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HomeMy WebLinkAboutagenda.apz.19940405 AGE N D A ASPEN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING April 5, 1994, Tuesday 4:30 P.M. 2nd Floor Meeting Room City Hall ================================================================== " I . COMMENTS commissioners Planning Staff Public II. MINUTES III. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 303 E. Main st. Landmark Designation, Amy Amidon B. Ute Trail Townhomes Substantial PUD Amendment, Leslie Lamont C. Creektree Subdivision/PUD Amendment, Mary Lackner (To be tabled to April 19, 1994, at the request of the applicant) IV. NEW BUSINESS A. European Flower Market GMQS Exemption, Mary Lackner V. OLD BUSINESS A. West End Traffic Study, Diane Moore VI . ADJOURN March 25, 1994 Amy Amidon Aspen Historical Preservation Commission 130 South Galena Aspen, Colorado 81611 CERTIFICATE OF POSTING: RE: HPC Review- Landmark Designation at 303 East Main Street. Dear Amy, I hereby certify that a sign stating all required information from the attached Notices of Public Hearing was posted on or before 5pm, Friday March 25, 1994. 1 further certify that the attached photograph is of that sign in place and was taken at the time of posting. Sincerely, Niklaus G. Kuhn (Owner) P.O. Box 8016 Aspen, CO 81612 MEMORANDUM TO: Planning and Zoning Commission THRU: Leslie Lamont, Senior Planner FROM: Any Amidon, Historic Preservation Officer RE: Landmark Designation, 303 E. Main Street -PUBLIC HEARING DATE: April 5, 1994 g SUMMARY: P&Z is to make a recommendation on the proposed Landmark Designation of 303 E. Main Street. This property, the Thomas Hynes house, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located in the Commercial Core Historic District. HPC approved the designation 7-0 on March 9, 1994. APPLICANT: Niklaus Kuhn, owner, represented by Roget Kuhn. LOCATION: 303 E. Main Street, Lot A and the west half of Lot B, Block 80, City and Townsite of Aspen. PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW: Landmark Designation is a three step process, requiring recommendations from both HPC and P&Z (public hearings), and first and second reading of a Landmark Designation ordinance by City Council. Council holds a public hearing at second reading. LOCAL DESIGNATION STANDARDS: At least one standard must be met f or approval of Landmark Designation. A. Historical Importance: The structure or site is a principal or secondary structure or site commonly identified or associated with a person or an event of historical significance to the cultural, social or political history of Aspen, the State of Colorado or the United States. Response: This standard is not met. B. Architectural Importance: The structure or site reflects an architectural style that is unique, distinct or of traditional Aspen character. Response: This building, a Victorian miner's cottage, was constructed in 1885 and is relatively unaltered. It includes typical Victorian architectural features such as steeply pitched gable roofs, a projecting bay window, a shed porch with decorative posts, brackets and balustrade, double hung windows, fishscale shingles and two brick chimneys with brick corbelling. The plan is a front facing L with a long gable roof portion on the rear, which may have been an early addition. An enclosed porch has been constructed onto the addition. A one story gabled outbuilding sits along the alley. The National Register nomination for this building states that it is one of Aspen's best examples of an unaltered miner's cottage and that it retains its integrity of design and (most of) its original materials. C. Architectural Importance: The structure or site embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a significant or unique architectural type or specimen. Response: This structure is not unique in that it represents one of the most prevalent building types from Aspen's silver mining era. D. Architectural Importance: The structure is a significant work of an architect whose individual work has influenced the character of Aspen. Response: The builder is unknown. E. Neighborhood Character: The structure or site is a significant component of an historically significant neighborhood and the preservation of the structure on site is important for the maintenance of that neighborhood character. Response: This cottage is one of a group of three cottages which are similar in design. Only a small number of historic residential buildings exist along the eastern portion of Main Street and within the Commercial Core. F. Community Character: The structure or site is critical to the preservation of the character of the Aspen community because of its relationship in terms of size, location and architectural similarity to other structures or sites of historical or architectural importance. Response: The building is one of Aspen's best examples of Victorian residential architecture and sits on a prominent corner along the busiest street in town. Staff finds that its preservation, through Landmark Designation, is extremely important to the community. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that P&Z approve Landmark Designation of 303 E. Main Street, Lot A and the west half of Lot B. Block 80, City and Townsite of Aspen, finding that standards B (architectural importance), E (neighborhood character) and F (community character) have been met. MOTION: "I move to approve Landmark Designation of 303 E. Main Street, Lot A and the west half of Lot B, Block 80, City and' Townsite of Aspen, finding that standards B, E and F have been met." k11 lam-00"m bbbill , r ;+ oil � lit g3 1 Kew a r S • x X We March 25, 1994 Amy Amidon Aspen Historical Preservation Commission 130 South Galena Aspen, Colorado 81611 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING: RE: HPC Review- Landmark Designation at 303 East Main Street. Dear Amy, I hereby certify that the attached Notices of Public Hearing were mailed to the addresses on the attached List of Surrounding Property Owners on or before 12 noon March 25, 1994. Sincerely, ;. Niklaus G. Kuhn (Owner) P.O. Box 8016 Aspen, CO 81612 EXHIBIT A SITE PLAN SCALE: ] /30 INCH = 1 FOOT UTE TRAIL TOWNHOUSES Application to Amend Approved PUD Development Application Submitted: 1 /21 /94 by RIVER STUDIO ARCHITECTS [William Lipsey • AIA • Principal] 414 North Mill Street Aspen, CO 81611 .'r ph 925-3734 fax 92.5-8178 INTRODUCTION: Epoch Properties Inc., owner of the Ute Trail Townhouse project, would like to amend their approved PUD so that the 7 existing AHU open air parking spaces would be enclosed in a garage structure with a snowmelt system under the entire parking access area. These additional amenities would be provided at no additional expense to the tenants /owners of the AHU's. Attachment 2 The following requirements are attached to this application: 1. Letter denoting authorized representative 2. Street address & legal description 3. Disclosure of Ownership 4. 8 1 /2" x 11" vicinity map 5. written/graphic description of amendment proposal Attachment 3a-Specific Submission Contents: Conceptual PUD Plan See final PUD Development Application on file in the Planning Department. Attachment 3b-S,2ecific Submission Contents la(l) A detailed site plan of the already approved PUD is attached with an overlay that shows the proposed amendment. The complete approved development application for this property is on file at the Planning Department. N VA Joh la(2) PARKING : The originally approved PUD incorporated 8 garaged parking spaces for the 3 Free Market Units (FMU's) and 8 open air parking spaces for the 7 Affordable housing Units (AHU's). After the PUD was fully approved litigation was initiated by the owners of the adjoining Black Swan Condominiums. A settlement was reached between Black Swan and Sister City Housing. A copy of the settlement is on file at the Planning Department. A component of this settlement was that the 4-plex AHU's be set back an additional 2 feet from the East property line adjoining Black Swan. This in turn affected the surface parking for the AHU's reducing the number of dimensionally legal parking spaces from 8 to 7. Epoch Properties Inc., the present owner of the Ute Trails Project, wishes to provide enclosed garages for the 7 AHU parking spaces. The total cost of this will be borne by Epoch Properties and will not increase the cost of housing to prospective AHU tenants or owners. In addition, Epoch Properties is proposing that the entire paved access area to both the FMU and AHU parking be provided with a snow melt system. This revised parking plan provides numerous benefits to both the future occupants of the development and to residents in the immediate neighborhood: 1. The AHU occupants will each get an enclosed garage and a snow melt system at no additional cost. The garage will give tenants additional storage plus year round security and protection for their automobiles. The presently approved parking spaces are the required minimum of 8'-6" x 18'-6" The proposed new parking spaces will have interior dimensions of 10'-6" x 18'-6"---an increase of about 25% in width. 2. The proposed enclosed garages will insure visual tidiness to what could otherwise be an unsightly open air storage area. The snow melt system will also benefit the neighborhood by eliminating the need for potentially large, unsightly piles of plowed snow. 3. The proposed garage structure is intended to be constructed out of the same brick used on the FMU's and thus will visually unify the Affordable and Free Market units. 4. The proposed garage structure will completely screen the parking area of the AHU's from their outdoor courtyard thereby increasing the privacy and quality of that space for the occupants. la(3) Impact on Public Facilities: The proposed parking upgrade would place no additional demand on public facilities. P la(4) Development Schedule: It is anticipated the proposed upgrade would have no affect on the present anticipated date of completion. la(5) Public Facilities on Parcel: Not Applicable Attachment 4 Review Standards: PUD Application The proposed amendment is to an already approved PUD plan. There would be no increase to density or floor area of dwelling units. The only change to the project is the enclosure of the AHU parking spaces. The proposed parking structure represents an amenity to the owners' of the AHU's, the FMU's and to the neighborhood and would seem to have no adverse affects on future development of the surrounding area. No variances from the underlying R/MF zoning are required relative to height, setbacks, open space or FAR Lighting: Indirect, movement activated lighting will be provided for the proposed parking area as shown on the attached development plan. • MEMORANDUM TO: LESLIE LAMONT, PLANNING FROM: WAYNE VANDEMARK, FIRE MARSHAL RE: UTE TRAIL TOWNHOUSES/BILLINGS r DATE: 2/2/94 ' r OUR REVIEW OF THE APPLICATIONS DOES NOT POSE ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. THE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES FROM THE FIRE STATION. THERE ARE AMPLE FIRE HYDRANTS IN THE AREA FOR FIRE SURPRESSION. TO: Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Leslie Lamont, Senior Planner DATE: April 5, 1994 RE: Ute Trail Townhomes Substantial PUD Amendment & GMQS Exemption Amendment - Public Hearing SUMMARY: The applicants, Epoch Properties and Sister City Housing, request to amend the PUD development plan for the Ute Trail Townhomes. The applicants propose to develop seven enclosed parking spaces for the seven affordable dwelling units and amend the income and price restrictions of the seven affordable dwelling units. Please find the applicant's proposal attached, Exhibit A. Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendments. APPLICANT: Epoch Properties, represented by Bill Lipsey and Sister City Housing, represented by Dave Myler LOCATION: 831 Ute Avenue, Aspen Colorado ZONING: R/MF PUD APPLICANT'S REQUEST: The applicants proposed the following amendments to the final PUD development plan for Ute Trail Townhomes: * reduce the approved employee housing parking from 8 to 7 on -site parking spaces; * build a parking structure to enclose seven on -site parking spaces; and * amend the GMQS Exemption for affordable housing by amending the price and income restrictions for the seven affordable dwelling units. Staff has interpreted the reduction of parking and the proposed parking structure as substantial amendments to the final PUD development plan. Although the amendment to the affordable housing deed restrictions is an insubstantial amendment, staff has included this information in order for all review bodies and the public to understand all the changes being proposed for this development. REFERRAL COMMENTS: Please find referral comments attached, Exhibit B. Willi t4 BACKGROUND: The Ute'Trail Townhomes final PUD development plan was approved in 1990. The plan included four free market townhomes along Ute Avenue each with a two car garage. Seven affordable dwelling units were approved for the rear of the property with eight parking spaces, two of which would have been enclosed in a garage. All the parking would have been accessed off of the Aspen Mountain road. Since the time of approval, the four free market units have been reduced to three free market units. In addition, a lawsuit was initiated by some adjoining neighbors. A settlement was reached and part of that settlement required the southeastern, employee 4- plex to be moved tyro feet from the east property line. That shift in the building envelop resulted in the loss of the eighth parking space. An amended landscape plan must also be recorded because a large cottonwood tree was lost during excavation. STAFF COMMENTS: Pursuant to Section 24-7-907 a substantial amendment to a final PUD development plan must be reviewed pursuant to the terms and procedures of the final development plan provided that the proposed change is consistent with or an enhancement of the approved final development plan. Final development plan review requires review by the Commission and Council with a public hearing at the Commission meeting. I. PUD Amendments - A. Parking Reduction - According to the application, the eighth parking space has been lost due to the lawsuit settlement which required the southeastern building to be moved an additional two feet from the east property boundary. It also appears from the submitted plans that a 3911 walkway is included in the proposed parking scenario and the width of the new parking spaces has increased from 81-611 to 101-611. Staff requested a direct walkway from the interior parking area up into the employee housing courtyard to prevent residents having to walk around the parking structure to get into the courtyard and their front doors. The employee units have not been developed with excess storage area. By enclosing the parking spaces and increasing the width, residents will be able to store bikes, skis, etc. in tandem with their automobiles. B. Garage: Epoch Properties propose, at their expense, to construct enclosed parking for the seven employee parking spaces and to snowmelt the entire paved driveway between the free market units and the affordable units. 2 The new garage structure will provide seven 10'-611x 18'-6" spaces. The total size of the structure, which includes the trash enclosure and boiler room for the snowmelt system, is 1,630 sq. ft. The application presents the following comments regarding the proposed benefit of the enclosed parking: * Costs of the parking and snowmelt system will be borne by the developer. The garage will give tenants additional storage and automobile protection. * The garage will ensure "visual tidiness to what could otherwise be,, an unsightly open air storage area." The snowmelt system will prevent plowing and piling of snow. * The garage will be constructed out of the same brick used on the free market units and "visually unify the free market units with the affordable units." * The parking structure will screen the employee housing courtyard from the driveway and parking, thus providing more outdoor privacy for the employee housing residents. The Municipal Code does not count enclosed parking as floor area for residential units, a 500 square foot floor area bonus is provided for each residential unit. The Code does not differentiate between multi -family or detached/duplex residential land uses. In addition, surface parking does not count as open space. The Ute Trail Townhomes received several dimensional variations during the PUD review of this proposal. One of the variations was an open space variation primarily due to the development's proximity to Glory Hole Park and the inclusion of the center courtyard between the two affordable housing structures. The parking requirement for the project was also varied due to the project's proximity to the downtown commercial core including the ski area, City Market, and RFTA routes. II. Employee Housing Amendments - The final PUD development plan approved seven affordable dwelling units. Six of the units were proposed to be deed restricted to Category 2 income guidelines and the seventh unit to Resident Occupancy. Sister City Housing would like to clarify the Displaced Tenant, Priority list. The list grants a right of first refusal to long- term tenants of Dean Billings property that were displaced as a result of this development. Sister City would like to amend the list to clarify that first priority -will be given to the tenant that has resided on the Billings property the longest. In 3 5 addition, if a displaced tenant does in fact qualify for a Category 3 dwelling unit the unit should be sold at the Category 3 price. Secondly, Sister City Housing proposes that if the list is exhausted for the displaced tenants, unsold units will be listed as Category 3 prices. Third, Sister City Housing proposes to set the sales price for the units within Category 2 & 3: Studio Category 2 - $60,500, Category 3 - $85,000; Two Bedroom Category 2 - $81,100, Category 3 - $115,000. Finally, Sister City Housing also proposes to replace the Resident Occupied unit as a'Category 3 or 4 unit. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: I. Garage - Although an open space variance was granted for this project and the development is built -out at the maximum allowable floor area, staff recommends approval of the seven enclosed parking spaces for the following reasons: * the additional bulk and mass will not be visible from Ute Avenue; * the parking area is not considered open space therefore the "open space" is not being reduced; although staff has strong reservations about adding more mass and bulk to this parcel, the benefit of enclosed parking and additional storage outweighs these concerns; and * staff would recommend that the parking structure match the shingle siding that was proposed on the final building plans rather than the proposed brick - a wood siding would soften the building making it less massive and solid than a brick structure. II. Employee Housing - Staff supports the clarification for the Displaced Tenant List and staff supports the change from Category 2 to Category 3 guidelines only for those units that have not sold first to displaced tenants or if displaced tenants qualify for Category 3 housing. However, staff does not agree with a predetermined sales price within the category for sales to the displaced tenants. When the final PUD development plan was approved, the units were designated Category 2 and were intended to provide affordable sale housing for the tenants being displaced. No specific sales prices within Category 2 were discussed or established at that time. 4 �1c,K �e��`"� The sales prices in Category 2 range from $26,200 to $60,500 for a studio, and $39,500 to $81,000 for a two bedroom, assuming the 1994 Guidelines are adopted. Within this wide range any number of tenants may not qualify for the upper end of the Category. During the review and approval of this development, a commitment was made by the applicant and the City to existing tenants that he effort to develop AH on this parcel was to save them from having to leave Aspen. Staff, in conjunction with the Director of the Housing, Authority, recommends against a specific Category 2 sales price. Qualified tenants from the Displaced Tenant List should be allowed to purchase a unit within Category 2 based upon what they can afford. In addition, the displaced tenants have not been queried to determine whether a specific price of $60,000 for a studio or $81,000 for a two,bedroom could be afforded or whether a lower priced unit, still within the Category 2 guidelines, is affordable. Staff must point out for Commission and Council benefit, that if staffs recommendation is followed, a greater subsidy for these units will be necessary. Likewise, if the Resident Occupied unit status is dropped to Category 3 or 4, additional subsidy will be required (please see APCHA referral comment, Exhibit B). The applicant was not clear to which category the RO unit was to be changed. RECOMMENDED MOTIONS: "I move to recommend to City Council approval of the substantial PUD amendment for Ute Trail Townhomes with the following conditions: 1. f Jb`r__icAk shall be used on the garage structure. 2. Prior to the issuance of a change order for the garage, the Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District shall review the drainage plans for approval. A sand and oil separator from the garage shall be hooked -up to the sanitary sewer. 3. A five foot sidewalk area shall be provided along Ute Avenue./ Prior to the issuance of a change order for the garage, the applicant shall sign a sidewalk, curb and gutter agreement. 4. An amended plat must be filed within 180 days of final approval or the approval is void. The plat must be reviewed by the Planning and Engineering Department prior to filing. 5. Utility transformers and pedestals shall be installed, unobstructed, on the applicant's property with easements provided as needed. Easements must be indicated on amended plat. The location of the trash and recycle facilities must be shown on the amended plat. 5 6. The applicant shall consult city engineering (920-5080) for design considerations of development within public rights -of -way, parks department (920-5120) for vegetation species, and shall obtain permits for any work or development, including landscaping, within public rights -of -way from city streets department (920- 5130)." "I move to recommend to Council the amendments to the GMQS' Exemption for affordable housing with the following conditions: ' 1. The Displaced Tenant List shall be clarified to give first priority to those tenants that have lived on Dean Billings property the longest. 2. If the tenant list is exhausted and units remain unsold, the remaining units may be sold at the Category 3 prices as established by Sister City Housing: 3. A Category 2 price shall not be established for the Displaced Tenants, units shall be sold based upon what the tenants can afford within the Category 2 price guidelines. A specific Category 3 price shall not be established for displaced tenants that qualify for Category 3. 4. Sister City Housing shall be use the 1994 APCHA Guidelines if they are adopted prior to filing of deed restrictions for the affordable housing units. EXHIBITS: A. Application B. Referral Comments R M AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING State of Colorado) ss County of Pitkin ) I, David Kerr, being of lawful age and having first been duly sworn upon my oath depose and state that: 1. On March 23, 19941 I caused to be posted conspicuously on the front of the building under construction located at the corner of Aspen Mountain Road and Ute Avenue the Public Notice attached hereto as Exhibit "A. " 2. The Public Notice remained in place continuously from the date of its first posting through April 4, 1994. 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit "B, " are photographs taken by me on March 23, 1994 depicting the Public Notice in its place of posting. Dated: - - , 1994. David Kerr Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of April, 1994. WITNESS my hand and offici seal. My commission expires: 17 Notary Public pugh\affidavlerr c d fro) 4-A-kOsnou - -- -- ----- Nousewrap aU PONr / DATE - TflVIE • PLACE ' I P � C4/1J1�f • � , URPOSE •,�, �.�..,.+ wd f .�nf.I !Aa oM.Lll Li ly .r -- N�d dLaaMasno H dgAnj-- asnoH 4 BA fil. ...ems TyvEk �� Mousewrap 'Ek Tye TyvEk T HousewraF y�Ek �k TyvEk TyvEk T T r� • Hou%ewrap. Huu,Nwr., y E...."."'' dip M"U T vFk ;. Ak TyvEk TyvEk Ty yoV Hou+e•wr.ap Huu•,ewrwp H� r " .. ...•....r . ... j vt. ��, I I �/�rs �11� )f3nh1Af l3nfi, Emirfi `'` 1 , N es •A a s n o N dt uw..,,oH 3^fil n fil IMRJL drAA v CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I hereby certify that on March 18, 1994 I placed a copy of the Public Notice attached hereto as Exhibit A in the United States Mail, first-class, postage prepaid, addressed to the individuals and at the addresses thereof set forth on the list attached hereto as Exhibit B. Teri Uyehara STATE OF COLORADO ) SS. COUNTY OF PITKIN ) Subscribed and sworn to before me this M 'day of /u%QWi , 1994 by WITNESS my hand and official seal. My commission expires: "SEAL) r x Notary Public Attachments pugh\c-mail PUBLIC NOTICE RE: UTE TRAIL TOWNHOUSES/BILLINGS PLACE SUBDIVISION/PUD SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO FINAL PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AMENDMENT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GMQS EXEMPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 1994 at a meeting to begin at 4:30 p.m. before the Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission, 2nd Floor Meeting Room, .City Hall, 130 S. Galena, Aspen, CO to consider an application submitted by Jim Pugh, Epoch Properties, Inc., 359 Carolina Ave., Winter Park, FL, requesting approval of a substantial amendment to .the Final PUD Development Plan to build a garage to enclose the seven existing parking spaces for the affordable housing units and amend the affordable housing GMQS Exemption for the 7 affordable dwelling units. The property is located at 831 Ute Ave.; Lots 14 & 15A, Ute Addition, and a tract of land in lots 33 & 38, Section 18, Township 10 South, Range 84 West of the 6th P.M. For further information, contact Leslie Lamont at the Aspen/Pitkin Planning Office, 130 S. Galena, Aspen, CO 920--5101 sjBruce Kerr, Chair Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission Published in the Aspen Times on March 18, 1994 City of Aspen Account EXHIBIT A Vincent J. Higens President PITKIN COUNTY TITLE, INC. 601 E. HOPKINS, 3RD FLOOR ASPEN, COLORADO 81611 303-925-1766 : 303-925-6527 FAX 3001 OWNER'S LIST Christina Davis Vice President Pitkin County Title, Inc., a duly licensed Title Insurance Agent in the State of Colorado, hereby certifies the following list is a current list of property owner's within three hundred feet of BILLINGS PLACE TOWNHOUSES as obtained from the most current Pitkin County Assessors Tax Rolls, and updated to MARCH 11 1994. NAMES AND ADDRESSES TAX SCHEDULE NUMBER -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE REFER TO LIST ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF ADTHORINED \SIGNATURE EXHIBIT B t 777 UTE LIMITED C/O OATES, HUGHES & KNEZEVICH 533 E. HOPKINS ASPEN CO 81611 A.C. HOUSTON LUMBER CO. 125 NORTH MARKET, SUITE 1510 WICHITA KS 67202 ALBERT & SHIRLEY S. SMALL WASHINGTON SQUARE 1050 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW., SUITE 444 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ALEXANDER B. SLATER BOX 491, LOCUST VALLEY LONG ISLAND NY 11560 ALPS PARTNERS C/O PETER G. MCGUIRE 5910 N. CENTRAL EXP. # 1780 DALLAS TX 75206 2737-182-39-003 2737-182-00-011 2737-182-71-002 2737-182-55-014 2737-182-55-007 ALVARADO-RIOS HELiOR PALMIRA 2654, CUERNAVACA MORELOS MEX ANN GABRIEL 700 UTE AVE. ASPEN CO 81611 ANN S. BOWERS, TRUST 1570 EMERSON ST. PALO ALTO CA 94301 ANTHONY PERRY 1908 SHELBURNE RD. SHELBURNE VT 05482 ARTHUR ROCK #1 MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 1220 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 ASCALI CORPORATION MENDEZ-INSUA COMPANY 8500 SW 8TH ST., SUITE 224 MIAMI FL 33144 ASPEN CHATEAUX DEVELOPMENT CO. 899 SKOKIE BLVD., SUITE 520 NORTHBROOK IL 60062 ASPEN SKIING CORPORATION P.O. BOX 1248 ASPEN CO 81612 BASLO, A CO -PARTNERSHIP C/O TERTIARY, INC. 1 CRANBERRY HILL LEXINGTON MA 02173 BERT J. MAXON CAROL MAXON 8527 KARLOV STREET SKOKIE IL 60076 2737-182-10-040 2737-182-60-001 2737-182-30-015 2737-182-60-002 2737-182-71-004 2737-182-62-008 & 009 2737-182-70-004 2737-182-50-101 2737-182-95-002 2737-182-70-019 BERTELINE BAIER 1. ALE P.O. BOX 4564 INCLINE VILLAGE NV 89450 BETTY G. AMOS 13724 S.W. 92 COURT MIAMI FL 33176 BEVERLY M. CHAMBERLAIN 2761 N. MALIBU DR. TUCSON AZ 85705 BRAD PERRIN K.L. DENNIS 17662 IRVINE BLVD., SUITE 4 TUSTIN CA 92680 BROXMEAD INVESTMENTS, LTD. SUITE 21, DUNHOOSE P.O. BOX 104 GIBRALTAR C.C. & ILING S. CHANG C/O CHRIS SIEH 2775 GLENDOWER AVE. LOS ANGELES CA 90027 CALVIN R. HEMPHILL APARTADO POSTAL NO. 31-9 GUADALAJARA JA CANTERBURY COMPANY ASSOCIATES C/O BARBARA J. ROSS 980 N. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 1590 CHICAGO IL 60611 CHESTER B. SALOMON ROSALIND S. SALOMON 975' PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10028 CLARENCE A. HERBST, JR., TRUSTEE C/O RESINOID ENGINEERING CORP. 7557 N. ST. LOUIS AVE. SKOKIE IL 60076 2737-182-55-001 2737-182-62-002 2737-182-70-028 2737-182-72-006 2737-182-70-003 2737-182-55-006 2737-182-72-007 2737-182-69-004 2737-182-95-005 2737-182-30-013 CLARISSA H. CHANLL,ER 2737-182-44-004 902 NORTH GREEN BAY ROAD LAKE FOREST IL 60045 CONSTANCE HARVEY 2737-182-72-015 421D AIRPORT BUSINESS CENTER ASPEN CO 81611 DANIEL S. REID 2737-182-55-015 TRACEY A. REID 60 W. BROTHER DR. GREENWICH CT 06836 DARLENE M. MC CLUSKY 2737-182-62-005 TWO COVENTRY COURT PRAIRIE VILLAGE KS 66208 DAVID A. PARKER 2737-182-60-009 ELIZABETH M. PARKER 1507 WALDEN DRIVE MC LEAN VA 32101 DAVIS FAMILY TRUST 2737-182-39-004 C/O GARY DAVIS, TRUSTEE P.O. BOX 1909 RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067 DEUTSCH COMPANY 2737-182-72-010 2444 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 600 SANTA MONICA CA 90403 DON M. SIMECHECK 2737-182-55-003 741 WEST CREEKSIDE DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77024 DONALD B. & ANN T. CAFFRAY 2737-182-60-005 HARBOR BANK BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR 11*GOLDEN SHORE DRIVE LONG BEACH CA 90802 DONALD E. KOLMER 2737-182-30-006 1614 WEST LAFAYETTE JACKSONVILLE IL 62650 DOROTHY ADAMS 2737-182-62-001 C/O ASPEN.ALPS #401 P.O. BOX 1228 ASPEN CO 81612 EARL M. LATTERMAN 2737-182-30-009 MARILYN S. LATTERMAN, TRUSTEES 1230 SQUIRREL HILL AVE. PITTSBURGH PA 15217 EDWARD A. ABRAHAM 2737-182-70-034 1125 E. 17TH ST., SUITE E-218 SANTA ANA CA 92701 EDWARD H. DE CONINGH, JR. 2737-182-70-010 BOX 207, BEVERLY LANE GATES MILLS OH 44040 EDWARD M. O'HERRON, JR., TRUSTEE 2737-182-71-005 2633 RICHRADSON DR. CHARLOTTE NC 28211 EDWARD M. SELFE 2737-182-95-007 JANE B. SELFE 2401 HENRIETTA RD. BIRMINGHAM AL 35223 ELEANOR LEIBEL 2737-182-55-007 44 BUTRON ROAD TORONTO,ONTARIO CAN M5P 1V2 ELIZABETH M. KIVLAND 2737-182-10-039 12032 WEST 27TH DRIVE LAKEWOOD CO 80215 EUBANK AND BISHOP 2737-182-10-048 731• E. DURANT AVE. ASPEN CO 81611 EUGENE W. ROBINSON 2737-182-60-004 MARY ALICE ROBINSON P.O. BOX 6093 WATERTOWN NY 13601 FRANK WALLACE JEDv'RIES, TRUST 500 HUNTINGTON DRIVE ANN ARBOR MI 48104 FRED H. PEARSON 10 SO. LA SALLE ST., 12TH FL. CHICAGO IL 60603 FREDRICK W. CUMMINGS KATHLEEN J. CUMMINGS 444 LINDEN ST. LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651 GARY FRED THOMSON TOM WILBUR THOMSON P.O. BOX 190 COLTON CA 92324 GARY L. KANTOR 2816 VISTA DEL SOL LAS VEGAS NV 89120 GEORGE P. & CYNTHIA W. MITCHELL C/O MITCHELL ENERGY CORP. 3600 TEXAS COMMERCE TOWER HOUSTON TX 77002 GERSON BAKAR 1984 TRUST 201 FILBERT STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133 GLENN A. SONNENBERG JOHN B. STERN 515 SO. FIGUEROA ST., 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90071 GUILLERMO OSUNA DORIS OSUNA 234' PARK AVENUE DEL RIO TX 78840 H.A. BORNEFELD, JR. 5237 CEDAR CREEK DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77056 2737-182-70-015 2737-182-70-013 2737-182-10-050 2737-182-72-013 2737-182-10-049 2737-182-00-012 2737-182-30-001 2737-182-60-007 2737-182-72-001 2737-182-69-002 H.E. REINERT HOLLiNGS CORP. 2737-182-10-046 161 NAC LAREN STREET OTTOWA,ONTARIO CAN K2P OK8 HALGLENN CORPORATION 2737-182-44-003 1428 BRICKELL AVE. MIAMI FL 33131 HARRY D. DAY 2737-182-10-047 JERROLD K. DAY 237-22 STRAWBERRY HILL STAMFORD CT 06902 HELEN A. COFFY 2737-182-10-027 950 C SOUTH ORANGE GROVE BLVD. PASADENA CA 91105 HELENA BABCOCK 2737-182-60-011 P.O. BOX 2146 FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33303 HENRY FELLA 2737-182-10-030 117 4TH STREET MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266 HENRY P. MC INTOSH IV 2737-182-71-006 DBA MC INTOSH ENTERPRISES 124 MIA BETHESDA PALM BEACH FL 33480 HERBERT J. WINTER 2737-182-95-006 C/O ASPEN ALPS P.O. BOX 1228 ASPEN CO 81612 HERBERT M. GELFAND 2737-182-44-012 9171 WILSHIRE BLVD. BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210 HESSION PROPERTIES U.S. 2737-182-30-012 70 JOHNSON ST. KINGSTON, ONTAR K7L 1X7 e - HOPELY INVESTMEN' i 2737-182-10-035 C/O ROY E. HOFER 455 N. CITY FRONT PLAZA DR., SUITE 3600 CHICAGO IL 60611 HOWARD ABRAHAM 2737-182-41-001 1340 ASTOR STREET CHICAGO IL 60610 HURT FAMILY LIMITED PTN. 2737-182-44-005 C/O CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 50TH FLOOR, 333 SOUTH HOPE ST. LOS ANGELES CA 90071 IRWIN WINKLER 2737-182-41-003 MARGO A. WINKLER 840 LOMA VISTA DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210 ISSAC ARNOLD, JR. 2737-182-62-006 ATTN: ROYANN, BECKHAM 601 JEFFERSON AVE. #4000 HOUSTON TX 77002 J. TODD FIGI 2737-182-44-011 ERIC FIGI P.O. BOX 85515 SAN DIEGO CA 92186 JAMES A. SHIRK 2737-182-30-008 LINDA S. SHIRK RR#16, BOX 529 BLOOMINGTON IL 61704 JAMES C. GIANULIAS 2737-182-07-008 MARILY H. GIANULIAS 1105 QUAIL NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 JAMES PAUL 2737-182-07-001 54-'967 TANGLEWOOD LA QUINTA CA 92253 JAMES T. NEWSOM 2737-182-70-021 CHARLES R. WALL 1101 WALNUT KANSAS CITY MO 64106 JEAN WEHRLY, TRUbi-EE 2737-182-70-007 C/O UNIBANC TRUST COMPANY SEARS TOWER CHICAGO IL 60606 JEFFREY A. BOURN 2737-182-10-049 LYNDA MACARTHY P.O. BOX 2581 ASPEN CO 81612 JEFFREY L. KENNER 2737-182-44-004 168 EAST 74TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10021 JEFFREY WILSON 2737-182-30-010 16633 VENTURA BLVD. SUITE 700 ENCINO CA 91436 JENNIFER F. ISAAC REVOCABLE TRUST 2737-182-44-006 13461 APPLE ROAD WILTON CA 95693 JEROME A. KAPLAN 2737-182-44-003 6001 MONTROSE RD. SUITE 403 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 JEROME P. EPSTEIN 2737-182-30-007 DEBORAH R. EPSTEIN 25 MTN. LAUREL ROAD HAINESPORT NJ 08723 JOHN C. & DONNA L. BECKER 2737-182-10-038 JAY V. MARCH RD#3, BOX 90T CHADDD'S FORD PA 19317 JOHN F. RIDDELL, JR. 2737-182-69-005 BARBARA B. RIDDELL 1250 FIRST CITY NATIONAL HOUSTON TX 77002 JOHN HAROLD LOSSING 2737-182-07-005 JANE BLACKMAN LOSSING 3301 NEW MEXICO AVE. NW, SUITE 326 WASHINGTON DC 20016 I JOHN W. POLK 1 2737-182-62-002 PEGGY J. POLK 9333 MEMORIAL $# 4 0 3 HOUSTON TX 77024 JOSEPH C. HARRIS 2737-182-44-007 NANCY M. HARRIS 386 SOUTH MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLVD ST. PAUL MN 55101 JUDD ENTERPRISES, INC. 2737-182-30-014 ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 2740 CHICAGO IL 60603 KATHY D. WEISS 2737-182-70-024 1609 COUNTY ROAD 112 CARBONDALE CO 81623 KENT W. SHODEEN TRUST NO. 1 2737-182-39-001 13 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET GENEVA IL 60134 KIPPERT R. WHEELER 2737-182-70-008 3211 BONNYBROOK DRIVE WEST LAKELAND FL 33803 LANE N. MELTZER 2737-182-55-005 C/O JOHN LYNOTT 927 SAINT PHILIP ST. NEW ORLEANS LA 70116 LEAH S. BAILEY, TRUST 2737-182-70-022 P.O. BOX 851 BEREA OH 44017 LEBOVIST AND MOSES LEBOVITS 2737-182-72-003 204*9 CENTURY PARK E. SUITE 3100 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 LEE GLADSTONE 2737-182-30-002 GERTRUDE GLADSTONE 2222 CHERRY VALLEY ROAD WOODSTOCK IL 60098 LEON HIRSCH 2737-182-55-003 TURI HIRSCH 150 GLOVER AVE. NORWALK CT 06856 LOUIS MARCUS 2737-182-55-009 601 OLD CROSSING DRIVE BALTIMORE MD 21208 LYNDE BRADLEY UIHLEIN 2737-182-55-002 7825 NORTH PHEASANT LANE MILWAUKEE WI 53217 MACNEE ENERGY CORPORATION 2737-182-72-004 CIO ASPEN ALPS ATTN: IAN MACNEE P.O. BOX 1228 ASPEN CO 81612 MACO STEWART 2737-182-72-002 6306 DIAMOND HEAD CIRCLE, #210 DALLAS TX 75225 MAN NATTERER INVESTMENTS LTS. 2737-182-70-016 161 MACK LAREN STREET OTTAWA ONT K2P OK8 MARGARET JANE MARK 2737-182-10-037 9 CRAWFORD ROAD LOWER TEMPLESTON MARGARET JANE MARK 2737-182-70-009 C/O B. RENSHAW P.O. BOX 637 CONCASTER VICT 3108 MARGARET R. SPENCE 2737-182-07-009 123' WALNUT STREET NEW ORLEANS .LA 70115 MARGARET T. PHELPS 2737-182-44-007 389 CALIFORNIA TERRACE PASADENA CA 91105 MARINA M.Y. HO 4607 KOLONALA ST. HONOLULU HI MARJORIE S. RHODES/ TRUST 1401 AVOCADO AVE. NEWPORT BEACH CA MARK BROWN STEPHEN BRINT 14 GARDEN LANE NEW ORLEANS LA MARTIN H. SILTON RITA PICKER SILTON P.O. BOX 12189 ASPEN CO MARVIN LOTZ LINDA LOTZ 611 NORTH SIERRA DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA MARY ANN BANACH 1931 N. WINCHESTER AVE. CHICAGO IL MAUREEN M. ROIN 1225 WESTMOOR ROAD WINNETKA IL MEYER'S BAKERIES, INC. P.O. BOX 7498 LITTLE ROCK AR MICHAEL C. KRAVITZ C/O K & S PARTNERSHIP 640-6 BRENFIELD DR. DALLAS TX MINNEASPEN ASSOCIATES C/O DEAN LAWRENCE 5340 WHITING AVE EDINA MN 70124 81612 .m 60622 60093 72217 75248 55435 I 2737-182-72-016 2737-182-72-014 2737-182-55-016 2737-182-60-003 2737-182-95-004 2737-182-10-051 2737-182-69-003 2737-182-41-002 2737-182-60-008 2737-182-70-020 ` l MONTE SMITH 2737-182-30-011 PEGGY SMITH 525 HIGHLAND TERRACE BRICK TOWN NJ 08036 NOLAN K. BUSHNELL 2737-182-55-008 NANCY N. BUSHNELL 3860 WOODSIDE RD. WOODSIDE CA 94062 PARIMAR LIMITED 2737-182-70-023 C/O ABACUS LONDON LIMITED 32 ALNCASTER MEWS LONDON ENG W2 PARIS FAMILY 1993 TRUST 2737-182-72-008 C/O JAIME & LEISEL PARIS, TRUSTEES P.O. BOX 2469 BARREGO SPRINGS CA 92004 PAUL R. HAMWI 2737-182-07-002 C/O EQUITIES DIV. OF COLORADO P.O. BOX 350 ASPEN CO 81612 PETER R. WOLFORD 2737-182-10-031 13045 MIN DANAO WAY #4 MARINA DEL REY CA 90291 PHILIP E. HOWARD 2737-182-10-033 FRED H. PEARSON 10 SOUTH LA SALLE ST. CHICAGO IL 60606 R. RYRIE MILNOR 2737-182-55-010 DOROTHY G. MILNOR 52 FARIMONT ADDITION ALTON IL 62002 R. TODD VIEREGG 2737-182-10-045 ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA CHICAGO IL 60603 R. VERNON COLPITTS M.D. 2737-182-55-013 2202 STANMORE HOUSTON TX 77019 RICHARD A. AUHLL 2737-182-69-001 460 WARD DRIVE SANTA BARBARA CA 93111 RICHARD H. CONANT 2737-182-30-005 RUTH H. CONANT 9301 INGLEWOOD COURT POTOMAC MD 20854 RICHARD MAUTNER 2737-182-55-009 MARIANNE MAUTNER 5544 JACQUELINE NEW ORLEANS LA 70124 ROBERT A. PORTER 2737-182-62-003 CHARLYNN MAXWELL PORTER 611 PARKWAY, SUITE F-13 GATLINBURG TN 37738 ROBERT C. SCHNEIDER 2737-182-30-003 3003 SO. ONE ST. AMARILLO TX 79109 ROBERT E. FOWLERS TRUST 2737-182-72-009 C/O DAVID C. FOWLER 4994 SHADOW GLEN CT. DUNWOODY GA 30338 ROBERT HEPLER 2737-182-07-003 21445 SHLUTZ COURT CASSAPOLIS MI 49031 ROBERT T. LUND 2737-182-60-006 ROBERT T. & GREGORY B. ANSELMO 611 WEST END ST. #11 ASPEN CO 81611 ROBERT W. PAULIN 2737-182-55-008 MARY T. PAULIN 165'0 EAST FT. LOWELL STREET #203 TUCSON AZ 85719 RODMAN L. DRAKE 2737-182-44-001 66 EAST 91ST STREET NEW YORK NY 10028 RONALD KANN 2737-182-10-054 MARIA KANN AL MIN ROCHA AZEVEDO 961 CASA SAO PAULO SP B 01410-003 RONYA REALTY NV 2737-182-72-012 C/O J. BRUCE BUGG, JR. 100 W. HOUSTON, SUITE 1660 SAN ANTONIO TX 78205 ROSAMOND B. STANTON 2737-182-30-004 2320 CALLE LUSTRE TUCSON AZ 85718 ROY S. ROHTER, TRUSTEE 2737-182-70-012 JOSEPH V. & PATTI JO FARAGO 2034 N. CLARK ST. CHICAGO IL 60614 ROYAL 0. WHITE 2737-182-70-025 JOANNE M. WHITE 2000 SOUTH BAY SHORE DRIVE COCONUT GROVE FL 33133 S.P.A. PROPERTY AND INVESTMENT 2737-182-10-029 P.O. BOX 7288, GOLDCOAST MAIL CTR-4217 QUEENSLAND AUS 4217 SAMUEL C. SILVERSTEIN 2737-182-55-004 JO ANN SILVERSTEIN 325 E 79TH ST. #6B NEW YORK NY 10021 SANDRA RAE VERDESCA 2737-182-72-005 3601 TURTLECREEK DALLAS TX 75219 SCOTT LUPOW 2737-182-70-026 ANITA S. LUPOW 190'7 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE CHERRY HILLS NJ 08003 STEPHEN & RUTH C. ABRAMSON 2737-182-55-017 C/O LAWRENCE M. ABRAMSON 2315 ESPANA REAL WEST PALM BEACH FL 33415 STEVE SKILKEN LYNNE SKILKEN 383 N. THIRD STREET COLUMBUS OH 43215 STEVEN B. HELLER 1000 NORTH US HIGHWAY ONE #7772 JUPITER FL 33477 THE OTTO GERDEAU CO. 82 WALL STREET NEW YORK NY 10005 THOMAS C. PECKHAM P.O. BOX 9766 ASPEN CO 81612 THOMAS F. DORSEY, III BARBARA S. DORSEY 4524 SOUTH ALTON ST. ENGLEWOOD CO 80110 THOMAS HENRY GENTRY 560 NROTH NIMITZ HWY., SUITE 300 HONOLULU HI 96817 THOMAS N. TARBY JOYCE W. TARBY 18417 PELLETT DRIVE FENTON MI 48430 UKENA FAMILY CONDOMINIUM PTN. 1704 BURNETT AVE. AMES IA 50010 UTE CHALET, INC. P.O. BOX 1284 ASPEN CO 81612 WALHART REALTY COMPANY 899 SKOKIE BLVD. NORTHBROOK IL 60062 2737-182-70-017 2737-182-55-011 2737-182-39-014 2737-182-07-007 2737-182-70-011 2737-182-41-004 2737-182-10-041 2737-182-60-010 2737-182-95-019 2737-182-10-032 WALTER & SHIRLEY AYLOR C/O ASPEN ALPS P.O. BOX 1228 ASPEN CO 81612 WALTER A. BLEDSOE, JR. 607 MERCHANTS BANK BUILDING TERRE HAUTE IN 47807 WILLIAM C. GRABB COZETTE T. GRABB 325 BARTON SHORE DRIVE ANN ARBOR MI 48105 WILLIAM E. TROTTER II FAMILY PTN. 3790 VIA DELA VALLE, SUITE 204 DEL MAR CA 92014 WILLIAM FEICK, JR. 641 FIFTH AVE., APT 31H NEW YORK NY 10022 WILLIAM J. CABANISS 3812 FOREST GLEN DRIVE BIRMINGHAM AL 35213 WILLIAM L. WALLEN ANNE C. MARCHIONNE, TRUSTEE 899 SKOKIE BLVD. NORTHBROOK IL 60062 WILLIAM L. WALLEN, III 901 SOUTHRIDGE TERRACE NORTHFIELD IL 60093 2737-182-39-006 2737-182-10-043 2737-182-70-014 2737-182-71-001 2737-182-44-001 2737-182-69-007 2737-182-10-036 2737-182-70-018 AJAX CONDOMINIUM t-iSSOCIATION COMMON AREA C/O MCCARTNEY PROPERTY 317 ASPEN AIRPORT BUSINESS CENTER ASPEN CO 81611 ASPEN ALPS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION COMMON AREA P.O. BOX 1228 ASPEN CO 81612 BLACK SWAN HALL CONDO. ASSOC. COMMON AREA C/O DONNA FISCHER P.O. BOX 4273 ASPEN CO 81612 CHATEAU CHAUMONT CONDO. ASSOC. COMMON AREA C/O COATES, REID & WALDRON 720 E. HYMAN ASPEN CO 81611 CHATEAU DUMONT CONDO. ASSOC. COMMON AREA C/O ASPEN CLUB PROPERTIES 730 E. DURANT ASPEN CO 81.611 CITY OF ASPEN GLORY HOLE PARK C/O CITY ATTORNEY 530 E. MAIN ST. ASPEN CO 81611 CLARENDON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION COMMON AREA C/O ASPEN CLUB PROPERTY 730 E. DURANT ASPEN CO 81611 LEVANT AMERICA S.A. 2737-182-53-002 C/O COLONIAL NAVIGATION CO. 17 BATTERY PL. #2240 NEW YORK NY 10004 LITTLE NELL CONDO. ASSOC. COMMON AREA C/O STIRLING HOMES 600 E. MAIN ST. ASPEN CO 81611 REINHOLD ASPEN, INC. 2737-182-53-001 C/P GERARD J. SOUSSAN 709 E. DURANT AVE. ASPEN CO 81611 MEMORANDUM TO: Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Mary Lackner, Planner RE: European Flower Market GMQS Exemption DATE: April 5, 1994 SUMMARY: The applicant is seeking approval to redevelop the European Flower Market structure at 220 W. Main Street. The applicant will be adding approximately 1,'200 square feet of floor area (which includes 380 sq.ft. of net leasable space) to the building and will convert a portion of the existing retail space into office space. A copy of the application is included as Exhibit "A". To accommodate this request, the applicant has addressed Section 24-8-104(B)(1)(a) for GMQS Exemption which enables an expansion of net leasable sq.ft of less than 500 sq.ft. to be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The applicant obtained a Board of Adjustment variance -for the new office space being developed on a non -conforming sized lot in the Office zone district on March 24, 1994. The applicant received conceptual approval from the Historic Preservation Commission and is scheduled for final review in mid - April. APPLICANT: Frank La Gioia and Lynda Mariani, represented by Glenn Rappaport. LOCATION: 220 W. Main Street, Block 51 East 1/2 of Lot N and Lot 0. ZONING: Office zone district with Historic District Overlay. PROCESS: The Planning Commission will review the applicant's request for the GMQS Exemption at a public meeting. The Commission makes the final decision on this GMQS application. REFERRAL COMMENTS: Staff has received referral comments from the City Engineer and the Housing Office. These referral memos are attached to the packet in Exhibit "B" and "C", respectively. STAFF COMMENTS: The 4,500 sq.ft. parcel is presently improved with a 3,316 sq.ft. structure which contains a flower market showroom, greenhouse, a flower cutting area, a dry flower display area, and a two bedroom apartment. The existing net leasable area is 2,591 sq.ft. There is also a basement of approximately 455 sq.ft. The proposed 4,473 sq.ft. structure will contain 2,970 sq.ft. of net leasable space in offices and a small flower market. This is an,increase of 380 sq.ft. of net leasable space. The two bedroom 0 apartment is being expanded by 63 sq.ft. for a total of 690 sq.ft. The basement area is proposed to be expanded by 1,475 sq.ft. to be used for tenant storage. Section 24-8-104 (B) (1) (a) states: "Expansion of commercial or office uses. The expansion of an existing commercial or office building by not more than five, hundred (500) net leasable square feet, excluding employee housing, if it is demonstrated that the expansion will have minimal impact upon the city. A determination of minimal impact shall require a demonstration that a minimal number of additional employees will be generated by the expansion, and that employee" housing will be provided for the additional employees generated; that a minimal amount of additional parking spaces will be demanded by the expansion and that parking will be provided; that there will be minimal visual impact on the neighborhood from the expansion; and that minimal demand will be placed on the city's public facilities from the expansion. Expansion of a building which occurs in phases shall be limited to a maximum cumulative total of five hundred (500) net leasable square feet and shall be evaluated in terms of the cumulative impact of the entire expansion." Response: The applicant is proposing to increase the building by 380 net leasable sq.ft. The Housing Office has calculated that the increase in space generates 1.14 employees and 60% mitigation equates to .68 employees. The applicant is proposing to deed restrict an existing two bedroom apartment to satisfy the employee housing requirement. The Housing Office has determined that the 690 sq.ft. two bedroom apartment does not meet the minimum size requirement of 850 sq.ft. to meet the adopted Housing Office Guidelines. However, this unit can be considered a one bedroom unit which satisfies mitigation of 1.75 employees, thereby meeting the mitigation requirements of this project. There are presently two parking spaces on the property and the applicant is proposing a total of four spaces. An increase of net leasable square footage by 380 sq.ft. equates to 1.25 parking spaces. The applicant is adding two spaces on the parcel. The Historic Preservation Committee reviewed the proposed building because it is located within the Main Street Historic Overlay District. Although there are no historic buildings on this block of Main Street, the Commission felt that the proposed design complemented the overall character of the historic district and retains the small scale of the original building. HPC has asked that the applicant consider using clapboard instead of brick for the south facade. A motion was made that states "HPC urges P&Z to grant the special review approval in light of the contribution that the property makes to the historic district..." Staff believes E NAI that the visual impact on the neighborhood is a considerable improvement over the existing structure. The City's public facilities are in place to the parcel, however the applicant will be responsible for additional tap fee's that may be assessed due to the redevelopment. As proposed, only 27 sq.ft. of floor area remains available to be developed on the parcel after this project is completed. Should, the applicant convert additional square footage to net leasable space in the future, this code provision will need to be reviewed so that the applicant does not exceed a total of 500 net leasable square feet exempted from GMQS exemption on a cumulative basis. OTHER ISSUES: Non -Conforming Lot and Use- The Flower Market is located on a non- conforming sized lot in the Office zone district. The proposed addition of office space represents an increase in the non- conforming use on the property. A single family residence is the only permitted use on a non -conforming lot of record. To rectify this problem, the applicant obtained a Board of Adjustment variance to permit office uses on this non -conforming parcel. This variance was granted on March 24, 1994. Since the use is considered non -conforming, the applicant must comply with Section 24-9-102 (G) (1) of the Aspen Municipal Code regarding demolition and reconstruction of a non -conforming use. Staff s only concern is that the applicant will need to demonstrate that 250 of the floor area or exterior wall area of the entire structure is being maintained in the redeveloped structure to the Zoning Enforcement Officer. The plans submitted to the Planning Office appear to indicate that the entire building will be demolished. Change in Use- The applicant's proposal will reconstruct the majority of the existing building and convert most of the flower market space to office space. This conversion of retail to office is not considered a "change -in -use" under the Code. In fact, mitigation for Commercial Core and Commercial zone district square footage (typically retail) is at a higher level than for the Office zone district. The applicant is proposing to deed restrict an existing unit to affordable housing beyond the mitigation requirement of the Code. The applicant is required to mitigate for .68 employees, but is providing a one bedroom unit which technically mitigates 1.75 employees. SUMMARY: Staff believes that the applicant's proposal will be a substantial redevelopment of the property, but is consistent with the requirements of the Aspen Municipal Code. 3 3 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the applicant's request subject to the following conditions: 1 The owner shall submit appropriate deed restrictions and floor plans to calculate net leasable square footage to the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority for approval. The affordable dwelling unit shall be deed restricted to Category. 1 income and occupancy requirements. Upon approval by the Housing Authority, the Owner shall record the deed restriction with the Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder's Office. 2. Prior to issuance of any building permits, a copy of the recorded deed' restriction for the affordable dwelling unit must be forwarded to the Planning Office. 3. As recommended by the City Engineer the applicant shall comply with the following: a. The applicant shall indicate the parking configuration, trash & recycle area, and utilities on the building permit plans. b. The existing curb cut shall be removed and replaced with new curb and gutter at the time of redevelopment. The portion of the sidewalk which is in disrepair shall also be replaced at this time. C. The applicant shall provide a concrete pad for the dumpster with a curb to prevent the dumpster from contact with the utility transformer. d. The applicant shall apply for an encroachment license with the Engineering Department or relocate the fence onto private property. e. The building plans shall include a drainage plan that meets the approval of the City Engineer. f. The applicant shall consult City Engineering (920-5080) for design considerations of development within public rights-os-way, Parks Department (920-5120) for vegetation species, and shall obtain permits for any work or development, including landscaping, within public rights - of -way from City Streets Department (920-5130). 4. The applicant shall demonstrate compliance with Section 24- 9-102(G)(1) of the Aspen Municipal Code regarding demolition and reconstruction of a non -conforming use to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, prior to the issuance of any building permits. 4 5. All material representations made by the applicant in the application and during public meetings with the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be adhered to and considered conditions of approval, unless otherwise amended by other conditions. 6. The applicant is required to join any public improvement district for this immediate area, if one is ever formed. RECOMMENDED MOTION: "I move to approve the GMQS Exemption for the European Flower Market to add 380 sq.ft. of net leasable space, subject to the conditions recommended in the April 5, 1994 Planning Office memorandum." tt EXHIBITS: "A" - Application Information "B" - City Engineer referral comments "C" - Housing Office referral comments 5 / Aspen Planning & Zonii 130 S. Galena Aspen, Co. 81611 02 10 93 Exhibit A L A C K C K 0 Re: European Flower Market & Offices Proposal for F.A.R. Increase from .75 to 1 to 1 to 1 Dear Commission Members, The Office Zone of Aspen's Main St., as everyone is aware, is very eclectic in nature. There are buildings of many different materials and massing. The setbacks from Main St. vary greatly from building to building and from block to block. The proposed development has been reviewed by the H.P.C. and determined compatible in scale and massing with its immediate neighbors. We are not proposing any reduction in open space, nor any setback variations. We are also adding 3 new parking spaces at the north end of the parcel. This proposal does not impact any designated view planes and the overall mass has been reduced in order to minimize the impact on the residences to the north. There will be a 2 bedroom deed restricted employee unit at the north end of the project in order to mitigate the employee housing required. Thankyou—for your consideration, Glenn H. Rappaport AIA B 0 X 2 7 6 A S P E N C 0 8 1 6 1 2 F A X T E L 3 0 3 9 2 0 1 1 3 S, I a To: Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission From: Robert Gish, Public Works Director Date: March 31, 1994 Re: The Aspen Meadows Traffic Mitigation Plan SUNCMARY: In the September 7, 1993 P & Z meeting a motion was approved endorsing the Meadows Traffic Mitigation Plan. P & Z further directed Staff to meet with key players and report back to P & Z with recommendations by March 31, 1994. City Staff has met on five occasions with key players and interest groups having an impact to the West End. City Staff member present in the discussions included Diane Moore, Randy Ready, Becky Blaine, Jack Reid, Bill Efting, Tom Dunlop and Bob Gish. RFTA Staff members included Dan Blankenship and Paul Hilts. MAA Staff members included Robert Harth and Edward Sweeney. Planning and Zoning member Roger Hunt attended the meetings. John Kelleher represented the Aspen Institute. West End residents included Christie Kieuast, Jan Collins, Anne Ibbotson, Bob Pullen, George Vicenzi, John Schuhmacher, Roger Hunt, Mac Cunningham and John Doremus. City Staff and the committee also met with City Council on March 28, 1994 to review consensus issues and items requiring action for funding. City Council funded six antique lights on Lake Avenue and revision to an overall traffic control program in the West End. In todays meeting we will review the Aspen Meadows Mitigation Plan, summarize the revisions to the traffic control plan for the West End, and discuss the items of Consensus and non -consensus. Please reference the attached comments: A. Aspen Meadows Traffic Mitigation Plan dated February 1991. B. Music Associates of Aspen memorandum dated March 15, 1994; Sweeney to Gish. C. RFTA service and West End concerns memorandum dated March 1, 1994; Blankenship to Gish. D. West End traffic enforcement memorandum dated March 7, 1994; Blaine to Gish. E. West End residents petition presented by George Vicenzi to committee on March 9, 1994. 1 F. Power Plant Road traffic counts from February 16, 1994 to March 18, 1994. G. Aspen Institute letter dated March 31, 1994; Johnson to Gish. H. City Council packet memo dated March 22, 1994. REVIEW OF THE ASPEN NMADOWS TRAFFIC MITIGATION PLAN: In Cleve Johnsons March 31, 1994 memo he included the following information as a' January 1994 update: The trip generation figures of the West Meadows discussed herein are from the Traffic Mitigation Plan of February 1991 as extracted from the Aspen Area Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element, Aspen/Pitkin County Planning Office and Roaring Fork Transit Agency, 1987. The intent of the committee's plan was to reduce the expected trip increased by 30%, resulting in a trip count equal to that expected at the property prior to any increase in the umber of units. Mitigation due to fewer Lodge units The figures for daily trips after the intended increase in units were (Lodge Rooms -451, and for the Restaurant - 440), for a total of 842 per day due to Lodge and Restaurant operation. At that time 50 additional lodge units were intended to be built. At 4.1 trips per room this would have resulted in a daily trip increase of 205. Only 38 units will be added by 1993 resulting in an increase of 156. This reduction of expected daily trips due to less rooms being constructed (by 49 per day) achieves a 5.8% reduction in expected traffic increase. Elements of Mitigation Plan The following elements of a traffic mitigation plan directed at West Meadows related traffic have been identified. The lodge operator is the Aspen Skiing Company. Cleve Johnson is the representative for the Aspen Institute. 1. Airport Van Service Description: A free van service to and from the airport will be provided for guests and residents of the West Meadows. Because it is anticipated that most of the guest visits will be prearranged, the lodge will dispatch the van (a vehicle with an approximate capacity of 12 - 16 passengers) to pick up guests based on their flight schedule. 2 Similarly, departures will also be able to be prearranged. All guests will be encouraged to use this convenient, yet efficient, service. Phasing: This service will be initiated upon opening of the renovated lodge. Responsibility Party: Lodge operator through agreement with Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute Response: The Aspen Institute, Aspen Meadows offer complimentary van service to and from the airport to all guests arriving and departing. Three 14 passenger vans are available for this service. Guests are advised of this service at the time of reservation and specifically advised that they do not need to rent a car while in Aspen because of this and other transportation services provided. Aspen Institute Response: The Aspen institute, Aspen Meadows offer complimentary van service to and froi}, the airport to all guests arriving and departing. Three 14 passenger vans are available for this service. Guests are advised of this service at the time of reservation and specifically advised that they do not need to rent a car while in Aspen because of this and other transportation services provided. The van service represents an initial investment of $60,000 in vehicles. An estimate of annual overhead due to fuel, oil, maintenance and labor cots is another $60,000. 2. Van Service to/from Town Description: A free van service will be operated between the West Meadows and downtown Aspen. This service will be available to all guests, residents, and employees of the West Meadows, including users of the restaurant, tennis courts, and health center. The service will utilize a relatively small vehicle, seating approximately 12 - 16 passengers. The service will be a regularly scheduled service with frequent headways. During the high season, this route will run from early morning to late evening on one-half hour headways. The schedule will be adjusted for applicability to each season, and may be provided on an "on demand" basis during certain seasons. Phasing: The basic service described above will be initiated with the opening of the renovated lodge. Its usage will be monitored, and the service will be adjusted as necessary to meet the demand of the patrons. Responsibility Party: Lodge operator through agreement with Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute Response: Complimentary van service is provided by the Aspen Institute, Aspen Meadows to all guest by schedule and on demand as available between the hours of 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM daily. We shuttle to Rubey Park and the Gondola. I would estimate that 90% of our winter guests have used this service to get to the mountains as well as for shopping and nightlife. We are spending from $500.00 to $900.00 monthly subsidizing RFI'A passes for our employees. 3 3 3. Chartered Vehicles for Group Activities Description: When appropriate, group activities either leaving or coming to the West Meadows will be served by chartered vehicles arranged by the management of the West Meadows. By providing this service, management will be better able to control the number and/or size of vehicles serving the participants in such activities. Furthermore, encouragement of the use of this service will discourage the use of private automobiles by participants. Phasing: This service will be provided with the first organized groups using the West Meadows. Responsible Party: Lodge operator. Ot Aspen Institute Response: Chartered vehicles will be used for any group movement beyond the capacity or availability of the two vans operated by the property. 4. Guest Parking Description: No parking for the lodge units will be provided adjacent to the units. Instead, parking for these units will be located in a parking structure under the tennis courts. Thus, even if guests bring vehicles to the campus, their vehicles will not be immediately available to them. Furthermore, guests will need to walk past the van service in order to get to their vehicles. It is hoped that this concept will encourage guests to use the van service rather than their private automobiles. Phasing: See construction schedule. Responsible Party Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute Response: No parking is provided at the lodge units. Any guests arriving by automobile have their cars unloaded upon arrival and their luggage are transported to lodge units using electric vehicles. When the parking structure is completed we will be charging an overnight fee for parking to further discourage using automobiles. At the parking structure will be located the "Activity Center", bike rentals and ski concierge in the winter. This will also be the departure and arrival point for the van and shuttle service, encouraging use of these alternates to automobile transportation. 5. Trail System Description: Site planning has provided for on -campus trails that connect to the extensive city-wide pedestrian and bike trail system adjacent to the Meadows property. Thus, the Meadows trail system has been designed to complement the City's efforts in developing pedestrian and bicycle trails, thus encouraging guests of the Meadows to use these modes of transportation. Phasing: The on -site trail system will be phased through the City's trail construction program. 4 Responsible Party: City and the Consortium. City Response: The City of Aspen has completed the Grindlay Bridge and Picnic Point Bridges. Both of these bridges connect the Aspen Meadows property to the Rio Grand Trail. The Grindlay Bridge is a pedestrian oriented bridge and the Picnic Point Bridge is for pedestrians and bicycles. The City of Aspen Parks Department will complete the trail system from the Picnic Point Bridge to the Meadows property this summer and fall. Aspen Institute Response: Completion of the footbridge over the Roaring Fork connects the property to the Rio Grande recreational trail. Pedestrian and bicycle access is in place from the West End at both Seventh and Eighth Streets to Meadows Road and from Third Street and Gillespie Street via the Music Tent and the Boettcher Center. 6. Bicycle Facilities Description: Bicycles will be made available for use by guests of the lodge at a minimal fee designed to cover maintenance,. replacement, and administrative costs. Furthermore, bicycle racks will be provided at those facilities which may be used by persons not lodged at the West Meadows (for example, at the health center and at the tennis courts). Phasing: It is expected that this program will begin with 25 - 30 bicycles available. The program will be monitored and the supply of bicycles will be increased accordingly. Responsibility Party: Lodge operator. Aspen Institute Response: A variety of bicycles are available for use by guests at a nominal charge. The rental facility and storage areas will be built in to the parking structure adjacent to the departure point for motorized transportation, encouraging use of bicycles for town trips. Bicycle racks are placed throughout the property. Summer guests are asked to reserve a bike at the time of reservation. 7. Promotional Materials Description: All promotional materials for the West Meadows lodge will emphasize the availability of the van service, will encourage walking and bicycle use, and will discourage the need for personal automobiles. The focus of this mitigation measures is to precondition the guest so that he or she chooses not to even rent a car upon arrival in Aspen. Phasing: This message will be included in all promotional materials published for the renovated lodge. Responsible Party: Lodge operator and Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute Response: All promotional collateral will emphasize the availability of complimentary transportation, bicycles, the ease of walking and discourage the need 5 � �J for personal automobiles. The focus will be to precondition the guests so that they will choose not to rent a car upon arrival in Aspen. 8. Employee Parking Description: Limited employee parking will be provided on -site. This parking will be available only for employees for whom vehicles are essential for the execution of their jobs and for employee carpools of three or more persons. A ride matching service will be available through management to encourage the formation of carpools. Furthermore, employees will be provided with their choice of subsidized transit passes or subsidized parking at the Rio Grande parking garage. A shuttle service will be provided for employees from the Rio Grande garage either in conjunction with the regularly scheduled van service to town or as a separate operation. t,. Phasing: This measure will be implemented with the opening of the renovated lodge. Responsible Party: Lodge operator and Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute Response: Limited employee parking will be provided at the property for employees for whom a vehicle is essential in performance of their job and for those employees in carpools of three or more persons. Transit passes are subsidized. Employees are provided shuttle service to and from the center of town as part of our regular guest shuttle service. 9. Coordination with Potential Rail Service Description: If passenger -rail service does materialize on the Rio Grande right-of-way, a transit stop will be encouraged in a location which would allow access to the Meadows via the pedestrian bridge on the Roaring Fork River. Phasing: To be implemented with the initiation of rail service. Responsible Party: Applicant and Rail Service Operator. Response: The community as a whole will continue to search for alternate modes of transportation. 10. Delivery Truck Restrictions Description: Because of the expected infrequency of large vehicle deliveries to the West Meadows property (approximately 4 to 5 per day), it is recommended that truck restrictions be focused on time of day and route restrictions. It is recommended that deliveries will be limited to the hours of 9:00 - 11:00 AM and 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Thus, the noise impacts of delivery vehicles will not occur during the most sensitive time periods. Furthermore, all deliveries to the West Meadows will be restricted to use of Seventh Street only between the Meadows and SH 82. These restrictions will be implemented through operator agreements. Cl 0 Phasinji: The time of day and route restrictions will be implemented upon opening of renovated lodge. Responsible Party: Lodge operator and Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute Response: Vendors have been advised that delivery times at the Meadow will be limited to the hours of 9:00 to 11:00 AM and 2:00 to 4:00 PM. All vehicles will use Seventh Street from Highway 82. We have recently sent another letter to our vendors regarding delivery times. We are also adding signage to our delivery area advising that we will only accept deliveries at specified times. At least one of our vendors, Louis Suisse Pastry must deliver baked goods prior to 7:00 AM but uses a small van that does not increase any noise impacts. MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE MAA FACULMES 1. Promotional Materials Description: Promotional materials (including maps distributed by MAA will encourage use of transit, bicycles, or walkways to access the concert site. Phasing: These efforts have already been initiated and will be continued. Responsible Party: MAA MAA Response: Music Associates of Aspen incorporates auto -disincentives in all our promotional materials. The description of the walking tour and the map of the pedestrian/bicycle routes are printed on our calendar, our ticket inserts, our weekly tear sheets (distributed to merchants and lodges throughout town), and the weekly supplement to the Aspen Times Daily. In our student handbook, we encourage students to either utilize city bus system or bicycles as their means of transportation while in Aspen. We also loan donated bicycles and helmets to students. This program has been tremendously successful. 2. Pedestrian/Bicycle Ways Description: An enhanced system of routes exclusively designated for use by pedestrians and bicyclists to access the concert area will be implemented. This system will include: I * Continued designation of the Lake Avenue pedestrian/bicycle way. * Fourth Street will be closed to automobile traffic from Gillespie Street to Main Street for approximately one hour before and one hour after major concerts. Prior to concerts, the street will be for pedestrian/bicycle use only. After the concerts it will be used for pedestrian/bicycle traffic and for bus leaving the MAA grounds. Allowing buses to use this route after concerts will separate the buses from automobile traffic, 1 MAIO t= A �.rRc�ste� }dowses- `4s 5�a2f T.e� eta �.s thereby decreasing the delay experienced by the buses and thus providing an incentive for using the transit service. This closure will include barricades and appropriate ends of Fourth Street and will require temporary warning signs at each cross street to ensure the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists. Furthermore, the proposed design of the MAA parking lot provides for a continuation of the pedestrian way from Fourth Street to the Music Tent. * Facilities for bicycle storage during concerts will be provided in the vicinity of the Tent. Implementation: It is anticipated that the Fourth Street closure will be implemented during the next concert season. The bicycle storage facilities will be provided with the improvements to the MAA parking lot. Responsible Party: MAA and City. MAA Response: The Traffic Mitigation Plan requires "continued designation of the Lake Avenue pedestrian/bicycle way," and closure of Fourth Street using "barricades and appropriate signing at both ends." We have actively supported this program, both through our walking tour literature and our staff enforcement of the Fourth Street closure. during the past two summers, we have used barricades provided by the City Streets Department, the Police Department, and the School District. Our Staff has ensured that those barricades are in place during our major concerts. The Fourth Street Walkway does not work ideally as it does intersect five or six cross streets open to automobile traffic: All in all, this program has grown in acceptance. During the past summer, our staff incurred fewer problems with cars using the closed streets, indicating greater awareness among our patrons. The reconfiguration of the Gillespie Street lots is scheduled to be completed in the fall of this year. These improvements will link the Fourth Street and Lake Avenue walkways to the internal walkways of the Aspen Meadows, enabling a concert -goer to walk or ride from the Commercial Core to the Tent with minimal interaction with automobile traffic. City Response: The City of Aspen will enhance the Lake Street pedestrian and bicycle way by adding six additional antique lights along the route with increased "super ducks" and signage. These two items will improve the safety at night by increasing the light levels and attempting to discourage vehicles entering Lake Avenue. Fourth Street will be primarily designated as a pedestrian and bicycle route. Buses will be routed down Third Street and not allowed on Fourth Street. Super Ducks will be installed at each Fourth Street, north and south entry points with a sign installed indicating local resident entry only. 3. Enhanced Transit Service Description: Transit service to the MAA grounds will continue to be improved and emphasized. This includes elements affecting the city-wide system, circulation through the neighborhood, and on -site operation: * All city-wide RFTA bus routes serving the West End, as well as the special MAA bus l` runs, will continue to provide service. Enhanced signing and bus service information will be provided at the Rio Grande parking garage to direct patrons to the bus stop on Main Street. * Prior to a scheduled concert, large buses (unless carrying a greater number of passengers than can be accommodated by the circulating shuttle or during inclement weather) will unload all passengers at the intersection of Fourth/Main. Concert goers will then be encouraged to walk on Fourth Street to the Tent or to use the smaller vehicle shuttle which will be circulating on Main, Fifth, Gillespie, and Third Streets. This vehicle will be a compressed natural gas powered vehicle and will operate for approximately one-half to one hour before the concert. Following concerts, buses will stand by on Fourth Street, or at the transit stop in the parking lot to transport concert goers back to the center of town. * The MAA parking lot has been designed to provide a location for buses to load and unload passengers while removed from Gillespie Street. This location is on the south end of the parking lot and would allow good clockwise circulation of the buses from Fifth Street into the parking lot and back out onto the street system at Fourth and Gillespie. Phasing: It is anticipated that this improved transit service will be provided during the next concert season. The program will be monitored and the service will be adjusted accordingly. Responsible Party: The transit service will be the responsibility of RFTA. The transit improvements in the parking lot will be the responsibility of the MAA. MAA Response: With the support and expertise of Dan Blankenship and Paul Hilts at RFT'A, we have continually improved the transit service to the Music Tent. Ridership figures testify to the success of this component of the program. Patrons and students alike use the City bus service to get to and from the Music Tent. The transit stop at Fourth and Main Streets has been improved by the City's addition of a pedestrian crosswalk. However, the small circulating shuttle never achieved significant ridership. Since the majority of our patrons arrive at the Tent at approximately the same time, most buses going towards Tent are nearly full, making a transfer to a small shuttle impractical. Those patrons that arrive before the rush often choose to walk down Fourth Street. RFTA Response: Please reference Dan Blankenship letter dated March 1, 1994 to Bob Gish for comments. 4. Truck Restrictions Description: Although the number of large vehicle deliveries to the MAA facilities is very limited, it is recommended that all such vehicles will be restricted to using Third Street only between the MAA grounds and Main Street. MAA will enforce this limitation with their vehicle drivers. 0 0 Phasing: These restrictions will be implemented during the next concert season. Responsible Party: MAA MAA Response: We have instructed our drivers to use Third Street to access the Tent. This component has been easy to implement and enforce. 5. Residential Parking Permit Program Description: A residential parking permit program is still under consideration. This program would prohibit all parking on streets from Mill Street to Eighth Street and from Main Street to the Roaring Fork River other than for residents or their guests during the concert season. The MAA would institute paid parking in their lots in connection with this plan. Permit parking may require issuance of vehicle stickers for a fee, installation of appropriate signage, and City enforcement. Phasing: It is recommended that the residential parking permit program be instituted after the effectiveness of the remainder of the mitigation plan has been evaluated. Because of the significant impacts of such a program on the residents of the West End, further input from the residents should be incorporated into an implementation plan for this program. Responsible Party: MAA, City and West End residents. MAA Response: A residential parking permit program has been discussed for areas surrounding the Commercial Core during peak business hours. Our impact on residential parking is primarily during evenings and weekends. A restriction on parking in the residential areas surrounding the Tent would mandate that we further enhance mass transit alternatives. City Responses: The City of Aspen Department of Transportation and Parking residential parking permit program will include: Description: A key component of the City of Aspens Transportation Implementation Plan is the establishment of a residential parking permit program. The plan (pp. 4-5) outlines the need for such a program as follows: If the disincentive of the paid parking program is to be achieved, and if the attractiveness of Aspens residential areas near the commercial core is to be maintained, it is crucial that a parking control program be instituted in residential neighborhoods. Surveys indicate that up to 700 vehicles are already parked in residential areas by drivers destined for the commercial core. If commuters and visitors can continue to drive alone into Aspen and simply park a block or two farther from their destination, this spillover problem would multiply, and the desired traffic reductions will not materialized. A goal of this transportation plan, moreover, is to effect reductions in residential parking impacts. 10 \10 Goals: * Complement and support the Commercial Core paid parking program. * Reduce automobile impacts in residential neighborhoods. Objectives: * Implement an equitable, effective residential permit program. * Work with residents to address their needs and concerns in a proactive and ongoing public information and input program. * Accommodate the legitimate needs of guests, contractors, etc. * Integrate this program with HOV parking, All -Day pass parking, and parking for non- residential land uses in the residential neighborhoods. The City is currently in the process of developing draft recommendations for public review regarding the proposed logistics of the program, including such issues as residential permit program district boundaries, signage, enforcement, permit distribution, and accommodation of non-residents. The residential parking program will go into effect at the same time the Commercial Core paid parking system is implemented during fall 1994 CONSENSUS AND NON -CONSENSUS ISSUES: The second part of our discussions_ will focus and review the items that this committee and other committees could and cold not reach full consensus. Individual participants were rightfully trying to protect their own interests to maximize the convenience of the facilities, efficient utilization of bus routes, and others protecting and trying to reduce the impacts to their individual properties. With the continued and increasing use of the Meadows property by the non-profit entities there will always be negative impacts on our West End residents. Our goal was to reach an equitable compromise. The comments and views expressed in the meeting clearly identified that over the past forty years there has been a degradation to the West End traditional residential atmosphere due to a continued increase of events on the Meadows property. Some of the West end residents want to reclaim a portion of the traditional residential atmosphere. While others want to maintain or increase the bus routes throughout the West End. Today we will review the areas that we were in agreement with and focus on trying to reach agreement on other non -consensus items. We advised City Council on March 28, 1994 that we would attempt to reach middle ground on some of the issues. Knowing that we would have to ask City Council for direction on items of total disagreement. The areas of general consensus include the following: * Progress has been made by reducing 75 % of the bus trips through the West End. * Support of the HOVL experiment on Main Street. * Support environmental impact concerns by reducing PM 10, dust and noise. 11 V4,b* k 6 * f�uc7c�,� d oju,f oVA 2 * Reducing the number of vehicle trips through the West End. * Support the use of public transportation. * Safety of our residents, children, visitors and bicyclists is primary. * Enhance the pedestrian and bicycle experience. * Additional community promotional material, education, and signage may be necessary emphasizing pedestrian and bicycle routes with public transportation. * The existing buses are not in violation of existing noise or pollution regulations. * The existing buses are noisy and disruptive to the residential neighborhood. * There has been a significant increase of pedestrian and vehicle traffic through the West End over the past forty years. * Intersections of 7th and Main and 8th and Bleeker are accident prone corners. * RFTA is flexible and will accommodate the needs of the community. * Overall community places a high value on the cultural activities and performances conducted on the Meadows property. * Sometime in the future there may be a resident parking permit program. * Paid parking at the MAA lot is not a consideration at this time. * The MAA parking lot will have a drive through for buses and a design emphasis for pedestrian traffic for the 1994 summer season. West End residents generally have less of a problem with autos than buses. * Autos are more likely to speed through the West End. * Buses are more likely to make noise and impact the neighborhood. * A convenient and consistent public transportation system is essential. * The MAA and Aspen Institute have obligations to follow the adopted mitigation plan. * We have a respect for each others view. * Progress has been made on Meadows Mitigation Plan. * An effective overall "Traffic Mitigation Plan" will require communications and coordination with all groups using facilities. * Alternate modes of transportation as trolleys or smaller buses should be considered through the West End. This suggestion would have budget implications. * Additional regulatory or information signs throughout the West End may be considered "visual pollution." * Police Department has limited enforcement resources. * There are currently 16 bus trips per day through the West End. * Need passive restraints, not active restraints, to make plan work. Major non -consensus items identified: A) Issues Relating to Buses * Number of daily trips through the West End. * Alternate routes of buses through the West End. * Threshold issue of what point public transportation is not convenient and puts 12 0 people back into their cars. * Smaller buses. B) Issues Relating to the Ending Time of Events * The 1994 music season has some events ending at 11:00 PM. * Restrict event to end no later than 10:00 PM. C) Utilization of Fourth Street * Buses/pedestrian/bicycle combination use. * Pedestrian and bicycles only. * Trolleys or other alternate modes of transportation. r D) West End Speed Limit * Review the technical enforcement. * General consensus is to reduce the speed. E) Traffic Signal on Highway 82 * Locate on Third, Fourth or Fifth. * Facilitate pedestrian crossing of 82. * Ease flow of traffic from end of events to Highway 82. F) Budget/Funding * Who pays what? CITY COUNCIL APPROVALS MARCH 28 1994: Bob Gish's memo dated March 22, 1994, provides background of our discussions with City Council. Approvals and funding by City Council will allow for the following actions to be taken: A) Install six street lights on Lake Street from Smuggler to Gillespie. Installation of the lights will require approval from the adjacent neighbors as a condition on Councils approval. City Council authorized $30,000 to be spent on the lights is all conditions are met. B) Revisions to the traffic control devices in the West End. City Council authorized $6,900.00 for additional stop signs, five speed bumps enhancement of the pedestrian crossing at Fourth and Main, traffic sign at Fourth and Main and "super ducks" on Fourth Street. City Staff will make a presentation to P and Z on all of these revisions. Staff Recommendations: City Staff recommends endorsement of City Councils approvals of the Traffic Control Device changes and the installation of the six antique street lights on Lake Avenue. At the end of the summer music season, City Staff will return to a joint work session with City Council and P and Z to review the positive or negative impacts 13 1� that the changes have made. Adjustments and recommendations to the plan will be made to accommodate the most positive results. City Staff also recommends that a committee comprised of a member of City Staff, MAX RFTA, Aspen Institute, and the West End continue to meet on a regular scheduled basis. The purpose of the meeting would be to foster communications and develop expectation levels for evaluating and implementing the approved mitigation measures. The "coordinators position" of the MAA is an essential element of making all of the important details work. If this MAA "coordinator position" is effective then City Staff would recommend that a similar position be emphasized by the "Aspen Institute" for impact on the West Meadows property. City Staff further recommends that members of the West End, RFTA, MAA, Aspen Institute, P and Z and City Staff review and when possible to resolve our items of non - consensus. It is apparent that these items cannot be resolved in one meeting and that subsequent meetings be considered to take the issues as far as possible. When the issues are as far as can be taken, then staff will schedule a joint work session with the committee, City Council and P and Z to resolve the issues after the summer music season. Recommended Motion: "I move to endorse City Council approval of the West End Traffic Control Devices and installation of the six antique lights on Lake Avenue. I also move to endorse a continuing committee to evaluate the impacts of the changes to the Traffic Control Devices throughout the summer and review the Aspen Meadows Traffic Mitigation Plan and report their findings and con sions to etjoint Council and P and Z meeting after the summer music season. p Enclosures t { } M57.94 f V