HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19940425Regular Meeting Aspen City Council April 25, 1994
Richards called the meeting to order at 5:07 with Councilmembers Waggaman and
Paulson present.
PROCLAMATION - Child Protection Awareness Week
Councilwoman Richards and Council proclaimed April 25 to 30 Child Protection Awareness
Week. Councilwoman Richards presented the proclamation to Pat Hall. Ms. Hall invited
everyone to Parents Night Out April 26th.
PROCLAMATION - Arbor Day
Councilwoman Richards and Council proclaimed May 10th Arbor Day and presented the
proclamation to Rebecca Baker, parks department. Ms. Baker invited everyone to a tree
planting at the Marolt property at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10th.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
There were no comments
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
1. Councilwoman Richards said there used to be bulletin boards around town used for
by locals dispensing information. Council woman Richards asked staff refer this to CCLC
for suggestions of locations for bulletin boards.
2. Bill Efting, assistant city manager, told Council the City Shop project is right on
budget and on schedule. The Ice Garden and Red Brick renovations have also been
started.
3. Bill Efting, assistant city manager, reminded Council there is a mini-retreat with the
public works department May 3 at 4:30. There is a superblock meeting May 2 at 4 p.m. in
the West Seminar room of the Aspen Institute. Efting told Council the applicants for 303 E.
Main request this be tabled to the next meeting.
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to table Ordinance #15, Series of 1994, to May 9;
seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried.
4. John Worces ter, city attorney, told Council the county will be proceeding with an
appeal on the Burnt Mountain decision. The last date to file an appeal of May 2nd. The
county issues affect both city and county residents. Worcester suggested if Council is
interested in filing an appeal they should concentrate on transpor tation and air quality.
Councilman Paulson said he would like to see the issue of water use a part of the appeal.
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Worcester said water sales from Snowmass are a separate issue. Councilwom an
Waggaman supports filing an appeal. Councilwoman Richards said she feels filing an
appeal is very important. Councilwoman Richards said she is concerned about VMT
reductions.
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to direct the City Attorney to file an administrative
appeal on Burnt Mountain; seconded by Councilman Paulson. All in favor, motion carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR
John Worcester, city attorney, reminded Council all items on the consent calendar may be
adopted by a single motion without discussion. Any item on the consent calendar may be
removed for discussion. Staff has placed first reading of non-controver sial ordinances on
the consent calendar to expedite meetings. All ordinances have a public hearing at second
reading. Councilman Paulson said it is important applicants be present for first reading in
case there are questions.
Councilman Paulson moved to read Ordinances #16, 17, and 18, Series of 1994; seconded
by Councilwoman Waggaman. All in favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE #16
(Series of 1994)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, CODIFYING THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL EXTENSIONS
AND EXPANSION OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASPEN AREA
COMMUNITY PLAN AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO
WATER POLICY AND OPERATING PROCEDURES
ORDINANCE #17
(Series of 1994)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL GRANTING A
SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION AND GMQS EXEMPTION FOR A LOT SPLIT
FOR 795 MEADOWS ROAD, LOTS 3 & 4 AND THE NORTHWEST 1/4 ALL
IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 84 WEST OF THE 6TH
PM, ASPEN COLORADO
ORDINANCE #18
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(Series of 1994)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO PROHIBITING SHOPLIFTING, ESTABLISHING ELEMENTS
OF PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF SHOPLIFTING, AUTHORIZING THE
GOOD FAITH DETENTION OF PERSONS REASONABLE SUSPECTED
OF SHOPLIFTING, AND ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM
LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ANY SUCH
DETENTION was read by the city clerk
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to adopt the consent calendar; seconded by
Councilman Paulson. The consent calendar is:
A . Minutes - April 11, 1994
B . Resolution #29, 1994 - Easement Ho ly Cross Primary Electric Wires
Parks Building
C . Resolution #30, 1994 - Easement Holy Cross Primary Electric Wires City
Shop
D . Resolution #31, 1994 - Kappeli Water Lease Agreement
E . Resolution #32, 1994 - Mayor's Deed - Sue W. Hall Trust
F . Request for Funds - Water Audit
G . Request for Funds - Superblock Meetings & Traffic Study
H . Ordinan ce #16, 1994 - Codification of Water Policy
I . Ordinance #17, 1994 - Adams Lot Split
J . Ordinance #18, 1994 - Shoplifting
Roll call vote; Councilmembers Paulson, yes; Waggaman, yes; Richards, yes. Motion
carried.
ORDINANCE #10, SERIES OF 1994 - Juan Street AH PUD, Subdivision, and GMQS
Exemption
Leslie Lamont, planning office, reminded Council this request is for rezoning to AH,
affordable housing, for the development of 6 affordable units and a GMQS exemption for
those units, and vested rights. Dave Tolen, housing office, told Council this proposal is for
5 three-bedroom ownership units. There is an existing miner's cottage which will be
renovated and sold as a two-bedroom unit. Tolen presented a model of the site. The
required parking is all sub-grade structural parking which will leave yard and deck space for
the units. Each unit will have a yard. Tolen told Council these units were designed in
response to the needs outlined in the AACP for family-oriented ownership units. This site
was purchased by the city three years ago.
Tolen said the PUD variations requests are not of the type to cause impact on the
surrounding property; these are not height, density or parking variations. The variations
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requested permit small detached units on site. Tolen said the design is also responsive to
the HPC comments and to concerns of neighbors who attended meetings on this project.
Tolen said one particular concern was the height of the building and the housing office
agreed not to ask for any height variances. Tolen read comments from the housing survey
which indicate people want single family dwellings with yards. Tolen said the property of
the immediate neighbor extends farther into the street which makes the sidewalk lead right
into this property. Tolen said they plan a fence and some landscaping to deflect people
from her property.
Alan Richman, planner for the project, pointed out the development was planned around
the existing historic structure. This is a transition neighborhood in terms of density and the
planners took this into account when designing the project.
Councilwoman Richards opened the public hearing.
Mary Barbee, adjacent property owner, said this parcel is surround ed by undeveloped
property and suggested perhaps this should be planned as a whole rather than one project
at a time. Tolen said he does not see any advantage in putting this project off. This should
be under construction this summer. Councilwoman Richards said Council asked that this
project get going because of the delay of the Kraut housing project. Councilwom an
Richards favors moving forward with this project. Richman reiterated the develop ment
team did not maximize the size and use the multi-family zoning with higher density or FAR
bonus for affordable housing.
Councilwoman Richards closed the public hearing.
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to adopt Ordinance #10, Series of 1994, on second
reading; seconded by Councilman Paulson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Paulson, yes;
Waggaman, yes; Richards, yes. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #12, SERIES OF 1994 - Code Amendment - Minimum Lot Size in AH Zone
Leslie Lamont, planning office, told Council the minimum lot size in the AH zone is currently
3,000 square feet, which was incorpo rated into the AH zone as an incen tive. Ms. Lamont
said in response to site planning for Juan street and also in response to the designers for
East Hopkins, staff has been struggling with an inability to provide small home/small lot site
designing and development. The AACP recommends miner's cottage type design. Ms.
Lamont told Council P & Z has consistently commented on AH projects to break up larger
buildings with smaller lots and smaller houses. This text amendment reduces the lot size to
1500 square feet if the original parcel is 27,000 square feet or less.
Councilwoman Waggaman said she would like to have the ability to arrange duplexes or
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fourplexes so that they have yards. Ms. Lamont said she feels applicants will only take the
minimum lot size when they are also utilizing the PUD overlay. Rezoning with a PUD
overlay does not add to the review process because applicants are already rezoning to AH.
Councilman Paulson said he does not favor little houses with little yards. Councilwoman
Waggaman said she would like some added protection for unusual situations rather than a
standard item. Ms. Lamont suggested adding language to the ordinance that mandatory
PUD is required if one is going below 3,000 square feet.
Councilwoman Richards opened the public hearing.
Craig Glendenning said the ability to put 1500 or 3,000 square foot duplex lots is desirable
in affordable housing projects.
Councilwoman Richards closed the public hearing.
