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To: Vail Town Council
From: Community Development Deparhnent
Date: April 11,1997
Re: Austria Haus RedeveloPment
The second reading of Ordinance ifl, Series of 1997, an ordinancs establishing Special
Dcvclopment District #35, Austria Haus, is schcduled on thc Town Council agenda for Tuesday,
April 15, 1997.
Thc Planning and Environmental Commission will be holding a hearing on the amendcd Austria
Haus redevelopment proposal at2:00 p.m., Monday, April 14, in the Town Council Chambers,
This meeting is open to the public and community members reprcscnting all points of view are
encouragcd to attend.
You will not find a copy of the staff memorandum to the Planning and Environmental
Commission or a revised draft ordinance in your packet. Staff had not yet completed the
ncccssary review ofthe amended SDD proposal, updating ofthe draft ordinance and writing thc
memoranda when the Council packcts were distributed.
To insurc that the Council members receive the necessary information in a timely manner, a
second packet will be hand delivered by no later than l0:00 a.m., Monday, April 14.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may causc. We arc working actively to keep this item on
the April 15 Council agenda to insure that thc Town Council's review of the proposed Austria
Haus redevelopment occurs at a timc when all members are present.
If you have any questions regarding the proposcd Austria Haus amemdcd redevelopment
proposal, please do not hesitatc to contact George Ruther in the Community Dcvclopment
Department staff.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Town Council
FROM: Community Dcvclopmcnt Dcpartmcnt
DATE: April 15, 1997
SUBJECT: AustriaHausRcdcvclopmcnt
On Tucsday, March 25, 1997, the Town Council hcld an aftcmoon workscssion and cvcning
public hcaring to discuss thc first rcading of Ordinancc #4, Scrics of 1997 (Austria Haus SDD).
Following tcstimony from thc public and discussion of thc ordinance, thc Council approved
Ordinancc #4 (5-2 Armour & Ford in opposition) with scven conditions.
Sincc thc March 25th mcctings, thc applicant has rcspondcd to cach of thc conditions and issucs.
Thc conditions ofapproval and thc applicant's rcsponsc to thc conditions arc as follows:
I . That all thc rcquirc<l parking spaccs bc constructcd on-sitc rathcr than paying into thc
Town Parking Fund. Thc Council will considcr a land tradc and/or a land lcasc with thc
applicant to achicvc thc on-sitc parking rcquircmcnt.
Applicant's rcsponse:
. 66 on-sitc vehicle parking spaces have been incorporated into the
design ofthe underground parking structure.
o d land trade is requested by the applicant to accommodate the
expanded underground structure on the property. Ifthe land trade is
acceptable to the Council, a minor subdivision of the property will be
required.
2. That two (2) crccksidc dwclling units (fractional fcc club units) be convertcd to
accommodation units.
Applicant's response:
. The interior floor plans have been reconfigured. As a result, four
accommodation units have been placed on the creekside of the Austria
Haus on the first level.
3. That the applicant install and operatc the strcct hcating systcm undcr East Mcadow Drivc,
adjacent to the Austria Haus.
l. Rcconsidcr thc rcstriction on rcstaurant usc in thc building.
Applicant's Response
. The applicant continues to voluntarily agree to restrict restaurant use in the
Austria Haus as desired by the Village Center Condominiunr Association (see
attached).
2. Incrcasc thc strcam sctback distancc along thc south sidc ofthc building to providc
furthcr protcction of Gore Crcck.
.. Applicant'sResponse:
r Thc Austria Haus building footprint has been shifted to the north
seven feet. As a result, the building footprint is norv 62 feet from the
centerline of Gore Creek.
3. Explorc rcmoving scvcral lock-off units with thc intent of rcducing thc overall
squarc footagc of thc building,
Applicant's Response:
. Six lock-off units were removed with minimal impact on the overall
square footage of the building.
4, Rcmovc thc clock tower from thc building.
Applicant's Response:
. The clock torver has been removed.
5. Incrcasc thc ratio of accommodation units to fractional fcc units.
Applicant's Response:
. The ratio of accommodation units to fractional fee units has been
increased slightly due to the addition of two more hotel rooms.
For additional details on the amended proposal for the establishmcnt of Spccial Devclopment
District #35 and Ordinancc #4, Series of 1997, pleasc sce the staff memoranda to the Planning
and Environmcntal Commission dated Fcbruary 24, and April 14, 1997.
ORDINANCE NO.4
Series of 1997
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT NO.35, AUSTRIA HAUS; ADOFTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SPEC|AL
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 35 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 18.40 OF THE VAIL
MUNICIPAL CODE; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS lN REGARD THERETO.
WHEREAS, Chapter 18.40 ot the Vail Municipal Code authorizes special development
districis within the Town in order to encourage flexibility and creativity in the development ol tand in
order to promote its most appropriate use and to improve the design character and quality of new
development within the Town of Vail and to further the overall goals of the community as stated in
the Vail Comprehensive Plan: and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council believes that the establishment ol Special Development
District No. 35 benefits the Town of Vail by enhancing and preserving the hotel bed base, increasing
relail shoppino opportunilies, generating sales tax revenue. implementing streetscape improvements
to East Meadow Drive and Slifer Square, and ensuring deed restricted employee housing for at least
'12 employees; and
WHEREAS, the developer. Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., has submitted an application for the
establishment of Special Development District No.35, for a certain parcel ol property within the
Town, legally described as on a part of Tract C, Block 5-D. Vail Village First Filing and more
commonly referred to as the Austria Haus: and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 18.65.140, the Planning and Environmental
Commission, on February 24, 1997, and with the Design Review Board on April 14, 1997, held a
public hearings on the establishment of Special Development District No. 35, and has foMarded its
recommendation of approval to the Town Counci'; and
WHEREAS, all notices as requhed by Section 18.66.080, have been sent to the appropriate
parties; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council considers that it is reasonable, appropriate, and beneficial to
the Town and its citizenry, inhabitants, and visitors to establish Special Development District No. 35;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has held a public hearing as required by Chapte|I8.66 of the
Municipal Code of the Town o{ Vail.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TO\^N COUNCIL OF THE TO\^iN OF VAIL.
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The Town Council finds that all the procedures set forth for Special Development Districrs
in Chapter 18.40 of the Municipal Code ol the Town of Vail have been fully satisfied.
SECTION 2
Special Development Disvict No. 35 is established to ensure comprehensive development
and use of an area in a manner that will be harmonious and compatible with the general character
ot the Town, will provide adequate open space, deed resvicted employee housing lor twelve (12)
employees, streetscape improvements to East Meadow Drive, public improvements lo Slifer Square
and other amenities, and will promote the objectives of the Town's Zoning Ordinance. The
development is regarded as complementary to lhe Town by the Town Council and the Planning and
Environmental Commission, and there are significant aspects ol the special development district
which cannot be satisfied through the imposjtion ol a standard zoning district on the area.
SECTION 3
Special Developmenl Districl No. 35 is established for the proposed developmenl on a parcel
of land, legally described as on a part ol Tract C, Block 5-D, Vail Village First Filing, comprising
24,089 square feev 0.553 acres in the Vail Village area 0f the Town. Said 24,089 square feeV 0.553
acres may be referred to as "SDD No. 35."
SECTION 4
The Town Council finds that the Approved Development Plan for SDD No. 35 meets each
of the standards set forth in Section 18.40.080 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail. or
demonslrates that either one or more of them is not applicable, or that a practical solution consistent
with the public interest has been achieved. In accordance with Section 18.40.040, the Approved
Development Plan for SDD No.35 is approved. The Approved Development Plan is comprised of
those plans submitled by Pierce, Segerberg and Associales Architects and Design Worksh0p, Inc.,
and consists of the following documenls:
1 . Existing Conditions, dated April 14, 1 997, revised per Town Council (Design Workshop).
2. Comparison of Existing and Proposed Footprints, dated April 14. 1997. revised as Town
Council (Design Workshop).
Overall Site Plan, dated April 14. 1997, revised as per Town Council (Design Workshop).
Lancjscape Plan. dated April 14. 1997. revised as per Town Council (Design Workshop).
Grading Plan, dated April 14. 1 997, revised as per Town Council (Design Workshop).
Schematic Drainage and Utility Plan, dated April 14, 1997, revised as per Town Council
(Design Workshop).
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7. Snowrnelt Areas Plan, dated April 14, 1997, revised as per Town Council (Design Workshop).
8. Sun/Shade Studies, dated April 14. 1997, rcviscd as pcr Town Council (Design Worlahop).
L Garage-Level Floor Plan, dated Aprit 14, 1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates, Architects).
10. First-Level Floor Plan, dated April 14, 1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates, Architects).
I I. Second-Lcvel Floor Plan. datcd April 14, 1997 (Pierce Segcrbcrg & Associates. Architccts).
12. Thkd-Level Floor Plan, dated April 14,1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates, Architects).
13. Fourth-Level Floor Plan, dated April 14, 1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates, Architectsr.
14. Penthouse-Level Floor Plan, dated April 14, 1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates,
Architects).
15. Roof Plan, dated April 14, 1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates, Architects).
16. North/South Elevation Plan, dated April 14. t997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates,
Architects).
Eastir'Vest Elevation Plan, dated April 14, 1997 (Pierce Segerberg & Associates, Architects).
Tuming Radius Plan, dated April 14, 1997, (Design Workshop).
SECTION 5
In addition to the Approved Development Plan described in Section 4 above, the following
developmenl standards have been submitted to the Planning and Environmental Commission for its
consideration and recommendation and are hereby approved by the Tom Council. These standards
are incorporated in the Approved Development Plan to protect the integrity of the development of
Special Development District No. 35. The lollowing are the development standards for Special
Development District No. 35:
A. Lot Area - The lol area consists of approximately 24,089 square feey 0.553 acres.
B. Density Control -The maximum GRFA for the Auslria Haus shall not exceed 40,554
square feet. This figure includes 10,200 square feet of hotel accommodation units and 30,354
square feet of fractional fee club units. The approved density for the Austria Haus includes twenty-
two (22) fractional fee club units, twenty-eight (28) hotel rooms (accommodalion units) and one (1)
on-site manager's residence (Type lll Employee Housing Units), tor a total ot 36.5 dwelling units.
C. Site Coverage - The maximum site coverage for Special Development District No. 35
shall not exceed i9,634 square feet, or 81% of the lot area, and shall be as indicated on the
Approved Development Plans.
D. Setbacks - The setbacks of the Austria Haus buildinq shall be as indicated on the
Approved Development Plans.
E. Landscaring - All landscaping shall be in accordance with the Approved Development
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F. Height - The maximum height of the Austria Haus building shall be as indicated on
the Approved Development Plans.
G. Parking and Loading - Section 18.52 of the Town of Vail Municipat Code prescribes
the pad{ing requirements for development. A minimum of sixty-six (66) underground, on-site vehicte
parking spaces shall be provided, in accordance with the Approved Development Plans. The
required number of loading and delivery berths shall be a total of 1 berth, in accordance with the
Approved Development Plans.
H. Commercial Area - The maximum commercial area for Special Development District
No. 35 shall not exceed 4,649 square feet, or 11% of the allowable GRFA, and shall be as indicated
on the Approved Development Plans.
l. Common Area - The maximum allowable common area tor Special Developmenl
District No. 35 shall not exceed 14,004 square feet, or 35% of the allowable GRFA, and shall be as
indicated on the Approved Development Plans.
J. Uses - The underlying zoning for Special Development District No. 35 shall be Public
Accommodation. The permitted, conditional and accessory uses shall be those listed in Chapter
18.22 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail with the exceotion of restaurants or similar food
service ooerations. which shall nol be allowed.
SECTION 6
The developer, agrees with the following conditions, which are a part of the Town's approval
of the establishment of Special Development District No. 35:
'1.That the applicant prepare a deed restriction or covenant, subiect to the Town
Attorney's review and approval. restricting the current and future owner's ability to
Iocate a restaurant or similar lood service operation on the Austria Haus property.
Said deed restriction or covenant shall be recorded with the Eagle County Clerk and
Recorder's Office prior to the applicant submitting for a building permit.
That the applicant submit the following plans to the Department of Community
Deve!opment for review and approval as a part of the building permit application for
the Austria Haus:
Tree Preservation Plan;
Erosion Control and Sedimentation Plan:
Construction Staging and Phasing Plan:
Stormwater Management Plan;
Site Dewatering Plan; and
Traffic Control Plan.
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That the applicant provide deed restricted employee housing which complies with
Town of Vail Employee Housing requirements (Chapter 18.57) for a minimum of
twelve (12) employees, and that said deed restricted housing be made available for
occupancy and the deed restriction(s) recorded with the Eagle County Clerk &
Recorder, prior to requesting a Temporary Certificate ol Occupancy tor the Austria
Haus.
That the following design considerations be carelully reviewed by lhe Design Review
Board:
A) That the mullions on fie windows and doors, as depicted on the building
elevations, be a required element ot the Austria Haus proiect.
B) That the applicant further modity the south elevation of the structure, as
this elevation continues to be too architecturally repetitive.
C) That the applicant revisit the originally contemplated design which
incorporales the loading and delivery tacility in the underground parking
structure. Staff believes that trying to accommodate loading and delivery in
the tront entry drop-off area will result in conflicts between pedestrians,
vehicles accessing the pa*ing structure, and delivery trucks. Statf
understands the original design option may not be the desire of the owners
of the Village Center Condominiums, yet we believe the impact can be
mitigated with appropriate screening.
D) That the improvemenls recommended for East Meadow Drive, as depicted
in the approved Town of Vail Streetscape Master Plan, be implemented as
a part of the Austria Haus project. This includes a reduction in street width
from 30 feet to 26 feet (14 foot bus lane and 12 foot attached, paver
pedestrian walk).
E) That the applicant increase the roof overhangs on the building. Currently,
the overhanqs vary from two feet to three feet. Staff would recommend that
all the roof overhangs be a minimum of three teet, with the exception of the
overhangs 0n the dormers.
F) That a minimum of 25 lineal feet of additional glass area (55o/d be added
to the ground tloor (north and east elevations) of the structure. This would
make the Austria Haus generally consistent with the transparency ol other
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buildings in the Village.
G) That the applicant review and modify the balcony configuration on the
building in order to eliminate the repetitive nature of the existing design,
particularly on the south elevation. The majority of the balconies on the
Austria Haus are located on the south side of the building, although several
french balconies have been incorporated into the design of the north side of
the building on the upper floors.
H) That the applicant prepare a comprehensive sign program tor the Austria
Haus. The comprehensive sign program shall be reviewed and approved by
the DRB prior to the issuance ot a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.
l) That the Design Review Board carefully review the combination ol the
proposed exterior building materials and how they are applied to ensure that
a high-level of archilectural quality is maintained.
5. Based upon the Approved Development Plans, and by agreement between the Town
of Vail and the applicant, there will be an exchange of land between the parties. This
will be by general warranty deed, pursuant to any required provisions in lhe Charter
and the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail. Prior to the execution of such deeds,
access to the property can be obtained by an easement from the Town ot Vail to lhe
applicant. Additionally, there is required an approval of a minor subdivision by the
PEC within ninety (90) days from the effective date of Ordinance #4, Series of 1997
and that all costs incurred to suMivide the property be the responsibility of the
applicant and not the Town ol vail.
6. That the applicant review the north elevation plan for the Austria Haus and provide
additional acrhitectural relief to the building.
7 - That the applicant agrees not to remonstrale against a streamwalk, in lhe Town of
Vail stream tract, adjacent lo the Austria Haus should the Town choose to expand
the streamwalk in the future.
SECTION 7
Amendments to the Approved Development Plan which do not change its substance may be
approved by the Planning and Environmental Commission at a regularly scheduled public hearing
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 18.66.060 and 18.40.100. Amendments which change
the substance of the Approved Development Plan shall be required to be approved by the Town
Council after the above-procedure has been followed. The Community Development Depa(ment
shalldetermine what constitutes a change in the substance ol the Approved Development Plan. in
accordance with the Municioal Code of the Town of Vail.
sEcTroN I
The developer must begin construction ot the Special Development District within three (3)
years from the effective date of this ordinance, and continue diligently loward completion of the
project. lf the developer does not begin and diligently work towards the completion of the Special
Development District, or at any stage of the Special Development District, the developer shatl
recommend to the Town Council that either the approval of Special Development District No. 35 be
extended, that the approval of Special Development District No. 35 be revoked or that Special
Development District No. 35 be amended.
SECTION 9
lf any part, section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity otthe rem.aining ponions of this ordinance; and
the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part, section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless ol lhe fact that any one or more parts,
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid.
sEcTtoN 10
The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is necessary
and proper for the health, safety and welfare of lhe Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED
PUBLISHED ONCE lN FULL ON FIRST READING this 25th day of March, 1997, and a public
hearing for second reading of this Ordinance set lor the 15th day of April, 1997, in the Council
Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado.
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
Attest:
Hollv L. Mcoutcheon, Town Clerk
READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED INfIJIL this
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day of __, 1997.
Robert W. Armour. Mavor
Attest:
Holly L. McCutcheon, Town Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO.22
SERIES of 1996
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18.04, DEFINITIONS, ADDINC*FRACTIONAL FEE CLUB" AND "FRACTIONAL FEE CLUB I]NIT", AMENDINGSECTION 18.22,030, CONDITIONAL USES, ALLOWING FRACTIONAL FEE CLUBAS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION ZONE DISTRICTAMENDING SECTION I8.6O.O6O(AX7), CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CRITERIA.FINDINGS.
WHEREAS. an apprication has been submitted to amend Sections 1g.22.030 and
18.60.060 ofthe To*n of Vail Municipal Code to allow fractional fee club as a conditional usein the Public Accommodarion Zone District and to provide criteria and findings applicable tofractional fee club rcquests in Vail; and
WHEREAS' all notices as required by Section 1g.66.0g0 have been sent to the
appropriate parties; and
WHEREAS. on November 25. l 996, in accordance with section 1 g.66. 140 rhe Torvn ofVail Planning and Environmental commission held a pubric hearing on the proposed
amendmenls ald unanimousry recommended appro.r,al of the amendments to thl rown co,ncir;
and
WHEREAS. the Vail Toun Council believes thar quality fractional fee club unit are anapprcpriate means of increasing occupancv rates, maintaining and enhancing short-term rentalavailabilitv and diversifuing rhe resorr lodging market withinlhe Town of Vail: and
WHEREAS. the Vail To*'n Council believes that a fractional fee club is a lorm of public
accommodalion: and
wHERE.^s' the Vail ro*n Councir considers that it is reasonable, appropriate, ardbeneficial to the To$n of vail and its citizens. inhabitants and visitors to adopt ordinance No.22, Series of 1996; and
WHEREAS. rhe vail rown councir berieves the proposed amendments are consistent
r.vith its adoptcd goals. objectives and policies.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE iT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COLTNCIL OF THE TOWN OFVAIL. COLORADO. THAT:
SECTION 1
Chapter 18.04. Definirions is hereby amended to read as follows:
I 8.04.1 36 Fracrional Fee Club. means a fractional fee pmject in rvhich each
condominium unit. pursuanr to recorded project documentarion as approved by rhe Town of varr,
has no feu'er than 6 and no more than I 2 owners per unit and *hose use i, artuurirh.a by uresen'ation system. Each of the fractional fee club units are made available for short-term rentalin a mrnaged prorram rvhen not in usc by rhc club members. The project is managed on-sitewith a l-ront dcsk operating 24 hours a dav. seven days a week providing reservatiJn andregistrirtion capabilities. The project shall include or be proximate to transportation, rctail shops,eating and drinking esmblishments. and recrearion facilities.
I 8.04. I i6.l Fracrional Fee Club Unit - a condominium unit in a fractionar fee clubdescribed as such in the project documenration and not ar accommodation unit within thefractional fee club.o
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SECTION 2
Scction 18.22.030 - Public Accommodation-conditional Uses - of the Town of VailMunicipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
18.22.030 Conditionaluses
The following conditional uses shal be pennitted in the public Accommodation ZoneDistrict. subject to the issuance ofa conditional use permit in accordance with theprovisions of Chapter 18.60:
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Professional and business oflices;
Hospitals, medical and dental clinics, and medical centersl
Private clubs and civic. cultural and fratemal organizations;
Ski lifts and tows:
Theaters, meeting rooms, and convention facilities;
Public or commercial parking lacilities or structwes:
Public transportation terminals;
Public utility and public sewice uses;
Public buildings, ,qrounds and facilities;
Public or private schools;
Public parks ard recreational facilities;
Churches:
Eating. drinking. recreational, or retail establishments not occupying more thanl0% ofthe total Gross Residential Floor Area ofa main strucn'e or srrucrures
located on the site in a non-conforming multi-family drvelling;
Major arcade. so long as it does not have any exterior frontogi on *y public way,
street, walkway. or mall area;
Bed and Breakfast as further regulared by Section 1g.5g.3 l0:
Type III EHU as defined in Section I 8.57.060;
Type IV EHU as defined in Section I8.57.70;
Fractional fee club as further regulared by Section 1g.60.060(A)(7)(a-e).
SECTION 3
section 18.60.060(AX7). conditionar uses permit criteria-findings, ofthe Town of vailMunicipal Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
7. Prior to the approval ofa conditional use permil for a time-share estate, fractional
fee. fractional fee club, or time-share license proposal, the folowing shall be
considered:
Ifthe proposal for a fractional fee club is a redevelopment of an existing
facilit-v. the fractional fee club shall maintain an equivalency of
accommodation units as are presently existing. Equivalency shall be
maintained either by an equal number ofunits orby square footage. Ifthe
proposal is a new development, it shall provide at least as much
accommodation unit GRFA as fractional fee club unit GRFA.
Lock-offunits aad lock-offunit square footage shall not be included in the
calculation rvhen determining the equivalency of existing accommodation
units or equivalency ofexisting square footage.
The ability ofthe proposed project to create and maintain a high level of
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d. Employee housing units may be required as part of any new or
redevelopment fractional fee club project requesting dlnsity over that
allowed. by mning. The number of employee housing unis required will
be consistent with employee impacts that are expected as a result of the
proj ect.
e. The applicant shall submit to the town a rist ofall owners of existing unis
within the project or building; and written starements from one_hunlrcd
percent of the owners of edsting units indicating their approval, withour
condition, ofthe proposed fractional fee club. No written approva shat
be valid jfit was signed by rhe owner more than sixty days prior to the
date of filing the application for a conditional use.
SECTION 4
Ifany part, section, subsection, selre,oce, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect ttre validity of the remaining portiois orthis ordinance; and the Town council hereby declares it wourd have passed rhis oriin-"..una
each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless orm ract rtrai any
one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 5
The Tolvn Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is necessary
and proper for the health, safety, and welfare ofthe Town of vail and the inhabitants thereof.
SECTION 6
_ The repeal or the repear and reenactment ofany provision ofthe Municipal code oftheTown of vail as provided in this ordinance shall not affict any right which has accrued, aly duryimposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution
commenced, nor any other action or proceedings as commenced under oiby virtue of theprovision repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not revive anyprovision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unress expressly stated herein.
SECTION 7
All bvlaws, orders, resolutions, and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith arerepealed to the extent only ofsuch inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to reviseany byla*', order, resolution. or ordinance, or part thereof. theretofore repealed.
FULL oN FIRST READING this 7th day of January, 1997, and a public hearing shafl be held onthis_o_rdinance on the 2l st day ofJanuary, 1997, in the council chambers of the-vali M""t"i;"IBuilding, Vail, Colorado. /,
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Robert W. Armour. Mavor
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Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
INTRoDUCED' RE@r49PTED ANDENACTED oN sEcoND READTNG ANDo_RDEREDpuBrrsrn4lffi DrnvrrnBoi.rivtrtili'n;i-;;y6"rrililfir#,t997- \'-
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iTolly McCutcheon, fo*r Crc*
MINUTES
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
January 7, 1997
7:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
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A. regular meeting of the vair rown council was held on Tuesday, January 7 , 1gg7, in the councirchambers of the Vail Municipal Building. The meeting was called to'oroer iiJppioxi-Jatery 7:30 p.M,
MEMBERS ABSENT
TOWN OFFICIALS pRESENT: Bob Mclaurin, Town Manaoer
Pam B.randmeyer, Acting T6wn Manager
Tom Moorhead, Town Attornev
Holly McCutcheon, Town Clerk
The first item on the agenda was citizen participation, of which there was none.
Item number two on the agenda was the consent agenda which consisted of the followina items:
A. Approval ofthe Minutes for the meetings of December 3 and 17, 1996.
B' Resolution No. 1 , Series of 1 997, a Resolution Designating a public place \Mthin the Town of Vailforthe.Posting of Not'ae for Public Meetings of the v;il roin councit, n"nnlng .no EnvironmentalC-ommission, Design Rdview Board, and Other Boards, commissions, and Authorities of the Townof Vail.
Mayor Armour read each item. on the consent Agenda in full, and requested the consent Agenda items be.considered separately. Svbill Navas moved to ipprove the Minutes for the December g and 17 eveningmeetings. Kevin Forey seconded the motion. A vote was taken and passed unanimousry, 6_0.
Sybill then moved for approval of Resolution No. 1, Series of 1997, and Ludwig seconded the motion. Avote was taken, which passed unanimously, 6_0.
Third on the agenda was ordinance No. 22, Series of '1996, first.reading of an ordinance amending
99tl'9! ] I 01, Definitions, to add 'Fractional Fee Club" and 'Fractionat FE"cirnGii,i'amending section18'22'030' Conditional Uses, allowing Fractional Fee Club as a Conditional use in the publicAccommodation Zone District, amending Section 18.60.060 (A)(7) conditional uie perm-it criteria-Findings.
Gordon Pierce was present, representing the applicant, Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., along with JohannesFaessler, and Cynthia Thornberg.
Town of Vail Planner, George Ruther, presented the item and reviewed changes which were discussed atan earlier worksession. The ordinance had been tabled at the December 17 ;;;;g ;""ting to allow staffto work on more specific language. Staff recommendatlon was for approval of ordinance No. 22 on firstreading' George informed those present that there was an informationai p""xui on tn" nusfia Haus projectavailable in the offices of community Development for public viewing. He saio that statr was available toprovide information and answer questions.
Mayor.Armour then opened up the discussion to the public, and the following Vail residents voiced theiropposition to the ordinance:
Rod Slifer said that to allow time-sharing at the expense of losing lodging was one of the most importantissues faced by council. He said that time-sh are 'projects were not tlloived within the village core and
:l"l_tl:?dj,iilg his seven years of service as Mayor,'and tlrat tw9 lodges in tne Coreareas had alreadyoeen lost to condominium conversions. He stated that Vail could not-afford to lose another. Mr. Sliferchallenged the.90% occupancy rate boasted by the fractional fee unit ownership, .t"ti"g tn"t Beaver creektimeshares had average occupancyrates of-only 65%, approximately. He asked couniil to preserve Vail,sbed base and said that the use of lock-off unitr, "s iioposea in'the sonnenalp pr"l"", could not beguaranteed or enforced.
Robert W. Armour, Mayor
Sybill Navas, Mayor Pro{em
Kevin Foley
Rob Ford
Paul Johnston (oined discussion following Agenda ltem No. 3)Ludwig Kuz
Michael Jewett
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r\c"vrrr' rtrot\Jr -\"rrrJur t!ds oiJposet Ine cnange, as he said West Vail was . ,,nning to resemble a parking lot and- "mended a sunset clause be incorporated. Rob Ford sug,gested a proce'ss to-g"ih"ipuuri. input be put intoplace' and sybill Navas felt it would be beneficial for rentaicaicompanres to nave tcati"onsin Vlir. councit membenrequested a change be made to address repair/servicing issues. F E
A vote was then taken and approved, 5-1, Mayor Armor,
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,n opposition. F I L t C 0 P Y
Agenda item number five was.ordinance No. 22, series of .1996,{second reaiing cif an ordinanceamending Section 18.04, Definitions, to add iFractionarf_ei.Cfug:-a1d 11r+i"""i i"" Crli.Un;i", amenOing Section18'22'030. conditional uses, altowing Fractional ree cruu as a --noiti""tiG;;;;;iniRlcommooation
zoneDistricl, amending section 18.60.06d(AX7) condirion;t use p"nnit crit"ni-ffi;;;. i"il;fr)ait ptanneq ceorgeRuther reviewed changes as suggested ai an eartler work session. staff recomri""o"ti"n *". Tor approval of theordinance on second reading.
Architect' Gordon Pierce was pies.en! rgpresenting sonnenalp. properties, Inc. Johannes Faessrer and cynthiaThomberg were also present on behalf of the Apprii"nt. rtr.voi nrmou, tnen weicom"a .orr""t. from the public.
Jim Lamont' representinE the East vllage Homeowners Association and long-time resident Jo staufer expressedconcems regarding the mix between accommodation units and fractional tee-uniis.
3i?[::1!?:i'fr"i$T;1"'$T: []3?.""tes of 1ee6, on second readins with a minor chanse referencins
During the discussion' Mayor Armour stated that consideration should be given to lock-off unrts and lock_off unitsquare footage when determining ac6ommodation unit equivalency.
