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JOINT RESOLUTION
(Series of 1976)
?~EREAS, the Historic Preservation Committee
has investigated the historical and architectural importance
and geographical influence of the Mesa Store Bakery and the
Floradora buildings and
WHEREAS, these buildings are important physical
examples of Aspen's arch~tectbr~ of the mining era and remain
as a part of the City's ~ heritage, and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission has
reviewed the documentation and the Historic Preservation
Committee's recommendation for historic designation of these
structures, and
WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission
finds that designation of these structures is consistent with the
Aspen Area General Plan, is compl~mentary to the surrounding
neighborhoods and is support.ive~ to the City's present con-
sideration to establish as a Historic District those blocks
fronting on Main Street between Monarch and Seventh Streets
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ,
That the Historic Preservation Committee and the Aspen
Planning and Zoning Committee recommend that the Mesa Store
Bakery, formerly called the Gould and Grover Store, located on
Block 30, lots R & S, and the Floradora, formerly called the
Benjamin Ferris Residence, located on Block 37, lots P,Q,R & S be
designated as Historic Buildings and Sites.
Lary 'Grbe~, ~rmVa~
His tor icPres~e~rvation Committee
Charles T. Collins, Chairman
Aspen Planning and Zoning
Commission
ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, the proposed extension of the Aspen Mall
represents a significant contribution to the pedestrian en-
vironment in the commercial core of the city and,
WHEREAS, the concept of the mall has been included
in the planning of the City since the adoption of the Aspen
Area General Plan in 1966, and
WHEREAS, the mall concept is included as an integral
element in the 1973 Voorhees Regional Transportation Plan for
the CitS of Aspen and Pitkin CountS, and
WHEREAS, the mall concept was incorporated in the
adoption of the 1973 Aspen Land Use Plan,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Aspen Planning
and Zoning Commission supports the expansion of the pedestrian
mall as proposed and recognizes that concerns of accessibility
and convenience must be addressed, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Aspen Planning and
Zoning Commission intends to address these concerns in the near
future by the review, recommendation and adoption of plans to
deal with the problems of parking, public transportation, and mall
maintenance.
Cha~rles Collins, Chariman
ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION