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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.apz.008-73June, 1973 ASPEN PLANNING & ZONING CO5DiISSION P~SO~JTION RECOS~END%NG PRESERVATION OF THE VIEW OF ASPEN MOUNTAIN THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF A VIEW PLANE FROM THE PUBLIC PED- ESTRIAN WAY IN FRONT OF THE tlOTEL JERO~ TOWARD ASPEN MOUNTAIN WHEREAS, the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission undertakes continuing review of the City of Aspen Zoning Code in an effort to provide for the orderly growth and develop- ment 6f the city, and WHEREAS, views of the surrounding mountains are an essential quality of Aspen and contribute to the prosperity and welfare of the city as a resort community, and ~HEt~AS, development within the city is threatening to eliminate desirable mountain viewers natural heritage of the city, and WIIEPdgAS, Section 24~-9 and therefore diminish the (h) of the Aspen Municipal Code authorizes the establishment of view plsnes needed to protect mountain views from obstruction, and WHER~AS, a view plane from the public pedestrian way on the southern boundary of Block 89 is necessary to pro- tect the view of Aspen Mountain from an area that is of primary visitor interest and contains a building (Hotel Jerome) that is undergoing procedure District, and WHEREAS; to zone it as an H, ttistoric Overlay the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission has considered all arguments both for and against the establish- ment of a view plane from the public pedestrian way in front of the Hotel Jerome toward Aspen Mountain and concludes that said view plane is in accordance with the intent of. Section 24-9 : (h) of the Aspen Municipal Code and is necessary to p~:otect that specS fic mountaSn view from obstruction, page 2 View Control w Ilotel Jerome NOW TI~REFOI~ BE IT RESOLVED, that the Aspen Planning ~nd Zoning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council establish a specific view plane from the public pedestrian way on the southern boundary of Block 89 (Hotel Jerome) by adding to Section 24-9 (h) a new subsection (b) entitled Hotel Jerome View Plane as described on the attached legal, description. .Dated this /~_day of ~5~ _, 1973. Chairman Aspen Planning & Zoning Coramission HOTEL JEt~NE VIEW PLA~E. There is hereby established a view corridor originating f~om the Hotel Jerome above which plane no land · u.se or building shall project. The reference point bears N 78°22'29" W 92.35 feet from the Southeasterly property corner of Block 79 Original Aspen Townsite. The reference base line bears N 75°09'11" W 51~0 feet from the reference point~ Elevation of the reference point and reference base line is 7909.10 feet above mean sea level. The view corridor con- sists of two radial components more particu- larly described as fellows: 1. Ail that space which is within the pro- jection of two radial line which bear S29°10'06"E from the reference point, and S80~29~29"W from the Westerly terminus of the reference base line, and which is also above the view plane which passes through the reference base line at an angle of inclination of 6°29'20'' above horizontal.