshare application on hold for a period of time defined in the COWOP resolution
(one year applies otherwise). If no action is taken by the applicant to advance the application
after the stated period, the application will be considered abandoned.
2) Council does not resolve the COWOP request and continues the hearing to a date certain.
If the COWOP discussion is not resolved and the hearing is continued, Staff recommends
that this agenda item be continued to the same date certain.
3) Council denies the COWOP request.
If Council denies the COWOP application, staff would suggest continuing this agenda item
to a future date certain. Considering the merits of the application in the future will provide
an opportunity to separate the denial of the COWOP process with the merits of the Lift One
Lodge application.
RECOMMENDED MOTION (ALL MOTIONS ARE WORDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE):
If the COWOP application is continued or denied, Staff recommends a continuance of the
hearing on the Lift One Lodge application
"I move to continue the public hearing on the Lift One Conceptual PUD/Timeshare application
to , 2008."
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: