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Dear Chamonix Neighborhood Resident,
The Town of Vail cordially invites you and your neighbors to participate in an important meeting concerning the development of a fire station and employee housing in West Vail!
What: Neighborhood Meeting
When: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 6:00 pm
Where: Vail Town Council Chambers
Why: To share and gather information about preliminary site plan options for the Chamonix Site
On March 4, 2008, the Vail Town Council re-affirmed, with modifications, the planning goals and design parameters originally adopted by the Council on January 22, 2008, for the Chamonix
Site Master Plan project. The modified goals and parameters adopted by the Council reflect comments received from focus groups and the neighborhood, following a series of meetings held
in February, 2008. The amended goals and parameters are as follows:
1. The site is to be used for the development of a fire station and employee
housing.
2. Housing for fire department employees should be considered in the design of
the fire station.
3. An ambulance substation could be an ancillary use on this site.
4. Energy-efficient and sustainable design and construction techniques are
important. Certification by a particular program (LEED, Green Globes) is to
be investigated, although not mandatory.
5. Housing developed on the site should be primarily deed restricted, ‘for-sale’
employee housing, should include a mix of one, two, and three bedroom units
and should include limited rental opportunities for Town of Vail employees.
6. The site should be optimized to provide the greatest amount of employee
housing.
7. Re-zoning the property to the Housing (H) District is preferred to allow
flexibility in design and development.
8. Additional traffic onto Chamonix Lane should be limited.
9. One-story of development at grade with Chamonix Lane is acceptable.
10. All financing and phasing options will be considered.
11. New pedestrian circulation and access routes should be provided around the site, along Chamonix Road and/or Lane, to ensure connectivity of the surrounding neighborhood to other
areas within West Vail. Existing pedestrian paths through the site are to be eliminated.
Also at the March 4, 2008, meeting, the Council authorized Community Development Department Staff and the consultant team of Stan Clauson Associates, Studio B Architects, and Drexel
Barrell & Co. to proceed with conceptual design work for the Chamonix Site.
On April 11, 2008, the Chamonix Site Advisory Committee held a meeting to review three (3) preliminary site plan concepts for the site and provided feedback and suggestions to the Staff
and consultant team.
On May 7, 2008, Staff will host the next Advisory Committee meeting in the Community Development Offices located at 75 South Frontage Road. The Committee meeting will be held from 12:00
noon to 2:00 pm and will be followed by a neighborhood meeting in the Council’s chambers from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, to review the most recent site plan concepts. The intent of these meetings
will be to gain feedback regarding preliminary site plan “options” for the site from stakeholder groups prior to commencing with any further design work.
The Town welcomes your input and feedback regarding this important project. Attending the neighborhood meeting on May 7th will be an additional opportunity for the Town Staff and our
consultant team to share information with you and to gather your input on the preliminary site plans for the Chamonix Site.
If you cannot attend this meeting and want to be kept informed, you can sign up for email alerts by contacting Scot Hunn, Project Manager, at 477-3551.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to participate in this important information gathering meeting and I look forward to seeing you on the 7th!
Sincerely,
Scot Hunn, AICP
Senior Planner
Town of Vail
Community Development Department
Office: (970) 477-3551
Fax: (970) 479-2452
Email: shunn@vailgov.com