A vote was then taken and passed, S_1, Mayor Armour voting in opposition.
Next on the agenda was a rcpotl?m the Town Manager. Bob McLaurin stated he had nothing ro add to his earlierreport which was discussed at the work session that jay.
Mayor Armour reminded his fellow council members of dinnerwhich was.scheduled the following evening (January22) with members of the Avon Town councir to oiscuis issues'of mutuar con-cem-.-
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There being no further business-a motion was made by Kevin Foley for adjoumment, Mike Jewett seconded themotion and the meeting was adjoumed at approximately S:00 p.m.
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AUSTRIA HAUS DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLP
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SECOND FLOOR
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PHONEz 970/476-4433
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October 16,1996
East Village Homeowners Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 238
Vail, CO 81658
Re: Austria Haus Redevelopment Project
Dear East Village Neighbors:
Thank you for your interest in the Austria Haus Club hotel project and for providing us the
opportunity to present and discuss the details with you at the upcoming Homeowners Association
meeting on October 18. In order to make the most efficient use of time while we are together,
following is an overview of our plans.
THE AUSTRIA HAUS CLUB
Similar to purchasing membership in a golf country club, Austria Haus Club owners will invest
an up-front amount for membership, have priority use of lodging times, and pay significant
ongoing maintenance fees for upkeep of the facilities. Debt-free, undivided deeded interest to a
portion of the Club units and a commensurate portion of the common areas will be conveyed to
approximately 270 qualified buyers (depending on the number of permitted units).
Membership costs will range from $150,000 to $250,000 for a total of 35 days of annual reserved
usage, with annual maintenance fees in the range of $3,500 to $5,000 per member. As with other
club memberships, owners may sell or transfer fee title interest. Each will have full access
throughout the yeiu to all Club facilities and all residences of their type category, subject to
established reservation policies. Available lodging nights not used by members will be rented to
the general public.
This type of club ownership is not traditional timeshare or interval ownership where buyers are
purchasing specific periods of vacation time in specific units, or rights to use specific units for a
set number of years. It differs markedly from these in that the Club owners will be committed to
one property, do not have the ability to trade units or destinations Ermong exchange networks, nor
the right to "bank" usage for future years. Instead, they are owners in a single Vail property to
which they retum time and again and in which they have a vested interest in the value, the
upkeep, and the revenues generated by room night rentals.
Club resorts are one of the few economically viable methods currently available to finance,
construct, and, over time, maintain a high-quality new mountain hotel property. For this reason
and for the many benefits to their members, they are becoming an increasingly popular form of
resort hotel structure. Existing club resorts include the highly acclaimed Deer Valley Club at
Deer Valley Resort, Sun Valley Club in Sun Valley, Franz Klammer Lodge in Telluride, as well
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as a growing number of new properties throughout the United States. Each of these clubs is
organized somewhat differently and their bylaws permit varying types of usage.
The Austria Haus Club concept is designed to:
L Provide an economically feasible means of financing the rejuvenation and
maintenance of the guest accommodation inventory on the East Meadow Drive
property;
2. Make available significantly more accommodations in the heart of Vail by replacing
37 existing guest accommodation units with a new total of 69;
3. Ensure the highest year-round occupancy by providing room rental opportunities
during times when owners are not making full use of the Club;
4. Add quality commercial property, aesthetic public space, and underground parking in
the Vail village core;
THE EXISTING FACILITY
The Austria Haus was built in the mid 60's and was operated until 1979 as the Wedel Inn. It was
then purchased by the Faessler family, who received approval late in 1984 for redevelopment of
the property. These plans were put on hold and later abandoned when the family purchased and
developed additional properties in Vail. The Austria Haus was instead remodeled in 1980 and
has served since as an annex to the new five star Sonnenalp Bavaria Haus.
Currently, the Austria Haus has 33 small guest rooms and 4 suites totaling approximately 75
"pillows" and is operated for only about eight months of the year. An on site restaurant and bar
serves its guests and there is a small retail outlet on the east side of the property.
There are many structural problems and building code issues that make it nearly impossible to
renovate the existing facility. These include marginally-sized guest rooms, lack of elevators,
minimal fire protection and sound proofing, and outdated plumbing, heating, and electrical
systems. Additionally, the existing parking as well as the insignificant landscaping sits mostly
on Town of Vail land. Neighboring structures are sizeable in comparison, giving the Austria
Haus a sunken appearance. Overall, the pedestrian experience along this part of East Meadow
Drive is weak, being particularly poor at night and during the winter months.
THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT
The proposal we have recently placed before the Town of Vail consists of a mixed use facility
that, if approved, will include:
o A club hotel consisting ofapproximately 27 spacious, luxuriously-appointed guest suites
on three floors, including:
3 One bedroom./two bath suites
12 Two bedroom/two bath suites
4 Two bedroom/three bath lofted suites
8 Three bedroom/three bath lofted nenthouse suites
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Lobby, front desk and concierge areas, library/lounge room, exercise and function rooms,
ski equipment storage facilities, and outdoor sitting area with Jacrrzzi,and manager's
living unit;
10,000 square feet of ground level, walk-through commercial space;
Heated pedestrian walkways linking the village center and Bridge Street;
Pleasingly landscaped gardens, waterfront, and sitting areas; and
On-site underground parking.
Each of the 27 guest suites in the Club will feature a lock-off option that allows the main suite to
be used by one party of guests while the lock-off room is rented by another. This feature
provides the Club with the potential for 37,600 guest "pillow nights" at an assumed 90Yo
occupancy rate. This compares to a total of 10,200 "pillow nights" realized by the existing
Austria Haus during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996.
Pierce Segerberg Architects will provide architectural design and construction supervision
services for the project. The architectural chaxacter will be very much in the vernacular of the
Vail Mountain "look" that is derived from the Alpine villages of Europe (e.g. - Bavaria Haus)
and will ensure a beautiful gateway building to greet pedestrians entering the Vail village by way
ofthe covered bridge.
