HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.023-79RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ASPEN
RE: ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Resolution No. 79-
WHEREAS, this Commission has previously made known its concerns with
respect to the hiring of a Zoning Enforcement Officer through Resolution 79-9,
and has recentlylearned that City Council did not allocate budget for that
purpose in 1980 and
WHEREAS, this Commission feels so strongly about the matter that it wishes
to state again its reasons and urges to Council to immediatel~y employ a Zoning
Enforcement Officer, and
WHEREAS, this Commission~sites the following as reasons for the need for
such enforcement official:
1. The biggest reason is the necessity of assuring that requirements
designed to produce and/or maintain employee housing are met. It
is of little consequence for this Commission and the City Council to
authorize the creation of deed restricted employee units if the City
does not insure that price restrictions, rental guidelines, and six
m~nth lease restrictions are maintained subsequent to the develop-
ment of the project.
2. This Commission and the City Council have authorized development
approvals for nearly one hundred deed restricted units to date and
is considering approval of at least one hundred more if you consi-
der applications for the Marolt property and 1980 Growth Management
reviews. This does not include the numerous condominiumizations,
which have had conditions attached in an effort to maintain the
existing supply of reasonably priced housing.
3. This Commission and the Council are considering compl~ex new measures
to motivate the production of employee housing, namely the Housing
Overlay District and transferable development rights proposals. The
adoption of such complex mechanisms will result in positive incentives
toward the production of employee housing. The City, nevertheless,
has a responsibility to accept the corresponding management burden
of e,~forcing the conditions which guarantee that this source of
housing will remain within the employee housing pool. These ordi-
nances are complex and require close attention in monitoring a projects'
compliance with specified time frames, quality standards, and, most of
all, rental and sales prices.
4. In addition to the employee housing commitments and restrictions,
there are numerous approval processes such as the Specially Planned
Area zone district, Stream Margin Review, Planned Unit Development
reviews, 8040 Greenline Review, and Growth Management Reviews, which
involve a great amount of discretionary review and result in large
numbers of approval conditions. These conditions are in response to
input received at public hearings and are designed to insure that de-
velopment is compatible with surrounding neighborhoods and with com-
munity goals and policies. The lack of time on the part of current
staff members to follow-up on these approvals defeats the purposes of
the Code, undermines the effectiveness of this Commission, as well as
City Council, and ultimately makes a mockery of the City's review
procedures, and
WHEREAS, for these reasons, this Commission once again calls upon Council to
create and fi&nd the position of Zoning Enforcement Officer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion hereby adopts the recommendation to the Aspen City Council that city resources
be allocated to the function of monitoring and enforoement of its land use codes
and procedures.
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk