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'. q..... ~>.:1,~ 367932 8-744 P-624 03/16/94 11,06A PG 1 OF 5 SILVIA DAVIS PITKIN COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER F<EC 25..00 DOC ORDINANCE 3 (SERIES OF 1994) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO GRANTING A GMQS EXEMPTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND VESTED RIGHTS STATUS FOR THE STAPLETON OFFICE BUILDING, 702 WEST MAIN STREET, EAST 10 FEET OF LOTS R AND ALL OF LOT S, BLOCK 18 ASPEN TOWNSITE, ASPEN COLORADO.~077 WHEREAS, the applicant, Stape Limited Liability company, has proposed to develop an office building located at 702 West Main street; and WHEREAS, the applicant has requested a Growth Management allocation for the 1993 commericaljoffice quota; and WHEREAS, the applicant proposes to develop two on-site affordable dwelling units to mitigate employee generation impacts; and WHEREAS, pursuant to sections 24-8-104.C.1.c. and 24-8-109.J. of the Aspen Municipal Code, City Council shall approve the method by which an applicant proposes to provide affordable housing upon recommendation by the Planning and Zoning commission (herein "commission"); and WHEREAS, on December 21, 1993, the Commission reviewed the affordable housing proposal and recommended that the applicant increase the size of the three-bedroom unit; and WHEREAS, the applicant committed to increase the size of the three-bedroom unit to 1,200 square feet of net liveable space to meet the Housing Office guidelines for a three-bedroom, category 3 dwelling unit; and WHEREAS, the Commission recommends to Council approval of the on-site affordable housing with conditions; and WHEREAS, the applicant also requests vested rights status for 367932 ~ . ,a .. iA \., [<-744 P--625 03/16/94 11, 06A PG 2 OF 5 a site specific development plan as represented in the GMQS application; and WHEREAS, the Aspen city council having considered the Planning Office's recommendation for the GMQS Exemption does wish to grant the exemption. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: section 1: Pursuant to sections 24-8-104.C.1.c. and 24-8-109.J. of the Municipal Code, City council does hereby grant a GMQS Exemption for the development of two on-site affordable dwelling units located in the proposed Stapleton office building at 702 West Main street with the following conditions: 1. The three-bedroom dwelling unit shall be deed restricted to category 2 with the provision that it may be rented to a qualified category 3 household, if a member of that household is employed by the owner of the building. If the unit is made available to the general public rather than an employee of the owner of the building, it would be rented under the category 2 guidelines for household income and rent. The owner of the building has the ability to select a qualified occupant to rent both of the deed restricted units. 2. The three-bedroom dwelling unit shall be increased to a total of 1,200 square feet of net liveable space to meet the Housing minimum size guidelines. 3. The one-bedroom 615 square foot net liveable dwelling unit shall be deed restricted to category 2 Housing guidelines. 4. Prior to the issuance of any building permits the applicant shall record the deed restrictions, with a copy to the Housing Office, restricting the 2 dwelling units to the Housing Office guidelines. 5. All material representations made by the applicant in the application and at the public hearings shall be adhered to and considered conditions of approval, unless amended by other conditions. tA, '. ~tA ~- ell" ,%, 't" 367932 8-744 P-626 03/16/94 11,06A PG 3 OF 5 section 2: Pursuant to section 24-6-207 of the Municipal code, city council does hereby grant the applicant vested rights for 702 West Main, East 10 feet of Lot R and all of Lot S, Block 18, Aspen Townsite as follows: 1. The rights granted by the site specific development plan approved by this Ordinance shall remain vested for three (3) years from the date of final adoption specified below. However, any failure to abide by the terms and conditions attendant to this approval shall result in forfeiture of said vested property rights. Failure to timely and properly record all plats and agreements as specified herein and or in the Municipal Code shall also result in the forfeiture of said vested rights. 2. The approval granted hereby shall be subject to all rights of referendum and judicial review. 3 . Nothing in the approvals provided in this ordinance shall exempt the site specific development plan from subsequent reviews and or approvals required by this Ordinance or the general rules, regulations or ordinances or the city provided that such reviews or approvals are not inconsistent with the approvals granted and vested herein. 4. The establishment herein of a vested property right shall not preclude the application of ordinances or regulations which are general in nature and are applicable to all property subject to land use regulation by the city of Aspen including, but not limited to, building, fire, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes. In this regard, as a condition of this site development approval, the developer shall abide by any and all such building, fire, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes, unless an exemption therefrom is granted in writing. section 3: The city Clerk shall cause notice of this Ordinance to be published in a newspaper of general circulations within the city of Aspen no later than fourteen (14) days following final adoption hereof. Such notice shall be given in the following form: Notice is hereby given to the general public of the approval of a site specific development plan, and the creation of a vested property right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68, - (. ~, ~. 367932 8-744 P-627 03/16/94 11,06A PG 4 OF 5 Colorado Revised statutes, pertaining to the following- described property: The property shall be described in the notice and appended to said notice shall be the ordinance granting such approval. section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. section 5: This Ordinance shall not effect any existing litigation and shall not operate as an abatement of any action or proceeding now pending under or by virtue of the ordinances repealed or amended as herein provided, and the same shall be conducted and concluded under such prior ordinances. section 6: A public hearing on the Ordinance shall be held on the =1&' day Of~ 1994 at 5:00 P.M. in the city Council Chambers, Aspen city Hael, Aspen Colorado, fifteen (15) days prior to which hearing a public notice of the same shall be published one in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Aspen. INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law, by the City council of the city of Aspen on the ~5 day of ()Av fJ,.... ~::J:( John Bennett, Mayor , 1994. , pa..ed and apprfli:..thi. c>8 day of $.JA.'. 'l'V':::t;/- Joh Bennett, Mayor ~LLY' adopted, - 1994. ~<\th!ty~ S,. Koch, \. \ ,..... ",p , t.J '.'..",,~; ....f. ~ ~ : SEA l'~ ~ ~ :$~,%~, .:. 'S iWf~Mj,< ~ ~ ~~~ii1~j i ,,~ Jt. ,,' .~' , (;'Ql'.,O....;;i:\ } :iJ',\:;, '" Ol\^'" ,\\\.... ';:;:':<'.,;,.,~.'/!-{~t:;l~ll,).l\~\\< 367'132 B-744 P-628 03/16/94 11,06A PG 5 OF 5 ~.it, ' '". t. 5