Sonnenalp Properties will manage and staff the facility for the developer and later for the owners
association, providing first class resort services including reservations and room night rental;
ftont desk and concierge; access to Sonnenalp golf, tennis, and spa facilities; room service;
housekeeping; guest activities, and so forth. It is also anticipated that Sonnenalp will purchase,
manage, and lease out the ground floor commercial space.
We hope you will thare in our enthusiasm and excitement about this project and agree that it will
prove to be a very positive addition to the neighborhood, to the Town of Vail, and to the overall
Vail visitor experience. Your questions, cornments, and concems are extremely important to us
and we encourage you to feel free to contact any of us if you would like to further discuss the
project.
Sincerelv.
The Austria Haus Development Group and
Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
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AUSTRIA HOUSE REDEVELOPMENT
Summary of Site Design Issues and Opportunities for Improvement
PEC Work Session, October 28, 1996
Site Issues
The Pedestrian Environment
Vail Village has become in recent years an increasingly lively retail and pedestrian environment,
especially from the Covered Bridge to the top of Bridge Street and from the Village Center west
along East Meadow Drive. But the Austria House is a broken link in the chain. Although it
occupies a prominent location at the pedestrian gateway to the village core, it lacks enticing
architectural elements and adds very little of interest to the quality of the two streets it faces. The
obstacles to movement all around the building and the lack of directional clzuity at the northwest
corner of the site, where cars entering the pa;king lot confuse the flow of peofle on foot, further
diminish the potential for a rich pedestrian environment.
East Meadow Drive Frontage
There are a number of problems along the north side of the existing structure:
The Austria House entry and the adjacent parking lot are about 2-ll}feet below the grade of
East Meadow Drive and Slifer Plaza, making retaining walls necessary that block the free flow
of pedestrian traffic around the building. Pedestrians who follow the driveway down to the
building entry find their egress blocked at the east end.
The parking lot is a dead-end for cars, too. It is difficult to maneuver in and must be shared
with service and delivery vehicles.
The primary entry to the building is on the north side of the structure, where it is icy and
shaded in winter. While the location of an entry on this side is unavoidable, visitors would
benefit from architectural elements that offer better protection from the elements and from site
design that clarifies a separation between cars and foot traffic.
' The reseeded bank that covers the parking structure across the street is not as attractive an edge
to the street as it could be.
' The street looks like a street, not a pedestrian promenade. Buses dominate. Eastbound buses
tend to swing wide into the plaza in order to stop close to the bus shelter.
Gore Creek Frontage
This stretch of Gore Creek is an underutilized asset with enormous potential:
' On the south side of the Austria House, Gore Creek is inaccessible to the public except for the
grassy overlook just west of the Covered Bridge. Even for hotel guests, public spaces along
the creek are poorly developed even though that area is sunny most ofthe day and offers some
of the most intimate creek views to be had anywhere in town.
. Neither side of Gore Creek in this stretch is visually attractive: The unnatural looking bank
under the Austria House is too steep, unvegetated, and eroding. The other side, part of
Gramshammer's, has not yet been integrated as an asset to that property.
Design Workshop
' The small pocket park that was improved as part of the Covered Bridge Building redevelop-
ment currently stands alone, unattached to an open space network. A nice segment of the
stream walk from the east stops at the north end of the Covered Bridge.
Slifer Plaza and the Building's East Side
. The east side of the Austria House contains some retail space but has no architectural elements
to mark the entries and invites only minimal pedestrian traffic. The facade does not relate to the
plaza and is visually and physically separated from it by retaining walls, planters, and a screen
of mature conifers. As the pedestrian village core has expanded outward from Bridge Street,
this deficiency is more obvious as a hole in the overall village fabric.
. Across the plaza, the west entry to the Mountain Haus is also hard to see, with the result that
the lower level restaurant space has never been financially successful.
. Slifer Plaza does not fulfill its potential ers the primary pedestrian gateway to the village. It
lacks unifying design elements, visual excitement, and places to stop, sit, and congregate. It is
disjointed, cut up by elements that fill space and block views. Trees and planter walls
unnecessarily constrict the sense of space, making the plaza seem n,urow and more like a
transit corridor than an activity space. Its present configuration encourages through-traffic but
not lingering.
. The pavement in Slifer Plaza is in poor condition. Without detailing or texture, it is relatively
uninteresting and tends to make people pass through the space without slowing down.
The rock fountain in the plaza was originally designed without the low stone walls that now
surround the pool. Added later by Public Works, the walls send a "Keep Out" message. They
frustrate the original design intent of an interactive, accessible water feature that would function
as a magnet in an important public space.
The bus shelter for waiting east-bound passengers is a major barrier to movement and ground-
level views in the plaza. It appears to be oversized for the volumc of passenger traffic that
embarks from this location.
The conifers in Slifer Plaza are important in softening the apparent mass and height of the
buildings at its edge (particularly the Mountain Haus). However, they also hide ground level
elements, such as entries, retail spaces, and views through the space, and make the plaza seem
much smaller and less active than it is. It would be desirable to open up views by thinning out
a few less shapely trees and removing some lower branches.
The Mountain Haus, at six or seven stories, casts significant morning shade on the plaza in
winter. Its shadow patterns must be taken into account in the development of additional sitting
and gathering spaces in the space.
The plaza is one of the few public spaces in the village which is frequently viewed from above.
This condition should be used to good advantage in redesigning the plaza and the paving
paftern.
The Village Center and the Site's West End
. There is presently no way for vehicles or people on foot to pass between the Austria House and
the Village Center. However, it would be possible to allow for a minor pedestrian connection
around this end of the building, and there are advantages for the neighborhood pedestrian
network in doine so.
Design Workshop
Lower level windows in the Village Center, protected by a tall window well, create a major
grade change and must be accommodated in any redesign.
The redesign of pavements in this area must be coordinated with the Village Center to assure
smooth grade transitions and adequate access to building entries in both complexes.
