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Home My WebLink About12/29/11 email PEC110064 & PEC110065 IPM.Note new gondola PEC110064 & PEC110065 Bill Gibson EX /O=TOV/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=BILL GIBSON new gondola PEC110064 & PEC110065 Bill Gibson EX /O=TOV/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=BILL GIBSON George Ruther; Warren Campbell Dominic Mauriello; Mauriello Planning Group (allison@mpgvail.com) new gondola PEC110064 & PEC110065 00000003CAS/o=TOV/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=Bill GibsonBGibson@vailgov.com 00000003CAS/o=TOV/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=Bill GibsonBGibson@vailgov.com Hey Dominic and Allison, The Town of Vail has received the Conditional Use Permit and Development Plan applications for the new gondola proposed to replace the Vista Bahn lift. I believe the Town Staff generally supports the concept of replacing the existing Vista Bahn chair lift with a new gondola. The conditional use permit review process and the development plan review process do not merely determine whether or not “ski lifts and tows” are allowed on a specific property, instead these review processes also determine how that ski lift and tow is constructed and how that ski lift and tow is operated. As with every development application, details must be presented to demonstrate compliance with the Vail Town Code and conformance with the Vail Comprehensive Plan. While the submitted application with narrative, not to scale 8-1/2”x11” schematic site plan, and partial photograph of an example gondola may present the general concept of the new gondola proposal; the submitted materials do not adequately demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Agriculture and Open Space District or the Ski Base Recreation 2 District (setbacks, height, site coverage, landscaping, parking/loading, design criteria, mitigation of development impacts, etc.). The submitted application must also be revised to include the details necessary to demonstrate compliance with the review criteria and findings for a conditional use permit (light and air, utilities, impacts to recreation facilities, bulk/mass, pedestrian traffic/circulation, conditions of operation, impacts to public health, impacts to adjacent structures, etc.) and a development plan (design compatibility, architectural design, scale/bulk, height, buffer zones, identity, character, visual integrity, relationship to surrounding uses, comprehensive plan conformity, design features, landscaping, etc.). The application must also provide the details necessary to demonstrate conformance with the Vail Comprehensive Plan. In addition to the submitted narrative, the application must also address the Vail Village Master Plan objectives of goal #3 related to enhancement of the Vail Village walking experience through streetscaping, landscaping, event plazas, etc.; goal #4 related to preserving and expanding open space areas and greenspace opportunities; and goal #5 related to improving the transportation and circulation systems throughout the Village. The application must also demonstrate how the new gondola proposal conforms to the Vail Village Master Plan Sub-Area recommendations. The Vail Village Master Plan Sub-Area #11-2, The Vista Bahn Park, recommends improving the connection between the lift and the skier plaza area, re-grading the ski yard to improve access and site usefulness, etc. The submitted application does not include the grading, landscaping, site improvement, etc. information necessary to demonstrate conformance to these specific recommendations. Additionally, please provide further narrative about the operation of the proposed gondola compared to the current operation of the Vista Bahn chair lift such as: number of associated employees, hours and/or days of operations, noise levels, operational changes (example: if a new operation such as loading/delivery for mountain top facilities is anticipated) etc. Please submit additional plans (topographic survey, grading plan, landscaping plan, lighting plan, gondola elevations/renderings/photographs, etc.) and additional narrative demonstrating compliance with the Vail Town Code and conformance with the Vail Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the continued review of these development applications. Please refer to the Conditional Use Permit application form, the Development Plan application form; Section 12-8E-6, Development Plan, Vail Town Code; Section 12-8E-8, Submittal Requirements, Vail Town Code; and Section 12-16-2, Application Contents; Vail Town Code, for a complete list of submittal items. Sincerely, Bill Bill Gibson, AICP Town Planner Community Development 970.479.2173 970.479-2452 fax vailgov.com twitter.com/vailgov <E97A1577D8CFC44283CE9E7ED79AB3F92E11431F@Exch01.vailgov.local> Bill Gibson Bill Gibson 14.0 192.168.3.236 fe80::6930:c23a:c37f:259%10 BGibson@vailgov.com 00000003CAS/o=TOV/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=Bill Gibson Dominic Mauriello SMTP dominic@mpgvail.com Dominic Mauriello 'Dominic Mauriello' Mauriello Planning Group (allison@mpgvail.com) SMTP allison@mpgvail.com Mauriello Planning Group (allison@mpgvail.com) 'Mauriello Planning Group (allison@mpgvail.com)' George Ruther EX /O=TOV/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Geroge Ruther GRuther@vailgov.com GerogeRuther George Ruther Warren Campbell EX /O=TOV/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Warren Campbell WCampbell@vailgov.com WarrenCampbell Warren Campbell image001.png .png image001.png image001.png image/png image001.png@01CCC61D.1BDB4D50 image002.png .png image002.png image002.png image/png image002.png@01CCC61D.1BDB4D50