HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.20120228 Special Meeting Aspen City Council February 28, 2012
Mayor Ireland called the special meeting to order at 4:35 PM with Councilmembers Torre,
Johnson, Frisch and Skadron present.
Councilman Torre said this meeting was noticed to discuss the adoption of Ordinance #8, Series
of 2012, which was voted 3 to 2 at last night's regular meeting. An emergency ordinance
requires 4 affirmative votes to be adopted. Councilman Torre handed out a revised ordinance #8;
Councilman Torre noted he would like to bring maximum allowable heights below the current
50' limit, which is of importance to the community. Councilman Torre said the revised
Ordinance #8 will allow three -story buildings; it will allow residential use of a .5:1 FAR, which
is about half a floor of a three story building. The setbacks at 20' will address shadows and icing
and visual impact. Councilman Torre said there are a lot of issues with the land use code for
Council to tackle and the first thing should be to bring the allowable height below 50'.
City Attorney Jim True told Council after the vote at last night, the city clerk took down the
notices. True noted there is a waiver provision in the charter that allows all five Council to
waive notice of a special meeting. True suggested Council get a waiver and continue the
meeting. Council agreed to sign a waiver and to give Councilman Torre an opportunity to state
his case.
Councilman Torre reiterated bringing the height below 50' is the first step and it is something the
community has been asking for. Councilman Johnson said he has not changed his mind from the
previous meeting; he does not favor adopting this emergency ordinance but will support bringing
this forward in the regular process. Councilman Frisch agreed he would like to see this go to
P &Z and then to Council for discussions on bulk and mass.
Councilman Johnson moved to adjourn at 4:45 PM; seconded by Councilman Torre. All in
favor, motion carried. /
k- hryn Koch
City Clerk
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