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Regular Meeting
Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission
December 04, 1979
The Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission held a Regular Meeting on December 04,
1979, at 5:00 P.N., in the City Council Chambers. Members present were acting
chairman Welton Anderson, Roger Hunt, Lee Pardee, Parry Harvey, Joan Klair and
Nancy McDonnell. Also present, were Karen Smith of the Planning Office and
Bill Dunaway of the Aspen Times and interested parties of the lodge district
and interested parties for the Opal Marolt Annexation.
Approval of Minutes
Hunt moved to approve the minutes of October 16, 1979 and
October 23, 1979 as presented, McDonnell seconded. All
in favor, motion approved.
Commissionmember
Comments
Pardee felt the resolution considered at the last meeting
concerning employee housing and restricted rental units
and a way of enforcing a guideline for employee housing
is one of the most important factors of all the boards
decisions on any housing to be approved with an appointed
person to be a Housing Authority Officer, again suggested.
TDR Discussion
Housing Overlay
Public Hearing
Karen Smith of the Planning Office commented that this is
a continued Public Hearing and had included a earlier
memo from Stacey Stanley and a cover memo from her giving
background on the TDR's proposal. There is also a re-
draft of the Housing Overlay and submit to record the
memorandum the Planning Office dated March 30, 1979 with
the PMH Housing Transferral Density Rights explanation
attached to it.
Welton Anderson opened the Public Hearing and asked for
comments.
Mary President of the Lodge Association,
asked if each of the members could speak for about
three minutes commenting on the TDR's and Housing
Overlay.
Joe Cooper of the Highlands Inn commented to the serious-
ness of TDR's the were designed for Employee Housing and
a new resort complex and my reasoning for not approving
what has been proposed is that an artifical market is
being created and can we afford to loose one lodge by
unnatural means and the tradeout for employee housing
could be solved without doing away with the small lodges.
We feel that there is a waste of money to convert to
employee housing and should be concentrated and not
flung throughout the town. We of the lodge district and
other interested parties are not here to complain but
believe in principles and not taking lodges off the
market and force them to loose or sell so to survive.
We would like to have a work session with the commission
to really come up with some solutions to benefit every-
one involved.
Jim Reents the Housing Director felt the air needed to
be cleared concerning the fact that employee housing is
actually has important and no different than anyone else
who is renting or buying to live here as permanent re-
sidents and should be handled as such instead of being
seperated and classed as second class people.
Gus Hallam commented concerning the deed restrictions
imposed on the heirs and assigns of the Cantrup Corpora-
tion pl~ces a heavy sentence to be placed on anyone and
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in our supposedly free country it seems that the TDR's
present a inadequate usage with stiff and unfair regula-
tions. There should be other property that could be
used or traded so as not to have to use the existing
lodges to be reconstructed and to a great expense that
could do more harm than good.
Erma Boltinghouse of the Horse Stone stated that she felt
the small lodges that built this town are being closed
due to the TDR's and employee housing is a problem but
should not be allowed to force others out of business.
The lodge industry as a whole will be hurt by a large
concentrated resort complex and even if it helps the
employee housing problem it will not be a benefit to the
small lodge owners.
Nancy McDonnell felt the concern and or fears of many of
the small lodges is that they would be offered amazing
amounts of money and be bought up and the lodging com-
munity would loose the small individual lodge charm that
made Aspen and we would have huge complexes and is that
what Aspen wants?
Ashley Anderson questioned why this issue alone is such
a problem because the TDR concept and the Overlay con-
cept is not to harm the lodge district and there could
be applied an objective limit in the ordinance to take
care of the concern such as 150 units maximum for anyone.
There seems to be a real fear of employee housing and
there has to be a way to keep what we have and have the
needed employee housing as well.
Michael Behrendt commented that this is a mixed issue
and in fact is this producing a long lasting housing for
our employees? The reason we of the lodging community
are upset is that initially we down zoned the city in
order to preserve the growth and in the process we down
zoned these people and promised there would be no pro-
blems and it turns out it is a problem. The TDR's cause
pressure to move out and there is definite pressure on
the nonconforming usage. There is also a question to
where Aspen is headed due to all these changes and con-
flicts.
March Riley wanted to state that the people here are not
objecting but questioning what is happening and where
does the lodging community stand.
Stacey Stanley, Ex-Mayor, commented on him being here for
eight years and the TDR concept was started in 1973 and
was a good concept then and is still a good concept for
this town because it solves many of the problems building
the economic base of the tourist industry and the need
of our primary support of employees housing and it seems
that every solution has a critical claus and brings us
no closer to solving the problems. The TDR concept gives
us and upgrading of emp~oyee housing and upgrading of
the lodge district which is at the present and has been
since 1972, a second rated tourist lodging district and
we shouldn't allow this to continue for all concerned.
It is also not balanced when we have employees working
for the city and living in other cities getting involved
with and spending their time with and their money in the
other cities instead of in the city of Aspen where they
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work, which puts the city out of balance with expendi-
tures.
Welton Anderson compiled the number of units existing
and proposed and showed that in the past ten years there
have been 49 occupied units and with the proposed units
would amount to 208 employee units. The needed employee
units is close to 500 and even with the proposed units
will still fall short for now and with the average in-
crease yearly of 50 additional units leaves us with the
frustration of trying to address the employee housing
problem. Perhaps the Planning Office could prepare a
mini master plan which tells how many lodges are in ,town,
how many rooms in each of these lodges, how many of these
lodges are owned by Hans Cantrup, and where we stand on
lodges lost to convertion.
Gideon Kaufman spoke on behalf of a number of lodge owners
who certainly understand the existing problem of employee
housing but want the best approach to the solution with-
out the lose of small lodges and loosing the central re-
servations, which would end the lodge business. It looks
to us that the TDR's will have a serious impact on the
main street lodges and all small lodges and the legisla-
tion to preserve and maintain the continued existence of
all present lodges is imperative. The idea that we are
against employee housing is unfair because we are against
the TDR's not employee housing.
Welton Anderson closed the Public Hearing and asked the
Planning Office to prepare of master plan and answer the
afore questions and also how many TDR's can fit in the
lodge district.
Pardee felt instead of writing legislation for Cantrup
that we should be working for what is good for the com-
munity and evaluate and weigh the pros and cons. The
only real Objection I hear is to ARI's, which could be
addressed and the longterm implication of a TDR.
Klar felt any program needs to be balanced and she is in
favor of the TDR's with more fine tuning but that they
would be to the communities advantage.
McDonnell felt the employee housing is a right of way
necessity and the TDR's would provide this and I do think
the possiblities are frightening without limitations be-
ing set on anyone project and should be balanced to help
any such proposed plan.
Welton Anderson recommended instead of taking action on
the Draft Ordinance, we should base our decisions on the
the information from the Planning Office we have asked
for and suggest a work session and to have a spokesman
for the lodging community. He then asked to table and
continue the Ordinance of TDR's in lodge and hotel units
providing a bonus in existing structures with the existing
structures being reconstructed as dwelling units in com-
pliance with current building codes and such being deed
restricted within the provisions of Section 24-11.4(b3)
of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, until addi-
tional information can be provided by the Planning Office
as to number of lodges in town and how many are owned by
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whom and what plans are for those lodges. Also, we need
a special meeting covering these items on December 11,
1979 at 5:00 P.M.
Roger Hunt so moved to accept the motion made by Welton
and Klar seconded. All in favor, motion approved.
Housing Overlay
Public Hearing
Karen Smith suggested and urged the commission to adopting
the Housing Overlay which is close to approval. The
major difference in the memo and redrafted ordinance with
the revisions dated December 3, 1979, is that this
ordinance does not include the TDR's and omits every-
thing that has to do with a mixed project, we are only
providing for the Housing Overlay to work in the districts
of an all residential project.
Roger Hunt commented to the review criteria in the ordi-
nance be in effect the city retain the right in this
process to disallow any future condominiumization of a
rental unit, not necessarily all or part of them but
all proposals be put under the review criteria under the
limitations.
Welton Anderson continued the Public Hearing and asked
for comments from the public, no comments made, and then
closed the Public Hearing and asked for comments from
the commission.
Bill Dunaway asked what was decided about page 8-2, last
paragraph, deed restriction against condominiumization
of rental units? Karen Smith answered that it has been
deleted.
Welton Anderson asked to a motion to recommend adoption
of an ordinance authorizing the developement of bonified
low, moderate and middle income housing within the Housing
Overlay District provided for multifamily residential use
with increased density and providing for the designation
of such Housing Overlays Ordinance, with the deletion of
the last phrase in Section 24-10.9 B(2) " and deed
restriction against condominiumization of rental units".
and the changes as outlined in memo dated December 3, 1979,
from Karen Smith, Planning Director and to be reviewed
by the City Attorney to insure language that might be con-
strued to deal with TDR's in Section 24-10.2(a).
Lee Pardee so moved, Joan Klar seconded. Hunt asked for
a row call vote: Parry Harvey, aye. Roger Hunt, nay.
Joan Klar, aye. Nancy McDonnell, aye. Lee Pardee, aye.
Welton Anderson, aye.
Opal Marolt
Annexation and
Rezoning
Parry Harvey stepped down from his position on the com-
mission due to a conflict of interest.
Karen Smith wanted to submit to the record items dated
December 3, 1979, memorandum which follows up on the
commissions request to provide the pros and cons or ad-
vantages and disadvantages of alternative employee
housing sites and refined density calculations further,
offering further comments and recommendations with spe-
cific conditions for approval. Also, I have received a
letter from Eleanor Belmar dated December 3, 1979,
which I would like to submit for the record.
Jim Reents wanted to say that annexation is an approval
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by City Council with no requirement review by the Planning
and Zoning Commission, what is reviewed by this commission
is appropriate zoning. At the present time you could
recommend an SPA Zone, which requires an adopted and
approved plan or withhold the recommendation until after
the annexation takes place, you can not review this ap-
plication as it stands until the parcel is in the city
because you have (the commission) has no jurisdication
before the annexation takes place.
Nancy McDonnell stated that she is against the zoning or
annexation because she feels that we are being respon-
sible in planning employee housing by taking this pro-
posal and everything that is marked employee housing
should be studied. This property is part of a well
studied Greenway-Open Space Plan and I don't want to see
that developed.
Jim Reents commented that he spoke with Bob Joyce, Attor-
ney for the applicant and he is willing to accept any
agreement of maximum developement of (125), but prefers
not having any limits.
Welton Anderson asked for any comments from the commis-
sion on the seven contingencies listed by the Planning
Office at the end of their memorandum dated December 3,
1979? Klar is concerned with the number of units to how
we would recommend. Smith commented that Bob Joyce com-
mented to her that they would prefer not to have any
maximum limitation at all but, would commit to not having
appling for anymore than the 125, beyond that their con-
cern is that until the developement starts they do not
know how it will work but, feel they would be able to
address our concerns with a higher number of units. On
the other hand I feel that 100 units is defensible from
calculating the density, based on the topographic fea-
tures and based on an R-15A zoning.
Anderson asked for comments from the public and Opened
the Public Hearing.
Jan Mulford questioned the fact that we have been con-
cerned with urban containment in the past and by annex-
ing lands for expansion to the West would loose our
present balance of open space.
Richard Cummins felt the value of space as open space
is necessary and the Open Space Advisory Board holds
this space as highly favorable open space and a balancing
area for the West end. We do see the need for employee
housing but need further examination to limits of building.
Ed Suzuki commented that given a cho.se between SPA and
RR, would recommend RR because you loose the open space
with SPA zoning.
Don Hanson wanted to say that the RR Zoning is a means
dtsignation and is already zoned as suc~which gives the
open space and would not allow the proposed developement
plans so additional zoning after annexation would be
necessary in order to have the needed developement.
Anderson closed the Public Hearing and asked for other
comments from the commission.
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Klar questioned Smith on zoning SPA, and was concerned
with turning this into a caretaker unit. Smith, stated
the any zoning designation is only as good as a Council
vote to change it. Klar felt however, if we do SPA, and
use the 7 points given the P & Z as guidelines, would be
pursuant of long lines of thought and if we change our
minds are we legally liable. Pardee thought not, but
the problem with the Institute was with tremendous delays
and changes in direction. If we deal diligently with
the options and can't come to an agreement, then we say
RR and he has no case, he came in from RR and is still RR
and he made his best shot and I would like to give more
guidelines to the applicant, but we have to protect the
city's interest. Is there a problem with doing SPA?
Smith, No. Klar felt that after the two day seminar and
some of the things on the agenda, hoping that the extent
of interest by so many groups in our community, will help.
We know what our shortfall is now and with the predictable
shortfall will be what in the years to come and what our
growth rate should be and what our needs are going to be
and with policy to be determined do we want the large
projects or are we going to have the mix? I really don't
want to create anymore red tape or postpone things, but
we are getting in a real critical time and we should be
looking at acquiring as many pieces of property as we can
for a long range planning. The focus right now is on
employee housing, who knows what it is going to be in five
years.
