HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.024-87 SO TION NO.
(Series of 1987)
A RESOI~JTION GRANTING A COMMERCIAL ATJOTMENT TO GORDON'S
RESTAURANT IN THE MILL STREET STATION BUILDING
THROUGH THE 1987 CC/C-1 GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMPETITION
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 24-11.5(a) of the
Municipal Code as amended, August 1 of each year is established
as a deadline for submission of applications for commercial
development allotments within the City of Aspen; and
WHEREAS, in response to this provision, one application was
submitted for evaluation in the CC and C-1 competition category,
entitled Gordon's Restaurant Expansion, requesting 1,033 square
feet; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the
Planning and Zoning Commission (hereinafter "Commission") on
September 22, 1987 to consider the CC and C-1 GMP Competition, at
which time the Commission did evaluate and score the project; and
WHEREAS, the Gordon's Restaurant project met the minimum
threshold of 25.8 points by scoring 26 points; and
WHEREAS, due to exemptions from the commercial quota, there
is less than thirty (30%) percent of the original quota available
in the CC and C-1 zone district; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 24-11.3(k) of the Municipal
Code, a minimum of thirty (30%) percent of the original quota
shall be available; and
WHEREAS, the Commission considered the representations and
commitments made by the applicant in scoring the project and
granting special review approvals for bonus floor area ratio and
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
100 Leaves
reduction in required trash and utilities service area, including
but not limited to the following:
1. The additional space from the enclosure is designed
primarily for additional waiting room in Gordon's and
will allow for 34 bar seats and 113 seats in the
restaurant, compared to the existing capacity of 4 bar
seats and 105 restaurant seats.
2. Architectural features of the addition include a
maximum height of 28 feet, significant transparency,
setback from the existing masonry parapet surrounding
the deck, and a new external staircase, as meet final
review approval by the Historic Preservation Committee.
3. The exterior staircase shall be constructed according
to diagramatic design option #8 approved by the
Commission on September 29, 1987, containing all
drainage within the staircase and channeling it into a
single drain.
4. Energy conservation features of the project include:
thermal insulation which exceeds the City's require-
ments of R-20 in floors, walls and ceilings as specif-
ied in proposed standards in the application, heavily
insulated hot water lines, and water saving fixtures in
the new restrooms.
5. Five (5) large planters filled with evergreen shrubs
and flowering plants will be placed at street level in
the setback area along Hopkins Street, as shown in the
application. Smaller planter boxes will be placed on
the second level deck area at the present entry.
6. A bicycle rack similar in design to the existing rack
on the site will be provided and installed at the
applicant's expense in a location where the Commercial
Core and Lodging Commission has identified a need for
one, as determined by CCLC prior to issuance of a
building permit for the addition.
7. The applicant agrees to provide either a fourth trash
dumpster in a configuration where it is physically
possible to be filled, as determined by the Engineering
Department, or a trash compactor. The trash arrange-
ment shall be determined prior to issuance of a
building permit.
2
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
100 Leaves
8. The applicant shall provide a letter of credit for
employee housing cash-in-lieu to house 5.25 employees.
An agreement shall be made, to the satisfaction of the
City Attorney and Housing Authority prior to issuance
of a building permit, stating the arrangement by which
a cash payment shall be made by the applicant to house
the equivalent of 100% of all new employees generated,
based on two affidavits provided to the Housing
Authority to verify the number of employees at the
restaurant. The first affidavit shall verify the number
of employees in the year prior and the second affidavit
shall verify the number of employees for the year
following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
for the proposed addition. (The affidavit commitment
reads as amended by City Council on October 26, 1987.)
9. The three studio employee units in Mill Street Station
shall be properly occupied under the appropriate
employee housing guidelines to be verified by the
Zoning Official and Housing Authority prior to issuance
of a building permit. The leases for all employee units
in the building shall henceforth be subject to review
every six months by the Housing Authority to insure
proper occupancy and rental rates.
10. The applicant shall provide to the satisfaction of the
Building Department a mechanized means for handicapped
access to the second floor restaurant functioning
during the hours of restaurant operation.
; and
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council having considered the
recommended Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission scoring for this
project does wish to grant the requested allotment to Gordon's.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Aspen,
Colorado that 1,033 square feet of the CC/C-1 zone district
commercial quota is hereby allocated to Gordon's in the Mill
Street Station building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of Aspen,
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
100 Leaves
Colorado that this allocation shall expire pursuant to Section
24-11.7(a) of the Municipal Code in the event plans, specifica-
tions and fees sufficient for the issuance of a building permit
for the proposed expansion are not submitted on or before May 1,
1990.
Dated: ~~~~ /~, 1987.
William L. Sti~ling, MayoF
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk of the
City of Aspen, Colorado, hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado at a meeting to be held on
the ~=~db~ day of ~~~ , 1987.
~athryn S./j/Koch, City Clerk
sb.!og
4