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DOC CODE: APPROVAL
Pg 1 of 3, 05/03/2023 at 01:44:31 PM
Ingrid K. Grueter, Pitkin County, CO
NOTICE OF APPROVAL
FOR A GROWTH MANAGEMENT QUOTA SYSTEM EXEMPTION OF LAND
USE CODE 26.470.100.D,.DEMOLITION OR REDEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-
FAMILY HOUSING,AND APPROVAL OF THE COMBINATION OF UNITS ON
THE PROPERTY COMMONLY DESCRIBED AS UNIT 207 AND UNIT 208,
ASPEN SQUARE CONDOMINIUM HOTEL,AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS
617 EAST COOPER STREET,ASPEN SQUARE CONDOMINIUM, UNIT 207 and
UNIT 208, COUNTY OF PITKIN,STATE OF COLORADO.
Parcel ID No.2737-18-2-43-103
AND
Parcel ID No.2737-18-2-43-104
APPLICANT: DPG Investment Properties,LLC
120 East Hyman Ave
Aspen, CO 81611
REPRESENTATIVE: Anne Grice
408 ABC, Suite 201
Aspen, CO 81611
SUBJECT&SITE OF EXEMPTION: The applicant has requested a GMQS Exemption
for a Demolition or redevelopment of multi-family housing, Section 26.470.100.D. The
subject property is at 617 East Cooper Street, commonly described as Aspen Square
Condominium Hotel, unit 207 and unit 208.
SUMMARY:
The applicant requests a GMQS exemption to combine two residential multi-family units
at the Aspen Square Condominium Hotel. Typically, this scope of work would trigger a
GMQS Review under Section 26.470.100.D,Demolition or redevelopment of multi-family
housing.
Section 26.470.100.D,Demolition or redevelopment of multi-family housing,includes the
provision that the combining, demolition, conversion, or redevelopment of multi-family
housing shall be approved,approved with condition,or denied by the Planning and Zoning
Commission and that the development must provide mitigation in the form of affordable
housing unless the subject dwelling units qualify for an exemption from the GMQS review.
This section of the Land Use Code contains a list of exemptions from the affordable
housing mitigation provision. The applicant is pursuing the following exemption for the
combining of unit's 207 and 208:
26.470.100.D.8.c, Exemptions:
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"c. The demolition, combining, conversion, replacement, or redevelopment of
Multi-Family Housing Units which have been used exclusively as tourist
accommodations or by non-working residents. The Community Development
Director may require occupancy records, leases, affidavits, or other documentation
to the satisfaction of the Director to demonstrate that the unit(s) has never housed
a working resident. All other requirements of this Title shall still apply including
zoning, growth management, and building codes. "
The Aspen Square Condominium Hotel is a mixed-use property located in the Commercial
Lodge (CL) zone district. The zone district allows for "high-occupancy lodging
development"in traditional hotel units,as well as multi-family residential units.
The applicant has submitted documents,included as Exhibits A and B, stating that neither
unit 207 nor unit 208 has been used for anything other than tourist accommodations. These
documents include letters from the Aspen Square Condominium Hotel General Manager,
an affidavit signed by the previous and retired General Manager,and a notarized occupancy
report for both units. Due to numerous software transitions, the current General Manager
confirmed the most recent occupancy reports are from 2020 and Aspen Square
Condominium Hotel does not have prior year reports archived.
Another requirement that needs to be considered for this conversion is the net livable area
of the new and larger unit once the two units have been merged. In the CL zone district,
the maximum unit size in net livable square feet is 1,500. Proposed plans, included as
Exhibit C, show that unit 207 is 478 square feet and unit 208 is 493 square feet. The
applicant has stated that after the conversion takes place, the total net livable area will be
971 square feet, which is within the allowable floor area.
STAFF EVALUATION:
In reviewing this application, Staff first analyzed the evidence establishing proof that at no
point did a working resident occupy these units.The application includes a title certificate,
warranty deed, tax record, land title, notarized letter from the general manager, notarized
letter from the previous and retired general manager, and site plans. Staff found this
information insufficient,and the applicant then submitted occupancy records for both units
from the previous two years with a note from the general manager explaining the change
in systems resulting in the loss of occupancy records from previous years.
Staff believes that this additional information provides a reasonable basis to approve the
GMQS exemption for the proposal at Aspen Square Condominium Hotel. Additionally,
Staff reviewed the submitted floor plans and determined that the combined net livable area
is 971 square feet which does not exceed the maximum allowable amount of 1,500 square
feet. This approval does not negate the requirement to obtain a building permit and the
applicant shall do so prior to any commencement of work on the property.
DECISION:
The Community Development Director finds the GMQS Multi-Family Replacement
Exemption for the combining of two multi-family units, unit 207 and unit 208, atat
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Aspen Square Condominium Hotel as noted above meets the requirements as
described in the Land Use Code,and thereby APPROVES the request.
The approved exemption to 617 E. Cooper Street, unit 207 and unit 208, allows for
the combining of units without the incorporation of Multi-Family Replacement
affordable housing mitigation. The applicant is required to obtain a building permit
to legalize all improvements.
APPROVED BY:
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Director of 6mmunity Development
Attachments:
Exhibit A—Affidavit from Aspen Square Condominium Hotel General Manager(Not
Recorded)
Exhibit B—Occupancy Records(Not Recorded)
Exhibit C—Existing and Proposed Floor Plans (Not Recorded)
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