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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.011-64Series of 1964 AN ORDINANC~ AMENDING TITLE XI,. CI~PTER l, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLO~J~DO, TO PROVIDE ~ PROCEDUP~ FOP, BUILDII~ P~VI~N BY THE plANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND I~CLARIN3 AN E~RG~NCY TO EXIST. BE IT O~DAII~D by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado: Section 1~ Section 11-1-10 of Chapter 1, Title XI is hereby a~ended, in its entirety, to read as follows: =11~1-10~ BUILDING P. EVIEWz (a) Purposes The Planning and Zoning CO~mission shall review all proposals for new construction located in Business and Tourist zones in the City of Aspen ~,h the purpose of conserving the value of neighboring property and encouraging the ~ost appropriate use of land. The Comaission shall also review all proposed construction in thole areas to deter~ine its effect on the safety, health, and general welfare of the City of Aspen. Method of Procedure= At least thirty days prior to the date which an application for a building per. it will be accepted by the City of Aspen, the applicant shall submit a plot plan, floor plans, and elevation drawings of the proposed construction for preliminary review. These drawings shall show the coeaplete developeaent of the proposed project. These drawings shall be sul~aitted to the Building Inspector who will sub. it these draw~! to the Planning and Zoning Co~aission, During this thirty day period the Planning and Zoning Co~ission shall review the drawings sub~itted and shall make written reco~aendations to the Building Inspector as to the applicantes co~liance with the zoning regulations, and shall suggest any changes in the plans for each proposed construction as it shall find necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. If such drawings are found to be incomplete, they shall be rejected. The above mentioned drawings, with any changes made prior to the issuance of a building ~rmit and upon approval by the planning and zoning Commission, shall constitute the final plans and drawings for the con- plate development of the proposed building site. Any changes in the appzoved drawings by' the applicant will require re-submission to the Building inspector and the Planning and Zoning Comuission. Upon receipt from the Planning and Zoning as the approved set of drawings for a proposed project, the Building Inspector shall register a copy thereof among its records and shall record a copy thereof, or such other record thereof, as d~me~d proper by his Department, in the office of All proposed drawings registered and recorded here- under shall ha binding upon the applicants therefor, their successors and assigns, shall limit and control the issuance of building permits and shall restrict and limit the construction, location, use and occupancy of all land and structures included within such drawings to all conditions and limits set forth in such drawings. If the Planning and Zoning Commission has taken no action or has given no recommendations to the Building Inspector with regard to an application within thirty days of the time of filing, the application shall be regarded as approved. The following items shall ~mprise the check list which the Planning and Zoning Co~mission shall usa in reviewing nll new construction in the above mentioned zones. (a) off-street parking. (b) Area of lot in ratio to proposed building. (c) Height of building in relation to the amount of land used. (d) The muount of open space left in the complete develo~uont. (e) Setbacks. (f) Access to public streets and alleys. (g) Overhangs. (h) The use of the land in the develo~uent and its affect on neigh~oring property. (i) Traffic and circulation. (j) Density of occupancy. -2- Section 2: ~he City Council of the city of Aspen, Colorado, hereby £inds. detex~aines and declaxes that an e~ergency exists, and that this ordinance is necessary for the imaediate preservation of public peace, health and safety. Introduced, read and ordered published this ~j~-~.. day of July, 1964. Mayor Finally adopted and approved this ~- ///ity ,,.r, day of Mayor -3- O~IN~CE NO. SERIES OF / I, ity Clerk of the City of A~n~Colo~a~o, do hereby certify that the aforegoing Ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meetin~ of the City Council of said City of Aspen on the ~z~ day of~ , 196~, and by order of said City Council was published as a proposed ordinance as the law directs and for mo~e than ten days prior to its passage in the Aspen Times, legal newspaper; and that on the~F day o , 196 , the said proposed Ordinance wa~read and passed by the City Council aforesaid, the said meeting of said City Council being a regular meeting, and ordered published in the aforesaid newspaper as the law directs. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the of Aspen, Colorado, this ~/ day of ~ City