HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.001-88RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING THE ADOPTION OF THE CLARIFIED
ASPEN LAND USE REGULATIONS AND THE REPEAL OF THE
ASPEN ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Resolution No. 88- /
WHEREAS,
tions
in a
1975,
and 24 of the Municipal Code; and
the Aspen Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regula-
(hereinafter "The Land Use Regulations") were last revised
comprehensive manner pursuant to Ordinance 11, Series of
which implemented a complete recodification of Chapters 20
WHEREAS, since 1975, numerous amendments to the Land Use
Regulations have been adopted, which have added layers of review
to the land use decision making process; and
W~REAS, in June, 1985, at a goals-setting session, the
Aspen city Council (hereinafter, "The Council") identified "Land
Use Code Simplification" as one of the City's top five priori-
ties; and
WHEREAS, to initiate the rewrite of the Land Use Regula-
tions, the Council adopted Resolution 85-16, appointing a task
force of local land use experts to help in identifying the
problems with the Code and potential solutions to the problems;
and
WHEREAS, in a report dated November 25, 1985, the Task Force
produced a detailed set of recommendations for changes to the
Code, and a basic recommendation that a consultant be hired to
perform the necessary drafting; and
WHEREAS, in a memorandum to Council dated January 16, 1986,
the staff defined the scope of the consultant's work and the
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projects to
consultant,
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be accomplished by staff in conjunction with the
including revisions to the regulation of signs, floor
area ratios, planned unit developments, and nonconformities, and
the need for better definitions; and
WHEREAS, in May of 1986, the City
of Aspen entered into a
consulting contract with the firm of Siemon, Larsen and Purdy to
revise the Land Use Regulations; and
W~EREAS, in August of 1986, the consultant produced a report
summarizing the results of interviews conducted with community
members identifying their concerns with Aspen's Land Use Reg-
ulations; and
WHEREAS, in October of 1986, the consultant produced a
report containing an analysis of the problems in the Land Use
Regulations and suggesting alternative solutions to these
problems; and
WHEREAS, in December of 1986, the consultant produced an
annotated outline of the revised Aspen Land Use Regulations; and
WHEREAS, throughout the second half of 1986, the Council met
in work sessions to review the materials produced by the consul-
tant and in a work session held on January 19, 1987, authorized
the consultant to begin the drafting process; and
WHEREAS, throughout the first half of 1987, the consultant
and the staff met in work sessions with the Council and the Aspen
Planning and Zoning Commission (hereinafter, "The Commission") to
review draft articles of the revised Aspen Land Use Regulations;
and
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W/~EREAS, in August of 1987, the first complete draft of
Articles 1 through 13 of the revised Aspen Land Use Regulations
were made available for distribution; and
and September of 1987, the Council and
series of joint work sessions to review
provide direction for further revisions;
W/~EREAS, in August
the Commission met in a
the first draft and to
and
W~REAS, as a result of the joint work sessions and other
public input received by staff, a second draft of the revised
Land Use Regulations was made available for distribution; and
W~EREAS, on November 3, 1987 a duly noticed public hearing
was held by the Commission concerning the adoption of the
clarified Land Use Regulations, which hearing was continued to
November 17, December 1, December 8, and December 15, 1987 and
January 5, January 12 and February 2, 1988; and
W~EREAS, at the hearing on January 12, the Commission
directed the staff to revise the tourist accommodations quota so
that it regulates the annual number of bedrooms, rather than
units, which are built; and
W~EREAS, in order to revise the quota, staff recommends that
the comprehensive vacant land buildout analysis first accomp-
lished in support of the lodge quota be thoroughly updated; and
WHEREAS, the staff committed to the Commission that this
work would be completed during the time in which it is expected
that Council will be considering adoption of the Commission's
other recommendations, and that the staff would return to the
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Commission at that time with a recommended new quota.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission:
Section 1
That it does hereby recommend that the Council adopt as a
new chapter 24 of the Municipal Code the clarified Aspen Land Use
Regulations, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by
reference.
Section 2
That it does hereby recommend that the Council repeal the
following sections of the Municipal Code:
1. Chapter 20, Subdivision.
2. Chapter 24, Zoning.
3. Section 7-143, Park Dedication Fee.
4. Chapter 2, Article II, Board of Adjustment and Article
III, City Planning Commission.
Chapter 3, Advertising.
Se
Section 3
That the provisions of this resolution shall not take
effect, pursuant to Section 24-12.7(a) of the Municipal Code,
until acted upon by the Aspen City Council.
APPROVED by the Commission at its regular meeting on
February 16, 1988.
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