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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.023-85RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING CODE AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE HOUSING Resolution No. 85-23 WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council did initiate amendments to the }~.unicipal Code of the City of Aspen with respect to the conversion of non-deed-restricted units to deed-restricted status and to provide for cash-in-lieu of employee housing; and WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission (herein- after "Commission") did hold a public hearing on December 3, 1985, to consider the amendments initiated by Council and various other employee housing Code amendments WHEREAS, the Commission the Planning Office with respect initiated by the Planning Office; and did accept the recommendations of to the employee housing Code amend- ment s, option, 1. with the exception of the cash-in-lieu of employee housing due to having made the following findings: The cash-in-lieu option allows the developer to pass the problem of employee housing to the public sector. Therefore, development does not pay its own way and there may be no additional housing constructed for some time. Based on recent public sector housing projects, the Commis- sion feels that there is little likelihood that the govern- ment can do a better job of providing housing than can the private sector; and WHEREAS, it is the Commission's intention that the amendments recommended below not apply to the scoring of any growth management quota system application submitted in 1985. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commission that it does hereby recommend the following actions to Aspen City Council: Section ~ That (and the 11.6(c)) appropriately. Section 2 That Section follows: Sections 24-11.4(b)(5), 24-11.5(b)(4) and 24-11.6(b)(4) (bb) reference to this section in the Table found in Section 24- be repealed and that subsequent subsections be renumbered 24-11.10(d) be repealed and re-enacted to read as "(d) Applicants shall be permitted to provide employee housing on the same site as the remainder of the development or on an alternate site, provided that credit shall only be given for units located within the City of Aspen or the Aspen Metro Area, as this area is currently defined by the Aspen/Pitkin County Growth }~nagement Policy Plan. Applicants proposing to provide employee housing on an alternative site shall be required to demonstrate the feasibility of their proposal through having an interest in the property and/or units and by specifying the size and type of units to be provided, and the level of upgrade to be accomplished." Section 3 That Section 24-11.10(e) be repealed and re-enacted to read as f oll ow s: "(e) Applicants shall only be eligible to obtain an FAR Bonus pursuant to Section 24-3.4 by providing employee housing on the same site as the remainder of the development and not by providing said housing on an alternate site." That the first paragraph of Section 24-11.4(b)(4) (bb) be repealed and re-enacted to read as follows: "(bb) Points shall be assigned according to the following sche- dule: One (1) point for each five (5) percent of the total development that is restricted to low income price guide- lines and low income occupancy limitations; One (1) point for each ten (10) percent of the total development that is restricted to moderate income price guidelines and moderate income occupancy limitations; One (1) point for each twenty (20) percent of the total development that is restricted to middle income price guidelines and middle income occupancy limitations." APPROVED by the Commission at its regular meeting on December 17, 1985. ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION C Anderson, Chairperson A~EST: Kim Wilhoit, Deputy City Clerk AR. 7