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PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
TO THE CITY OF ASPEN
The undersigned Petitioners, being the land owners
within the exterior boundary of the te.rritory hereinafter
described, respectfully request the City Council of the City
of Aspen to approve the annexation of the proposed area to be
annexed in accordance with the provisions of C.R.S. 1973,
31-12-101, et seq., and in support thereof allege as follows:
1. It is necessary and desirable that the territory
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto be annexed to the City
of Aspen;
2. The requirements of C.R.S. 1973, 31-12-104 and
31-12-105 exist or have been met;
3. The Petitioners are the owners of the entirety of
the property sought to be annexed and, therefore, the owners of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the territory sought to be
annexed.
LAND DESCRIPTION:
The legal description of the land owned by petitioners
for which annexation is sought is attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
The legal descriptions of the land owned by the respective
Petitioners and within that sought to be annexed are attached
hereto as Exhibit "B".
ATTACHMENTS:
Accompanying and incorporated in this petition by
reference are the following:
a. Circulator's Affidavit;
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b. Four prints of an Annexation Map containing the
information required by C.R.S. 1973, 31-12-107; and
c. Request for zoning.
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ASPEN MOUNTAIN PARK, a Colorado
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Pottsville, PA 17901
THE COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF
COLORADO
BY: THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY,
COLORADO
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ROBERT CHILD, Chairman
506 E. Main Street
Aspen, Colorado 81611
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A tract of. lane! beiDl part of t~ S~ of the S~ and Lot"14 of~ection 1. and
the ~of the NE\. and Lot 14 ( 'Section 12 lind part of tract .. of the Brown
Placer D.S.M.S. No. 15047 and the Nellie Hc No.2 D.S.M.S. No. 15047 together
vitb a part of Lot 23. Block I, Pitkin Green Subdivis:l.on, all in Township 10
S., Range as v. of the 6th P.M. Said tract is more fully described as follows:
lies inning at a point on the northeasterly right of way line of the Denver and
Ilia Grande Railroad from whence Corner 20 of the Brown Placer (which is a brass
cap in place) bears B. 21.54'F. 451.92 feet;
thence B. 14.52' E. 1.31 feet;
thence H. 33.10' E. 194.79 feet;
thence'B. 50.00' W. 131.64 feet;
tbence B. 58.00' W. 165.01 feet;
tbence B. 39.04' W. 144.45 feet;
tbence B. 43.12' W. 209.77 feet;
tbence 5. 35.52' W. 159.49 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 23, Block 2.
Pitkin Green Subdivision;
thence 5. 88.50' W. 162.41 feet along the soutb line of said Lot 23 to the north
line of . roael;
thence 5. 61.14' W. 136.66 feet alons said north line of a road to the southeasterly
line of Lot 10, Block I, Pitkin Green Subdivision;
thence S. 36.09' W. 40:89 feet to the most southerly corner of said Lot 10.
tbence northwesterly alons the southwesterly lines of Lots 10,9.7,6.5 and 4,
Block I, Pitkin Green Subdivision (said line being 10 feet from and parallel
to the northeasterly risht of way of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad) to
the most westerly corner of Lot 4, Block I, Pitkin Green Subdivision;
thence S. 45.11' W. 213.52 feet to the center line of the Roaring Fork River.
thence S. 65.34' E. 112.59 feet alons the center line of tbe Roarins Fork River;
thence S. 49025' E. 196.84 feet alons tbe center line of the Roar ins Fork River;
thence S. 0.56' W. 395.28 feet along the center line of the Roaring Fork River;
thence S. 36022' E. 145.57 feet along .tbe center line of the Roaring Fork River;
thence S. 73.34' E. 276.21 feet along tbe center line of the Roaring Fork River;
thence S. 75008' E. 293.46 feet along tbe center line of the Roaring Fork River.
thence S. 14.06' E. 276.36 feet along the center line of the Roaring Fork River.
thence S. 19005' W. 130.98 feet along the center line of the Roaring Fork River;
thence Southerly and Southeasterly along the centerline of said river to the
intersection with the West line of Second Aspen Company Subdivision;
thence N 00026'55" W. to the Northwest corner of said subdivision. thence alons
the Northerly boundary of said subdivision S. 84.18'00" E. 180.76 feet and N.
82.17'00" E. 242.94 feet to tbe intersection with the boundary of land described
in Book 213 at page 163;
thence along said boundary N. 65.51'00" E. 2.3.76 feet and N. 81012'00" E. 113.20
feet;
thence N. 40029' E. 59.20 feet.
thence S. 89004' E. 199.98 feet more or less to the west line of Lot I, Block
1. Green Acre. Subdivision;
thence North 150 feet more or less to tbe northeasterly right of way line of
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the Denver and Rio Crande Railroad;
thence northwesterly along the northeasterly right of way line of the Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad to the point of beginning.
EXCEPTINC TIlEREFROH: That portion lying within the right of way of the Denver
and Rio Crande Railroado
AND ALSO EXCEPTINC THEREFROM: . Any portion lying within the City of Aspen.
k~D ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM: Any p~rtion lying witbin property described in
deed recorded Ju~e ~4. 1960 in Book 191 at page 43.
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~~TITION FOR ANNEXATION .
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NOTE: Of the above-described property only that portion that lies
within the perimeter boundaries of the property sought to be
annexed by the Petition to which this Exhibit is attached is
intended to be annexed, all as is more clearly shown on the
Annexation map that accompanies the Petition to Annex, to which
reference herein is made.
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EXHIBIT "B" TO
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION
(PROPERTY OF PETITIONER, THE COUNTY OF PITKIN)
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AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATORS
STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
The undersigned, being duly sworn, depose and state
as follows:
1. They are over 21 years of age;
2. They are circulators of the foregoing Petition;
3. Each signature thereon ~s the signature of the
person whose name it pu ports
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/SANDRA~. ULLER
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and sworn to before me this ;?1-- day of
, 1981, by SANDRA M. STULLER.
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my hand and official seal.
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
Subscribed and sworn to before me this~Ji~ day of
, 1981, by ROBERT W. HUGHES.
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REQUEST FOR ZONING
WHEREAS, Aspen Mountain Park and the County of Pitkin,
State of Colorado, in the Petition to which this request is
attached, have requested the City Council of the City of Aspen
to annex the land described in the Petition for Annexation to the
City of Aspen; and
WHEREAS, the land which is contiguous to that property
described in the Petition is zoned R-15 and C-Conservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, Aspen Mountain Park and the County of
Pitkin request that the City Council of the City of Aspen direct
the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Aspen, at the
earliest possible convenience of the Planning and Zoning
Commission, to commence proceedings to rezone the subject property
a Specially Planned Area, the granting of such zoning claffifica-
tion being a condition of annexation.
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THE COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF
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BY: THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN
COUNTY, COLORADO
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APPLICATION FOR DISCONNECTION OF TERRITORY
FROM THE CITY OF ASPEN
The undersigned applicant, being the landowner within
the exterior boundary of the territory described in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, which
territory lies within and adjacent to the boundary of the City
of Aspen, pursuant and subject to Sections 31-12-501 et seq
C.R.S. 1973, hereby respectfully applies to the City Council of
the City of Aspen for the enacement of an ordinance disconnect-
ing the property above-described from the City of Aspen.
