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MINUTES OF ASPEN OITY PLANNING OOMMISSION, July 30, 1963
The mee~ing was oalled to order at 7:30 P.M. Presed
were Walls, Garrish, Whi~tak8r, L&1, HUlllphries, MoEaohern,
Karkalunas and a visitor, Louis K. Loewenstein.
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At the beginning of the meeting Mr. Whittaker donated a ~r'.r.~
oopy of the Monterrey Oounty Ooast Master Plan, High Meadow, ,.;; /) w' ",,-
The pennisula Tomorrow, and Laguna Seoa to the Oity Planning T 'e' ,"
library. 'F' )
Mr. Garrish read a letter from Henry Stein to the effeot
that oomplaints stem largely fran 'non-doers. I
Mr. Humphries told the Commission that ~ inoh soil oement
and 1 1/2 inoh hot miz as reoommended by Corn Oonstruction 00.
was not approved by the Portland Oement Ann. Therefore, oi ty
paving now in progress w111 utilize 5 inch soil oement base
plus 1 1/2 inoh hot miz.
Mr. Walls read his letter to Mr. Weiner itemizing the in-
formation requested by Mr. Weiner. The letter also voioed the
oonoern of the Oommission members regarding the responsibility
of the Planner in gathering information.
Mr. Walls also informed the Oommission that Mrs. Evelyn
Little will be engaged for the Oommission's Seoretarial work.
Mr. Loewenstein, a professor of planning at the University
of pennsylvania, was reoognized by the Oommission and was in-
vited to the next joint Planning and Zoning Oommission meeting
on August 13th.
Mr. Walls announced that the next meeting will devote time
to the study of By-LaW ohanges to be presented by Mr. McEaohern.
Mr. Walls presented a budget of $400.00 for 196~ for the
Oity Planning Oommission with an itemized list for expenses.
It was agreed that a oentral location for a Planning and Zoning
office within Oity Hall utilizing existing furniture would be
most desirable in view of the present soattering of reoords, eto.
A motion that this budget be presented to the Oounoil was moved
by Mr. Whittaker, seconded by Mr. Lai, and passed unanimously.
It was agreed that the joint Planning and Zoning Oommissions
and the Institute should set up a centralized bookkeeping system
in order to make payments to the Planner.
It was noted that Mr. J. K. Smith has resigned from the
State Planning Bureau. A discussion followed whether to join
A'PO. It was decided that the Oommission should write the state
for a oopy of the state Planning (Enabling) Ao~.
A shipping order for Planning books amounting to $19.50
was approved by the Oouncil.
The Aspen Historioal Sooiety will be present at the next
joint meeting on August 13th.
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Minutes July 30 oontinued
Mr. Whittaker made three sugg8sstions as fo1loW8:
1. Kxxx"lXl.k.ZX..I~...j 'hat the Planning and zoning
Oommission should review building plans rather than the
Board of Adjustment.
2. That building setbaoks be variable rather than straight
five, ten or twenty feet, eto.
3. That a legal opinion on off street parking be seoured as
to wether a requirement for providing off street parking
would be valid under the building oode rather than under
the zoning Ordinanoe as it now i8.
Mr. Walls suggested that if and when Oity Ordinanoe was
ohanged providing for review of building plans by the Planning
and Zoning Commission, the ordinance should stipulate as to
proceedure for presenting a oomplete plan on the development
of the property involved. In this regard Mr. Whittaker
also suggested that the Oity Building Inspector be required
to refer any problem regarding building plans to this
Oommission for its recommendation.
Mr. Whittaker is to follow up on what seotion of the
.... Oity Oode off street parking should be under.
Mr. Markalunas presented plans for the proposed ioe
skating rink to be located al 2nd and Hyman. Mr. Benediot
is asking for a variance as to set baok. and an overhang
on Hyman street. The Oommission noted that there was
insuffioient parking provided for and that this oould result
in a great deal of oongestion in that part of town. The
Oommission voted unanimously not to acoept the ioe skating
rink plans as presented unless more adequate prOVision was
made for off street parking and that a letter be written to
stan Bealmear, Chairman, advising him of suoh action.
As a parting iBsture Mr. Whittaker asked if it were
possible to install a bul14ten board in the downstairs part
of the city hall advising the public as to when the various
board. and Oommissions meet. Mr. Garri.h replied that it
was possible.
The meeting adjoUrned at 10:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,