HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.012-81RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
GP~qNTING PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL TO THE
PITKIN RESERVE SUBDIVISION
Resolution No. 81 - 12
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission did hold public
hearings on September 8 and September 22 to consider the Pitkin Reserve
Preliminary Plat/PUD Plan; and
WHEREAS, at these hearings the Commission did hear the comments of the
applicant, the Planning Office and numerous residents of the Willoughby Way
and Smuggler Trailer Court neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, at the close of the hearings, the Commission did make the
following findings:
1. That one goal of the Growth Management Plan is to create a balance
in the community, including both employee and free market units. This
project will help to maintain that balance in Aspen.
2. That the site plan for the Pitkin Reserve Subdivision is an environ-
mentally-sensitive proposal, including cluster development to
minimize the need for impervious surfaces, solar orientation and
development contoured to the site.
3. That the proposed development provides a means by which nearly 20
of the 26 acres within the subdivision can be preserved as open space
in perpetuity.
4. That the zoning currently in effect in the County does permit the
density (nearly 16 units) and the type of development (duplexes
allowed by special review) which is contemplated following annexa-
tion of the property into the City, and that the annexation procedure
appears to be proper,
5. That the applicant is willing to accept a requirement that the units
be limited to six month minimum leases, with no more than two shorter
tenancies per year, eliminating the possibility of these units being
rented on a short term basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning and Zoning Commission of
the City of Aspen, Colorado, that it does hereby grant preliminary plat/PUD
approval to the Pitkin Reserve Subdivision, that it does hereby adopt this plat
as the precise plan for the area, including zoning the parcel as R-30, and that
it does hereby permit development on this site on slopes in excess of 40 percent.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Planning and Zoning Commission that it
recommends that City Council exempt the 12 free market units and 1 employee unit
from the GMP, and that Council specifically earmark the park dedication fees for
this project for the construction of a foot bridge across the Roaring Fork
River, tied into the bike and trail network.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED by the Planning and Zoning Commission that it
recommends that the following be the conditions of approval of this project:
1. Annexation of the subject property prior to final plat approval.
2. Adoption of an 85:15 code amendment prior to final plat approval.
Submission of a subdivision/PUD agreement by the applicant prior to
final plat approval. The agreement shall include all those items
required of the subdivider in Section 20-16 of the Code, shall provide
a schedule for completion of all proposed improvements and shall
provide a mechanism for guaranteeing that these improvements will be
completely financed by the applicant. Specific items which should be
included in the Agreement include the following:
A provision that in the event any portion of the existing Rio
Grande horse and bicycle trail is damaged or removed as a result
of the Pitkin Reserve project, that the applicants will repair
such damage or replace the trail immediately at their full
expense.
A provision that the applicants will dedicate to the City a
12 foot pedestrian trail easement connecting the Rio Grande
Trail to Willoughby Way.
A provision that the applicants will provide a looped water
distribution system interconnected between the transmission main
across from the property on a N/S axis and the distribution system
located in the Black Birch/Red Butte Subdivisions.
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A provision that the applicants will permit the Aspen Metro Sanita-
tion District engineers to inspect the construction of the main
trunk sewer lines and that these lines are turned over to AMSD with
the proper easements.
e. A provision that all utilities crossing the site will be placed
underground.
f. Agreements concerning open space and common facilities maintenance,
landscaping and park dedication fees.
Agreement, by the applicant to post a performance bond to insure
that a development schedule which is acceptable to the Planning
Office is adhered to and that proposed landscaping and site ameni-
ties are provided in a timely fashion.
h. Agreement by the applicant to assume the costs of any construction
impacts on Willoughby Way.
Revision of the preliminary plat to include an index sheet, date of
preparation, and surveyors certificate, signature and seal. The plat
shall also include a note disclosing to any purchaser of lot 6 that
the unit is proximate to the railroad right-of-way, which someday may
again be actively used for transportation.purposes.
5. The applicant's compliance with functional and safe intersection design
for private streets.
The applicant providing a deed restriction limiting the one bedroom
caretaker unit to low income housing guidelines and occupancy limits.
The price guidelines to which the new unit is restricted shall be those
which are in place for new units at the time of exemption from the GMP
by City Council. The units shall be eligible thereafter for annual
price adjustments as existing units, according to the approved rates
of the City of Aspen.
7. The applicant agreeing to restrict all the units to six month minimum
leases with no more than two shorter tenancies per year.
The applicant providing a deed restriction limiting development of
the site to no more than 12 free market units and one employee unit and
preserving the common areas as open space in perpetuity.
Approved this twenty-ninth day of September, 1981 by the Aspen Planning
and Zoning Commission at a special meeting.
ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
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