HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.050-81FORM 5~ C.
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ORDINANCE NO. 50
(Series of 1981)
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A THREE (3) MONTH TEMPORARY MORATORIUM
ON THE THE CONSTRUCTION AND/OR EXPANSION OF ALL BUILDINGS WITHIN
THE R/MF ZONE DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO
WHEREAS, the City Council is in receipt of a petition from
residents of the R/MF zone district of the City of Aspen, com-
plaining that structures within the R/MF zone district are being
constructed with excessive bulk, area and height, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a site inspection of
the R/MF zone district and has determined that the existing bulk,
area and height requirements for said district may be ~inappropri-
ate, and '
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it...~s in the
best interest of the City of Aspen to review the existing provi-
sions of the zoning ordinances of the City of Aspen as they per-
rain to the R/MF zone district, and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a moratorium on the construc-
tion and/or expansion of all buildings in the R/MF zone district
for a period of three (3) months will enable the Planning and Zon-
ing Commission and the City COuncil to study and, if necessary,
consider changes to the zoning ordinances of the City of A~spen as
they pertain to the R/MF zone district, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to impose a three (3)
month temporary moratorium on the construction and/or expansion of
ail buildings in the R/MF zone district pending its review of the
present requirements of the R/MF zone district and the considera-
tion and implementation, if necessary, of any changes therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
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Section 1
That for a period of three (3) months from the effective date
hereof, a moratorium is hereby imposed on the construction and/or
expansion of all buildings located within the R/MF zone district.
Section 2
That pursuant to aforesaid moratorium and during a period of
three (3) months from the effective date hereof~ the Building
Inspector is hereDy directed not to issue any permits to construct
and/or expand any buildings located within the R/MF zone district
of the City of Aspen.
Section 3
The City Council may by resolution exempt a pending applica-
tion from the restrictions of this moratorium if, upon special
review after considering the recommendation of the Planning
Department, the City Council finds that the bulk, area and height
of a proposed new building or expansion of an existing building is
reasonably compatible with the needs of the R/MF zone. It is the
intent of this section that the multi-family projects be reviewed
in the context of existing multi-family requirements and that the
single-family and/or duplex projects be reviewed in the context of
existing requirements in the residential zones and contemplated
changes suggested by the Planning Department in the height, area
and bulk requirements for such single-family and/or duplex pro-
jects in the R/MF zone district.
Section 4
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or por-
tion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconsti-
tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision,
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
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Section 5
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the
day of ~~' ~ ~--
· r ~ , 1981, in the City
CounCil Chambers~ Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by
the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its regular
meeting held at the City of Aspen on /~:~'~..ZJ;<~ "~t~'~
ATTEST
k'athryn S .JK0ch
citY Cler
Mayor
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved on the .~)~/L{
day of
Kathryn S..~och
CitY 'Clerk ~
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FORM 50 C. F. HO£CK£L B, B. & L, CO,
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
CERTIFICATE
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced~ read in full, and passed on
reading at a regular m ~'
. ee~lng of the City Council of the
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City of Aspen on .. L.~.~.~,~.~.~.~.~ , 19-~/, and published
in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its
issue of _ ~ .... ~.~ .... ~:~?. , 19.~ and was finally adopted
and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
_ · ~---~./~, 19 ~ and ordered published as
Ordinance No. .~ , Series of i9...~?/, of said City, as
provided by law.
IN WITNESS .WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this ~
day of 6"~'~/-~//'~'~J-"~/'~"//'~'- ~ __' 19 ~Z
Deput~-~erk