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MEMORANDUM
TO: Design Review Appeal Committee
FROM: Amy Amidon, Historic Preservation Officer
DATE: September 19, 1996
RE: 918 E. Cooper-Appeal from Design Standards
SUMMARY: The applicant requests a waiver of the Ordinance #30 standard
related to "volume" for a new structure.
APPLICANT: John Davis, represented by Mark Ward, architect.
LOCATION: 918 E. Cooper Avenue
ZONING: RMF
PROJECT REVIEW PROCESS AND STAFF EVALUATION
I. Background- The project is a new duplex adjacent to a historic landmark.
HPC reviewed the project for mass and scale issues.
II. Site description- The lot is 6,000 sq.ft. and is being developed as a
duplex.
III. Waiver requested-
A. Standard: "Floor area ratio and allowable floor area for a
residential building or portion thereof shall include a calculation
based on the relationship between every instance of the exterior
expressions and interior plate heights. All interior areas that
include exterior expression of a plate height greater than 10 (ten)
feet, shall be counted as two (2) square feet per each square
footage of actual floor area. Exterior expression shall be defined
as facade penetrations between nine (9) and twelve (12) feet
above the elevation of the finished floor, and circular, semi-circular
or non-orthogonal facade penetrations between nine (9) and fifteen
(15) feet above the level of the finished floor.
IV. Staff evaluation- The Committee may grant an exception to the design
standards for any of the following criteria:
a) yield greater compliance with the goals of the Aspen Area Community
Plan;
Staff response: The project does not further any goals of the AACP.
b) more effectively address the issue or problem a given standard or
provision responds to; or
Staff response: The standard addresses a scale issue, and is meant to
discourage two story windows. Staff finds that the windows on the alley
and the sides of the building may not be problematic, however, the
windows on the street facade do emphasize the verticality and height of
the building, which is set at the minimum setback. Therefore, staff does
not recommend waiver of the volume standard for the street facing
windows.
c) be clearly necessary for reasons of fairness related to unusual site
specific constraints.
Staff response: The variance is not related to site constraints.
V. Recommendation- Staff recommends DRAC waive the volume standard
for the alley and side elevations, but not for the street elevation.
CASELOAD SUMMARY SHEET- CITY OF ASPEN
DATE RECEIVED: 9/19/96 CASE# A65-96
DATE COMPLETE: STAFF: Amy Amidon
PARCEL ID# 2737-182-31-004
PROJECT NAME: John Davis Waiver From Ordinance 30 Design Standards
Project Address: 918 E. Cooper Ave.
APPLICANT: John Davis
Address/Phone: 918 E. Cooper Ave.
REPRESENTATIVE: Mark Ward, Architect
Address/Phone: 2245 Center Green Court, Suite A,Boulder, Co.80301 (303)442-1202
FEES: PLANNING $450 #APPS RECEIVED 1
ENGINEER $0 #PLATS RECEIVED 1
HOUSING $0 GIS DISK RECEIVED: No
ENV HEALTH $0
TOTAL $450 TYPE OF APPLICATION:
AMT. RECEIVED $450 Staff Approval
Review Body Date
Public Hearing ?
P&Z ❑Yes ❑No
CC ❑Yes ❑No
CC (2nd reading) ❑Yes ❑No
REFERRALS:
❑ City Attorney ❑ Aspen Fire Marshal ❑ CDOT
❑ City Engineer ❑ City Water ❑ ACSD
❑Zoning ❑ City Electric
❑ Housing El Holy Cross Electric
❑ Clean Air Board ❑ Rocky Mtn Natural Gas
❑ Environmental Health ❑ Open Space Board ❑ Aspen School District
❑ Parks ❑ Other:
❑ Other:
DATE REFERRED: INITIALS: DATE DUE:
APPROVAL: Ordinance/Resolution# Date:
Staff Approval Date:
Plat Recorded: Book , Page
CLOSED/FILED DATE: INITIALS:
ROUTE TO:
ARWAWARD and ASSOCIATES Inc
architecture and planning
August 24, 1996
.Aspen Community Development
134 South Galena
Aspen, CO 81611
Re: 918 East Cooper
Resign Review Appeal
TO Whom It May Concern:
The requested variance is to allow the owner of the building presently under construction,
to install glass between T and 12' on the upper level floor plan only, The intent of the
residential design standards in this regard was to discourage architects, owners and
contractors from building two story glass entries. This i;; clearly not the case at 918 Lust
Cooper. The street elevation shows a simple one story entry/parch. Please note this
property also has approval from the Historic Preservation Committee as it relates to
Aspen and the surrounding residences. Mlowing glass bem,een 9' and 12' will provide
better views to Aspen Mountain and vi,�ws to the north to Red Mountain. These are
views of what is expected from an upper level floor in a locatio« as like 918 East Cooper,
Again, this request does not compromise the intent of ordinance #34 (The Residential
Design Standards) but will enhance the ultimate final product from both the inside and
out.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Mark B. Ward
Architect
21145 Center Green Court;, 9utte A * Boulder, Colorado 80301 a (303) 44w.12C)1