Hunt felt a problem exists of as soon as recommendation
of zoning on the property is done there is no assurance
that Opal Marolt will do as specified and possibly faced
with some other developer, as much as he would like to
see Opal Marolt do it. It has been the policy of the
city, any property annexed does not in effect allow an
increase in density by vurtue of its annexation, that
means legitimately we should zone it RR and there is cer-
tain presidence for that. Is it possible to say RR and
then indicate for the purpuses of developement of pri-
marily employee housing that we could except a maximum
number of units?
Smith, with the RR as an underlying zone district, I
think that would limit the density. Hunt, but where the
SPA proposes, we could come up with an absolute number of
units. Smith, the RR comes up with an absolute number of
17 units. Hunt, I understand that, but because I basi-
cally want to have it an RR floor. Pardee, if we don't
agree with SPA instead of leaving it SPA like we have
done with the INstitute, we could say sorry it is RR and
that's it. SPA means, special planned area and if there
has been an area that is to be special planned it is that.
Hunt agreed, we should indicate it is SPA with an absolute
maximum number of units. Pardee, I would say that, we
are all with the same views and are the ones that are
going to be lOOking at it. Hunt, well it better be SPA
with conversion only to RR, after a period of time.
Anderson suggested a straw motion on SPA-PUD, and asked
Smith, would it be appropriate to designate it PUD-SPA?
Smith felt there is a question that has to be decided,
with the PUD gives you more review criteria and a longeR
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process, SPA is the same process as the Housing Overlay
without clarity perhaps.
Anderson felt the SPA will allow to determine numbers for
PUD. As a proposed motion on this motion to the effect
that we move to adopt a SPA-PUD zoning designation for the
property known as the Opal Marolt Property, should it be
annexed into the City of Aspen based on a general favor-
able reaction of this commission to the preliminary plans
as presented to this commission in ruff and conceptual
form without this approval being restricted to specific
numbers and site design, all of which shall be determined
during the SPA and PUD procedures. The approval shall
contain the seven (7) conditions of the Planning Office
memo, dated December 3, 1979.
Pardee, I'm generally in favor, except with the seven con-
ditions, I'm not sure, but don't violantly disagree.
Hunt felt the problem with that motion, has no numbers with
PUD. Smith, the motion does have numbers and was not sure
that the sense was that they are wanted. Pardee, also
it says R-15A and a lot of things. Smith, now the seven
conditions do not say R-15A, one of the conditions says it.
Anderson asked for a poll of each member as to how their
feeling about this motion.
Klar, I would be in favor of it if we could delete that
with a ratio put in of some type of potential develope-
ment to five them some guidelines. I think this would be
okay and I would approve.
Anderson asked how about saying it says with a maximum to
be set during PUD procedure with at least with a 70%/30%
maximum. Hunt stated that in paragraph 7, where it says
rezoning would revert to RR, because we have nothing to
revert to if we adopt this. One of the biggest problems
with the Institute's SPA, was we gave them nothing to go
by. Anderson asked to have anyone move to adopt a SPA-
PUD zoning designation for the property known as the Opal
Marolt Property, should it be annexed into the City of
Aspen based on a generally favorable reaction of this com-
mission, should the preliminary plan as presented to this
commission in ruff and conceptual form without this ap-
proval being restricted to specific numbers and specific
site designs, which shall be determined during SPA and
PUD processes. The approval shall be conditional on the
seven (7) conditions of the PLanning Office memo dated
December 3, 1979, with the fOllowing changes; subpara-
graph 2, line 3, shall be changed from a maximum of 100
units as recommended (70% employee/30% free market), that
shall be changed to, with a maximum to be determined
during SPA process with no less than a 70%/30% mix of
employee and free market units.
Smith asked why don't you eliminate that paragraph, be-
cause I said the 70% previously, in condition #1. YOu
may want to leave the condition that you are urging for
clustering and maximumizing of units.
Anderson restated his motion with the elimination of and
the striking of the last sentence in the paragraph 7, line
5, following the sentence after ()'s, two years from
development plan approval or the zoning would revert to RR
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Castle Circle
Celia Marolt
Property Zoning
Printing Plant
Code Amendment
Condominiumization
POlicy
Dahlander Subdivi-
sion Exemption
Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission
and to add to that condition, (a) that serious study and
design work be formulated in regards to access to and
from this property.
Klar,
aye.
nay.
so moved. Pardee, seconded. All in favor; Hunt,
Klar, aye. Pardee, aye. Anderson, aye. McDonnell,
Motion approved.
Karen Smith stated that this application was presented a
few weeks ago and was proposed for R-15A zoning and is a
30,000 sq.ft. parcel to the south of the Opal Marolt Pro-
perty. The request is to be zoned R-15A but prefer to
wait until the decision is made on the Opal Marolt Zoning,
and R-15A would allow them to do a duplex with deed re-
strictions and that would be a good employee housing.
Anderson moved to table
the Opal Marolt Zoning.
motion approved.
due to the pending resolution of
Hunt seconded. All in favor,
Richard Grice of the Planning Office introduced the
"Printing Plant as Accessory Use" Code Amendment, amend-
ing Section 24-3.2 by the addition of the following words
to the conditional use column of the C-l zone: "Printing
plant as accessory to permitted use". The Planning Office
is of the opinion that the combination of uses proposed
does meet the intention of the zone district, but, that
the printing plant by itself would be an inappropriate
use. We recommend that you approve the code amendment
to amend the code to allow "printing plant as a acces-
sory to permitted use" as a conditional use in the C-l
zone district.
Joan Klar moved to approve, Nancy McDonnell seconded.
All in favor, motion approved.
Nancy McDonnell moved to table the Housing Director's
Condominiumization Policy Discussion to next meeting
on December 11, 1979, Harvey seconded. All in favor,
motion approved.
Jim Reents stated there would be no housing recommenda-
tions on any of the subdivision exemptions until this
is discussed. Anderson moved to untable, McDonnell
seconded. All in favor, motion approved.
Jim Reents stated that the Planning Office has been coming
to him for recommendations concerning a Condominiumiza-
tion Policy, which would contain restrictions for condomi-
niumization and price guidelines. We have no way to
enforce provisions to insure price guidelines on any con-
dominiumization and their restrictions to reserve low,
moderate and middle income housing and is a serious pro-
blem in this area.
Anderson agreed that this is a problem and needs further
discussion and moved to set up a work session with City
Council for dicussion and decisions, Pardee seconded.
All in favor, motion approved.
Jay Hammond of the Engineering Office introduced the
memo dated November 29, 1979 with recommendations of
revising and resubmitting the improvement survey plat.
subject to the correction of conditions stated in said
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memo but also state that these conditions do not have to
be completed before going before City Council.
Bert Dahlander commented that he had given a copy of the
proposed plans. Jolene Vrchota of the Planning Office
commented that this is a 15,000 sq. ft. lot in Pitkin Mesa
which has an existing two structures, one as a single-
family dwelling unit and the second as an accessory studio
unit. There were two units added, one to the single-
family house and one above the studio, which did not have
the benefit of building permits and there is not allowed
multi-family uses in the R-15 Zone except for duplexes.
Therefore the applicant has connected the two structures
and make it into a duplex. There is no problem with the
subdivision beyond the conditions that have to be met on
final improvement survey. The second question is to
condominiumization and there is certain displacement to
the employee that have longtermed and there will be only
one unit instead of three units for rental.
Anderson moved to approve the Dahlander Subdivision Ex-
emption conditioned on review of the improved survey per
Jay Hammond's memo dated November 29, 1979, also further
conditioned on conditions included in Section 20-22 of
the Municipal Code of City of Aspen, (a) notice and op-
tion provisions to current tenants, Section 20-22a, re-
strictions on each of the units with six (6) month mini-
mum leases with no more than two short tenancies in a
calendar year, Section 20-22b and the P & Z has deter-
mined that a portion of the property falls within the
moderate housing pool, the applicant shall deed restrict
50% of dwelling units to moderate housing pool according
to Section 20-22d, for a period of five (5) years.
Joan Klar moved to approve, Lee Pardee, seconded. All
in favor, opposed - Klar, nay. Motion approved.
Request for tabling until next meeting, from applicant.
Request approved.
Sunny Vann presented the application for FriSby Subdivi-
sion Exemption, located on East Durant, which is a
victorian residence with a one bedroom and studio apart-
ment. The Victorian and one bedroom have been owner
occupied for approximately ten years. The studio apart-
ment has been rented for $300 per month. The comments
and recommendations are included in my memorandum dated
November 30, 1979. The Planning Office recommends appro-
val subject to owner/applicant complying with the notice
and option provision and six month minimum lease restric-
tion of Seciton 20-22; the imposition of a five year
rental restriction on the studio apartment, said restric-
tion to be based upon the current rental rate with an
annual cost of living update as established by the City's
Housing Guideline Resolution; and the revision and resub-
mission of the survey plat consistent with the recommenda-
tions of the Engineering Department. Should City Council
amend Ordinance #39 per the Housing Director's recommenda-
tion, the studio apartment rental restriction should be
rescinded.