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SETTLEMENT ^GREEMENT
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SETTLEMENT ^GREEMENT made this~ day of
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Partnership, a Colorado General Partner.ship( ".AMP"), the City
of ~pen ("City") and the Smuggler Trailer Park Homeowners
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WHEREAS, AMP is the owner of the Aspen Mountain park
(lithe Park") formerly the Smuggler Trailer Park, a mcbile home
park consisting of approximately 87 mobile home sites, situate
within the City of ^spen upon the real property more particularly
described in Exl~'ibit "A" hereto (hereinafter sometimes the "real
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WHEREAS, the ^ssociati~n'is' an association of the
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resale price controls by deed, covenant, legislation, or otherwise,
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the Park historically has supplied a significant portion of the
employee housing inventory of the City~ 'and, ,
WHEREAS, AMP purchased the Park for investment purposes
with a view toward developing the entire real property into a
first class mobile home rental park~ and,
WHEREAS, on October 9, '1979, AMP issued to tenants a
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of a substantial rent increase for mobile home spaces
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the Park~ and,
WHEREAS, in response to such rental increase, the City
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threatened and began the preliminary institution of eminent
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I WHEREAS, in active negotiations, the City and AMP have
pursued the resolution of on-going disputes concerning the
Park in relation to (a) the monthly rents charged by .AMP per
mobile home space, (b) the installation of capital improvements
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and (c) the preservation of the Park as a source of
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WHEREAS, AMP and the City finally entered into the
Agreement in Principle attached hereto as Exhibit "B" with a
I view toward resolving the disputes above-described pursuant to
which, inter ~, the City was to purchase the Park from AMP
resale to the owners of the mobile homes; and,
WHEREAS, neith~r the City nor the owners of mobile
homes within the Park were able to consummate the purchase of the
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limitations; and,
WHEREAS, due to a combination of the constant threat of
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condemnation, : rl~sident unrest caused by potential displacement,
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City, AMP has agreed to divert from its original intent to
develop tne, entire real property as a first class mobile home I
rental park and has decided instead to liquidate its investment I
in the entire real property; and,
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WHEREAS, in an effort to arrive at a mutually
satisfactory settlement of the disputes above-described, AMP I
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has expended considerable sums for legal,surveying, architectural,~
I and project consultation fees at the behest of the City once it
became evident that neither the City nor the Association
financially were capable of consummating the Agreement in
Principle above-described; and, I"
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property may best be liquidated and employee h~usingunits preserve~
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by providing for different arrangements in connection with different:
portions of the real property; and,
WHEREAS, in order to remove the cloud of threatened
condemnati~n to protect the City from the possible loss of a'
significant source of housing for local employees, and to
protect the investments of Association members in their mobile
homes from escalating rents beyond their control, the parties
are mutually desirous of settling the dispute above-described
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iin the manner hereinbelow set forth, without resort, or further
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as reasonably may be practical, undertake to relocate below grade
within the Park in order to accomodate any relocation of existing
mobile homes and turning radii sufficient for emergency and
support vehicles.
I 2. SALE OF MOBILE HOME SPACES. The present owners of
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mobile homes within the Park shall have the right, collectivelyor'
.1 following the sale or exchan~e. o~ the Park as hereinafter provided,!.
it~ purchase the.mobile home space~ for a purchase price equivalent I
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~to $25,000.00 per space. This offer shall remain open for a
period of time coterminous with the time required for all parties
to employ their best
efforts to complete financing arrangements
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!AMP and the City will employ their best efforts to arrange
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: the Association agrees fully to cooperate with AMP and the City
in this regard in terms of compiling such information as
. prospective lenders may require, and the like. AMP will, if
necessary, provide carryback financing for up to 25\ of the owners
jWhO elect to purchase their space but who are ~nable to qualify
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for conventional outside financing. The $25,000.00 purchase price
above-provided shall, at the election of the members of the
Association involved in the purchase, be deemed a mean per space
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price; provided, however, that the Association members shall be
required among themselves to apportion the purchase price as shall
yield, upon closing, a sum equal to $25,000.00 times the number of
spaces involved in the transaction. In the event that the actual
cost of improvements describ'ed in paragraph one (1) hereinabove
is less than the produc.t of $ 2,500.00 times the number of spaces
involved in the sale transaction, t~e .difference sha~l by AMP
be set aside for the benefit of the Association for such further
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improvements to Uhe Park as the Association deems necessary or
advisable.
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STRUCTURE OF SALE.
Closing of the purchase and sale
of the mobile home spaces shall be conditioned upon receipt of the
governmental approvals necessary for the developments hereinafter
provided. and will occur at a mutually agreed upon: date as soon
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the right to sell to or exchange with a third party the entire
real property or any portion thereof. Such third party shall
be entitled to all the rights granted hereunder and shall be bound
by all terms of this Agreement. Upon the closing of any such
sale or exchange, such third partr sh~ll in w~iting assume any and
all obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding such sale or exchange,
AMP shall be entitled to reserve unto itself the rights to develop.
as set forth in paragraphs 5 and 7 hereinbelow.
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4.' RENTAL AND RESALE PRICE CONTROLS. From and after th
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closing above-provided, all spaces within.the Park, including the
mobile homes thereupon situate; shall be appropriately restricted
in terms of rental and resale price controls in the manner
presently generally applied throughout the City and in which the
City at the time determines to be in the community's better'
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controlled character of this housing.
