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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03 A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan to Accommodate Future Development on the Evergreen Lodge at Vail Development Site1 RESOLUTION NO. 3 SERIES 2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE VAIL TOWN COUNCIL APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LIONSHEAD REDEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE EVERGREEN LODGE AT VAIL DEVELOPMENT SITE WHEREAS, on December 15, 1998, the Town Council adopted the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan (the "Master Plan") by Resolution No. 14, Series 1998; WHEREAS, on November 8 th, 2024, pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Master Plan, HCT Member LLC ("Applicant") filed an application to amend the Master Plan (the "Application") WHEREAS, on December 9, 2024, the Planning and Environmental Commission (the "PEC") held a properly-noticed public hearing on the Application, and recommended that the Town Council approve the Application; and WHEREAS, on January , 2025, the Town Council held a properly-noticed public hearing on the Application. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO: Section 1. The Town Council hereby approves the update to the Master Plan as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF JANUARY, 2025. ______________________________ Travis Coggin, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Stephanie Kaufmann, Town Clerk 2 EXHIBIT A Master Plan Amendment 1. Section 5.19.7 of the Master Plan is amended as follows: 5.19.7 Setbacks. Special consideration should be given to the setback of buildings from the South Frontage Road. Pursuant to the Lionshead Mixed Use-1 zone district setback standards, a minimum 10' setback is required. Given the relationship of the development site to the South Frontage Road, the need for adequate area for vehicular traffic circulation, the importance of a landscape area to visually screen the massing of the building, and the existence of a 30-foot wide utility easement along the southerly edge of the South Frontage Road, the minimum required front setback for the Evergreen Lodge development site shall be 30'. This increased setback requirement shall supersede the 10' setback requirement prescribed in Section 12-7H-10, Setbacks, Vail Town Code. Based upon the coordinated efforts between the Evergreen Lodge and the Vail Valley Medical Center, opportunities exist for a covered parking deck and pedestrian access landscape plaza to be developed between the properties with the goal of screening surface parking and enhancing the visual quality of the area. If appropriately designed, a reduced or zero setback in these areas may be proposed for review during the development review process. Additionally, below grade improvements, including but not limited to, parking and vehicular circulation improvements may be developed within the required setbacks, if found to be consistent with the Town’s development objectives. Because Lot 10 is to be developed through a coordinated effort with the Evergreen Lodge and the Town, Figure 4 (below) identifies a new build-to line between the Evergreen Lodge and Lot 10. This build-to line supersedes the 10' setback of the zone district. 2. The Master Plan is amended by the addition of a new Section 5.19.10, to read as follows: 5.19.10 Relationship to Lot 10 Park. With the land exchange that was completed between Vail Health (formerly the Vail Valley Medical Center) and the Evergreen Lodge, Lot 10, which is owned by the Town, becomes an important interface with the future redevelopment of the Evergreen Lodge. Lot 10 is currently developed as a parking lot used by the Vail Library, West Meadow Drive connecting to the Vail Civic Center and to Lionshead Village, and landscape improvements located on the south side of West Meadow Drive. Pursuant to the Civic Center Plan, the area north of West Meadow Drive of Lot 10 will be developed as a small park. The Town has granted an access easement from West Meadow Drive to the Evergreen Lodge property to allow 3 pedestrian access and create some integration of the Evergreen Lodge to the pedestrian experience on West Meadow Drive. The Evergreen Lodge will fund, design, construct, and maintain the park improvements on the north side of Lot 10 as part of the Evergreen Lodge redevelopment. Recognizing this seamless integration of the two properties, there is no need for the typical 10' building setback - instead, a build-to line is identified on Figure 4 below. Lot 10 will also accommodate underground utilities below Lot 10 so as not to interfere with the development of a park. Figure 4 shows a conceptual integration of the improvements, subject to change through the Town's standard approval process.