Gideon Kaufman wanted to state that this property does not
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Eubank Subdivision
Exemption
Molny Subdivision
Exemption
COme under the Ordinance #39 for low, moderate and middle
income guidelines and this decision is not balanced with
the present guidelines, so needs special consideration.
Welton Anderson moved to adopt the Frisby Subdivision
Exemption, approval SUbject to owner/applicant complying
with the notice and option provision and six month lease
restriction Section 20-22; imposition of a five year
rental restriction on the studio apartment, said restric-
tion to be based upon the current rental rate with an
annual cost of living update as established by the City's
Housing Guideline Resolution; and the revision and re-
submission of the survey plat consistent with the recom-
mendations of the Engineering Department as stated in the
memo from the PLanning Office dated November 30, 1979.
Delete the section saying: "the imposition of a five year
rental restriction on the studio apartment,". McDonnell
seconded. All in favor, opposed, Klar, nay. Motion
approved.
Sunny Vann introduced the Eubank Subdivision Exemption
application, located at 1022 East Hyman Avenue, Lots R
and S, Block 33, East and Lots 6 and 7, Block 5, River-
side Addition. The applicant/owner has resided in one
half of the duplex for the last five years. The other
half has been rented at rates ranging from $.59 to $.69
per square foot for approximately four years. The com-
ments and recommendations are included in my memorandum
dated November 29, 1979, and Dan HcArthur, City Engineer,
memorandum dated November 28, 1979, showing they recom-
mend approval of an exception from full subdivision re-
view and denial of the Eubank Subdivision Exemption and
requirement of a final plat, due to the previous subdivi-
sion exemption, including subject to each unit being re-
stricted to the six month minimum lease provisions.
Joan Klar moved to deny subdivision exemption for the
Eubank property at l022 East Hyman Avenue, as stated.
Anderson seconded, all in favor, motion approved.
Joan Klar moved to approve e~cepti6n from conceptual and
preliminary plat, of said properites, subject to each
unit being restricted to the six month minimum lease
provisions of Section 20-22 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Aspen, Pardee seconded. All in favor, motion
approved.
Sunny Vann introduced the application of Molny Subdivi-
sion Exemption, located at 1020 East Hyman Avenue, Lots
Rand S, Block 33, East Aspen Addition and Lots 6 and 7
Block 5, Riverside Addition. The applicant/owner has
resided in one half of the duplex for the last five years.
The other half has been rented at $.60 per square foot
since October 1, 1978. The comments and recommendations
are included in my memorandum dated November 29, 1979,
and Dan McArthur, City Engineer's memorandum dated Nov-
ember 28, 1979, showing they recommend approval of an
exception from full subdivision review and denial of the
Molny Subdivision Exemption and requirement of a final
plat, due to the previous subdivision exemption, including
SUbject to each unit being restricted to the six month
minimum lease provisions.
Joan Klar moved to deny subdivision exemption for the
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Pederson Subdivision
Exemption
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December 04, 1979
Molny Subdivision Exemption at 1020 East Hyman Avenue,
as stated. Pardee seconded. All in favor, motion
approved.
Joan Klar moved to approve exception from conceptual and
preliminary plat, of said properties, SUbject to each
unit being restricted to the six month minimum lease
provisions of Section 20-22 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Aspen, Pardee seconded. All in favor, motion
approved.
Sunny Vann introduced the Roosen Subdivision Exemption
application, located at 1225 West Alta Vista Drive, Lot
22, West Aspen Subdivision. The duplex currently rents
for $1,440 per month per unit. The comments and recom-
mendations are included in my memorandum dated November
29, 1979, and Jay Hammond, of the Engineering Office
memorandum dated November 28, 1979, showing approval
subject to the revision and resubmission of the owner/
applicant's improvement survey, and the owner/applicant
agreeing to enter into a sidewalk, curb and gutter im-
provement district in the event one is formed, also,
complying with the notice and option provision and six
month minimum lease restriction of Section 20-22 of the
Municipal Code of the City of Aspen.
