HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.040-94RESOLUTION OF THE ~SPEN PLAI,,'N~NGANDZON~NG CO~SS~ON FOR HOUNT~N
VI~wYf,~.NE REVIEW &PPROVAL FOR AN ELEVATOR EH~.FT ~T THE WHEELER
S~UARE BU~LD~N~ ~L$ E. HYI,'.]~ ~VEo~ ~SPEN~ COLOI~DO Resolution No. 94-~
WHERE~S, Section 7-501 of Chapter 24 of The Aspen Municipal
Code establishes mountain view planes which regulate heights of
structures in portions of the City; and
w~ERF~S, the Wheeler Square Building is within the Wheeler
Opera House Viewplane and is subject to the regulations in Section
7-501; and
WHEREAS,
building an
in order for a restaurant to occupy a space in the
elevator must be constructed to comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Uniform Building Code
modifications; and
WHEREAS, the top of the elevator tower will encroach into the
viewplane area of limitation and therefore must be approved by the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and
meeting on December 6, 1994; and
Zoning Commission held a public
wa~REAS, the Planning staff reviewed the application and
recommended approval of the proposed elevator shaft; and
WHEREAS, the Commission reviewed the viewplane intrusion and
approved the application with conditions.
HOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the commission that it does
hereby approve the Mountain Viewplane Review for an elevator tower
at the Wheeler Square Building to extend into the Wheeler Opera
House Viewplane with the following conditions:
1. The elevator shaft shall not extend 42" above the existing
roof top (which is the higher portion of the building's roof). The
vent shall not extend greater than 12" above the roof of the shaft.
2. Insofar as possible as determined by Building and Planning
Staff, the applicant shall paint the existing fixtures on top of
the roof a color that will blend into the roof's surface and remove
the portion of the old elevator shaft that is on top of the roof.
3. All material representations made in the application and in
the public hearing shall be adhered to or the approval is void.
4. This approval does not negate necessary HPC review.
APPROVED by the Commission at its regular meeting on December
6, 1994.
Attest:
Jan ~rney, Deputy City Clerk
Planning and Zoning Commission:
Br~ C~
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