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Home My WebLink AboutLand Use Case.624 E Cooper Ave.20A-88I � � 5��,ti,,,¢d � l� S ►.� ASPEN/PITKIN PLANNING OFFICE 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 (303) 925-2020 LAND USE APPLICATION FEES City 00113 - 63721 - 47331 GMP/CONCEPTUAL - 63722 47332 GMP/PRELIMINARY - 63723 47333 GMP/FINAL - 63724 47341 SUB/CONCEPTUAL - 63725 - 47342 SUB/PRELIMINARY - 63726 - 47343 SUB/FINAL - 63727 - 47350 ALL 2-STEP APPLICATIONS - 63728 - 47360 ALL 1-STEP APPLICATIONS/ CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS REFERRAL FEES: 00125 - 63730 - 47380 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 00123 - 63730 - 47380 HOUSING 00115 - 63730 - 47380 ENGINEERING SUB -TOTAL County 00113 - 63711 - 47431 GMP/GENERAL - 63712 - 47432 GMP/DETAILED - 63713 - 47433 GMP/FINAL - 63714 - 47441 SUB/GENERAL - 63715 - 47442 SUB/DETAILED - 63716 - 47443 SUB/FINAL - 63717 - 47450 ALL 2-STEP APPLICATIONS - 63718 - 47460 ALL 1-STEP APPLICATIONS/ CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS REFERRAL FEES: 00125 - 63730 47480 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 00123 - 63730 47480 HOUSING 00113 - 63731 -47480 ENVIRONMENTAL COORD. 00113 - 63732 -47480 ENGINEERING SUB -TOTAL PLANNING OFFICE SALES 00113 - 63061 - 09000 COUNTY CODE - 63062 - 09000 COMP. PLAN - 63066 - 09000 COPY FEES - 63069 - 09000 OTHER Name: /Ve c Z l /0/) a -- Address: n -7. /"" G X // 31-,P 5! A Q Check k Additional Billing: SUB -TOTAL TOTAL ,1 Phone: Project: t( Date: k of Hours: • CASELOAD SUMMARY SHEET City of Aspen DATE RECEIVED:-1711/ W DATE COMPLETE: PROJECT NAME - Ae 9 (� Project Address: APPLICANT : Applicant Address(/ REPRESENTATIVE Representative TYPE OF APPLICATION: 46fao PAID: 6ES NO AMOUNT: 1 STEP APPLICATION: P&Z MEETING DATE: DATE REFERRED: '4-- 2 STEP APPLICATION: CC MEETING DATE: DATE REFERRED: REFERRALS: VQ—'Q- City Attorney City Engineer Housing Dir. Aspen Water City Electric Envir. Hlth. Aspen Consol. S.D. )PARCEL ID AND CASE NO. x ' -!o5 02-om STAFF MEMBER: Mtn. Bell Parks Dept. Holy Cross Fire Marshall Fire Chief Roaring Fork Transit PUBLIC HEARING: YES NO INITIALS��" PUBLIC HEARING: YES NO INITIALS: School District Rocky Mtn Nat Gas State Hwy Dept(GW) State Hwy Dept(GJ) B1dg:Zon/Inspect Roaring Fork Energy Center Other FINAL ROUTING: DATE ROUTED: INITIAL: City Atty City Engineer Bldg. Dept. Other: FILE STATUS AND LOCATION: V Coa,4 �a0 �A, (11 Y 0 • MEMORANDUM TO: Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Tom Baker, Principal Planner RE: Mezzaluna Restaurant - Outdoor Dining DATE: May 25, 1988 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- APPLICANT: Anthony J. Mazza APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE: Anthony J. Mazza LOCATION: Hunter Plaza Building, northeast corner of Cooper and Hunter streets. ZONING: C-1 APPLICANT'S REQUEST: The applicant is requesting outdoor dining in a portion of their required open space, (see exhibits 1,2,3). REFERRAL COMMENTS: Environmental Health has determined that existing toilet facilities can accommodate restaurant seating up to a total of 200 seats, (see exhibit 4). (Existing indoor seating is approximately 90, proposed outdoor seating 52). STAFF COMMENTS: In staff's opinion this request is consistent with the intent of the Code to allow commercial restaurant uses in required open space and that adequate emergency vehicle and pedestrian access is maintained. Mezzaluna restaurant is located adjacent to this open space. While the application is compatible with the standards of the code, the staff feels that the size of the outdoor dining borders on excessive (650 square feet or approximately 30% of the courtyard). Please note that earlier drafts of the outdoor dining section of the new code would have limited the size of such areas to 500 sq ft or 50% of the size of the open space on -site, whichever is less. During our research for this application staff reviewed P&Z's conditional use approval for Mezzaluna's. Staff has attached a copy of the applicant's representations as additional information for P&Z, (see exhibit 5). Additionally, in May, 1988, the applicant submitted an application amending the Hunter Plaza GMP approval, see exhibit 6, case disposition. Based upon a staff site inspection the applicant has complied with all aspects of the amendment; however, while the courtyard fountain may be considered installed, it is not operational. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of outdoor dining in a portion of the required open space for Mezzaluna's restaurant with the condition that the fountain shown in exhibit 1 become operational within one month after this approval. AON/PITRIN PLANNING OF�CE • 130 S. Galena Street Aspen, CO 81611 (303) 925-2020 Date: 4 /6QQ E 717 v 1 y(,! Dear - This is to inform you that the Planning Office preliminary review of the captioned application. that your application /IS, NOT complete. Additional items required include: has completed its We have determined Disclosure of Ownership (one copy only needed) , Adjacent Property Owners List/Envelopes/Postage (one copy) Additional copies of entire application Authorization by owner for representative to submit applica- tio n Response to list of items (attached/below) demonstrating compliance with the applicable policies and regulations of the Code, or other specific materials A check in the amount of $ A.. Yodr application is complete and we h ve scheduled it for review by the call you if we �'1� on information prior We w it l to that need any additional date. Several days prior to your hearing, we will call and make available a copy of the memorandum.. Please note that it IS NOT your responsibility to post your property with a sign, which we can provide you for a $3.00 fee.. B. Your application is incomplete, we have not scheduled it review at this time. When we receive the materials we have requested, we will place you on thr next aila ie agenda. If you have any questions, please call the planner assigned to your case. Sincerely, AS�SN/PIT N �PLANN NG-OFFICE i 0 (1 04 ( le) IT- e(- LAW OFFICES GIDEON I. KAUFMAN A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION BOX 10001 315 EAST HYMAN AVENUE. SUITE 305 ASPEN. COLORADO 81611 GIDEON I. KAUFMAN TELEPHONE (1 ^7 AREA CODE 303 RICHARD S. LUHMAN April 23, 19 8 / 925-8166 Alan Richman Pitkin County Planning Office 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Re: Conditional Use of a Restaurant in C-1 District - Metsoluna Restaurant Dear Alan: Please consider this an application for a grant of conditional use in the C-1 District pursuant to Section 24-3.2 and Section 24-3.3 of the Aspen Municipal Code. My client, R.C.T., Inc. intends to open an Italian pasta restaurant serving Italian cuisine in the new building to be constructed at the present Texaco location. This building, with a restaurant use, was approved in the Commercial GMP. Pursuant -to the grant of conditional use I offer the following information: the owner of the restaurant intends to offer moderately priced meals of fresh Italian pasta and vegetables. It also intends to offer desserts and an after hour menu intended to cater to locals. It is the intent of my clients to have the restaurant open virtually year round. We believe that with keeping the restaurant open virtually year round and with its proposed hours of operation it will primarily accommodate the local population. It is our intent to have a bar similar to the bar at the Ute City Banque where people can quietly sit, drink and meet. This restaurant is to be located in a new building next to the commercial core and I believe the area near this building has a character closer to the commercial core character than to the C-1 character. An examination of that corner suggests that major changes are taking place in the area. Texaco is being replaced by a commercial building, the Shaft building is being replaced with a new commercial building and the tone and feel of that corner is in line with C-C uses rather than C'-1 uses. In addition, behind this building there is a Mexican restaurant which has applied for a liquor license and is open until very late at night. Despite the restaurant's proximity to the C-C type uses, it is not the owner's intent to create an atmosphere of loud music or noise but it is Alan Richmi l • April 23, 1T87 Page 2 crucial for a viable restaurant operation to be able to sell food and liquor in the late hours. The hours of operation will be between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. and a seating capacity of approximately 100 is anticipated. Since the new building with its restaurant use was recently approved in the GMP I believe that the concerns of Section 24-3.3 have been reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Since the adoption of the C-1, Sumo's restaurant and the Weinerstube have both been approved as conditional uses in the C-1 District. These supplement the existing restaurant uses in the C-1 zone. I believe that time has shown that restaurant uses in the C-1 zone are appropriate and have not become a burden or inconvenience for any of the adjacent property owners. I believe therefore that a restaurant such as being proposed by my clients should be approved as a conditional use in the C-1 zone district. I would appreciate your placing this on the next available P & Z agenda since it is important for us to begin the process of preparing construction documents as soon as possible. Enclosed please find the planning fee. A list of the adjacent property owners will be supplied. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Very truly yours, LAW OFFICES OF GIDEON I. KAUFMAN, a Professional Corporation By - ,t k GidtO Kaufman GK/bsr Enclosure 0 • ANTHONY J. MAZZA FRANK J. WOOD. III lei & W PROPERTIES SUITE 301A 205 Soum MiL.L STnEET ASPEN, COL.OR.ALO 81611 April 18, 1988 Ms. Cindy Houben Aspen/Pitkin Planning Department 130 South Galena Aspen, Colorado 18611 Re: Mezzaluna Restaurant_- Outdoor Dining Dear Cindy: APR 19 AREA CODE 303 TELEPHONE 925-8032 Enclosed please find a diagram which depicts the outdoor dining area which Mezzaluna proposes to use at Hunter - Plaza. Enclosed please also find a copy of a letter from Robert Nelson, Environmental Health Officer, indicating there are more than adequate bathrooms to service said outdoor dining. We will be delivering to you by separate cover a $680 check from Mezzaluna for your planning fee. As I have informed you and as the aforementioned documents show, Mezzaluna is applying for outdoor dining in part of our open space. Section 24-3.7(8) provides that commercial restaurant usage is permitted in open space as long as "such use (can) not be in derogation of the purposes of the open space requirements of this section;". The proposed dining is immediately adjacent to the Mezzaluna Restaurant in the courtyard. The proposed dining in no way interfers with circulation for the building. Indeed, we believe that the dining as proposed enhances the open space use as it will be bordered by two planters and the operative fountain. Obviously, this use will only occur when weather permits. It is felt this use is comparable or better than other restaurant usage of open space presently permitted in this town. We also believe that this type of use will enhance the summer dining experience for the local and tourist alike. Ver ,truly yours, Anth'y J. Mazza AJM:dr cc: Mr. Charif Souki Mr. Rich Perez ( J�_xW 16 l7' G � CASE DISPOSITION HUNTER PLAZA GMP AMENDMENT on January 5, 1988 the Planning and Zoning Commission rescored the Hunter Plaza GMP application, reducing the scores in site design by .4 points (resulting in 2 points) and amenities by .3 points (resulting in 2 points) and confirming the appropriateness of the proposed modifications subject to the condition that: - two bicycle racks shall be installed near the intersection of Hunter and Cooper in the public right of way to the satisfaction of Commercial Core and Lodging Commission regarding type and specific location. The modifications approved are: replacement of brushed concrete for aggregate concrete; reduction in bands of brick pavers; reduction in the number of benches in the plaza from 8 benches to 4 benches; and deletion of terrace -level landscaping. The applicant also stated at the P&Z meeting that they will install in the Spring: the courtyard water fountain, the two bicycle racks and a total of three benches in the public r.o.w. sb.hunter.case HUNTER PLAZA B IL ING: REQUEST ,TO AMEND SITE P AN � a LL I _ v..eo sc \.rF..a 7 0 -wuiN I I II "iWNiN� — I Ad&7 710 DLYw&- . Veer. z., !cb o t too o to A2ou6 i L• r loe�-B I � I FAF 17 1 2 aim lzjlll'�- j5,.,4,4e> lor ALLEY COOPER STREET STREET LEVEL FLOOR PLAN NOORRT`\HH L 0 1-y_�-y mil/ 5 10 20 Is • 32 squary / planters (movable) feet v 41 m 00 41 Steps Steps Fountain // Planters (movable) 64 Square Feet — — N u1 square) eet v .o �o 0 cl to 0) C a L, C% — Columns • u ASPEN40PITKIN AIRONMENTAL HEALTH OARTMENT January 25, 1986 Mr. Tony Mazza M & W Properties 205 South Mill St. #301A Aspen, Colorado 81611 Re: Expansion of Seating and Outdoor Food Service Mezzaluna Restaurant Dear Tony: The purpose of this letter is to respond to your request and to indicate to you that this department has evaluated seating capacities at the referenced restaurant. After discussing the matter with Rick Bossingham of this office, we have found that the numbers of toilet facilities are adequate for additional seating in the outside courtyard, up to a total of approximately 200 seats. Therefore, the proposed extra seating capacity is found to be in compliance with the toilet fixture requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code. We remind you that further approvals from this department may be necessary if there is to be food preparation or storage in the area of proposed outside seating. Further such facilities such as wait stations should be planned and constructed to meet the requirements outlined in the Rules and Regulations Governing the Sanitation of Food Service Establishments in the State of Colorado. If you have any further questions regarding this matter, please call. Sincerely, obert F. Nelson Environmental Health Officer 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 303/925-2020 O C rt d 0 O n w C M n 0 z rt rt 0 rr w of n 0 LO IN n 0 G En Front - fence with gate 15'5" Planters (movable) (U N f� G w K (D N Cn .0 O w � w 0 0 rt (n rt (D