HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.001-77 RESOLUTION ~ .
ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMI~ISSION
Recommending Several Changes to the Zoning Code as
Refined from City Council
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission made recom-
mendations to amend the Aspen Zoning Code and Zone District Map over
the past year, and
WHEREAS, City Council has received the Planning and Zoning
Commission's recommendation and has either: 1) acted on the recom-
mendations by holding public hearings on ordinances that, after two
public readings, have been adopted, thereby amending the zoning code,
2) delayed action on the recommendations pending further study and
discussion, or 3) referred specific recommendations back to the Planning
and Zoning Commission for further consideration, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has conducted a
public hearing on those changes referred from City Council as properly
noticed for April 5, 1977, and
WHEREAS, Section 24-11.7 provides that if the Commission
shall affirmatively recommend changes to the map or code, and do so
by resolution, such recommendations shall have an interim effect all
as further described in said section, and
WHEREAS, the Commission wishes to make known its recommendation
with respect to those referred changes, and formalize its report in
resolution form such as to enjoy the effects of Section 24-11.7.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning and Zoning
Commission of the City of Aspen, Colorado recommends the following
amendments to the zoning code and district map:
1. Commercial l: The Commission confirms their first recom-
mendation to amend the floor area ratio (FAR) of the Commercial One
(C1) District to l:l by right plus a density bonus of 0.5:1 for resi-
dential use, constructed in conformance with a duly adopted housing
plan for the City of Aspen, the Commission being of the opinion that:
i) this change will generate a desirable mix of uses in the commercial
areas of town; ii) commercial uses will be available to subsidize
residential uses, and iii) commercial uses beyond the second floor
are not practical and the third and fourth floors are more amenable
to residential uses. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission
is of the opinion that future development in the C1 district will
have at least one-third less space in commercial use than presently
permitted.
2. The Commission recommends that the maximum square footage
of major appliance stores be 6,000 square feet (The code permits
12,000 square feet and Planning and Zoning's first recommendation was
to reduce the maximum FAR to 9,000 square feet).
3. The Commission recommends that the property located north-
east of the intersection of Spring and Main Streets (presently zoned
R-MF) be zoned as follows: i) zone the south portion of the property
between Main Street and the extended center line of the first alley
north of Main Street as R-MF PUD; and ii) zone the property north of
the extended alley centerline R6 PUD. In addition, the Commission
recommends that this property (along with the Buchannan Property)
should be considered for future public moderate housing (PMH) after
such a zone category is adopted.
4. The Commission hereby notifies the City Council of their
intent to develop a concept for the public moderate housing zone
(PMH), and the Commission is currently studying the concept.
5. The Commission recommends amendment to Section 24-3.7(3)(2)
to include basements and sub-basements in the CC and Cl FAR calcula-
tions (not to include sub-grade off street parking, however). In all
other districts, sub-grade space and parking accessory to primary uses
are excluded from FAR calculations. Space dedicated to mechanical
operation of the building in all districts shall be excluded from FAR
calculations. This provision is designed to encourage the innovative
use of alternative energy sources.
DATE / 77
Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission
I, ~-~c .~, ~, Deputy City Clerk for the
City of Aspen, Colorado, do certify that the foregoing Resolution was
adopted by the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular
meeting held Tuesday, April /~ , 1977.
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