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ORDINANCE NO. ?
(Series of 1970)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF TITLE XI, THE ZONING CODE OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, RELATING TO DENSITY, FLOOR AREA
RATIO IN AR-1, C-1 AND C-C ZONES, AND PROVIDING REQUIRED OPEN
SPACE AREA IN C-1 AND C-C ZONES.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission for the
City of Aspen has recommended the amending of density require-
ments and floor area ratios in AR-i, C-1 and C-C zones, and
the provision for required open space areas in C-1 and C-C
zones of the City of Aspen to lessen congestion in the streets,
overcrowding and to provide adequate light, air and space in
the zoned areas; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to create workable and sensi-
ble geographical distribution of population within the City
of Aspen; and,
WHEREAS, public hearings, as required by law, have
been held by the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City
of Aspen and the City Council of the City of Aspen.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado:
Section 1: Purpose: The purpose of this Ordinance is
to promote the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, pros-
perity and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants
of Aspen, Colorado, by the lessening of congestion in the streets
and roads; securing safety from fire and other dangers; providing
adequate light, air and space; classification of land uses and
the distribution of land development and utilization; protection
of the tax base; securing economy in governmental expenditures;
and the protection of urban and non-urban development.
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Section 2: Authority: This Ordinance amendment is au-
thorized by Article 60, Chapter 139 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes, 1963, as amended, and is hereby declared to be in
accordance with all provisions of these statutes.
Section 3: Section 11-1-2 (Definitions) of the Or-
dinances of the City of Aspen is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
"(mm) Building Site: Area of lot or
lots upon which structure or structures may be erected, inclu-
ding open spaces and public arcades.
(nn) Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.):
Ratio of total floor area of structure or structures and total
area of building site.
(oo) Open Space: A portion of a build-
ing site, one side of which shall be open to a street, unob-
structed from ground level to sky, and which shall not be used
for storage, trash collection, parking or structures of any nature,
except fountains, pathways, fences and lanscaping.
(pp) Boarding House, Rooming House,
Dormitory: A building or portion thereof other than a hotel,
motel, lodge or multiple family dwelling wherein lodging and/or
meals are provided for six (6) or more persons for compensation,
such compensation may include money, services or other things
of value."
Section 4: Headings entitled Minimum Lot Area and
Maximum Height of Buildings within Subsection (a) of Section 6,
Chapter 1, Title XI (AR-1 ACCOMMODATIONS RECREATION) of the
Ordinances of the City of Aspen are hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Minimum Lot Area
1. One-family dwelling .......... 6,000 square
2. Two-family dwelling .......... 3,000 square
3. Patio house, row house .......
feet
feet per
dwelling unit with
a minimum lot area
of 6,000 square feet.
1,500 square feet.
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4. Multiple family dwelling,
hotel, motel, lodge ..........
5. Boarding house, rooming
house, dormitory .............
6. Ail other uses ...............
Maximum Height of Buildings.
1. Principal building except
patio house ..................
2. Patio house and buildings
accessory thereto ............
1,500 square feet per
unlimited unit and
750 square feet per
limited unit with a
minimum lot area of
6,000 square feet.
500 square feet per
limited or unlimited
dwelling unit or per
four persons of total
capacity, whichever is
more restrictive, with
a minimum lot area of
6,000 square feet.
3,000 square feet.
28 feet.
12 feet
3. Accessory building ........... 21 feet on the front
two-thirds of the lot
and 12 feet on the
rear one-third of the
lot.
Further provided that the total floor area of the structure
above ground shall not exceed one (1) times the total
lot area of the building site on which the structure
is located."
Section 5: Headings entitled Maximum Height of Buildings,
Minimum Lot Area and Open Space Requirement within Subsection (a)
of Section 7, Chapter 1, Title XI (C-1 Commercial) of the Ordinances
of the City of Aspen are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Maximum Height of Building ...... 37-1/2 feet.
Further provided that the total floor area of the
structure above ground shall not exceed two (2) times
the total lot area of the building site on which the
structure is located. Further provided that for each
square foot of public arcade space created at ground
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level or open space in addition to the required
open space on the building site, credit shall be
given for an additional two square feet of floor
area in the structure over the allowable 2:1 ~atio.
The 37-1/2 foot maximum height limitation shall
still be observed in this latter instance; and
further provided that no building or structure
shall be constructed higher than 25 feet above
grade within 10 feet of the front or rear lot line.