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to adopt Ordinance #12, Series of 1994, on second
reading amending the affordable housing zone district to reduce the minimum lot size for
single family and duplex dwelling units on parcels less then 27,000 square feet from 3000
to 1500 square feet with the additional amendment that on page 3 of the attached memo
.d1 and .d3 will say that minimum lot size square feet on a lot of 27,000 square feet may be
reduced from 3000 to no less than 1,500 square feet by PUD review and also that detached
and duplex residential dwelling on a lot of 27,000 square may be reduced from 3000 to no
less than 1500 square feet by a PUD review; seconded by Councilman Paulson. Roll call
vote; Councilmembers Paulson, yes; Waggaman, yes; Richards, yes; Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #14, SERIES OF 1994 - Housing Guidelines
Tom Baker, housing director, told Council staff made a number of changes since first
reading. Baker reminded Council these guidelines adopt the policy for resident occupied
units. Baker said the housing office has informed applicants when there is a formal
adoption of RO regulations, these guidelines will be amended. Regarding the East Cooper
property, there will be RO deed restrictions filed based on this interim solution. If the final
solution is more liberal or to the advantage of the homeowner to change the deed
restriction, the housing office will allow the deed restrictions to be changed. Otherwise,
they may stay with these policies.
Baker pointed out the unit size has been changed to 2000 gross square feet with an 800
square foot basement and a 500 square foot garage. Councilwoman Waggaman
suggested the basement could up to 1000 square feet if the above ground building is the
lesser size. Council discussed the length of residency and employment required for an RO
unit and the interim solution in this document is 2 years. Council felt this should be 5 years.
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Councilwoman Waggaman asked what the restrictions are on ownership of any other
property in Pitkin County. Baker reminded Council in the past one could own residential
property down valley. This was overturned at a joint meeting with the Commissioners. The
intent is that if someone is residing in deed restricted property, they are not permitted to
acquire improved residential property in the Roaring Fork drainage.
Baker said there has been discussions on what constitutes a dependent. In the past the
interpretation has been 9 out of 12 months. The rationale for 9 months came out of how
adults in a primary residence are treated. This has been reduced to anything over 6
months. This will not be retroactive. Councilwoman Richards said she would prefer to see
this track with reality where in most cases one parent will get the summer and various
weekends and vacations throughout the year. Councilwoman Richards said she would
lean toward 7 months or 210 days. Baker said this issue comes up when staff is trying to
allocate scarce resources. Baker said the intention is only one parent gets to use the
dependent to increase their priority for affordable housing. Baker said this is only a
problem when both sets of parents live in the Roaring Fork Valley. Staff will take
clarifications and a tightening up of the definition back to the housing board.
Baker said there have been some complaints about couples not being able to qualify for 3
bedroom units. Baker told Council the housing board has struggled with this issue for
years; how is a scarce resource allocated. Baker said the housing office felt the way to
insure that the group with the least amount of options for housing, a household with
children, had a leg up on 3 bedroom units. Baker said there is a small inventory of single
family homes, which is the most desirable.
Councilwoman Richards opened the public hearing.
Jim Engler told Council the lottery process excludes a large portion of the community from
single family houses or 3 bedroom units. Engler suggested using a longevity scale such as
more points for more years in the valley to allow people to get into the lottery for 3 bedroom
or single family units. Council suggested Engler take this idea to the housing board for
further discussion. Jim Curtis, housing board, said this issue has been discussed over the
years and is worth looking at again. Councilwoman Richards said she would be concerned
about equating longevity in the community with value to the community. Baker said the
Council can amend the housing guidelines if the housing board changes the
recommendations for priority.
Craig Glendenning said Council has discussed changing the require ments from 2 years
minimum residency to 5 years. Glendenning said 2 out of 3 buyers for East Cooper who
are ready to move in have been here less than 5 years. Curtis said as more restrictions are
placed on RO units, this is going away from the philosophy of the housing board, which is
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to make it less restrictive and create more incentives for the private sector. Dave Mylar,
housing board, pointed out the lender for RO units will look at the ability for resale. If the
market it limited to 5 year residency, this makes the market smaller. Councilwoman
Waggaman suggested after a unit is on the market for 3 months, it could be extended to
purchasers with less time in the valley. Baker said his goal is to prevent abuses in the RO
units and 2 year residency does that, and the resale of these units could be more
restrictive. Councilwoman Richards said the longevity issue on RO is not such a big issue
now that a 4 percent cap has been instituted. Councilwoman Richards said she would
accept 2 year residency for the interim, which would apply to East Cooper. Baker
suggested upon resale the new employee require ment, whatever that turns out to be, would
apply. Council agreed.
