HomeMy WebLinkAboutFile Documents.614 E Cooper Ave.0029-2024-BCOM (18)To: Kyla Smits
614 E. Cooper Encroachment Memo
Below is a response to the requested items that outline the hardship for our ventilation for the
restaurant located at 614 E. Cooper.
1. Formal Letter of hardship which outlines:
a. Whether the requested encroachment is the minimum encroachment necessary
to make possible the reasonable use of the parcel, building or structure in
question.
1. RESPONSE: The penetrations and equipment located as close as
possible to the building's structure minimize encroachment into the alley.
We will attach the unit within the minimum clearance required; the
projection into the alley will be less than the overall depth of the
dumpsters below.
b. Whether denial of the encroachment would cause the applicant unnecessary
hardship or practical difficulty.
1. RESPONSE: The denial of the encroachment would be a hardship to the
tenant as the exhaust hood for the restaurant would be necessary for the
space's operation.
c. Whether there are special circumstances or conditions which are unique to the
parcel, building or structure in question which are not applicable to other parcels,
buildings or structures
1. RESPONSE: The current space does not offer a vertical shaft for ducting
and is only limited to exterior wall penetrations on the alley side. Similarly,
the neighboring restaurant (Mezzaluna) has also ventilated the exhaust
into the alley, showing similar limitations based on the building.
d. Why other options cannot be pursued.
1. RESPONSE: The unit in question has no other options. It is flanked by
tenants on either side and the building owner's office space directly above
it.
Reviewed by Engineering Development
It should be known that this review shall not relieve the
applicant of their responsibility to comply with the
requirements of the City of Aspen. The review and approval
by the City is offered only to assist the applicant's
understanding of the applicable Engineering Development
Requirements. The issuance of a permit based on
construction documents and other data shall not prevent the
City of Aspen from requiring the correction of errors in the
construction documents and other data.
08/26/2024 3:17:41 PM