5. EXPANSION OF PARK. The Park will be expanded. in
size principally in the rear acreage to accomodate 26 additional
mobile homes. Expansion and the relocation of any existing mobile
homes in connection therewith will be done at the expense of 'AMP
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in the manner least: in the circumstances intrusive upon existing
mobile homes and in accordance with a plan prepared pursuant .to
Specially Planned Area criteria of the City Code. These mobile
homes and the spaces they
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occupy within the Park will be offered I.
a purchase price not to exceed $70,000.00,
for sale, unfurnished, at
and appropriately restricted in the manner set forth in paragraph
4, hereinabove.
6. RELOCATION OF EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME. The
existing victorian style single-story frame house presently
situate in the front portion of the Park snall be relocated and
either res\wdivided elsewhere within the real ,property or, at_A}~'s
discretion, relocated outside the Park.
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7. FREE MARKET DEVELOPMENT. AMP shall by the City be
given the right to develop 19 free market units on property, as
yet undetermined, either within the City or, if outside, capable
of being annexed.
This development right sh~ll be transferable
and assignable.
Development shall proceed in accordance with
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existing zoning affecting the property or, in the case of annexed
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property, with Specially Planneq Area criteria. The City agrees
(a) tQ enact such enabling legislation or amendments to existing
legislation, including to its Growth Management quota system
legislation, as would accommodate and permit the foregoing
development right in exchange for the conversion. to employee
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housing of the Park and the addition of 26 new employee housing
units, all as set fO.rth above; and (b) on the application of
AMP, to annex any property that may hereafter be acquired by AMP
for the purposes of the free market development above-described,
provided that such property otherwise is eligible for annexation
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as eligibility is determined under Section 31-12-104, C.R.S., 1973
8. RE...~AINED PARCEL. AMP shall retain ownership of the
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quadrilateral shaped piece of property consisting of.~ ~ acres
and situate at the northeasternrnost section of the property
described in Exhibit "A" hereto.
. 9. FURTHER DOCUMENTS, COOPERATION, GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVALS, DISCLOSURE. The parties agree fully to cooperate with
each other to the end that the terms, ~onditions and provisions
hereof sha~l be fully implemented and effectual and to execute
such further docurnetns consistent herewith as may, in the
circumstances, be necessary. Th~ parties recognize. that in order
to effectuate this Settlement Agreement further public proceedings
and applications may be necessary. AMP agrees to process any
such further applications as may reasonably be necessary and the
Association agrees to support such applications that ar~ consistent
with this Settlement Agreement. Th~ City, including its staff
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and elected officials, agrees, to the'maximum extent permissible,
consistent. with statutory and other legal Obligations, to take
such steps and grant such approvals as are consistent herewith
and as may be necessary. The parties agree that this Settlement
Agreement and any other understanding shall be fully and publicly
disclosed.
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COVENANT AGAINST SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
The parties
maintainable against the City in the event it determinesreasonabl
and in good faith that enabling legislation to effectuate this
Agreement may not be passed, provided, however, that the City
~cknowledges, agrees and. intends that, in ~eliance upon this
Agreement, AMP (a) shall immediately undertake to perform its
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.obligations hereunder, including installation of park improvements
arrangements .for financial assistance in connection with the sale
of .the Park, and sale of the Park all as above provided and (b)
may enter into Linding contracts for the purchase of property for
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purposes of free market unit development, all to the end that
principles of vested rights. and equitable estoppel, as contrasted
~!~mmonetary damages, shall apply to protect such reliance
activities of AMP notwithstanding~tl1e_inability of tIle City to
. pass such enabling legislation; and, provided further that in
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!! .the event this Agreement shall be.come the subject of litigation
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_commenced by other than the parties hereto AMP shall defend,
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II j.ndemnify and hold the City harmles~ from and against any and
II' all costs associated with such litigation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this
instrument the day and year first above written.
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 7 -{ L
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day of
1980, by and between ASPEN MOUNTAIN PARK, a Colorado general
partnership ("AMP") and THE COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO
("County" )
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WHEREAS, AMP is the owner of certain real property
more particularly described in Exhibit "A" hereto through which
runs a strip of real property formerly known as the Aspen Branch
right-of-way of The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Company (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Right of Way")
more particularly described in Exhibit "B" hereto1 and
WHEREAS, the County has an interest in the Right of Way
by virtue of those certain instruments of purported conveyance
recorded in Book 312 at Page 560 et seq. in Book 310 at Page 340
and in Book 243 at Page 217 of the Pitkin County records, copies
of which are attached hereto marked collectively Exhibit "C"1 and
WHEREAS, the County and AMP are, subject to the terms
and conditions hereinbelow contained, mutually desirous of con-
trolling the development of the .Exhibit "A" property to the end
that development is restricted to those areas of the property
lying to the north of the Right of Way, as the same shall be
relocated to the area described on Exhibit "D" hereto, and all
areas to the south of the relocated Right of Way shall thereupon
be and remain park and open space. .
