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RESOLUTION NO. 51
(Series of 1981)
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR INSPECTION AND UPGRADING
OF EXISTING DORM LODGES WITHIN THE CITY OF ASPEN
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that all of the dorm
lodges presently existing within the City of Aspen were con-
structed prior to the City's adoption of the 1979 Uniform Building
Code; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the importance and value of the
existing dorm lodges to the City of Aspen and that the imposition
of strict code requirements will affect the economic viability of
such lodges; and
WHEREAS, the dorm lodge owners have requested the City Coun-
cil to establish a program for inspecting and upgrading existing
dorm lodges to bring them, as far as is economically practicable,
into compliance with health and safety standards, so that the
lodge owners, by participating in the program, can have assurance
that their lodge is in compliance with City requirements concern-
ing building code regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest
o~ the City of Aspen, its citizens and visitors, to adopt a pro-
gram for inspecting and upgrading dorm lodges, as far as is eco-
nomically practicable and consistent with standards of health and
safety.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
The City Council hereby establishes the following program for
inspection and upgrading o~ aorm lodges presently existing within
the City of Aspen:
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his employees shall endeavor to inspect all
lodges within the City of Aspen.
2. Following the inspection of a particular lodge, the
Building Inspector shall, if appropriate, make reco~endations
to
The Chief Building Inspector of the City of Aspen and
of the existing dorm
as far as is economically
and safety standards of
the lodge owner for bringin9 his lodge,
practicable, into compliance with life
City of Aspen codes.
It is the intent of this resolution that the dorm lodges in
existence prior to the effective date of the 1979 Uniform Building
Code De brought into compliance only if so far as is reasonably
and economically practicable and with the goa± of maintaining the
economic viability of such lodges.
3. In the event that a dorm lodge owner does not feel that
the reconm~endations of the Building Inspector are, in fact, fair
and within the intent of this resolution, the lodge owner shall
have the right to appeal any reco~mzendation or requirement of the
Building Inspector to the City Council, provided that all appeals
to the Board of Appeals and Examiners have been exhausted.
4. Upon filing with the Building Inspector's Office of a
simple drawing of the lodge (which drawin9 shall include basic
dimensions of the lodge, room locations, exits and stairs, and
s~a±l indicate an accurate pillow count by room and bed configu-
ration) and, also, upon compliance with the recommendations of the
Building Inspector as [nay De modified by administrative appeal,
the Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy
whic~ shall certify that the lodge is in compliance witQ the
requirements of the City of Aspen with respect to Building Code
regulations in effect as of the date of this resolution. Compii-
ance shall be deemed to be continuing so long as the dorm lodge is
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in a state of repair equal
the time the certificate of
Section 2
to or better than that which existed at
occupancy was issued.
The program £or inspection and upgrading of existing dorm
lodges set forth herein shall become effective immediately, and
the Chief Building Inspector is hereDy directed to implement the
program as quickly as possible.
Dated: ~
I, Kathryn b. Koch,
!
Busan E. ~Michael, May6r Pro Tem
duly appointed and acting City Clerk do
certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that
resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colo-
rado, at a meetin9 held ~/~~/ ~ , 1981.
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