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75 South Frontage Road
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RECEI VED Tel: 970-479-2128
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By David Rhoades at 4:06 pm, Apr 13, 2012 Development Review Coordinator
Amendment to District Boundaries (Rezoning) or Zoning Ordinance
Application for Review by the
Planning and Environmental Commission
General Information: An amendment of the zoning regulations or change in zone district boundaries may be initiated
by the Town Council, by the Planning and Environmental Commission, by petition of any resident or property owner in
the Town, or by the Administrator. Required criteria and findings for such petition are stated in Section 12-3-7C, Vail
Town Code. Relevant sections of the Vail Town Code can be found on the Town's website at www.vailgov.com. The
proposed project may also require other permits or applications and/or review by the Design Review Board and/or Town
Council.
Fee: $1300
Description of the Request: Rezone SDD#23, Vail National Bank Building to GU District
Physical Address: 108 South Frontage Road
Parcel Number: 210106408001 (Contact Eagle Co. Assessor at 970-328-8640 for parcel no.)
Property Owner: Vail Clinic Inc.
Mailing Address: PO Box 40,000 Vail Co
Phone: 9�0-476-2451
Owner's Signature:
Primary Contact/Owner Representative: Rick Pylman/Jim Wear
Mailing Address: PO Box 2338 Edwards, CO 81632
Phone: Pylman 926-6065 Wear 790-1603
E-Mail: rick@pylman.com Fax: N/A
For Office Use Only:
Cash_ CC: Visa / MC Last 4 CC # 016 8 Exp. Date: 0 6/14 Auth # 0 7 6 6 9 9 Check #
Fee Paid: 51300 . 00 Received From: PYlman Associates
Meeting Date: 0 5/14/2 012 PEC No.: PEC 12 0 014
Planner: Project No: PRJ12-014 2
Zoning: Land Use:
Location ofthe Proposal: Lot: D2 Block: Subdivision: vAIL vILLAGE FILING 2
TUWN OF Val�.
JOINT PROPERTY OWNER
WRITTEN APPROVAL LETTER
The applicant must submit written joint property owner approval for applications affecting shared ownership properties
such as duplex, condominium, and multi-tenant buildings. This form, or similar written correspondence, must be com-
pleted by the adjoining duplex unit owner or the authorized agent of the home owner's association in the case of a con-
dominium or multi-tenant building. All completed forms must be submitted with the applicants completed application.
I, (print name) , a joint owner, or authority of the association,
of property located at , provide this letter as written
approval of the plans dated which have been submitted to the
Town of Vail Community Development Department for the proposed improvements to be completed at the address not-
ed above. I understand that the proposed improvements include:
(Signature) (Date)
Additionally, please check the statement below which is most applicable to you:
1 understand that minor modifications may be made to the plans over the course of the review process to ensure compli-
ance with the Town's applicable codes and regulations.
(Initial here)
1 understand that all modifications, minor or otherwise, which are made to the plans over the course of the review pro-
cess, be brought to my attention by the applicant for additional approval before undergoing further review by the Town.
(Initial here)
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
PROCESS
Pre-application Meetinq
A pre-application meeting with Town of Vail Staff is not required; however, highly recommended. The purpose of a pre-
application meeting is to identify any critical issues pertaining to the proposal and to determine the appropriate develop-
ment review process for an application. Town of Vail Planning Staff reserves Thursday afternoons for pre-application
meetings. Please call the Development Review Coordinator at 970-479-2128 to schedule a meeting for Thursday after-
noon.
