HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.001-81RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING AN APPLICATION
FOR SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 11 AND 12,
BLOCK 1, RED BUTTE SUBDIVISION
Resolution No. 81 - I
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission considered an application
for subdivision of Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Red Butte Subdivision at its
regular meeting on January 25, 1981, and
WHEREAS, the application requests conceptual subdivision approval on
behalf of Parker and Joan Quillen to relocate an existing property line
between Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Red Butte Subdivision, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission heard testimony from the Plan-
ning Office, the City Attorney and the City Engineer, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission finds that:
1. Should the applicants' request for lot line adjustment be approved,
they would be eligible, pursuant to Section 24-11.2 of the Municipal
Code, for an exemption from Growth Management for the creation of an
additional lot and the subsequent construction of a single-family
residence outside the GMP process. The process in question would
result in the creation of a developable, free market lot, which could
not realistically be accomplished under Growth Management and, as such,
the process represents a circumvention of the intent of the Growth
Management Policy Plan.
2. No exemption from Growth Management exists for the construction of a
single-family residence on a lot created from the division of two lots.
Therefore, an attempt to accomplish in two discreet steps that which
otherwise could not be accomplished in one step is inconsistent with
the intent of the Subdivision Regulations, specifically "to safeguard
the interest of the public and to otherwise promote the health, safety
and general welfare of the residents of the City of Aspen."
3. While there is no specific regulation in the Municipal Code which
establishes criteria for eligibility for a lot line adjustment, such
adjustments have historically been utilized to reconcile platting
errors or to address specific hardship. No such demonstration of
hardship is apparent in thi's application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission
that it does hereby recommend to City Council that the applicants' request
for a lot line adjustment be denied.
Approved this third day of February, 1981, by the Aspen Planning and
Zoning Commission.
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk
ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION