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ORDINANCE NO. 32
(Series of 1978)
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM
ON THE SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY AND THE APPROVAL
OF SUBDIVISION EXCEPTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONDOMINIUMIZATION
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the
best interest of the City of Aspen to review the comprehensive
housing policy for the City and the various ordinances, rules
and regulations which have been adopted to implement that housing
policy; and
WHEREAS, the cor~mlunity is dependent upon the tourist
industry; and
WHEREAS, the community has developed a growth management
plan to restrict future growth; and
WHEREAS, the planning office is conducting a housing
survey to determine the needs of the community for low and
moderate housing for employees and the effect of the growth
management plan upon current low and moderate housing sources;
and
WHEREAS, the data gathered will be used to review and
revise said housing policy and the various ordinances, rules
and regulations which have been adopted to implement that housing
policy; and
WHEREAS, the said housing policy and the subdivision regu-
lations (ordinance) specifically, as currently proposed to be
revised, would introduce significant change in limitations and
restrictions upon property;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
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Section 1
The City of Aspen hereby exercises those powers and rights
granted to the City by the Constitution of the State of Colorado
as a Home Rule charter City to promote the safety, health and
general welfare of the City by imposing a temporary moratorium
on the subdivision or the approval of subdivision exceptions
of property within the corporate limits of the City of Aspen for
the purpose of condominiumization. Said moratorium shall be for
a period not to extend beyond December 1, 1978; provided, however,
that on or before that date, the City Council may extend the
moratorium for a period not to exceed six weeks if it is unable
to complete the required public hearings for the enactment of
such changes in the housing policy or subdivision regulations
(ordinance) as the Council may determine appropriate.
Section 2
?his temporary moratorium shall affect all property within
the corporate limits of the City of Aspen with respect to requests
from property owners for the platting or subdivision of property
for the purpose of condominiumization or for an exemption of
such property from the provisions of the subdivision regulations
(ordinance); provided, however, that the moratorium shall not
affect those requests which, at the time of the enactment of this
ordinance, had been submitted to the City, and with respect to
which no final decision had been made by the City.
Section 3
If any provision of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provisions or applications, and to this end this ordinance is
declared to be severable.
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Section 4
That a public hearing on the ordinance shall be held
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on
the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
iNTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law
by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its
regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on the ~ day
of ~~ , 1978.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved on the __
//~day of
1978.
ATTEST:
~athryn ~. Koch
City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on
reading at a regular meeting of the City Counci~ of the
City of Aspen on ~ ~/, 197~, and published
in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its
issue of ~~ ~ , 197~, and was finally adopted
and~proved at a ~egular meeting of the City ~ouncil on
~ // , 197~, and ordered published as
Ordinance No~ ~.~___, Series of 197~, of said City, as
provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this /~b~
day of .~~ , 197~___.
SEAL
- lyrn S~Koch, City Clerk