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ORDINANCE NO. /~
(SERIES OF 1970)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 4, 12, 13 and 14 OF TITLE VIII,
CHAPTER 1 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN RELATING
TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND LOCATION OF SIDEWALKS AND PARK STRIPS
WITHIN THE CITY OF ASPEN.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado:
Section 1: Section 4, Chapter 1 of Title VIII is here-
by amended to read as follows:
"8-1-4: PERMIT:
It shall be unlawful for any person
to construct or reconstruct any sidewalk, curb or gutter within
the City without having first procured a permit therefor from
the City Engineer. The application for said permit shall be in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the City Council and
shall include sufficient information to show that the construc-
tion will be in conformance with specifications and grade levels
established by said Council."
Section 2:
titled "Sidewalks"
follows:
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Section 12, Chapter 1 of Title VIII en-
is hereby repealed and amended to read as
person to construct or cause
SIDEWALKS:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any
to be constructed any driveway
over or across any park strip or sidewalk, or to surface or
cause to be surfaced with any cement, bituminous product,
gravel or similar substance any portion of any park strip or
sidewalk on any public street within the City of Aspen without
first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer. When any
portion of any sidewalk area or any park strip shall be paved
or surfaced, a minimum space of six inches (6") shall be left
around the base of any and all trees growing in such area to
permit tree growth.
(b) The Building Inspector of the
City of Aspen shall refuse to issue a certificate of occupancy
for any new construction in any Commercial and AR-1 zoned dis-
tricts pending completion of construction of sidewalks, curbs
and gutters adjacent thereto; provided that in the event that
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weather conditions prevent such construction of sidewalks
immediately after completion of construction of the princi-
pal improvements, the City Engineer may determine the cost
of construction of such sidewalks; and upon placement of such
sum in escrow, the Building Inspector may then issue a certifi-
cate of occupancy.
(c) Commercial Districts c-l, C-2 and C-C:
Whenever any sidewalk area or park
strip in Districts C-i, C-2 and C-C zones shall be surfaced, there
shall be tree planting spaces of adequate size, but not less than
eight (8) square feet in area, said tree planting areas to be
spaced not less than an average of twenty-five (25) feet apart
in any sidewalk area fronting on any building site, unless special
permission to vary this requirement be granted by the City Council
upon written application. Additional landscaping spaces may be
allowed, providing such additional spaces are consistent with
normal use of and access to such sidewalk areas. Location of the
surfaced sidewalk area shall be subject to the approval of the
City Engineer.
(d) Residential Districts R-40, R-30,
R-15, R-PC, R-6 R-MF AND
ACCOMMODATIONS AND RECREATION
DISTRICT AR-i, AR-2:
In connection with the surfacing
of any park strip or sidewalk area in the Residential Districts
and Accommodation and Recreational Districts there shall be a
planting area of not less than 50% of the total park strip or
sidewalk area, half of which may be adjacent to the property line,
and not less than two feet in width. A four (4) foot wide side-
walk shall be left in all cases, which location shall be subject
to the approval of the City Engineer.
(e) Ail trees planted in the public
street or sidewalk areas and all tree planting spaces required by
this Chapter shall be located and planted under the supervision
of the City Engineer, who shall supervise such locating and
planting in a manner to meet the following considerations:
(1) Trees that must be removed
shall be replaced by new planting, except in unusual circumstances.
(2) Unnatural regularity of
spacing and arrangement shall be avoided, staggered or irregular
locations being preferred.
(3) Species selected may vary,
however, the preference of natives is urged.
(4) Special consideration shall
be given to the problem of snow removal.
(5) The coordination of tree
planting on public ways with required open or landscaping areas
on private property so as to achieve the most effective use of
these areas, and to acoomplish the above mentioned purposes.
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(f) Whenever any sidewalk area in
the City shall have been surfaced in such a manner as to leave
unsurfaced planting areas within such sidewalk areas, such
planting or open area shall not be closed or surfaced without
approval of the City Council upon written application."
Section 3: Section 13, Chapter 1 of Title VIII is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"8-1-13: PARK STRIPS: No portion of any park
strip shall be paved or surfaced except sidewalks and driveways,
as specified above. A park strip is defined as the portion be-
tween the front or side lot line and the actual or designated
curb line."
Section 4: Number 3 under Subsection (d) of Section 14,
Chapter 1 of Title VIII is hereby amended to read as follows:
"8-1-14: (3)
Commercial Districts C-i, C-2 and
C-C:
One twelve (12) foot curb cut per
parcel of land. Automobile
Service Stations - two (2) Twenty
(20) foot curb cuts, which may be
located one on each street if
station is on a corner."
Section 5: Subsection (e) and (f) of Section 14, Chapter 1,
of Title VIII a~hereby repealed and re-enacted as follows:
"8-1-14: (e) Driveway slabs shall have a
minimum thickness of six (6) inches. When driveways are to cross
existing sidewalks, the sidewalk slabs shall be removed and
driveway slabs constructed all of the way back to the property
line."
INTRODUCED,
law by the City Coumcil of Aspen, Colorado at its regular
meeting held at the City of Aspen, Colorado, on the ,.29
of ~ ~z~n~ , 1970.
READ AND ORDERED published as provided by
day
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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adopted and approved on the
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STATE OF COLORADO)
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
{_.~, Lorraine Graves, City Cler!t of Aspen,
do hereby certify that the above and forefoing
introduced, read in full, and passed on
reading at a regular meeting of the City
CERTIFICATE
Colorado,
ordinance was
first
Council of the
City of Asoen on Junm 8 ~l~7_Q_, and nublish-
ed in the Aspen Times~ a weekly newsoaoer of general ci-*cul-
ation, published in the City of Asoen, Colorado, in its
issue of ~,,n~ ~ , 1~7 Q, an~ was finally
Council on T,,~
as Ordinance No.
orovided by law.
adopte~ and anoroved at a regular meeting of the City
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~197 0 ,and ordered .ublished
Series of 1~7 0~ of sai~ City, as
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of As~en~ Colorado, this 23rd
day of Juna ~ 1')7 0 ·
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