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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.apz.19790313 BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO., DENVER RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Special Meeting Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission March 13, 1979 The Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission held a special meeting on March 13, 1979, at 5:00 PM in the City Council Chambers. Members present were Charles Collins, Joan Klar, Welton Anderson, Nancy McDonnell and Perry Harvey. Also present was Jim Reents of the Planning Office. Code Amendments; Trash Access, Density Bonus, Housing Overlay, Fractional Fee Interests Collins noted that this is a continued public hearing on these amendments. Reents said Karen Smith's recommendation is an amendment proposing a set of criteria by which the P&Z evaluates individual applications for modifications to the trash storage area required by the code. One potential problem is corner lots will have the trash access area open to view by the sidewalk. This special review would only take place with a new building, not with a change of use or remodeling. Harvey was in favor of the trash subcommittee's recommenda- tion of 15'xlO'xlO' for one or two lots, 30'xlO'xlO' for three to six and 45'xlO'xlO' for seven lots. Klar felt the elements of design were as important as the square footage requirement. She felt they could enforce the owner's responsibility by citing violations with tickets. Reents said that the Environmental Health Officer Tom Dunlop has enforcement responsibility in the alleyways. He felt that the ticket approach would mean day-to-day pOlicing. Jeffrey Sachs Sachs suggested giving the Health Officer the power to order work done on alleys in violation with the bill to go to the owners. Motion Klar moved to ask the Planning Office to draft this amendment, Anderson seconded. All in favor, motion approved The Board then addressed the Density Bonus amendment. Reents said the intent of this recommendation is to provide additional incentive to build employee housing in the CC, C-l and a-Office districts. Collins closed the public hearing on density bonus. Motion Anderson moved to amend Section 24-3.4, Area and Bulk Requirements, to read as written on the second page of Karen Smith's February 16, 1979, memo concerning density bonus in the CC, C-l and a-Office districts with the correction that in the a-Office district the typographical error, .5/1, be changed to .25/1 in the second paragraph under that section, Harvey seconded. Roll call vote: McDonnell, aye; Anderson, aye; Klar, aye; Harvey, aye; Collins, nay. Motion approved. The Board then addressed the Housing Overlay District. This amendment proposes a housing overlay district to provide additional incentive for employee housing by allowin double the density allowed by right in each zone. Joan Klar left the meeting at this point. Collins closed Overlay Amendments. the public hearings on Trash Access, Housing and Fractional Fee Interests Code Harvey moved to continue the hearing on the Housing Overlay and Fractional Fee Interests, McDonnell seconded. All in favor, motion approved. -2- Special Meeting March 13, 1979 KSNO Employee Housing Project Special Review and Subdivision Exemption Cooper Street Partnership Condominiumization Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission Reents outlined the criteria P&Z should use for this review; 1) that there is a need for this type of housing within the community, 2) that the project does constitute employee housing, 3) that the project qualifies for the FAR bonus in the zone district. The applicant also requests subdivi- sion exemption. Multi-family dwellings are included as an item that has to be reviewed under the subdivision process. The City Attorney would rather employee housing projects that are rental in nature did not go through that process but be required to go through full subdivision if they wish to condominiumize. They are exempt from the GMP review. The applicant wishes to remove the existing 1500 square foot structure and replace it with a new structure built to the maximum FAR plus the bonus for employee housing. They propose six studios and one two bedroom unit. They have a problem providing the required parking on site. They recommend that 3 of the studios fall into the Low Income guideline and the other 3 in the Moderate Income bracket ($180 and $235 respectively) and the two bedroom in the Moderate Income catagory at $580. KSNO would commit to this by written document and it would be under the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority for tenant qualification. They wish to complete the project by winter of 1979. The County is willing to give them a temporary broadcasting station permit at their receiver site by the airport. If the project is condominiumized, it would be sold under the employee housing guidelines. He recommended a favorable comment to the Board of Adjustment regarding the necessary variance from the parking requirement. They average 6-10 employees. Anderson moved to exempt the KSNO employee housing project from Growth Management Plan review as provided in Section 24-10 and to exempt the KSNO employee housing project from subdivision procedures until such time as condominiumization is planned and to allow a reduction in required parking spaces to four insofar as it is determined that there is in fact a need for this type of housing in the community, that the project constitutes employee housing and that the project qualifies for the FAR bonus within the zone district, Harvey seconded. All in favor, motion approved. Gideon Kaufman was present. This is a request for condo- miniumization of a new duplex recently constructed. It has been short termed for the three months it has been completed. and does not fall under the Ordinance 39 concerns. City Engineer Dave Ellis has three concerns; parking, an improve- ment district and an easement. Kaufman said he has no problem with the easement or the parking. He had a problem with the improvement district requirement. Reents clarified that the City would assess each property owner equally for improvements. Kaufman said he had no problem with this method. Anderson moved to approve subdivision exemption request for (Cooper Street Partnership) Lots Q & R, Block 35, East Aspen Townsite, conditional on resolution with the require- ments of the City Engineer as enumerated on his memo of March 7, 1979, McDonnell seconded. All in favor, motion approved. Harvey moved to adjourn the meeting, McDonnell seconded. All in favor, motion approved. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM. 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