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
making and keeping of the mutual covenants and obligations here-
inafter contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. MUTUAL CONVEYANCES. As soon hereafter'as in the
circumstances may be practical, AMP and the County shall each
cross convey by Bargain and Sale Deed, unto each other such of
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their respective inter~sts in the Exhibit "A" and "B" properties
as may be required to effect the relocation of the Right .of Way
to the location described in Exhibit "0". hereto. There shall at
all times thereafter be afforded to the general public access
over the relocated Right of Way for purposes of ingress to and
egress from the park and open spaces hereinbelow described.
2. DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. AMP agrees that development
activity on the Exhibit "A" property, modified as above provided,
shall be restricted and subject to the following:
a. Development shall not exceed twelve units, some
or all of which may be clustered at various locations on that
portion of the Exhibit "A" property available for development,
as below provided.
b. Development shall be restricted to that portion
of the Exhibit "A" property lying to the north of the' relocated
Right of Way, such that the portion of the Exhibit "A" property
lying to the south of the relocated Right of Way shall be and
remain park and open space, all of which shall be confirmed by
recorded deed restriction, eaSement or the like, as the County
shall deem appropriate.
c. Development shall be done in a manner not
inconsistent with the use at anytime hereafter of the relocated
Right of way for railroad purposes.
d. Development shall proceed in the manner least
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in the circumstances intrusive upon the recreational uses to
which the Right of way, relocated as above provided, has been and
is put and AMP shall, as promptly as in the circumstances may be
practical, restore and realign any trails or other systems,
including sewer systems and appurtenant easements, that might be
disturbed in connection with the development and, at its own cost,
relocate any portion of such trails or other systems that may in
the circumstances be required, and grant such easements therefor
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as may be necessary.
e. Development shall be set back from the re-
located Right of Way by no less than fifteen (15) feet.
3. COOPERATION. The County agrees to cooperate,
including if necessary by joinirig therein, in such proceedings
as may be necessary in order to cause the annexation of the
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Exhibit "A" property by the City of Aspen, for the purposes and
as is more clearly set forth in a Settlement Agreement by and
among AMP, the City of Aspen and the Smuggler Trailer Park
Homeowners' Association. The parties agree to execute such
other and further documents hereafter as may reasonably be
necessary in order more fully to effectuate the provisions of
this Agreement.
4. CLOSING. The closing of this. Agreement and the
delivery of the instruments of conveyance described in Paragraph
1 hereinabove shall be conditioned upon and shall occur upon and
in conjunction with the adoption by the City' of Aspen of a
Specially Planned Area plan for the development of the
Exhibit "A" property.
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IN WITNESS W~EREOF the parties have executed this
AGREEMENT the day and year first above written.
ATTEST:
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ASPEN MOUNTAIN PARK PARTNERSHIP,
a Colorado general partnership
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By ~_'1. ..
A e"ander E. Lipkin,
A General 'Partner
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PITKIN COUNTY by the Board of
County Commissioners of Pitkin
County
By
. The foregoing terms, conditions and provisions are
approved and accepted this
day of
, 1981.
Attest:
THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY
By
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A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SOUTH 1/2 OF
SECTION 7 , TOWNSH IPl. 0 SOUTH, RANGE 84 I^iEST OF THE
6TH P. M., PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, BEING MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT I^iHENCE
CORNER NO. 5 OF TRACT A, ASPEN TOh~SITE ADDITION
BEARS S 52047'48" W 35.00 FEET;
THENCE N 45026'09" W 213.77 FEET;
THENCE S 81023'42" E 125.00 FEET;
THENCE S 89025'42" E 98.00 FEET;
THENCE S 54034'55" E 64.87 FEET;
THENCE S 52047'48" W 153.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.436 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
EXHIBIT "A"
TO
APPLICATION FOR DISCONNECTION
(ASPEN MOUNTAIN~~ARK, APPLICANT)
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