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Home My WebLink AboutRecorded_Signed_NOA_1175 Doolittle Circle_Castle Ridge_Insubstantial PD_8040 GreenlineRECEPTION#: 678711, R: $211,00, D: $0.00 DOC CODE: APPROVAL Pg 1 of 4, 07/21/2021 at 03:42:21 PM Janice K. Vos Caudill, Pitkin County, CO CITYOFASPEN - NOTICE OF APPROVAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR AN 8040 GREENLINE EXEMPTION AND AN INSUBSTANTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT TO REPLACE WALKWAYS TO THE 600 AND 700 BUILDING FOR A PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS CASTLE RIDGE APARTMENTS AT 1175 DOOLITTLE CIRCLE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A METES AND BOUNDS PARCEL, FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A. Parcel ID Numbers: 2735-132-01-701 ADDRESS: 1175 DOOLITTLE CIRCLE (CASTLE RIDGE) APPLICANT: Castle Ridge Associates LTD, CIO Hill Management Company, P.O. Box 95, Saint Ann, MO REPRESENTATIVE: Luis Menendez, Menendez Architects, 715 W. Main Street, Suite 104, Aspen, CO SUBJECT & SITE OF APPROVAL: Castle Ridge Apartments is a multi -family housing development consisting of eight (8) apartment buildings and eighty (80) apartment units. There is no site -specific approval for the Castle Ridge Apartments property that establishes dimensional limitations for the PD. In accordance with Section 26.445.110.11 of the Land Use Code, in absence of an approved site -specific development plan, what exists on the property at the time of the approval represents the approved dimensions of the Planned Development. Ordinance 24, Series of 2015 granted 8040 Greenline Review and a Minor Planned Development (PD) Amendment to add 988 sq. ft. of floor area to the site to be used for an on -site maintenance storage shed. The current proposal to replace walkways amounts to the addition of exempt deck area square footage and requires an amendment to the Planned Development as an Insubstantial PD Amendment per Section 26.445.110.A, Insubstantial Amendments. The Community Development Director may approve, approve with conditions, or deny this request based on criteria found in Exhibit C. Per Section 26.435.030, 8040 Greenline Review is required for all development located at or above the eight thousand forty (8,040) feet above mean sea level (the 8040 Greenline) in the City and all development within one hundred fifty (150) feet below, as measured horizontally. SUMMARY: The Applicant proposes to remove existing walkways to the 600 and 700 building and replace with building code compliant walkways and stairs. The existing condition includes ramps and the proposal alters the slope of the sidewalks and uses stairs to accommodate grade changes. The proposal results in an increase to the exempt deck area of approximately 425 square feet, a 6% increase from the existing exempt deck area square footage. Castle Ridge does not have a site -specific development plan establishing the maximum allowable floor area or exempt deck area, so the existing improvements on site at the time of approval became the approved dimensions for the PD. The property is eligible for the 15% deck area exemption based on the existing maximum allowable floor area. The approved drawings are shown in Exhibit B and illustrate the proposed scope. The recorded drawings represent approximate square footage. STAFF EVALUATION: Staff finds the request to replace the walkways, thereby increasing the exempt deck area square footage, to meet the review criteria for an Insubstantial PD amendment and 8040 Greenline review (Exhibit Q. The proposed changes do not change the character or existing use of the development. Changing the walkways from ramps to stairways represents an insubstantial change to the Castle Ridge development. The proposal does not include any variation to the allowed uses in the PD, nor is there a proposal to increase the allowed height or floor area. The increase in deck Page I1 ioo South Gal<na Street Is pen, C0561l 19751 P. 970.920.5000 IF: 970.920,51971 c ityofa3pen_com area falls well below 15% of the approximately 64,000 sq. ft. of floor area. The approximate existing deck area is 6,624 sq. ft. and the proposed increase is approximately 425 sq. ft. This brings the total deck area to approximately 7,050 sq. ft. A total of roughly 11 % exempt deck area, less than the 15% allowed by the code. The proposal does not increase the total amount of exempt deck area by more than 25%. The proposed work does not require the removal of any tree for which a permit would be required. The proposed work is located such that it is not affected by any geologic hazard and will not result in increased erosion and sedimentation. Site disturbance will be minimal. Staff has found the request to comply with the applicable review criteria and is approving the request. REFERRALS: Parks and Engineering were referrals on this project and raised no objections to the proposed work. DECISION: The Community Development Director finds the request to replace walkways providing access to the 600 and 700 building, thereby increasing the amount of exempt deck area to be consistent with the review criteria outlined in Section 26.445.100.A, Insubstantial amendments and Section 26.435.050, 8040 Greenline Review (Exhibit C) and thereby approves the request. APPROVED BY: O� - Phillip S pmo, Date Community Development Director Attachments: Exhibit A — Legal Description (Recorded) Exhibit B — Drawings (Recorded) Exhibit C — Staff Findings (Not Recorded) Exhibit D — Application (Not Recorded) Page 12 Exhibit A- Legal Description 1175 Doolittle Circle Legal Description: Eight (8) apartment buildings, consisting of a total of eighty (80) apartment units, commonly known as the Castle Ridge Apartments, situate on real property in the City of Aspen, Colorado, which real property is more particularly described as follows: A tract of land situated in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 13, Township 10 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M. more fully described as follows: Beginning at a point which is the common corner for Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, Township 10 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M., thence S 00°03'40" E, 464.23 feet; thence S 89°52' E, 534.72 feet; thence N 23°41' E, 730.07 feet to the true point of beginning; thence along the Southwesterly line of Castle Creek Road S 43°17' E, 111.14 feet; thence along the Southwesterly line of Castle Creek Road S 52°46' E, 276.67 feet; thence along the Southwesterly line of Castle Creek Road S 44009' E, 150.70 feet; thence along the Southwesterly line of Castle Creek Road S 33127, E, 181.00 feet; thence along the Southwesterly line of Castle Creek Road S 07 0V E, 262.69 feet; thence S 40°26'09" W. 130.14 feet; thence N 85°52'36" W, 454.74 feet, thence N 35°16'22" W, 299.24 feet; thence N 36°22'38" E, 138.36 feet; thence N 32°25'27" E, 71.07 feet; thence N 24°34'05" E, 84.08 feet; thence N 09°53'57" E, 154.12 feet; thence N 01 °15'05" W, 190.11 feet to the true point of beginning, containing 8.317 acres more or less, Pitkin County, Colorado.