Deadlines and Meetinq Dates The Planning and Environmental Commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of
each month beginning at 1:00 pm. Complete applications are due in the Office of Community Development no later than
12:00 noon on the submittal deadlines below:
Submittal Deadline Meetin Date Continued. . , Continued. . ,
December 12, 2011 January 9, 2012 Submittal Deadline Meeting Date
December 26, 2011 Januar 23, 2012 Jul 16, 2012 Au ust 13, 2012
Janua 16, 2012 Februa 13, 2012 Jul 27, 2012 Au ust 27, 2012
Januar 30, 2012 Februa 27, 2012 Au ust 13, 2012 Se tember 10, 2012
Februar 13, 2012 March 12, 2012 Au ust 27, 2012 Se tember 24, 2012
Februar 27, 2012 March 26, 2012 Se tember 10, 2012 October 8, 2012
March 12, 2012 A ril 9, 2012 Se tember 22, 2012 October 22, 2012
March 26, 2012 A ril 23, 2012 October 12, 2012 November 12, 2012
A ril 16, 2012 Ma 15, 2012 October 29, 2012 November 26, 2012
A ril 30, 2012 Ma 28, 2012 November 12, 2012 December 10, 2012
Ma 14, 2012 June 11, 2012 November 26, 2012 Meetin Canceled
May 29, 2012 June 25, Z012 December 17, 201Z January 14, 2012
Tuesda
June 11, 2012 Jul 19, 2012 December 28, 2012 Janua 28, 2012
June 25, 2012 Jul 23, 2012
Application Submittal
Submit all required information under the submittal requirements section of this application by the deadlines stated
above. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Upon receipt of a complete application, the Community Develop-
ment Department shall review the submitted materials for general compliance with the appropriate requirements of the
zoning code. If the application is not in compliance with zoning code requirements, the application and submittal materi-
als shall be returned to the applicant with a written explanation of non-compliance.
Planninq and Environmental Commission Meetinq Requirements
1. Prior to the meeting, for new construction and additions, the applicant must stake and tape the project site to indicate
property lines, proposed buildings and building corners. All trees proposed to be removed must be marked. The
applicant must ensure that staking done during the winter is not buried by snow.
2. The applicant, or their representative(s), shall be present at the Planning and Environmental Commission_public
meeting. The item will be postponed if the applicant fails to appear before the Planning and Environmental Commis-
sion, on their scheduled meeting date.
SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
The Town of Vail offers two (2) methods for submittal of materials for review of applications. Materials can be submitted
either digitally or on paper. Whichever method you select all materials shall be submitted in that format throughout the
Design Review process. The Town encourages you to consider using the submittal of digital documents and plans.
If submitting digitally all elements of the application shall be uploaded to the Town's share file site as a complete set of
materials. If submitting paper three (3) copies of the materials noted with an asterisk (*) and one (1) copy of all others
are required. The materials necessary to have a complete application are as follows:
❑ Stamped, addressed envelopes and a list of the property owners adjacent to the subject property, including properties
behind and across streets. The list of property owners shall include the owners' name (s), corresponding mailing ad-
dress, and the physical address and legal description of the property owned by each. The applicant is responsible for
correct names and mailing addresses. This information is available from the Eagle County Assessor's office.
❑ Completed application form including owner's signature (cover sheet).
❑ Application fee
❑ Joint Property Owner Written Approval Letter, if applicable (pg. 2). This form is applicable to all applicants that share
ownership of the subject property. For example, the subject property where construction is occurring is a duplex,
condominium or multi-tenant building. This form shall be completed by the applicant's neighbor/joint property owner.
In the case of a multiple-family dwelling or multi-tenant building, the authority of the association shall complete this
form.
❑ A written statement addressing the following:
• A description of the proposed changes in district boundaries.
• How the proposed change in district boundaries is consistent with the adopted goals, objectives and policies
outlined in the Vail Comprehensive Plan and compatible with the Town of Vail's development objectives.
• How the proposed change in district boundaries is compatible with and suitable to adjacent uses and appro-
priate for the area.
• How the proposed change in district boundaries is in the best interest of the public health, welfare and safety.
❑ A map indicating the existing and proposed district boundaries (Three copies)
❑ The Administrator and/or PEC may require the submission of additional plans, drawings, specifications, samples and
other materials (including a model) if deemed necessary to determine whether a project will comply with Design
Guidelines or if the intent of the proposal is not clearly indicated.
❑ If this application requires separate review by any local, State or Federal agency other than the Town of Vail, the ap-
plication fee shall be increased by$200.00. Examples of such review, may include, but are not limited to: Colorado
Department of Highway Access Permits, Army Corps of Engineers 404, etc.
❑ The applicant shall be responsible for paying any publishing fees which are in excess of 50% of the application fee.
If, at the applicant's request, any matter is postponed for hearing, causing the matter to be re-published, then, the
entire fee for such re-publication shall be paid by the applicant.
Applications deemed by the Community Development Department to have design, land use or other issues which may
have a significant impact on the community may require review by consultants in addition to Town staff. Should a deter-
mination be made by the Town staff that an outside consultant is needed, the Community Development Department may
hire the consultant. The Department shall estimate the amount of money necessary to pay the consultant and this
amount shall be forwarded to the Town by the applicant at the time of the determination. Expenses incurred by the Town
in excess of the amount forwarded by the applicant shall be paid to the Town by the applicant within 30 days of notifica-
tion by the Town. Any excess funds will be returned to the applicant upon review completion.
Please note that only complete applications will be accepted. All of the required information must be submitted
in order for the application to be deemed complete.
Town of Vail Special Development District
#23
Vail National Bank Building
Re-Zone Request
Apri12012
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Town of Vail Special Development District #23
Vail National Bank Building
Re-Zone Request
Apri12012
Annlicant
Vail Valley Medical Center
181 West Meadow Drive
Vail Colorado
Legal Counsel
Jim Wear
Sherman & Howard
1000 South Frontage Road West
Vail Colorado
Land Plannin�
Rick Pylman
Pylman&Associates, Inc.
137 Main Street, Suite C107W
Edwards Colorado
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1.0 Introduction
The purpose of this application is to provide information relative to a request
for a re-zoning of the property legally described as the VNB Building from the
current zoning designation of Town of Vail SDD #23 to the General Use (GU)
District.
The VNB Building is located at 109 South Frontage Road, directly adjacent to
the Vail Valley Medical Center and across the street from the Vail Municipal
complex and is now more commonly known as the US Bank Building.
This application contains the information required by Chapter 12-3-7:
Amendment of the Town of Vail Municipal Code to review and approve this
application.
2.0 Existing SDD # 23 History
The existing bank and office building on the site was originally built
sometime in the early 1980's under a High Density Multiple Family Zone
District. In 1989 the property was re-zoned from High Densiry Multiple
Family to Commercial Service Center and Town of Vail SDD #23,the Vail
National Bank Building,was established. These zoning actions brought the
properry into conformance with the current uses and allowed for approval of
a proposed remodel and building expansion. The purpose of the SDD overlay
was to limit some of the retail and industrial commercial uses allowed in the
Commercial Service Center Zone District and to establish specific controls
over setbacks and building height.
The establishment of SDD # 231imited the allowable commercial uses to
professional offices; banks and financial institutions; business and office
services, and travel agencies.
Shortly thereafter, in 1990, SDD# 23 was amended as the result of a
comprehensive review of the Vail Valley Medical Center (WMC) property,
the Doubletree Hotel (now Evergreen Lodge) property and the Vail National
Bank Building properry. This comprehensive review led to the construction
of the parking garage on the Evergreen Lodge and WMC sites and
transferred some required VNB Building parking into the new parking
garage.
The SDD#23 zone district has remained in place since that time. The current
uses still include a bank and professional office space.
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3.0 Vail Vallev Medical Center
The Vail Valley Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit organization
dedicated to providing quality healthcare for 50,000 residents of a six county
region. The WMC is governed by a Board of Directors composed of
community leaders.
The original facility was founded in Vail Village in 1965 and provided
accommodation for four patients and a few ancillary services. This original
Vail Clinic was relocated from a Vail Village location to the present site on
West Meadow Drive in 1967,with a significant expansion occurring in 1979.
In 1980 the Vail Clinic was renamed the Vail Valley Medical Center.
Additional significant expansions were completed in 1987, 1999 and 2002.
In 2004 the Vail Valley Medical Center purchased the adjacent VNB Building.
Much of the office space in the VNB Building is currently affiliated in some
manner with the WMC operations.
