HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.drac.19990408DESIGN REVIEW APPEALS CO~SSiON- Mih~ April 08~ 1999
Steve Buettow, Chairperson, called the Special Meeting °fthe Design Review
Appeals Commission meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. with members Roger Moyer,
and Mary Hirsch. Tim Mooney arrived at 5:30 p.m. Bob Blaich and Gilbert
Sanchez were excused. Staffmembers present were Mitch Haas and Community
Development; David Hoefer, Assistant City Attorney; Jackie Lothian, Deputy City
Clerk.
DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
None.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING:
R~Sidence
1340 Red BUtte Drive ~ Wildman
Sworn In: Jennifer Cohen and Candace Hart from Cunniffee Associates.
Steve Buettow opened the continued public hearing and asked the applicants if
they wanted to proceed with the hearing having only 3 members present. The
applicant's agreed to go ahead with the hearing.
Mitch Haas explained that a vicinity map was included; the proposal was for a
small addition to an existing non-conforming section of the house. The new
windows did not meet the volume standards. Staff felt it was a fairly benign
proposal but the standard had to be met. There was nothing about the site that
required the windows in this configuration; the applicant could redesign or take
the two to one floor area penalty.
Jennifer Cohen explained that the windows did not face the street and were far
from the next neighbor; it did not affect the human scale of the street. Cohen said
that it was designed to conform to the existing home and keep the same
architecture style.
Roger Moyer asked the height of the two doors. Cohen replied that they were 8
feet high. Cohen said that the doors followed the lines of the architecture on the
addition; the views were towards Aspen Highlands and Aspen Mountain. Cohen
said that the owner was going to more plant trees.
David Hoefer asked the applicant how they feel that they have met the three
criteria. REV£E~V CRITERIA: a) yieM greater compliance with the goals of the
Aspen Area Community Plan; b) more effectively address the issue or problem a
given standard or provision responds to; or c) be clearly necessary for reasons of
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DESIGN REVIEW APPEALS COMMISSION - Minutes April 08, 1999
fairness related to unusual site specific constraints. Cohen said that they met "a"
and "b" because they were going to keep the existing design with a window
mimicking the other high windows mound the house; there were not site
constraints,
Mary Hirsh stated that there was no problem with the variances. Roger Moyer
agreed but said that if it were in the West End there would be a problem. Steve
Buettow noted that it would not be seen from the street.
MOTION: Roger Moyer moved to approve the variance requests for
1340 Red Butte Drive although this does not meet the strict
interpretation of the residential design standards due to the fact that
this house was not part of a pedestrian grid and was located off the
street but not visible from the street; Mary Hirsh seconded. Roll call
vote: Hirsh, yes; Moyer, yes; Buettow, yes. APPROVED 3-0.
MINUTES
MOTION: Roger Moyer moved to approve the minutes from April 1,
1999; seconded by Tim Mooney. APPROVED 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
~ckie Lothian, ~eputy City Clerk
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