Councilwoman Richards closed the public hearing.
Councilman Paulson moved to adopt Ordinance #14, Series of 1994, on second reading
with the amendments as discussed; seconded by Councilwoman Waggaman. Roll call
vote; Councilmembers Waggaman, yes; Paulson, yes; Richards, yes. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #13, SERIES OF 1994 - Powder House Condominiums Final SPA
Development Plan Amendment/GMQS Exemption/Vested Rights
Kim Johnson, planning office, said this is a request to build an employee duplex at the
Benedict property at the end of Ute avenue. Within the SPA plan, space for this unit was
set aside. The applicants are requesting a variation in the minimum lot area. The rural
residential zone calls for 1 dwelling unit per two acres. This will be two dwelling units; a
category 2 studio and a category 3 two-bedroom unit. This is voluntary and not part of any
mitigation requirement
Councilwoman Richards opened the public hearing. There were no comments.
Councilwoman Richards closed the public hearing.
Councilman Paulson moved to adopt Ordinance #13, Series of 1994, on second reading;
seconded by Councilwoman Waggaman. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Waggaman, yes;
paulson, yes; Richards, yes. Motion carried.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX DISCUSSION
Tom Baker, housing director, requested direction from Council on the extension of the real
estate transfer tax for affordable housing which expires this December. Baker told Council
the housing board feels it is imperative to have a revenue resource in place if Council's
intent is to implement the Aspen Area Community Plan. Baker said the Board recommends
extending the RETT and the housing staff and Board will work to get information out to the
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electorate on this question.
John Worcester, city attorney, told Council he feels the city can extend the RETT;
amendment 1 prohibits new or increased real estates transfer taxes . This would be neither.
Amendment 1 does not prohibit extension of an existing RETT
Councilwoman Richards said she supports putting this on the ballot in November and to
have staff put together ballot language for Council's consideration. Councilwoman
Richards suggested the length of the RETT track with the life of the AACP. Council agreed.
ORDINANCE #19, SERIES OF 1994 - Ute Trail Townhomes PUD Amendment
Councilman Paulson moved to read Ordinance #19, Series of 1994; seconded by
Councilwoman Waggaman. All in favor, motion carried.
ORDINANCE #19
(Series of 1994)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL GRANTING A
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE FINAL PUD PLAN, AN AMEND-
MENT TO THE GMQS EXEMPTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
THE UTE TRAIL TOWNHOMES, 831 UTE AVENUE, CITY OF ASPEN,
PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO was read by the city clerk
Leslie Lamont, planning office, reminded Council in 1990 the final development plan for Ute
Trail townhomes was approved which included 4 free market units and 7 affordable
housing units - 1 resident occupied and 6 restricted to category 2. That approval included
8 on-site parking spaces for the affordable units, 2 in a garage and 6 open air in the interior
courtyard. Epic Properties and Sister City Housing Inc. have submitted an amendment to
this plan to reduce the 8 on site parking spaces to 7 on-site spaces and to construct
garages for these spaces, to fully snowmelt the driveway and interior courtyard, and to
construct a smaller broiler room.
Ms. Lamont said Sister Cities Housing Inc. proposes to amend the affordable housing
package. Ms. Lamont said at the time of development of this project there were 11
households on the property. A list of the people living on the property was created and
those tenants who were displaced were to have first chance at getting the new units. Sister
City Housing would like to priorit ize the "displaced tenants" list. Once this list is exhausted,
Sister City Housing would like the ability to sell the units at category 3 rather than category
2 prices. Sister City Housing Inc. is also requesting the prices in either category 2 or 3 be
set at the top of the range. The applicants would like to amend the resident occupied deed
restriction to the current guidelines or to take the RO unit and make it category 3 or 4
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established price.