Joan Klar moved to approve the Roosen Subdivision Exemp-
tion at 1225 West Alta Vista Drive, Lot 22, West Aspen
Subdivision with the option provision and six month
minimum lease restriction of Section 20-22 and a revi-
sion and resubmission of the improvement survey and
agreement to enter into a sidewalk, curb and gutter im-
provement district in the event one is formed. Nancy
MCDonnell, seconded. All in favor, motion approved.
Welton Anderson asked for an election of President
Proteem for this portion of the meeting due to the fact
that he is representing the next exemption application.
Pardee nominated Joan Klar, McDonnell seconded. All in
favor, motion approved.
Richard Grice of the Planning Office, introduced the
application of the Pederson Subdivision Exemption,
located at Lot l8, Block 103, Hallam Addition, 220 Lake
Avenue. There is one dwelling unit in existence and
the proposal is to condominiumize the existing dwelling
unit and a second dwelling unit which is yet to be con-
structed. The existing unit has been owner occupied
for several years. The recommendations and comments are
included in my memorandum dated November 29, 1979 and
subject to the six conditions found in the Engineering
Department's memorandum of November 28, 1979 and sub-
ject to the six month minimum rental restriction of
Section 20-22 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen.
Joan Klar moved to approve the Pederson Subdivision
Exemption at Lot 18, Block 103, Hallam Addition, 220
Lake Avenue, subject to the six conditions found in the
Engineering Department's memorandum of November 28,
1979 and SUbject to the six month minimum rental restric-
tion of Section 20-22 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Aspen and subject to the installation of a new water
meter prior to April 1, 1980 as stated in the Engineering
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memorandum. Pardee, seconded. All in favor, motion
approved.
Anderson moved to adjourn the meeting, Klar seconded.
All in favor, motion approved. Meeting adjourned at
9:50 P.H.
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Sandi Meredith, Deputy City Clerk
Special Requests
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Opal Marolt,
Annexation and
Rezoning
Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission December 4, 1979
Closing of Public Hearing and Discussion of said pro-
posal and Decisions made concerning such:
Anderson closed the public hearing:
Commissionmember
Comments
Klar questioned Smith on zoning SPA, and concerned with
turning it into a caretaker unit. Smith, stated that
any zoning designation is only as good as a Council vote
to change it. Klar felt however, if we do SPA, and use
the 7 points given the P & Z as guidlines, would be
pursuant of long lines of thought and if we change our
minds are we legally liable. Pardee thought not, but
the problem with the Institute was with tremendous de-
lays and changes in direction. If we deal diligently
with the options and can't come to an agreement, then
we say RR and he has no case, he came in from RR and
is still RR and he fave his best shot and I would like
to give more guidlines to the applicant, but we have
to protect the city's interest. Is there a problem
with doing SPA?
Smith, No. Klar felt that after the two day seminar
and some of the things on the agenda, hoping that the
extent of interest by so many groups in our community,
will help. We know what our shortfall is now and with
the predictable shortfall will be what, in years to
come and what our growth rate should be and what our
needs are going to be and with policy to be determ~ned
do we want the large projects or are we going to have
the mix. She felt with this being such a prime piece
of property, and someone like Opal Marolt as well as
other local people that have put hteir time and energy
into this community should be rewarded. I would like
to be able to work with them, but I am hesitant at
this point to do to much with that property because of
a general picture in the immediate future, along with
all these criteria, where we are going to be able to
look at this and have more community involvement and
with these programs that we are going to be developing,
I really don't want to create anymore red tape or post-
pone things, but we are getting in a real critical
time and we should be looking at acquiring as many
pieces of property as we can for a long range planning.
The focus right now is on employee housing, who knows
what it is going to be in 5 years.
. Hunt felt a problem exist$of as soon as recommendation
of zoning on the property is done there is no assurance
that Opal Marolt will do as specified and possibly
faced with some other developer, as much as he would
like to see Opal Marolt do it. Now, getting back to
the real problem at hand, it has been the policy of
the city, any property annexed does not in effect allow
an increase in density by vurtue of its annexation,
that means legitimately we should zone it RR and there
is certain presidence for that. What I have been
trying to figure out, is a way of getting a designated
development site in that area with appropriate zoning
and is it possible to say RR and then indicate for the
purposes of development of primarily employee housing
that we could except a maximum number of units.