Minimum Lot Area - As provided under the AR-1
ACCOMMODATIONS RECREATION District Regulation. For
purposes of density calculations, for each square foot
of public arcade space created at ground level or open
space in addition to the required open space, on the
building site, credit shall be given for an additional
two square feet of lot area in determining the allow-
able number of dwelling units.
Open Space ReQuirement - All structures shall be
required to have not less than twenty-five percent
(25%) of the building site for open space area, pro-
vided, however, that the minimum dimension of the
side of the open space which is open to a street shall
be one-half (1/2) of the dimension of that side of
the building site, or one hundred (100) feet, which-
ever is less. All open space area shall be land-
scaped and maintained."
Section 6: Headings entitled Minimum Lot Area, Maximum
Height of Buildings and Open Space Requirement within Subsection
(b) of Section 7, Chapter 1, Title XI (C-C COMMERCIAL CORE) of
the Ordinances of the City of Aspen are hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Minimum Lot Area
1. Hotel, motel,
lodge ..........
750 square feet per
limited dwelling unit
and 1500 square feet
per unlimited dwelling
unit with a minimum
lot area of 6,000
square feet.
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Boarding house, rooming
house, dormitory .............
Dwelling units accessory to
a more intensive use .........
500 square feet per
limited or unlimited
dwelling unit or
per each four persons
of total capacity,
whichever is more
restrictive, with a
minimum lot area of
6,000 square feet.
750 square feet per
limited dwelling unit
and 1,500 square feet
per unlimited dwelling
unit with a minimum
lot area of 6,000
square feet where
there are five or
more dwelling units
on one lot.
4. Ail other uses ............... 3,000 square feet.
For purposes of density calculations, for each square
foot of public arcade space created at ground level, or open space
in addition to the required open space, on the building site,
credit shall be given for an additional two square feet of lot
area in determining the allowable number of dwelling units.
Maximum Height of Building. Forty (40) feet, not ~ exceed
four stories above ground. The total floor area of the structure
above ground shall not exceed two (2) times the total lot area
of the lot on which the structure is located; further provided
that for each square foot of public arcade space created at
ground level, or open space in addition to the required open
space, on the building site, credit shall be given for an addi-
tional two square feet of floor area in the structure over the
allowable 2:1 ratio. The 40 foot maximum height limitation shall
still be observed in this latter instance; and further provided
that no building or structure shall be constructed higher than
30 feet above grade within 10 feet of any dedicated street or
alley adjacent to the lot. On a lot bordered on two sides by
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intersecting streets or alleys, the owner need observe the
30 foot height limitation along only one street and/or one
alley and shall have a choice of which to observe. Where an
entire half block is occupied, the owner need only observe the
30 foot height limitation along the street frontage having
the greatest horizontal dimension, as well as the limitation
along the alley. Where an entire block is occupied, the owner
need only observe the 30 foot height limitation along the two
street frontages having the greatest horizontal dimensions.
For purposes of this section, a story shall be considered above
grade if over 50% of its clear interior height is above the es-
tablished street grade as defined in 11-1-9(1) Height Pro-
visions.
Open Space Requirement - Ail structures shall be re-
quired to have not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the
building site for open space area, provided, however, that the
minimum dimension of the side of the open space which is open
to a street shall be one-half (1/2) of the dimension of that
side of the building site, or one hundred (100) feet, whichever
is less. Ail open space area shall be landscaped and maintained."
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by
law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado at its
regular meeting held a t
of March, 1970.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
the City of Aspen on the
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of
FINALLY passed,
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
adopted and approved this ~3 day
STATE OF COLORADO)
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
~jI, Lorraine Graves,
CERTIFICATE
City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Aspen on March 23 ,197 O, and nublish-
ed in the Aspen Times, a weekly newsDaner of ~eneral ci--cul-
ation, Dublished in the City of As~en, Colorado, in its
issue of March 26 , 127 Q, and was finally
adopted and aDoroved at a regular meeting of the City
,197 O,and ordered oublished
Series of 197 0, of said City, as
I have hereunto set my hand and
of said City of Ashen, Colorado, this 14th
April,j , 1~)7__0.
Council on April 13
as Ordinance No. 9 ,
provided by law.
IN WITNESS'I-~EREOF,
the seal
day of
SEAL
Lorraine Graves, City Clerk