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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcoa.lu.ca.Mall Lighting.A095-02 r') CASE NUMBER PARCEL In # CASE NAME PROJECT ADDRESS PLANNER CASE TYPE OWNER/APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE DATE OF FINAL ACTION CITY COUNCIL ACTION PZ ACTION ADMIN ACTION BOA ACTION DATE CLOSED BY n A095-02 Mall Lighting- Lighting Code Exemption Downtown Pedestrian Mall Sarah Oates Lighting Code Exemption City of Aspen Parks Department 11/12/02 Approved 11/13/02 J. Lindt . o n NOTICE OF APPROVAL TO: Julie Ann Woods, Community Development Director FROM: Sarah Oates, Zoning Office6o RE: Lighting Code Exemption for Mall Lighting DATE: November 12, 2002 SUMMARY: The City of Aspen Parks Department has been working with Rising Sun to increase lighting on the downtown pedestrian mall, some of which is inconsistent with Section 26.575.150 of the Aspen Municipal Code, Outdoor Lighting. Specifically, uplighting will be installed on some groupings of aspen trees and the code only allows for uplighting on vegetation with dense canopies. Further, Parks is installing and illuminating the Christmas lighting prior to November 15,2002 which is the date Christmas lighting is permitted to be installed. The Community Development Director may approve exemptions from Section 26.575.150 if there is demonstrable community benefit. City Council reviewed and recommended approval of the request on November 11, 2002. Community Development staff recommends approval ofthe requested exemption from Section 26.575.150, Outdoor Lighting to aIlowf(jr IlpIighting of aspen trees on the pedestrian mall and illumination of Christmas lighting prior to November 15, 2002. APPLICANT: REPRESENTATIVE: LOCATION: ZONING: REQUEST: City of Aspen Jeff Woods, Parks Department Pedestrian Mall Commercial Core Allow Uplighting and Christmas Lighting Prior to November 15,2002 . 4 f"""l ~ Community Development Director Decision The Community Development Director finds the request for an exemption from Section 25.575. I 50, Outdoor Lighting for uplighting of aspen trees on the pedestrian mall and illumination of Christmas lighting prior to November] 5, 2002 meets the criteria of providing a demonstrable community benefit APPROVED BY: DATE: /I.. "1/:::> ^" I Ii" " ~~~ Ju Ann Woods munity Development Director 1.01/ 7 '1'0, 'J.?a C;;y'tVQOA /Z^ o~40 ~1tr~ u~,f "'#;" Co, l'!f~", "- , . /l ~6)U,;r-> 2