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Smith, with the RR as an underlying zone district, I
think that would limit the density. Hunt, but where
the SPA preposses, we could come up with an absolute
number of units. Smith, the RR comes up with an abso-
lute number of 17 units. Hunt, I understand that, but
because I basically want to have it an RR floor. Pardee,
if we don't agree with SPA instead of leaving it SPA
like we have done with the Institute, we could say sorry
it is RR and that's it, everyone has given it their best
shot and nothing happened and they didn't gain their
density when they got their final zoning. SPA means,
special planned area and if there has been an area that
is to be special planned it is that. Hunt agreed, we
should indicate it is SPA with an absolute maximum num-
ber of units. Pardee, I would say that, we are all with
the same views and are the ones that are going to look-
ing at it and someone is not going to slip in with 180
units, but we may find some places that by clustering
and because of trees and on thing or another get in 140
units of which still only 30 or 40 or so are free mar-
ket. Hunt, well it better be SPA with conversion only
to RR, after a period of time.
Anderson suggested a straw motion on SPA-PUD, and asked
Smith, would it be appropriate to designate it PUD-SPA.
Smith felt there is a question that has to be decided,
with the PUD gives you moxe review criteria and a long-
er process, SPA is the same process as the Housing
Overlay without clarity perhaps.
Anderson, the SPA will allow to determine numbers for
PUD. As a proposed motion on this motion to the effect
that we move to adopt a SPA-PUD zoning designation for
the property known as the Opal Marolt Property, should
it be annexed into the City of Aspen based on a gen-
eral favorable reaction of this commission to the pre-
liminary plans as presented to this commission in ruff
and conceptual form without this approval being restric-
ted to specific numbers and site design, all of which
shall be determined during the SPA and PUD procedures.
The approval shall contain the seven (7) conditions of
the Planning Office Memo, dated Dec. 3, 1979.
Pardee, I'm generally in favor, except with the seven (7)
conditions, I'm not sure, but don't vilantly disagree.
Hunt, felt the problem with that motion, has no numbers
with PUD.
Smith, the motion does have numbers and was not sure
that the sense was that they are wanted. Pardee, also
it says R15A and a lot of things. Smith, now the seven
(7) conditions do not say R15A, one of the conditions
days it.
Anderson, can I poll each member as to how their feeling
about this motion.
Klar, I would be in favor of it if we could delete that
with a ratio put in of some type of potential develop-
ment to give them some guidlines. I think this would
be okay and I would approve.
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Anderson, how about saying, it says with a maximum to be
set during PUD procedure with at least with a 70%/30%
maximum.
Hunt, paragraph 7, where it says rezoning would revert,
Zoning should revert to RR, because we have nothing to
revert to if we adopt this.
Anderson, there is two years from the approval of the
development plan, which is after all the bureaucracy
that goes in here gives them 2 years to get financing
and start construction.
Hunt, One of the biggest problems with the Institute's
SPA, was we gave them nothing to go by.
Anderson, they have given us a plan and we are saying
in this motion that we generally except this plan they
have given us, generally, without tying ourselves down
to it, but that we generally have excepted it, and I
have made mention to numbers of units. Can I have any-
one move to adopt a SPA-PUD zoning designation for the
property known as the Opal Marolt Property, should it
be annexed into the City of Aspen based on a generally
favorable reaciton of this commission, should the pre-
liminary plan as presented to this commission in ruff
and conceptual form without this approval being restric-
ted to specific numbers and specific site designs,
which shall be determined during SPA and PUD processes.
The approval shall be conditional on the seven (7) con-
ditions of the Planning Office Memo, dated December 3,
1979, with the following changes: subparagraph 2, line
3, shall be changed from a maximum of 100 units as re-
commended (70% employee/ 30% free market), that shall
be changed to, with a maximum to be determined during
SPA process with no less than a 70%/30% mix of employee
and free market units.
Smith, why don't you eliminate that paragraph, because
I said the 70% previously, in condition #l. You may
want to leave the condition that you are urging
clustering and maximuizing of units.
Anderson, eliminate and also strike the last sentence
in that paragraph, it appears that this would be the
appropriate density calculations of R15A, and in the
last paragraph 7, line 5, following the sentence after
() 's, two years from development plan approval or the
zoning would revert to RR and to add to that condition,
(a.) that serious study and design work be formulated
in regards to access to and from this property.
Klar, so moved. Pardee, seconded.
All in favor; Hunt, aye. Klar, aye. Pardee, aye.
Anderson, aye. McDonnell, nay.
Motion approved.