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LARRY BENWAY III ARCHITECT P.O. BOX 2438 office: (970) 306-1896 EDWARDS, CO. 81632 Fax: (970) 926-5064 Email address: llbarch@centurytel.net To: Town of Vail, Design Review Board Aprilഀ
30, 2009 Department of Community Development 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO. 81657 (970) 476-2139 (tel.) (970) 479-2452 (fax.) Dear Design Review Board Members, Lisa Johnson, the ownerഀ
of a Vail East Lodging condominium unit would like to improve the interior living space of her residence at 4132 Spruce Way, in East Vail. The condo unit is part of a triplex that wasഀ
built in 1965. She would like to make the following improvements to her residence: 1. Re-route the existing winding stairs from the first floor to the second. 2. Adjust the locationഀ
of and replace with similar; a new front entry door on the south elevation to accommodate the new direction of the stairs. 3. Remove the existing wood fireplace and flue and repair theഀ
roof penetration. The wood burning fireplace will not be replaced. 4. Install a new French patio door on the west elevation in the location of the existing window. 5. Remove the firstഀ
floor 1/2 bath and reconfigure the space into an entry closet, pantry and laundry. 6. Remove the secondary entry door on the north elevation and repair the exterior wall during the renovation.ഀ
Exterior siding to match both materials and color. 7. Capture 63 square feet of clear story space adjacent to a loft in order to increase the living area for a new master bedroom. 8.ഀ
Convert a small bedroom into a new master bath and walk-in closet. 9. Provide an egress window for the new master bedroom with a window relocated from the existing small bedroom. 10.ഀ
Provide a new window for the proposed master bath and walk-in closet. 11. Renovate the existing upstairs bathroom. All of the improvements to the condo that disturb the exterior willഀ
match existing finishes and color schemes. New window and door schemes will match existing and the new French patio doors will match the existing; white, aluminum clad windows. The interiorഀ
conversion of the loft clearstory living space is allowed trough the interior conversion allowance in the Town of Vail Municipal Code. The GFRA calculations for the residence are attachedഀ
to this submittal.ഀ
The applicant would like to proceed with the improvements to one of the older surviving residences in Vail this summer. Sincerely, Larry Benway IIIഀ
LARRY BENWAY III ARCHITECT P.O. BOX 2438 office: (970) 306-1896 EDWARDS, CO. 81632 Fax: (970) 926-5064 Email address: llbarch@centurytel.net To: Community Development Staff April 30,ഀ
2009 Department of Community Development 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO. 81657 (970) 476-2139 (tel.) (970) 479-2452 (fax.) Re: GRFA Calculations, The GRFA calculations for the Vailഀ
East Lodging Condominiums located at 4132 Spruce Way, in East Vail are as follow: 1. The current Zoning for the property is Low Density Multi Family. a. LDMF – GRFA Ratio = 0.44 of buildableഀ
area b. Lot area for 4132 Spruce Way unit #1 = 0.042 Acres – 1,829 sq, ft. c. Unit # 1 existing floor area = 1,033 sq. ft. d. Existing GRFA is greater than (>) the lot ratio of 0.44ഀ
of buildable area. 2. Additional GRFA requested with the improvements to this residence: a. 63 sq. ft. of additional GFRA is requested per the proposed improvements to this residence.ഀ
b. Use allowed per section 12-15-4: Interior Conversions, of the municipal development code c. Requested additional GFRA (63 sq. ft.) is less than the allowed “250 Ordinance”, per sectionഀ
12-15-5 of the municipal development code. Please note that this application requests the interior conversion of, 63 sq. ft. of interior vaulted space and that the residential unit’sഀ
building envelope and or building mass will not be increased. Please feel free to contact me if there are any discrepancies in the above stated GFRA calculations or land use regulations.ഀ
Sincerely, Larry Benway IIIഀ
PHOTO SURVEY OF EXISTING RESIDENCE. 1. GIS ArcIMS Map of the existing Triplex unit, 4132 Spruce Way. 2. South Elevation 3. West Elevation 4. North Elevation