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Home My WebLink Aboutresolution.hpc.002-2008RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (HPC) APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT (FINAL) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 980 GIBBON AVENUE, UNIT 1, LOT 1, ALPINE ACRES SUBDIVISION, CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO RESOLUTION N0.02, SERIES OF 2008 PARCEL ID: 2737-074-10-001.. WHEREAS, the applicant, MDI, LLC, 109 ABC, Aspen CO 81612, represented by Scott Bartleet of Flux Design Studio, P.O. Box 2611, Basalt, CO 81621 has requested Major Development (Final) for the property located at 980 Gibson Avenue, Unit #1, Alpine Acres Subdivision, Lot #1, City of Aspen, Colorado and, WHEREAS, The property is listed on the "Aspen Inventory of Historic Landmark Sites and Structures;" and WHEREAS, Section 26.415.070 of the Municipal Code states that "no building or structure shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, relocated or improved involving a designated historic property or district until plans or sufficient information have been submitted to the Community Development Director and approved in accordance with the procedures established for their review;" and WHEREAS, for Final Major Development Review, the HPC must review the application, a staff analysis report and the evidence presented at a hearing to determine the project's conformance with the City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines per Section 26.415.070.D.4.of the Municipal Code and other applicable Code Sections. The HPC may approve, disapprove, approve with conditions or continue the application to obtain additional information necessary to make a decision to approve or deny; and WHEREAS, Sara Adams, in her staff report dated January 9, 2008 performed an analysis of the application based on the standards, and recommended that the project be approved with conditions: and WHEREAS, during a duly noticed public hearing on January 9, 2008, the Historic Preservation Commission approved Resolution No.02, Series of 2008, a Certificate of Appropriateness for an addition to the historic home, Dimensional Variances, a 221 squaze foot FAR Bonus, Relocation and Demolition located on the property at 980 Gibson Avenue, Unit #1, Alpine Acres Subdivision, Lot #1, City of Aspen, Colorado; and, WHEREAS, at their regular meeting on January 9, 2008 the Historic Preservation Commission considered the application, found the application was consistent with the "City of Aspen Historic Preservation Design Guidelines" and other applicable sections of the Municipal Code and approved the application with conditions by a vote of 5 to 0. RECEPTION#: 548083, 01725!2008 at 10:04:12 AM, t OF 4, R $21.00 Doc Code RESOLUTION Janice K. Vos Caudill, Pitkin County, CO NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That HPC hereby grants approval for Major Development (Final) with the following conditions: 1. The off-street parking shall be removed from Gibson Avenue. 2. The paving material proposed for the walkway and patios shall receive Staff and monitor approval before purchase and installation. 3. Plant species shall receive approval from Staff and monitor prior to purchase and installation. A more thorough landscape plan identifying species and their locations shall be approved by Staff and monitor. 4. The proposed lightwells shall be covered with a grate to minimize visual impacts. 5. The property owner shall amend and rerecord the condominium plat (Plat Book 6 Page 11) to reflect the setbacks granted by HPC Resolution # 28 Series of 2007 prior to the issuance of building permit. 6. Information on all venting locations and meter locations not described in the approved drawings shall be provided for review and approval by staff and monitor when the information is available. 7. The applicant shall document, using photographs and drawings, all historic elements prior to restoration and relocation of the building. 8. The applicant shall immediately contact Staff if evidence of historic window size, placement or other historic elements are discovered during construction. 9. A construction plan with detailed phases for the development of this lot shall be submitted with the building permit application for approval by HPC Staff The historic home shall be secured, stabilized and protected during construction, and rehabilitation of the historic home shall be in the primary phase of development. 10. A structural report demonstrating that the building can be moved and/or information about how the house will be stabilized from the house mover must be submitted with the building permit application. The applicant must provide information as to whether or not the existing floor structure will be maintained and the pro's and con's of the decision for review and approval by staff and monitor. 11. A bond or letter of credit in the amount of $30,000 to insure the safe relocation of the structure must be submitted with the building permit application. 12. A relocation plan detailing how and where the building will be stored and protected during construction must be submitted with the building permit application. 13. There shall be no deviations from the exterior elevations as approved without first being reviewed and approved by HPC staff and monitor, or the full board. 14. The conditions of approval, both Conceptual and Final HPC Resolutions, are required to be printed on the cover sheet of the building permit plan set and all other prints made for the purpose of construction. 15. The applicant shall be required to provide the contractor with copies of the HPC resolution applicable to this project. The contractor must submit a letter addressed to HPC staff as part of the building permit application indicating that all conditions of approval are known and understood and must meet with the Historic Preservation Officer prior to applying for the building permit. 16. The General Contractor and/or Superintendent shall be required to obtain a specialty license in historic preservation prior to receiving a building permit. 17. The development approvals granted herein shall constitute asite-specific development plan vested for a period of three (3) yeazs from the date of issuance of a development order. However, any failure to abide by any of the terms and conditions attendant to this approval shall result in the forfeiture of said vested property rights. Unless otherwise exempted or extended, failure to properly record all plats and agreements required to be recorded, as specified herein, within 180 days of the effective date of the development order shall also result in the forfeiture of said vested property rights and shall render the development order void within the meaning of Section 26.104.050 (Void permits). Zoning that is not part of the approved site-specific development plan shall not result in the creation of a vested property right. No later than fourteen (14) days following final approval of all requisite reviews necessary to obtain a development order as set forth in this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Aspen, a notice advising the general public of the approval of a site specific development plan and creation of a vested property right pursuant to this Title. Such notice shall be substantially in the following form: Notice is hereby given to the general public of the approval of a site specific development plan, and the creation of a vested property right, valid for a period of three (3) yeazs, pursuant to the Land Use Code of the City of Aspen and Title 24, Article 68, Colorado Revised Statutes, pertaining to the following described property: 980 Gibson Avenue. Nothing in this approval shall exempt the development order from subsequent reviews and approvals required by this approval of the general rules, regulations and ordinances or the City of Aspen provided that such reviews and approvals are not inconsistent with this approval. The approval granted hereby shall be subject to all rights of referendum and judicial review; the period of time permitted by law for the exercise of such rights shall not begin to run until the date of publication of the notice of final development approval as required under Section 26.304.070(A). The rights of referendum shall be limited as set forth in the Colorado Constitution and the Aspen Home Rule Charter. APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION at its regular meeting on the 9th day of January 2008. [signatures on following page] Approved as to Form: ~~~ James R. True, Assistant City Attorney Approved as to content: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Michael Hoffman, Chair ATTEST: Kathy StricXclfirid, Chief Deputy Clerk