Today,the VVMC provides comprehensive medical care with over 190
physicians, 58 acute beds, and a professional and support staff of over 700
people and is recognized as the second largest employer in the town. The
WMC provides medical care for over 4,000 admitted or observation patients
and over 30,000 emergency room and outpatient clinic patients per year.
In 2009 the Town of Vail, with the cooperation of the WMC, commissioned
an independent analysis of the economic impact of the WMC upon the Vail
community. The purpose of this analysis was to provide Town of Vail
residents and decision makers a basis of understanding of the economic
impact upon the community as the WMC continues to evaluate future
expansion, redevelopment and/ or market repositioning of the WMC facility.
This analysis is available for public viewing on the Town of Vail website.
In January of 2012 the WMC, the Steadman Clinic and the Town of Vail
entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to
redevelop the Town of Vail Municipal site with a new medical office building,
new municipal center and a joint use parking garage.
This redevelopment of the TOV Municipal Building site will precipitate a
comprehensive revised and updated development planning process for the
existing WMC site and the WMC owned VNB Building property.
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4.0 Request for Re-Zoning of the VNB Building
As the redevelopment of the Town of Vail Municipal site moves forward
there will be both short and long term implications to the VNB Building that
will require some form of zoning and development review.
In the short term, one of the important components of the new medical office
building on the municipal site is the incorporation of an upper level enclosed
walkway connecting this new facility to the existing WMC operations. Under
the proposed conceptual designs this walkway will land on and traverse the
VNB Building property.
In the longer term, the relocation of the Steadman Clinic and Howard Head
Sports Medicine to the new medical office building on the municipal site will
create new opportunities for the WMC site.
There are two possible zoning alternatives to address the VNB Building. The
first alternative would be to amend the existing SDD to allow the proposed
pedestrian walkway as an allowed use. In accordance with Town of Vail SDD
submittal requirements this would require a level of design detail that is not
currently available. Then, as long-term WMC site redevelopment options
are explored and determined, another SDD Amendment, most likely in
parallel with a review process for the VVMC site,would be required.
The second and preferred option is to re-zone the VNB Building to match the
WMC site. The Vail Valley Medical Center site is zoned General Use (GU).
This would address both the short and long term zoning issues associated
with this property. Virtually all uses within the GU District, other than open
space and bike trails, are listed as Conditional Uses. This allows for a review
process of the VNB Building site that would match that of the adjacent WMC
site and the Town of Vail Municipal site.
In the short term, a zone district designation of GU would allow for a timely
Conditional Use review of a detailed design of the proposed bridge as those
plans are further refined.
This application of the GU zone district will create a legal non-conforming
situation with the existing bank and office use. It is the applicant's
understanding that a bank use will be allowed as long as it remains an
uninterrupted use and that the GU zoning will allow for the continued use of
the existing offices for medical and healthcare related purposes.
For the long term, the GU zoning would facilitate the potential elimination of
a property line between the VNB Building and the WMC site and allow for
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the development of a comprehensive future development plan for the
integrated site.
The generation of an updated development plan for the WMC and VNB
Building sites will be a comprehensive process that will involve an in-depth
review of all existing systems and components of the WMC operation, a
thorough review of future health care trends and a comprehensive visioning
exercise for the future needs and desires of the facility.
This comprehensive development plan will analyze and address community
issues and goals related to the VVMC site such as emergency vehicle access,
West Meadow Drive traffic and a permanent helicopter landing pad location,
among other things.
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5.0 Criteria for Evaluation
The Town Code describes eight factors that shall be used by the planning and
environmental commission and town council as the principal means of
considering a proposed zone district boundary amendment.
Those factors and the applicant's response to each follows below:
(1) The extent to which the zone district amendment is consistent with
all the applicable elements of the adopted goals, objectives and
policies outlined in the Vail comprehensive plan and is compatible
with the development objectives of the town; and
The Vail Land Use Plan is the most relevant master plan document to
consider with this factor. The Vail National Bank Building property does not
lie within the boundaries of either the Vail Village or Lionshead master plan
documents.
