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RESOLUTION NO.
(Series of 1986)
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 1985 L-3 CITY OF ASPEN
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ALLOTMENT
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 24-11.6(a) of the Municipal Code
of the City of Aspen, Colorado, as amended, October 1 of each year is
established as the deadline for submission of applications for lodge
development allotments within the City of Aspen; and
WHEREAS, in response to this provision, one application was submitted
in the L-3 lodge category of competition, by Crestahaus Lodge Inc.
(hereinafter "Applicant"), consisting of a request for a total of fourteen
!14) new lodge units, a change in use of one (1) residential to one (1)
lodge unit, and reconstruction of nine (9) existing lodge units; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on November 26, 1985,
by the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission (hereinafter "Commission"), at
which time the Commission did evaluate and score the project, and it did
successfully meet the minimum required threshold of 63 points by having
received 74.3 points (not including bonus points); and
WHEREAS, the Commission considered the representations made by the
Applicant in scoring this project and in granting approvals for special
reviews related to this application, including, but not limited to the
f oll owing:
1. Three (3) drywells will be installed to retain the "hilltop"
surface runoff originating on the Crestahaus property. When soil
studies are done for foundation designs they shall include a
determination of historical water runoff onto adjoining
properties. The drainage system shall be designed and
constructed to not increase groundwater problems on adjacent
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properties.
2. An engineering report addressing ways to improve the sight
distance and other traffic problems associated with the
intersection with State Highway 82 shall be prepared by the
Applicant prior to the issuance of a building permit. The
Applicant shall discuss the findings of this study with the
Planning and Engineering Offices and agrees to comply with the
practical findings of the study, as determined by the Engineering
Office.
3. The Applicant will contribute $4,000 for the construction of a
bicycle path along the south side of State Highway 82 for bicycle
and pedestrian access into town. This sum will be given to the
City prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy and will
be held in an interest bearing account until the City formally
commences the project to add this link to the bicycle path, not
to exceed a period of ten (10) years after the submission of the
application. If no bicycle path project including this link is
begun after the ten (10) year period, then the original
contribution and interest payments will be returned to the
A ppl i ca nt.
4. Included in the landscape plan are buffer areas and fencing
between the Crestahaus' eastern parking area and adjacent
residential lots in the Riverside Subdivision, planting of trees
and shrubs, berms, a path system and seating areas, all shown on
the site plan and revised landscape plan. All landscape
improvements represented in the landscape plan shall be installed
no later than one (1) year after the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy.
5. Exterior lighting shall be designed in such a manner that the
light source will be sufficiently obscured to prevent glare as
viewed from State Highway 82 and the surrounding neighborhood. A
lighting plan shall be submitted as acceptable to the Planning
and Engineering Offices prior to issuance of a building permit.
6. The dormitory employee unit shall be deed-restricted to the low-
income price employee housing guidelines. Employees of the
Crestahaus Lodge shall be allowed to live in the employee units
even if income exceeds the low-income housing guidelines.
7. The new two-story construction will minimize visual impacts by
keeping the median height of pitched roofs at 22 feet, or 3 feet
lower than allowable under zoning requirements.
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8. The rebuilt and renovated lodge units and common areas will be
suitable for occupancy prior to, or at the same time as the new
units for which an allotment has been requested. The
construction project is projected to commence in the spring of
1986 and be completed by fall, 1986.
; and
WHEREAS, the Commission voted at the November 26, 1985 meeting to
recommend to City Council to allocate the ten (10) units in the L-3 quota
for 1985 and four (4) units from the 1986 quota for the Crestahaus project;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, did review
the recommendation and scoring by the Commission at their regular meeting
on December 16, 1985 and did concur with the Commission's recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
That ten (10) units from the 1985 quota and four (4) units from the
1986 quota in the L-3 lodge zone category are hereby allocated to the
Crestahaus upon the condition that the above stated representation and
conditions of approval met.
That the above allocation shall expire, pursuant to Section 24-11.7(a)
of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, in the event plans,
specifications, and fees sufficient for the issuance of a building permit
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