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DOC CODE: RESOLUTION
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Ingrid K. Grueter, Pitkin County, CO
RESOLUTION #11
(SERIES OF 2024)
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC)
GRANTING CONCEPTUAL MAJOR DEVELOPMENT, RELOCATION, AND
SETBACK VARIATIONS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 325 WEST HOPKINS
AVENUE, LOTS C AND D, BLOCK 46; CITY AND TOWNSITE OF ASPEN,
COLORADO
PARCEL ID: 2735-124-64-002
WHEREAS, the applicant, 325 W HOPKINS LLC, PO BOX 7699, Aspen, CO 81611,
represented by Sara Adams, BendonAdams, LLC, 300 South Spring Street #202, Aspen, CO
81611, has requested HPC approval for Conceptual Major Development, Relocation, and
Setback Variations for the property located at 325 West Hopkins Avenue, Lots C and D, Block
46; City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Section 26.415.070 of the Municipal Code states that "no building or structure
shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, relocated or improved involving a
designated historic property or district until plans or sufficient information have been submitted
to the Community Development Director and approved in accordance with the procedures
established for their review;" and
WHEREAS, for Conceptual Major Development Review, the HPC must review the application,
a staff analysis report and the evidence presented at a hearing to determine the project's
conformance with the City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines per Section
26.415.070(d)(3) of the Aspen Municipal Code and other applicable Code Sections; and
WHEREAS, per Aspen Municipal Code Section 26.580.050, the Community Development
Director may exempt projects, or a portion thereof, from the calculation of Demolition if the
Historic Preservation Commission has determined that non -historic elements of a property on
Aspen's list of Historic Landmarks shall be removed in returning the historic resource to its
original configuration or character; and
WHEREAS, for approval of Relocation, the application shall meet the requirements of Aspen
Municipal Code Section 26.415.090, Relocation; and
WHEREAS, for approval of Setback Variations, the application shall meet the requirements of
Aspen Municipal Code Section 26.415.1 10(c), Setback Variations; and
WHEREAS, Community Development Department staff reviewed the application for
compliance with applicable review standards and recommends approval with conditions; and
WHEREAS, HPC reviewed the project on August 7, 2024, September 25, 2024, and November
13, 2024, and considered the application, the staff memo and public comment, and found the
proposal consistent with the review standards and granted approval with conditions by a vote of
6 to 0.
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Section 1: Conceptual Major Development, Relocation, and Setback Variations.
That the HPC hereby approves the Conceptual Major Development, Relocation, and Setback
Variations for 325 West Hopkins Avenue, Lots C and D, Block 46; City and Townsite of Aspen,
Colorado with the following conditions:
1. During the demolition of the non -historic addition and relocation of the historic resource,
if additional historic material is discovered that is evidence of a different original
footprint of the resource, the applicant will revise the proposal for review and approval
by the project monitoring committee.
2. A preservation plan must be provided to and approved by the monitoring committee prior
to construction, and include the following:
a. The proposed details and dimensions of all new windows to, be installed in the
historic resource, and historical photographic and/or physical evidence
substantiating the same;
b. The proposed details and dimensions of all new porch columns to be installed on
the historic resource, and historic historical photographic and/or physical evidence
substantiating the same;
I Pending further land use approvals consistent with Aspen Land Use Code Sec.
26.415.070, no historic material may be removed, or otherwise altered.
4. For consideration and approval by the project monitoring committee prior to building
permit application, a relocation -plan must be provided.
5. Financial assurance of $30,000 for the safe relocation of the historic structure onto a new
basement foundation must be provided to the City upon applying for a building permit.
6. A final development plan application shall be submitted within one (1) year of the date of
approval of a Conceptual Development Plan. Failure to file such an application within
this time period shall render null and void the approval of the Conceptual Development
Plan. The Historic Preservation Commission may, at its sole discretion and for good
cause shown, grant a one-time extension of the expiration date for a Conceptual
Development Plan approval for up to six (6) months provided a written request for
extension is received no less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date.
7. The following variations are approved:
a. A 4-feet- 13/4-inch reduction of the required 10-feet front setback for the historic
resource above and below grade to a 5 -feet- 10 Y4-inches front setback.
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b. A 3-feet-101/4-inch reduction of the from the required 5-foot side setback for the
historic resource above and below grade to a I -foot- 13/4-inches side setback.
Section 2: Material Representations
All material representations and commitments made by the Applicant pursuant to the
development proposal approvals as herein awarded, whether in public hearing or documentation
presented before the Community Development Department, the Historic Preservation
Commission, or the Aspen City Council are hereby incorporated in such plan development
approvals and the same shall be complied with as if fully set forth herein, unless amended by
other specific conditions or an authorized authority.
Section 3: Existins! Litigation
This Resolution shall not affect any existing litigation and shall not operate as an abatement of
any action or -proceeding now pending under or by virtue of the ordinances repealed or amended
as herein provided, and the same shall be conducted and concluded under such prior ordinances.
Section 4: Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Resolution is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION at its regular meeting on the 13 th day of November
2024.
Approved as to Form: Approved as to Content:
Kath rine Johns ssistant City Attorney
. Deputy City Clerk
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HPC Resolution #I I, Series of 2024
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