The Vail Land Use Plan was adopted in 1986 and updated in 2009. The most
applicable goals from the plan are Goal 1.3 - "The quality of development
should be maintained and upgraded whenever possible" and Goal 6.1 -
"Services should keep pace with increased growth". The primary purpose of
this re-zoning request is to allow the Vail Valley Medical Center an
opportunity to plan for future growth and upgrades of the existing facilities.
The Land Use Map identifies the VNB Building property as Resort Area
Accommodations and Services. While health care services are not
specifically called out in the general list of uses the use certainly meets the
description of the goal of the designation. The proposed re-zoning of the
VNB Building to GU meets the overall goals of the Town of Vail Land Use Plan.
(2) The extent to which the zone district amendment is suitable with the
existing and potential land uses on the site and existing and potential
surrounding land uses as set out in the town's adopted planning
documents; and
The entire purpose of this re-zoning request is so that the zoning of the site
will have the same designation as the adjacent VVMV site, in order to allow
future planning and design to further integrate the uses and compatibility of
the two properties.
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(3) The extent to which the zone district amendment presents a
harmonious, convenient,workable relationship among land uses
consistent with municipal development objectives; and
The VVMC adjacent property and the municipal site across the Frontage Road
are both zoned GU. The municipal site redevelopment facilitates a new
medical office building use. The rezoning of the VNB Building to GU will
allow a compatible relationship between these three properties and is
consistent with municipal development objectives for the WMC in particular
and for the community in general.
(4)The extent to which the zone district amendment provides for the
growth of an orderly viable community and does not constitute spot
zoning as the amendment serves the best interests of the community
as a whole; and
This amendment is the first step in a process in which the Vail Valley Medical
Center will update the long-range vision and facility plans for the future. The
WMV is widely recognized as a critical component of the community. This
rezoning absolutely provides for the growth of an orderly and viable
community. The rezoning action will leave the VNB Building and the WMC
site with the same zone district designation.
(5)The extent to which the zone district amendment results in adverse
or beneficial impacts on the natural environment, including,but not
limited to,water quality, air quality, noise,vegetation, riparian
corridors, hillsides and other desirable features; and
The proposed rezoning will not result in an adverse impact to any of the
factors listed above. All land uses, other than open space,trails and employee
housing units, are listed as Conditional Uses in the GU Zone District. Any
proposed uses for the site will be required to go through a detailed
Conditional Use Permit review process that will address the above
considerations.
(6)The extent to which the zone district amendment is consistent with
the purpose statement of the proposed zone district; and
The purpose statement of the General Use Zone District reads as follows:
The general use district is intended to provide sites for public and quasi-public
uses which, because of their special characteristics, cannot be appropriately
regu/ated by the development standards prescribed for other zoning districts, and
for which development standards especially prescribed for each particular
development proposal or project are necessary to achieve the purposes
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prescribed in section 12-1-2 of this title and to provide for the public welfare. The
general use district is intended to ensure that public buildings and grounds and
certain types of quasi-public uses permitted in the disfrict are appropriately located
and designed to meet the needs of residents and visitors to Vail, to harmonize
with surrounding uses, and, in the case of buildings and other structures, to
ensure adequate light, air, open spaces, and other amenities appropriate to the
permitted types of uses. (Ord. 29(2005) §28: Ord. 21(1994) § 1
The proposed amendment to GU allows the WMC site and the VNB Building
to be viewed as a single site for future planning and design. The proposed use
of the site is consistent with the goals of the GU Zone District.
(7)The extent to which the zone district amendment demonstrates how
conditions have changed since the zoning designation of the subject
property was adopted and is no longer appropriate; and
The original zoning of the site, High Density Multiple Family, never really fit
the built use of the professional office building. The establishment of SDD #23
was completed in 1989 to bring the existing uses into better compliance with
town zoning code. Since that time the WMC has purchased the properry. The
uses have remained essentially the same, professional office and a bank,with
medical office uses becoming the predominate type of professional office. As
the VVMC looks to the future the proposed rezoning will allow an integrated
land use and design approach to these two adjacent properties that are under
single ownership.
(8)Such other factors and criteria as the commission and/or council
deem applicable to the proposed rezoning.
To be determined by the Planning and Environmental Commission and/or
Town Council.
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