HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit F_2004_Change in UseMEMORANDUM
TO: Julie Ann Woods, Community Development Director
FROM: Joyce A. Allgaier, Deputy Director
RE: GMQS Exemption by Community Development Director for Change in
Use of a Historic Landmark, 320 W. Main Street, Smith-Elisha House
DATE: January 15, 2004
CC: Sarah Oates, Zoning Officer
Amy Guthrie, Historic Preservation Officer
SUMMARY: Staff recommends approval of a Growth Management Quota System
(GMQS) Exemption for the proposed change in use from residential to office for a
property listed on the Aspen Inventory of Historic Landmark Sites and Structures. A
request for a conversion of the existing residential space to accommodate an office use is
proposed, along with the necessary physical internal changes The owners are Caroline
and Scott McDonald who have agreed to this request and have authorized Patrick Imeson
to make this application.
LOCATION: 320 W. Main Street, Lot N and '/z Lot O, Block 44, City and Townsite of
Aspen. Note that the application refers only to the Smith-Elisha House and not the
existing barn on the property. This property is also called, "Lot A", on the official
Historic Landmark Lot Split Plat for this subject property.
ZONING: "O", Office.
APPLICANT: Patrick Imeson
STAFF REVIEW: Section 26.470.070.D.1 of the Municipal Code provides a GMQS
Exemption by the Community Development Director for the "Change in Use" of a
designated historic landmark which does not increase the building's existing floor area
ratio. The applicant proposes to convert existing residence into office space.
In order to grant a GMQS exemption, the Community Development Director must find
that the following standard is met:
3. The change in use of a historic landmark shall not increase the building's
existing floor area ratio.
Response: The applicant will make renovations to the interior of the building in order
to create space appropriate for office use, but no alterations which affect existing FAR are
indicated in the application and are not allowed.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends this GMQS Exemption be granted with the conditions as noted below.
DECISION:
A GMQS Exemption for a Change in Use from residential to office use for the
structure located at 320 W. Main Street, also known as the Smith-Elisha House, a
designated historic landmark, is hereby APPROVED with the conditions as
follows:
This approval is effective on February 30, 2004; and,
No additional floor area shall be created or added to the structure without the
required approvals of the City of Aspen; and,
That the business owners strive to provide bus passes to their employees as a
means to mitigate trip generation and minimize on -site parking demand.
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