HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.apz.20010717ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION July 17, 2001
COMMISSIONER, STAFF & PUBLIC COMMENTS .......................................................................................... 1
DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ..................................................................................................1
1210 RED BUTTE - STREAM MARGIN REVIEW .............................................................................................. 1
1430 RED BUTTE - STREAM MARGIN REVIEW & DRAC VARIANCES ....................... :. ............................ 1
MOORE FAMILY PUD AMENDMENT - BUS BARN LANE - HEIGHT ......................................................... 3
BOOMERANG PUD AMENDMENT ...................................................................................................................... 4
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ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION July 17, 2001
Jasmine Tygre, Chair, opened the meeting at 4:30 p.m. Commissioners Ruth
Kruger, Ron Erickson, Roger Haneman, Eric Cohen, Robert Blaich and Jasmine
Tygre were present. Steven Buettow and Bert Myrin were excused. Staff in
attendance were: David Hoefer, Assistant City Attorney; Chris Bendon, Joyce
Ohlson, Fred Jarman, Stephen Clay, Community Development and Jackie Lothian,
Deputy City Clerk.
COMMISSIONER, STAFF & PUBLIC COMMENTS
Bob Blaich presented Jasmine Tygre with a heavy-duty gavel imported from
Germany; he hand painted the item.
Eric Cohen stated that he had an interview with City Council for the CCLC at 7pm.
Tygre asked the commissioners for council discussion issues for the next meeting.
Erickson asked staff why P&Z had to review a 10½-inch building height variance
for the Moore Family PUD Amendment; he asked why Community Development
could not have just taken care of this issue. Bendon stated that sometimes these
issues had to go to P&Z because of possible a lawsuit.
DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Ruth Kruger stated a conflict on the ISIS.
PUBLIC MEETING:
1210 RED BUTTE - STREAM MARGIN REVIEW
Jasmine Tygre, Chair, opened the public meeting on 1210 Red Butte Stream
Margin Review.
MOTION: Bob Blaich moved to continue the 1210 Red Butte Stream
Margin Review to 08/21/01. Ron Erickson seconded. APPROVED 6-0.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING and PUBLIC MEETING (07/10/01):
1430 RED BUTTE - STREAM MARGIN REVIEW & DRAC VARIANCES
Jasmine Tygre, Chair, opened the public heating and requested proof of notice.
David Hoefer noted that the notice met the requirements. Steve Clay, city planner,
stated that the applicant proposed that the existing single family home be
demolished and rebuilds a new single family home requiting a variance from the
inflection standard for the double wide garage doors and a no window variance.
ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION July 17, 2001
Clay explained the criteria for the Residential Design Standards for inflection and
slope disturbance would occur without this variance; 2 of the 3 criteria have been
met. The double wide garage doors new design appeared to be 2 single doors even
though it was one double door with side loading for less street impact. Staff
supported the approval of these 2 variances.
Clay said that the proposed windows located in the 9 to 12 foot "no window" zone
were not supported by staff because it was only for the purpose of design. The
Residential Design Standard could be met since this was a new house being built.
John Galambos, architect, stated that he represented the owners Mark Brown and
Steve Brint. He provided a model showing the property and showing the windows
on the tower element, which were at 9 feet with a 1-foot gap of trim and then a 3-
foot grouping of windows at 10-13 feet. He explained the vertical element (tower)
as a focal point with a good counter point of the horizontal mass. Galambos said
that they tried to stay within the spirit of the law by breaking up the window mass
into 6 different windows with mullions and dividers in an attempt to remain within
the spirit of the law. The windows brought in as much light as possible with a view
of Red Butte. Galambos said that this element was designed for houses built with
imposing facades on the street having a negative impact on pedestrians; this
element was 150 feet back from the street and this wasn't a pedestrian street, there
were no sidewalks.
Roger Haneman asked for clarification on how the double door was a more
effective way of addressing the standard. Galambos replied that there was a 3 car
garage with 1 single door and a double door, which was for backing the owners'
larger vehicles in and without an adverse effect on the street; it was set back about
90 feet. Jasmine Tygre restated what Roger Haneman requested was how the
design fulfilled at least one of those criteria, regardless of it being more convenient
for the owner; the commission could not make a judgment based upon that.
Galambos said that the standard was intent. Clay responded that staff felt the
design was a more effective way to meet the criteria with looking like 2 single
garage doors with little negative effects. Bob Blaich stated that the ordinance
responded to the suburbia big garage doors with minimal impacts. Ron Erickson
noted that the garages did not face the street but were at 90 degrees.
Eric Cohen asked for clarification on the distances between the windows.
Galambos replied that the head of window 2A was 9 feet with a 1-foot trim board
and then went from 10 feet to 13 feet. Bendon noted that if the Window variance
was granted it would be taken from the FAR. Galambos said that they were 300
feet below the FAR.
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ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION July 17, 2001
No public comments.
Haneman stated that the residential design review standards were very clear and
yet if there were custom abilities allowed to neighborhoods, then there would be a
variance granted. Ron Erickson stated that the ordinance 30 revisions were on his
short list of issues and he agreed with Roger. Erickson stated that when a house
was built from scratch the house should be built according to the code without any
variances. Cohen asked if the strict guideline were what were expected the
commission to base the decision upon or the intent of the standards. David Hoofer
answered that thc criteria had to be followed strictly. Bendon noted that third
criteria stated that it better meets the intent. Hoefer cautioned that justification
from the code or Aspen Area Community Plan must be met. Blaich explained the
history of the Ordinance 30 not just applying to the West End; there have been a
number of variances based upon site specifics. Blaich noted that number one on
his list for discussion was ordinance 30 also. Galambos said that as a designer he
always has these rules come up and that was what the DRAC board was created to
review these design standards.
MOTION: Ron Erickson moved to approve P&Z Resolution #32,
Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Design Review
Appeals Committee, the variance requests from the Residential Design
Standards 1) Inflection and 2) Double-wide garage doors variance and
approving the Stream Margin Review with the engineering additional
conditions for the residence located at 1430 Red Butte Drive denying the
window. Eric Cohen seconded. Roll call vote: Haneman, yes; Kruger,
yes; Erickson, yes. Cohen, yes; Blaich, yes; Tygre, yes. APPROVED 6-0.
The P&Z adjourned into the GMC from 5pm until 7:15 pm.
MOTION: Eric Cohn moved to add an additional P&Z meeting on
Tuesday, July 24, 2001 for the review of the Moore Family PUD and the
Boomerang PUD Amendment. Bob Blaich seconded. APPROVED 7-0.
PUBLIC HEARING:
MOORE FAMILY PUD AMENDMENT - BUS BARN LANE - HEIGHT
MOTION: Eric Cohen moved to continue the Moore Family PUD
Amendment for height variance on Bus Barn Lane, P&Z Resolution
#01-34, to July 24, 2001. Bob Blaich seconded. APPROVED 6-0.
ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION July 17, 2001
PUBLIC HEARING:
BOOMERANG PUD AMENDMENT
MOTION: Eric Cohen moved to continue the Boomerang PUD
Amendment, P&Z Resolution#01-35, to July 24, 2001. Bob Blaich
seconded. APPROVED 6-0.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
/~ckie Lothia~,JDeputy City Clerk
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