HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.drac.001-95RESOLUTION OF THE ASPEN DESIGN REVIEW APPEAL COMMITTEE FOR THE
APPROVAL OF VARIANCES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR
... PARCEL A OFF OF PARR AVENUE, COLAS INVESTMENT, ASPEN, COLORADO.
Resolution No. 95-1_
WHEREAS, pursuant to Division 3 of Chapter 24, Residential
Design Standards, an applicant must comply with the Design
Standards or seek a variance from the standards via a review by the
Design Review Appeal Committee (DRAG); and
WHEREAS, Jan Darrington, representing Colas Investment,
requested several variances from the design standards contending
that the parcel was not located on a public street and the
standards that directed design oriented to the street did not
apply; and
WHEREAS, variances are requested for the following standards:
1. Building Orientation -
--the orientation of the primary mass parallel to the
street and street oriented entrances;
--the width of the house must be 5 ft. greater than the
width of the garage along its street facing frontage;
--the garage must be set back 10 ft. further from the
street than the house.
2. Building elements -
--all residential buildings must have a one-story street
facing element at least 200 of the building's overall
width.
3. Build-to-lines -
--if 75% or more of the residential buildings on the face
of a block are within two feet of a common front setback
line a minimum of 600 of the project's front facade must
also be within 2 feet of that front setback.
4. Inflection to a one-story element - the applicant has
complied.
5. Garages and Driveways -
--all portions of the garage shall be recessed 10 ft.
behind the front facade.
6. Areaways - all areaway on the street facing side of a
building must be entirely recessed - the applicant stated
that no lightwells are within the "front yard" which is
the east side of the parcel facing the Bibbiq residence.
WHEREAS, the applicant only submitted packet material that was
relevant for the above variance requests, therefore staff was
unable to review the application to determine compliance with all
,, the Design Standards; and
WHEREAS, at a public meeting on November 9, 1995, DRAC
reviewed the development proposal and staff's recommendation; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of staff's comments and the
applicant's presentation, the Committee voted unanimously to
approved the requested variances with conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Design Review Appeal
Committee that it approved the variances requested for Parcel A,
off of Park Avenue, with the following conditions:
1) The applicant shall orient the development to the southwest
and consider the river and Garrish Park public ways.
2) The applicant shall consider using grass Crete or other
alternative driveway material to reduce the amount of pavement
and provide more green space.
3) The applicant shall submit a completed application for
review by staff to confirm that the proposed development
complies with all the Residential Design Standards that were
not considered during this review.
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