HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.hpc.001-1996RESOLUTION NO. 1
(Series of 1996)
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
APPROVING A HiSTORiC LANDMARK LOT SPLIT AT 123 W. FRANCIS
STREET.
WHEREAS, Jake Vickery, with the permission of the property owners,
Harold Quam, Veronica Martin, Carol Quam, and Lorde Crumley, submitted
Conceptual Development plans to the Aspen Histodc Preservation Commission
for approval of the site specific development plan at 123 W. Francis, Lots C,D,E,
and the east 1/2 of B, Block 56, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the Conceptual Development plans included a request for
approval of a Historic Landmark Lot Split, creating two legally separate parcels,
each of which has a development right; and
WHEREAS, City Council approved Ordinance #49, Series of 1995,
creating a procedure for the creation of a Historic Landmark Lot Split on
November 13, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the development of all lots created pursuant to Ordinance
#49, Series of 1995, shall be reviewed by HPC at a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Historic Landmark Lot Split meets the
requirements of Section 7-1003(A)(5) of the Land Use Regulations of the City of
Aspen as follows:
1. The land is not located in a subdivision approved by either the
Pitkin County Board of Commissioners or the Aspen City Council, or the
land is described as a metes and bounds parcel which has not been
subdivided after the adoption of subdivision regulations by the City of
Aspen on March 24, 1969, and
2. No more than two lots are created by the lot split, both lots conform
to the requirements of the underlying zone district and the applicant
commits that any lot for which development is proposed will contain an
accessory dwelling unit. When there is demolition on the property which
makes it subject to the provisions of Article 5, Division 7, Replacement
Housing Program, the standards of that program shall supersede these
requirements, and
3. The lot under consideration, or any part thereof, was not previously
the subject of an exemption under the provisions of this article or a "lot
split" exemption pursuant to Section 8-104(c)(1)(a), and
4. A subdivision plat is submitted and recorded after approval,
indicating that no further subdivision may be granted for these lots nor will
additional units be built without receipt of applicable approvals pursuant to
this article and growth management allocation pursuant to Article 8; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Historic Landmark Lot Split meets the following
standards:
1. The original parcel is between 9,000 and 12,000 square feet in size
and is located in the R-6 zone district, and
2. The total FAR for both residences shall not exceed the floor area
allowed for a duplex on the odginal parcel. The total FAR for each lot
shall be noted on the Subdivision Exemption Plat, and
3. The proposed development meets all dimensional requirements of
the underlying zone district. HPC variances and bonuses are only
permitted on the parcel which contains the historic structure.
WHEREAS, the Aspen Histodc Preservation Commission finds that the
Conceptual Development proposal for 123 W. Francis, including a Historic
Landmark Lot Split creating two legally separate parcels of 5,250 sq.ft, each, as
shown on the attached site plans, meets the development review standards
described in Section 24-7-701(D)of the Municipal Code.
NoW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASPEN HISTORIC
PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
The City of Aspen Historic Preservation Commission, pursuant to
Ordinance #49, Series of 1995, and specifically to Section 7-1003(a)(5), Lot
Split Exemptions of the Land Use Regulations, Municipal Code of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, hereby approves a Historic Landmark Lot Split at 123 W.
Francis, Lots C,D,E, and the east 1/2 of Lot B, Block 56, City and Townsite of
Aspen, Colorado.
Section 2
Nothing in this approval shall exempt the proposed development plan
from Final review and approvals required by this approval of the general rules,
regulations and ordinances of the City of Aspen provided that such reviews and
approvals are not inconsistent with this approval.
Section 3
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
thereof.
Section 4
Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to affect any right, duty or
liability under any ordinance in effect prior to the effective date of this resolution,
and the same shall be continued and concluded under such pdor ordinances.
APPROVED by the Aspen Historic Preservation Commission at a special
meeting on January 2, 1996. ~. '/~/-~. ~
By ~"~.~, _ .
Donnelley Erdman, Chair
Aspen Historic Preservation
Commission
ATTEST:
Kathy St~ckland
Assistant City Clerk