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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.005-91 ~ ".. RESOLUTION NO. ~ (Series of 1991) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING HOUSING MITIGATION IN THE FORM OF DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR NEW HOUSING AND A CASH-IN-LIEU PAYMENT FOR THE 1990 GMP APPLICATION FOR THE PITKIN COUNTY BANK ADDITION AT 534 E. HYMAN (LOT 4, PITKIN CENTER SUBDIVISION) WHEREAS, on December 17, 1990, the City council of the City of Aspen awarded commercial/office development allotments for 1990 pursuant to Resolution No. 58 (Series 1990) under the growth management quota system as set forth in Article 8 of Chapter 24 of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the development project known as Pitkin County Bank Addition was awarded 1990 commercial/office development allotments; and . WHEREAS, the City Council initially rejected cash-in-lieu as the affordable housing mitigation proposal as offered by the Pitkin County Bank and provided direction as to the preferred methods of mitigation as authorized under Section 8-109 (J) of Chapter 24 of the Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the development for the Pitkin County Bank Addition must mitigate for 4.7 employees; and WHEREAS, the Pitkin County Bank has requested that the City Council approve an affordable housing mitigation method by which it shall deed restrict one (1) three-bedroom unit of approximately 1,400 square feet to be owned by and constructed at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 1235 Mountain View Drive (Parcel "A", Block II, West Meadows Subdivision); and ~ WHEREAS, the Pitkin County Bank will work with the Housing .~ '~ ~ e Authority to determine the income category to which the unit will be deed restricted, anticipating that the deed restriction will reflect the Church's salary level for the eligibility of its current and future employees; and WHEREAS, the proposed deed restricted unit will provide housing for three (3) employees; and WHEREAS, the Pitkin County Bank will mitigate for the remaining 1.7 employees by a cash-in-lieu payment of $59,500.00, or $35,000.00 per employee at the low income category; and WHEREAS, the Bank commits to obtaining all appropriate municipal approvals, including Conditional Use approval for construction of the unit on the Church's property; and WHEREAS, during the Conditional Use process, the Bank will seek to increase the unit to four (4) bedrooms, thus housing 3.5 employees, reducing the cash-in-lieu obligation for the remaining 1.2 employees to $42,000.00 or $35,000.00 per employee at the low income category; and WHEREAS, the city Council has determined the Pitkin County Bank's housing mitigation proposal to be fair and equitable and consistent with the mitigation requirements contained in section 8-109 of Chapter 24 of the Municipal Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO THAT: In accordance with Section 8-109(J) of the Land Use Code, city Council does hereby accept the employee housing mitigation plan for 4.7 employees as required by the Pitkin County Bank Addition to be a deed restricted unit to be constructed at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 2 ~ . ~ . with cash-in-lieu payment for the remainder of the employees at the low-income category amount, with the following conditions: 1) The Pitkin County Bank must obtain Conditional Use Approval from the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission for the addition of the employee housing unit at the Messiah Lutheran Church. 2) If a three (3) bedroom deed restricted unit is approved, the cash-in-lieu payment for the remaining 1.7 employees is $59,500.00 (low income category). If a four (4) bedroom unit is approved, the payment shall be $42,000.00. 3) Payment must be mad03 to the City of Aspen at the Finance Director's Office prior to the issuance of any building permits for the Bank addition. Receipt of payment shall be forwarded to the Housing Authority and the Planning Office. 4) The Church, as owner of the unit, shall execute a deed restriction in a form satisfactory to the city Attorney and the Aspen/Pitkin county Housing Authority. Proof of recordation of the restriction with the Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder shall be forwarded to the Housing Authority and the Planning Office prior to issuance of any building permits for the housing unit and Bank addition. Dated: ~;f p~~~ William L. stirling, Maya4r I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing ~s a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado at a meeting held ~ ~~ , 199~. 3 . ~ . ~......, L._ ) ;lhn~ :a~~h, city Clerk 4