HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.hpc.036-2005RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
APPROVING A 500 SQUARE FOOT FAR BONUS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 430 W. MAIN STREET, LOTS K, L, AND M, BLOCK 37, CITY AND TOWNSITE
OF ASPEN, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 36, SERIES OF 2005
Parcel ID #: 2735-124-42-004
WHEREAS, the applicant, Glenn A. Beck, represented by Christie Ann Kienast, has requested a
500 square foot FAR bonus for the property located at 430 West Main Street, Lots K, L, and M,
Block 37, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado.
WHEREAS, for approval of an FAR bonus, the HPC must review the application, a staff
analysis report and the evidence presented at a hearing to determine, per Section
26.415.110.C of the Municipal Code, that: The following standards of Section
26.415.110.E are met:
1. In selected circumstances the HPC may grant up to five hundred (500) additional
square feet of allowable floor area for projects involving designated historic
properties. To be considered for the bonus, it must be demonstrated that:
a. The design of the project meets all applicable design guidelines; and
b. The historic building is the key element of the property and the
addition is incorporated in a manner that maintains the visual integrity of the
historic building and/or
c. The work restores the existing portion of the building to its historic appearance;
and/or
d. The new construction is reflective of the proportional patterns found in the
historic building's form, materials or openings; and/or
e. The construction materials are of the highest quality; and/or
f. An appropriate transition defines the old and new portions of the building; and/or
g. The project retains a historic outbuilding; and/or
h. Notable historic site and landscape features are retained.
2. Granting of additional allowable floor area is not a matter of right but is
contingent upon the sole discretion of the HPC and the Commission's assessments of
the merits of the proposed project and its ability to demonstrate exemplary historic
preservation practices. Projects that demonstrate multiple elements described above
will have a greater likelihood of being awarded additional floor area.
3. The decision to grant a Floor Area Bonus for Major Development projects will
occur as part of the approval of a Conceptual Development Plan, pursuant to
Section 26.415.070(D). The Floor Area Bonus may also be approved as part of a
Historic Landmark Lot Split review. No development application that includes a
request for a Floor Area Bonus may be submitted until after the applicant has met
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with the HPC in a work session to discuss how the proposal might meet the bonus
considerations.
WHEREAS, Amy Guthrie, in her staff report dated September 28, 2005, performed an analysis
of the application based on tbe standards, and recommended the application be approved with
conditions; and
WHEREAS, at a regular meetiog beld on September 28, 2005, the Historic Preservation
Commission considered the application, found the application to ~neet the standards, and
approved the application by a vote of 6 to 0.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That HPC hereby approves a 500 square foot FAR bonus at 430 W. Main Street, Lots K, L, and
M, Block 37, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado, with the following conditions:
1. The bonus is to be allocated to Lot 1 and is only approved if the applicant executes
the Historic Landmark Lot Split Subdivision Exemption Plat.
2. The Subdivision Exemption Plat and Subdivision Exemption Agreement must make
note of condition number 1.
3. The design for a new building on Lot 1 shall include senskivity towards the tree.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION at its regular meeting on the 28th day of
September, 2005.
Approved as to Form:
DavM' Ho~eer, Assistant ~ity Attorney
Ap~oved as to Content:
HIS~ILX~RESERVATION COMMISSION
Jeffrey l~al~ly, ~air
A/T~.~ST ]~ 'X, xA /~ ~
Kathy StlS/cklan~,, Chief Deputy~Cie~r~
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