HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice of Call Up Memo.121WBleeker.20210713 MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Torre and Aspen City Council
THROUGH: Phillip Supino, Community Development Director
FROM: Sarah Yoon, Historic Preservation Planner
MEMO DATE: July 5, 2021
MEETING DATE: July 13, 2021
RE: Call Up Notice, HPC approval for 121 W. Bleeker – Conceptual Major Development,
Relocation, Setback Variations, and Floor Area Bonus
APPLICANT:
121 W Bleeker LLC
REPRESENTATIVE:
1 Friday Design
LOCATION:
Street Address:
121 W. Bleeker Street
Legal Description:
the East ½ of Lot C, all of Lot
D, and the West ½ of Lot E,
Block 58, City and Townsite of
Aspen, Colorado
Parcel Identification:
PID# 2735-124-39-003
CURRENT ZONING & USE:
R-6 (Moderate-Density
Residential); Residential Use
PROPOSED USE:
No change
PROCESS SUMMARY: Certain land use approvals granted by HPC
or P&Z require that Council be notified of the decision through a brief
staff summary. The notification is not a public hearing and no applicant
presentation or public comment has been accepted in the past. During
the Call Up Notice, City Council may uphold the HPC or P&Z decision.
Alternatively, Council may request more detailed information be
provided through a presentation by staff and the applicant at a future
meeting. After hearing the additional project description, Council may
uphold the boards’ decision or may remand it to require
reconsideration of specific issues at a new public hearing. HPC’s or
P&Z’s decision on remand shall be final.
BACKGROUND: 121 W. Bleeker contains a Victorian era home on a
6,000 sf lot in the R-6 residential zone district. The home was
historically designated in 1992 via Ordinance 34, Series of 1992.
Exterior alterations including new dormers and a new side porch were
added to the resource in the early 1990s. The home appears to be in
its historic location but the alterations have resulted in the loss of
historic building material to the rear of the property.
Site Locator Map – 121 W. Bleeker
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
The proposal for Conceptual Major Development includes
removing impactful additions made to the Victorian, and the
construction of a new addition to the rear of the property.
Relocation is triggered for the purposes of excavating the
subgrade space. The historic home will be put back in its
historic location on site and the height will be maintained.
The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) reviewed the
application for Conceptual Development on March 24th and
recommended restudy of the new addition and the side yard
setback request for the proposed exterior staircase on the west
side of the property. The applicant returned to HPC with a
revised design that realigned the massing of the new addition
behind the historic resource and removed the exterior staircase
and request for a west side yard setback variation. The approved design was granted an east side yard
setback variation for mechanical equipment and a rear yard setback variation for the living space above
the garage addition and the basement. The property provides for two compliant parking spaces and the
massing of the garage meets the underlying zoning requirement. A 205 s.f. Floor Area Bonus was granted
for the proposed design.
Staff supported the proposal with conditions at the second public hearing on May 26th and HPC approved
Conceptual Major Development, Relocation, Setback Variations and a 205 s.f. Floor Area Bonus with
conditions by a 7-0 vote. Staff recommends City Council uphold HPC’s decision.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council uphold HPC’s decision.
Alternative Motion for Call-up
“I move to call-up HPC’s approval for 121 W. Bleeker – Conceptual Major Development, Relocation,
Setback Variations, and Floor Area Bonus.”
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:
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EXHIBITS:
A – HPC memo, May 26, 2021
B – HPC approved application
C – HPC meeting minutes, May 26, 2021
D – HPC Resolution #10, Series of 2021
Figure 1 – 121 W. Bleeker, 2021