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Home My WebLink AboutIAR Ever- Vail Eagle County COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUILDING DIVISION p EAGLE OFFICE EL JEBEL OFFICE P.O.Box 179,500 Broadway �� 0020 Eagle County Drive Eagle,CO 81631 � '� EI Jebel, CO 81623 (970) 328-8735 � �t1GL��UNTY, COLC]�t�,DQ (970)704-2784 Fax: (970)328-7185 Fax:(970)704-2780 EAGLE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - IAR RESPONSE "Ever Vail" Warren Campbell Town of Vail 75 South Frontage Road Vail, CO. 81657 Email: wcampbell@vailgov.com RE: Inter Agency Referral for Ever Vail December 2, 2008 Mr. Campbell, We wanted to thank you for the opportunity to review the Ever Vail proposal. After reviewing the file for the Ever Vail project individual Eagle County departments have the following comments: Planning/Zoning: 1) As a constructive exercise we applied the new Eagle County Sustainable Community Index to the Ever Vail project and have the following comments based on the tool. I chose to respond to indicators in which the full points were not awarded. Please see the attached worksheet for individual checklist item scores. Site/Location • Wildlife/Ecological Communities=No evidence of DOW study other than Lynx letter • Riparian/Wetland Preservation=Large scale work proposed within stream setbacks • Existing Vegetation Preservation=>10% of existing vegetation disturbed • Stormwater Management=No indication of Bioswale or vegetative systems being used in the project. Connections and Uses • Reduced Footprint= > than 50% of the area is disturbed • Clustering=Plan does not demonstrate any clustering strategies • Open Space=No conservation easement • Reduced Parking Footprint=Underground parking with carpool and assumed bike parking nets 4 points • Reduced Parking=>1500 parking spaces associated with project • Jobs/Housing Ratio=Almost none of the potential residents would be employed within the project (affordability) • Diversity of Uses=Difficult to establish from the proposal exactly how many uses are planned so assumptions made based on recent VRD projects (Arrabelle) • Diversity of Housing Types=No diversity from provided list • Affordable Housing= 0 units above guidelines • Affordable Rental Housing=0 affordable/rental units Transportation • Walkable Streets=See w/s with provide point breakdowns • Walkable Vicinity=58 points on www.walkscore.com Resource Efficiency • Limited Turf Species=Not enough detail in landscape plan to determine • Xeriscaping= Not enough detail in landscape plan to determine • Solar Orientation= Majority of buildings are not oriented to maximize solar orientation. For ideal aspect use www.pvwatt.comm • Renewable Energy=No evidence for on-site renewable energy systems. Confirmed by Paladino Memo October 23, 2008. I've read multiple articles with details of renewable energy concepts but none were evident from the information the applicant provided. Total score SCI for Ever Vail=77/210 132 + Exceeds Minimum Standards 66-131 Meets Minimum Standards 0-65 Does Not Meet Min Standards Summary: Ever Vail's score falls within the category of"Meets Minimum Standards" for the Eagle County Sustainable Communities Index. The SCI score is used as a tool to comprehensively analyze how new developments contribute toward sustainable community development. The intent of the SCI is to give staff, developers, and decision makers an indication as to the level of sustainability a project includes within it, as well as its contribution to the broader community. Eagle County defines Sustainable Community as;a community which fosters economic opportunity and social capital while protecting and restoring the natural environment upon which people and economies depend. Eagle County uses the SCI for PUDs, PUD amendments, Final Plats, Major Special Use Permits and Zone Changes as a required finding to be met for approval. In the case of Ever Vail the index would be used to bolster the project with reference to the low point categories like on site renewable energy as well as affordable housing. It seems that Ever Vail falls short in these categories. A proposal whose score on the index falls in the"Meets Minimum Standards"would most likely not be denied solely on the basis of the index score but said project would have to be very favorable with regard to the other criteria used to judge the project. Housing: The applicant has proposed to build 53,361 square feet of"affordable housing" on-site and an additional 29,094 square feet of off-site"deed restricted units"at an undisclosed off-site location as mitigation far the up-zoning required to build the project. The applicant does not specify the whether this affordable housing would be offered for rent or for sale,the rental or sales price points, or the relevant restrictions applicable to these units. Under Eagle County's Local-Resident Housing Guidelines,the applicant would be required to build affordable housing under one of the following options,based on the proposed Residential NSF, Commercial NSF, and number of Lodging Rooms, as defined in the Housing Guidelines: A. 35% AH or Commercial Mitigation' 1) 189,000 NSF of Affordable Housing("AH")� affordable to households earning 100/110%3 of Area Median Income ("AMI") and 2) 50,000 AH @ 105/115%AMI 3) No RO 4) No transfer assessment; B. 30% AH and 10% RO (or Commercial Mitigation) 1) 155,000 NSF of AH @ 100/110%AMI, 2) 32,000 AH @ 105/ll 5%AMI, and 3) 68,308 NSF Resident-Occupied("RO") units (marlcet rate units sold only to locals) 4) No transfer assessment; C. 30% AH and 1.5% Transfer Assessment(or Commercial Mitigation) 1) 172,000 NSF of Affordable Housing @ 100/110%AMI, 2) 32,000 NSF @ 105/115%AMI 3) No RO 4) 1.5%transfer assessment on all market rates units on the second and subsequent sales (only for units not sold to locals); D. 25% AH, 10% RO, and 1.5% Transfer Assessment(or Commercial Mitigation) 1) 137,000 sq. feet of Affordable Housing @]00/1]0%AMI, 2) 33,000 sq. feet @ 105/115%AMI, 3) 68,308 RO Housing, and 4) 1.5%transfer assessment. This amount would be reduced if market-rate town homes were converted to Affordable Housing or Resident-Occupied housing. S EAN HANAGAN EAGLE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER ' Commercial mitigation results in a smaller square footage AH requirement, but at a lower price point. �Developer may increase prices by 10 AMI points if parking is placed below interior residential living space;Affordable Housing may be Affordable Rentals affordable to households earning 80/90%AMI. 3 100%AMI reflects lower sales price for commercial mitigation requirements;rental rates do not change for commercial mitigation,however.