Ms. Lamont told Council the Housing Board is waiting for more information on the housing
issues of this request; how many people of the displaced tenants are still interested; can
they pay the highest price in the range; what to do with the RO unit. Ms. Lamont said at
second reading, staff will have a recommendation for Council on these issues.
Ms. Lamont said the construction of the garages and broiler room total 1630 square feet.
Ms. Lamont said when residential units propose their own garages accessed off a road,
these garages do not count in the overall floor area. This is a bulk and mass issue rather
than a floor area issue. This is also not reducing the amount of required open space on the
property.
Dave Mylar, housing board, told Council several years ago the original applicant began to
experience financial difficulty in developing the project as conceived in the 1990 approvals.
This was one of the first self-help affordable housing project where the owners were trying
to create their own subsidies with no cost to the city. At that time the city and Shimakappu
decided to buy the land and salvage the project, which resulted in Sister City Inc. Both
Aspen and Shimakappu have contributed funds to acquire the project and plans for its
development. The subsidy for the 7 units will be about $300,000.
Mylar said both the city and Shimakappu put up money for the project. At that time, Sister
City Housing, Inc. approached Council with an idea for completing the project. The city
would build the 7 affordable units and sell the development rights for the free market units.
Epic Properties offered to buy the entire site, to build the affordable units, sell them back to
Sister City Housing, Inc. at a fixed price, turn key complete. Sister City Housing will buy the
units when they are complete and then sell them to "displaced tenants" or others who
qualify. Mylar told Council the purchase price of the land is $1.3 million or 25 percent of the
gross selling price of the free market units, whichever is greater.
Councilwoman Richards said she is concerned about the energy efficiency of snowmelting
the drive and courtyard. Bill Lipsey, architect, showed the plan. Lipsey said every square
inch of the courtyard is used for access. The owners will have to have a bobcat shovel and
have the snow hauled away, which also uses energy. Councilwoman Richards asked if
there will be drainage problems. Lipsey said these are contained in a dry well on the
property. Councilwoman Waggaman pointed out the area does not get a lot of sunshine to
help melt the snow naturally.
Councilwoman Richards asked about compensation of the cottonwoods that were taken
down. Lipsey told Council they have worked with the parks department and agreed to
review the landscaping plan and meet all their requirements. Councilwoman Richards said
for second reading the applicants should bring back some comparison costs on shoveling
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and hauling snow versus the energy used for snowmelt.
Lipsey said staff had some concern about the mass of the garage adding to the site. The
applicants put up story poles, which they can put up again for Council. The applicants will
also do some comparisons of the energy to run snow melt vs CO emissions from trucks and
added PM 10.
Karinjo Devore said she would like to continue her discussion with the housing board on
the issues involved in RO units. Ms. Devore told Council in the original plans they had
wanted to have garages for the affordable units. This amendment as presented will
eliminate one parking space attached to the RO unit; the three bedroom units will end up
with the same amount of parking as a studio unit.
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to adopt Ordinance #19, Series of 1994, on first reading;
seconded by Councilman Paulson. Roll call vote; Councilmembers Waggaman, yes;
Paulson, yes; Richards, yes. Motion carried.
Councilwoman Waggaman moved to adjourn at 8:55 p.m.; seconded by Councilman
Paulson. All in favor, motion carried.
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
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PROCLAMATION - Child Protection Awareness Week 1
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PROCLAMATION - Arbor Day 1
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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 1
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COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS 1
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CONSENT CALENDAR 2
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ORDINANCE #10, SERIES OF 1994 - Juan Street AH PUD, Subdivision, and
GMQS Exemption 3
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ORDINANCE #12, SERIES OF 1994 - Code Amendment - Minimum Lot Size in AH
Zone 4
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ORDINANCE #14, SERIES OF 1994 - Housing Guidelines 5
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ORDINANCE #13, SERIES OF 1994 - Powder House Condominiums Final SPA
Development Plan Amendment/GMQS Exemption/Vested Rights 7
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX DISCUSSION 8
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ORDINANCE #19, SERIES OF 1994 - Ute Trail Townhomes PUD Amendment 8
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