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HomeMy WebLinkAboutlanduse case.boa.434E-Cooper.008-78 ~ r' '-' - - n C H A R L EST. C 0 L L INS 0 CON S U L TIN G E N GIN E E R P. O. BOX HH / ASPEN, COLORADO 81611/303 925.2089 Ju.le29, 1978 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN RE: Lot west of the Isis Theatre Aspen, Colorado We have been asked to comment on the feasibil ity of constructing a building with floor levels below street grade at the above location. Assuming the adjacent Isis Theatre has a shallow stone and rubble foundation which was common to early Aspen construction, the maximum practical limit of underpinning the foundation would be one-story or approximately 10 feet below grade. This limit is based on the age and type of construction of the Isis and the mechanics of the underlying soils. Any construction below this depth would involve extensive precautionary measures and preclude definite assurances that the Isis building and/or theatre operations would not be adversely affected. Charles T. Coli ins j I -"'-~'_'_"""'~_"____'__'''~~_"'-'___~~_'_''_ ~~~ Box 612 . Tel. 925-3202 . Aspen, Colorado 81611 ~ t.2 IOf / ~~ ~ 2. /tt7J' ai '1.PC p~. L.;~ k: ~'f~ 1a-~.'~-~~ . ~iJ4~M-~ I ~ .-It.1 ~ ~ ~~, . ( ;: rn s fie. ff 1t,Ie n.s ) -", GEMS HAN CCRAFTS 1M 130 FilT5 WATC....ES ANTIQUES ALPINE JEWELER KURT G. BRESNITZ PHONE: 925-3292 P. O. BOX 70 ASPEN. COLO. 81611 June 20, 1978 Board of Adjustment City Hall 130 S. Galena Aspen, Colorado 81611 Gentlemen I This letter is written to voice our opinion on the variance request under discussion at your Board meeting Thursday, June 22, 1978. We strongly feel that open space requirements and set-backs should apply to all residents equally and permission be granted only if hardship or the interest of the city is in question. We believe that the purchaser of any city lot should be aware of prevailing ordinances and should build within the confines of the space. When exceptions are being made, precedents are being set. If the existing statutes need to be changed it should be done by majority rule. We ourselves were subjected to set-back regulations and parking requirements (now changed) Which caused our shop to be set back from street frontage putting us definitely at a commercial disadvantage. We feel that everyone should be treated equally. ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO ISIS LOT: 1. Lots KL~rn, Block 87: Isis Theatre Marjorie Jenkinson P. O. Box 483 Aspen, Colorado 81611 2. Lots A & B, Block 87: Epicure Ernest Martins P. O. Box 612 Aspen, Colorado 81611 3. Lots PQRS, Block 80: Bank of Aspen Helen T. White c/o Predovich & Ward Thatcher Building Pueblo, Colorado 81003 4. Lots ABC, Block 88: Aspen Supply Hi-Country Lumber 555 7th Street #720 Denver, Colorado 80202 June 1, 1978 Aspen Board of Adjustment City of Aspen Re: Lot K, Block 87 - Proposed Commercial Building Gentlemen: On behalf of my clients, Anthony Mazza and Frank Woods, I am submitting application to you requesting a vari- ance of building setback at the alley common to the Epicure, for the following reasons: 1. "That special or extraordinary circumstances apply to the subject property that do not apply similarly to other properties in the same vicinity and zone." Few buildings in Aspen are limited as is this proposed structure. That is, because this is a single original townsite lot, 30 feet wide, encroached upon by its neighbor, at a visually sig- nificant corner, within a view plane, in a historic overlay district, and under the limitations of the Growth Management Plan; an extraordinary amount of review procedures will be necessary for a relatively small building. The lot size is, however, the crucial element. To meet the requirements of Section 24-3.7(h) (4), the entire width of the building at the alley for two stories would be devoted to one dumpster. 2. "That the granting of a variance is essential to the enjoyment of a substantial property right enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone, but denied the subject property because of special conditions or extra- ordinary circumstances." Since the trash area must, by code, be "at grade," and ten feet high and because the height is restricted by the Jerome view plane, the trash area will render unuseable two floors, or 600 square feet of the building. By requiring full compliance with the trash area requirement, the subgrade and street levels would be reduced to 1950 square feet each (3000 square feet lot area, less 300 square feet trash area, less 750 square feet open space), leaving the second floor at 2100 square feet or 150 square feet larger than the two levels below. As mentioned in section 1, this is a visually significant corner that will be subject to a number Aspen Board of Adjustment City of Aspen June 1, 1978 Page Two of other reviews, and the impact and mass of a much larger second floor than that proposed would be substantial. 3. "That the granting of a variance will not ad- versely affect the general purpose of the comprehensive general plan." The attached list of representative commercial buildings in Aspen indicates their actual trash area requirements. The largest building shown, the new Aspen Plaza building, has one dumpster, six yards in capacity covering only 26 square feet and serving two restaurants and several stores. These figures came from Aspen Trash Service. They commented also that they did not need nearly as much space as that required by code, and that only one yard dumpsters had rollers and could use the "covered trash area" required by code. The larger dumpsters must be left outside of the required trash area, i.e., in the alleys. Because of the suggestions from Aspen Trash Service, I have proposed changes in Section 24-3.7(h) (4) to the Planning Office for revisions in that ordinance that would both make trash collection easier and the ordinance more responsive to the actual problem. Your consideration of this matter will be appreciated. Sincerely, c. WJJ- ~ C. Welton Anderson CWA:dr Attachment /" ",,".,... TRASH COLLECTION DATA - PROVIDED BY ASPEN TRASH SERVICE II Dumpsters Building Building S.F. and Size Proposed Mill & Hopkins Building 6,000 1 - 1 yard Aspen Plaza 13 , 000 1 - 6 yard Professional Building 18,000 1 - 4 yard Mason & Morse 13,000 1 - 1 yard *Courthouse Plaza 17,000 1 - 4 yard *620 Hyman 9,000 1 - 1 yard Victorian Square 7,000 1 - 1 yard Park Central 11,200 1 - 1 yard Patio Building 9,300 1 - 1 yard Any dumpster over 1 yard cannot be covered Pickups/Week 6/wk 5/wk 5/wk 6/wk (shares w/Courthouse) 3/wk 3/wk 3/wk 3/wk r APPEi\~TO BOI'lRD OF ZO:li rIG C1 TY OF I'ISPEtl -pAl\:::> ~ le.<'-,=- ADJUs'-.:rIT _ 10 I s 1-'<6 l'l-:".:.. ~d-IL.:,~ DATE May 24, 1978 CASE NO. 7g-C(} APPELLANT Anthony J. Mazza ADDRESS 434 East Cooper Street, ASI?E'd Frank J. Woods, III PHONE 925-2043 OWNER (Same as above) ADDRESS - (Same as above) LOCATION OF PROPERTY Lot K, Block 87, City of Aspen, Colorado lStreet & Number of Subdivision Blk. & lot No.) Building Permit Application and prints or any other pertinent data must accompany this application, and will be made part of CASE NO. 7q-B THE BOARD WILL RETURN THIS APPLICATION IF IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL THE FACTS IN QUESTION. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED EXCEPTION SHOHING JUSTIFICATInnS: See Exhibit A -attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference. Will you be represented by counsel ? y,,~~ SIGNED .}/ . ell ant PROVISIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO FORWARD THIS APPLICATION TO THE FOR NOT GRANTING: REQUIRING THE BUILDING INSPECTOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND REASON Application is made for a building permit to build an office building. The proposed office building does not provide an open area adjacent to the alley with a miniumu horizontal dimension of ten (10) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of ten (10) feet and equal to ten percent (10%) of the total lot area. Sec. 24-3-.7 H 4 and Schedule Area & Bulk Requirements Min. Rear Yard CC district. Duration of Variance: Permanent 1- ,... ( , TO: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CITY OF ASPEN DATED: June 27, 1978 The undersigned, as attorney for Harjorie P. Jenkinson, who is the o,mer of the Isis Theatre and the lots on which same is located, hereby states with reference to the variance request by Frank J. Woods, III and Anthony J. Hazza as follows: Marjorie P. Jenkinson will not allow any shoring below a depth of 3/4 story to be done on Lot K, Block 87, City and Townsite of Aspen, unless a statem~nt is received from a structural engineer which gives an absolute assurance that any shoring between the levels of 3/4 story to 1-3/4 stories belm, grade will not in any way interfere with the business presently conducted in the Isis Theatre. The undersigned further represents that Mrs. Jenkinson has a right to deny said approval for shoring on the basis of the terms of the sale contract for the aforementioned lot. iL!L~/ C Albert Kern \ ~ ~ o o Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Regula- tions of the City of Aspen, a building constructed in the commercial core area is required to have a 30' x 10' x 10' trash access area. It is the contention of applicant that this requirement when applied to this particular lot would create a hardship. Applicant intends to build a three story building, 1/2 story of which shall be below grade and 2-1/2 stories shall be above grade. Due to the fact that applicant is in the Main Street view plane, applicant would not be able to construct a three story building above grade due to the afore- mentioned view plane. The only way applicant could build a three story building would be to place a 1/2 story below grade, as planned, or a full story below grade. By placing a full story below grade, applicant would be forced to increase the length and dimension of the stairways and stairwells neces- sary to provide access to the lower level (see plans tendered herewith), thereby creating less greenery in the open space (corner of Mill Street and East Hopkins). Furthermore, due to the grade of this lot, to construct a floor below grade, applicant would have to excavate approximately 1-3/4 stories below grade. The depth of said below-grade story would markedly increase the number of steps in the open space area (the computation of stories (feet) below grade and increased number of steps in the open space caused by placing a story below grade will be fully explained by our architect. Welton Anderson, at the public hearing). Also, due to the grade of the lot, the placement of 1/2 or 1 full story below grade would necessarily delete 300 square feet of buildable space from each of applicant's first 2 stories (this will also be fully explained by Welton Anderson at the public hearing). It is, therefore, the contention of applicant that from an aesthetic ..-1 .. o o and practical point of view, a building 1/2 story below grade and 2-1/2 stories above grade would be best suited for this piece of property. The reason for the aforementioned three stories is twofold: (1) In order to achieve a 1:5 to 1 F.A.R., or 4500 square feet, applicant has to incorporate a third floor when considering the open space and trash access area requirements. Pursuant to present regulations, applicant would only be allowed to construct 1950 square feet on each of the first two floors. Therefore, a third story is mandated. (2) Applicant desires to provide two units of employee housing. In order to do so, a third floor is required. To comply with existing requirements, applicant can only place 1950 square feet on each of the first two stories. Applicant, in order to construct two employee housing units, would have to construct 2100 square feet on the third floor. By virtue of adding the extra square footage to the third story, which addition is necessitated by cur- rent regulations, applicant would be forced to provide a second stairway and hallway to the top floor. This requirement would effec- tively preclude construction of employee housing on the top floor because same would be rendered architecturally unfeasible. It is, therefore, the contention of applicant that a hardship is created by virtue of the trash access area 2. . o o , requirement and that a variance should be granted, and in fact is mandated, namely, reduction of the required trash area to a square footage which would facilitate trash storage and trash removal on applicant's land. Such a variance would provide more retail space on the two lower stories and per- mit applicant to construct a top floor with square footage which would not require a second stairway to the top floor, thereby permitting applicant to construct two employee housing units on the third story. If a variance were not granted, an additional hardship would be created with reference to the building due to the fact that the two lower levels of appli- cant's building would lose 300 square feet of retail space per floor due to the present trash access area requirement when coupled with the view plane requirements and grade of the lot. 3. L , c "'" v NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Case No. 78-8 BEFORE THE CITY OF ASPEN BOARD OF ADJUSTHENT TO ALL PROPERTY ~~NERS AFFECTED BY THE REQUESTED ZONING OR USE VARIANCE DESCRIBED BELOH: pursuant to the Official Codc of Aspen of June 25, 1962, as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Council Room, City Hall, Aspen, Colo- rado, (or at such other place as the meeting may be then adjourned) to consider an application filed with the said Board of Adjustment requesting authority for variance f~orn the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 24, Official.Code of Aspen. All persons affected by the proposed variance are invited to appear and state their views, protests or objcctions. If you cannot appear personally at such meeting, then you are urged to state. yorrviews by letter, particularly if you have objection to such variance, as the Board of Adjustment will give serious consideration to the opinions of surrounding property ovmers and' others affected indeciding vlhether to grant or deny the request for variance. Toe particulars of the hearing and of the requested variance are as follows: Date and Time of Meetin~: Date: Time: June 22, 1978 4:00 PM Name and address of Applicant for Variance: " Name: Address: Anthony J. Mazza 434 E. Cooper Street, Aspen, CO Location or description of property: Location: Description: 434 E. Cooper Street, Aspen, CO Lot K, Block 87, City of Aspen, CO Variance Requested: Application is made for a building permit to build an office building. The proposed o~fice building does not provide an open area adjacent to the alley with a minimum horizontal dimension of ten (10) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of ten (10) feet and equal to ten percent (10%) of the total lot area. . Duration of Variance: (Please cross out one) ~~ti~~ Permanent THE CITY OF ASPEN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT . . BY ~/7>V7H"'41), +~7j 6'~~.P~ ..:!R tv t:M ~ h/ /J~ ;;;7i1;".L/ rfh~~7~ . . ~----- ,- ~" "." .' 'v ",-..,' f~ ,..,. (' '; '~1' . of, CITY (\}[~.~j~,SPEN. 130 sour.:: . ,'.- o{~ ~ (1 Vl ~-:_ i; <!,.~ ~ "'~ I,:: ;;-, street 81611 asp en, c;' i ~) r ;; () n . _:- Notice is hereby given that on the application for a variance by Anthony Mazza, the description of the property is the correct location. Mr. Mazza is applying for a variance to build an office building on Lot K, Block 87, City of Aspen. This property is located on the corner next to the isis' Theatre. 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