East Meadow Drive Frontage
. Pull pedestrians into the shelter of a new, more interesting retail edge; make the desired
pedestrian pathway clearer to mitigate the potential for conflicts between people and cars.. Eliminate the retaining walls between the building and the street by eliminating the grade
change that made them necessary.
' Create a more gracious entry for arriving guests: an arrival courtyard, a garden forecourt, etc.. Separate cars and service vehicles from pedestrians to the fullest extent possible.. Consider ways to improve the visual quality of the bank that covers the parking structure.
Gore Creek Frontage
. Extend an interesting public walkway along the stream edge; create "eddies" trlong the
promenade for people watching, sitting in the sun and enjoying the views.. Preserve the quality of the existing quiet, grassy space as an intimate stream overlook.. Preserve the large evergreens along the creek.. Stabilize and renaturalize the streambank as much as the slope will allow.
Slifer Plaza
. Create more sunny places to sit.. Add flowers, site-specific art, historical markers, interesting paving, and warm night lighting.. Open up views across the plaza to the structures and landscape spaces which encircle it.. Eliminate obstructive changes in grade.. Encourage a less linear, more meandering pedesrian flow.
' When redesigning the space, consider the possibilities for programming special events here,
perhaps even using the steps on the parking structure as an amphitheater for larger ceremonies.
' Narrow the corridor in which buses may operate, and use the paving in this area to signal that
pedestrians have priority in the space.. Take special care with the paving design, as this is the first public space most visitors will see
when they come to Vail, and they frequently view the plaza from above.. Replace the large existing bus shelter nearest the Austria House with a new, smaller one that is
integrated into the design of the new building.
Design Workshop
PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
AUSTRIA HAUS REDEVELOPMENT
Vail, Colorado
Submitted to the Planning and Envirowncntal Commission, Town of Vail
on behalf of Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
Prepared by Design Workshop, Inc., Vail, Colorado
January 6, 1997
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PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
AUSTRIA HAUS REDEVELOPMENT
Vail, Colorado
Submitted to the Planning and Environmental Commission, Town of Vail
on behalf of Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
Prepared by Design Workshop, Inc., VaiI, Colorado
January 6, 1997
ist vide the Town of Vail with a ml assessment
of possible environ _IlguS
pro,pg4yj!_Vail V!l!Cgg. Serving as an initial scan, an environmental assessment is not intend-
ed to quantify the severity of impacts nor to provide definitive solutions, but simply toldgn-
tifv issues that may require more focused response during the development planning and
review process in order to assure adequate mitigation.
Summary
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tle!_eannot be mjliCated. Possible impacts of significance will cluster primarily around the
issues of:
I ) Streamb ank rec onstractio n and s tabilizatio n ;
2) Water quality in Gore Creek related to streambank erosion and sediment control.
3) Possible removal of some mature conifers.
Potentially negative environmental impaclq in these related areas can be minimized and mit-
igated through sensitive site planning, proper construction methods, and a tree replacemBnt
program using large specimen trees.
In the less purely ecological terms of community impact, the more likely outcomes of the
Austria Haus development are largely beneficial ones. Improvements to the already disturbed
streambank will make it more stable, more natural looking, and more accessible to the pub-
lic, making the creek a much more valuable community amenity in this central village loca-
tion. Improvements along E. Meadow Drive will reduce the confusion of existing circulation
patterns by clarifying the separation between cars, buses and pedestrians. These improve-
ments, the addition of an expanded retail frontage, and improvements in Slifer Plaza will
greatly enhance the fabric of pedestrian spaces and walkways in the village.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page I
Background
The structure that is now called the Sonnenalp Austria Haus was built in the mid-1960's as
the Wedel Inn, a motel-like skiers' lodge. Purchased in 1979 by the Faessler family, it was
remodeled and became part of the Sonnenalp Resort complex in the village core. A major
redevelopment was proposed and approved as SDD #12 in 1984, but was never implement-
ed. The present three-story structure (approximately I I,000 sfl) has 37 very small hotel rooms,
a small restaurant/bar, a retail shop, and a surface parking lot for around 30 cars on the north
side of the building (Figure l).
The site itself was significantly altered when the original building was constructed. Although
@ that show the site prior to construction, it is generally agreed that
the original alluvial terrace, which would have sloped more naturally down to the creek,lry4q
regraded to create a flat building pad (figure 2, streambank photo, and figure 3, site section)
so that the floor elevations could be virtually the same all around the ground floor and into
the parking lot on the north side. This caused several quite negative physical and visual site
impacts: It put the parking lot in a depression two to three feet lower than the street adjacent
to it, it created awkward changes in grade across the site that have become baniers to pedes-
trian circulation, and it made the streambank considerably steeper and taller along this seg-
ment of the creek. The last of these impacts is probably the most noticeable, as the rock-
armored streambank is unnatural, prone to erosion, and visually unattractive.
Figure I North side of existing Austria Haus and pgrking lot, viewed from the
Transportarton Center.
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L-igure 2 South:;idc of cxisting Austria Haus and Gore Creek, viewed frcnt Covered Bridge.
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The Development Prooosal
Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. proposes to tear down the existing building and replace it with a
new, larger building containing 24fractional fee units (21 having lock-off rooms),20 hotel
rooms, one manager's living unit, and 5,122 sf of retail space. The increased number of
accommodation units (from 37 rooms to 66 units), the Sonnenalp's intention to offer for nighr
ly rent any units not occupied by owners, and the projected year-round operation of the mem-
ber-owned project are expected to yield almost a five-fold increase in the number of visitor
nights, from 10,200 now to almost 47,000 nights per year.
The existing surface parking lot will be replaced by an under-structure Earage for 48 cars,
accessed by a heated, ramped driveway along the west side of the building. There will also be
a heated surface parking area on the street side for deliveries and guests who are registering.
A covered trash area is proposed in the underground parking area.
The new building will extend outward from the old building footprint and will encroach into
the 2O-foot lot line setbacks on the east, north and south sides, as does the existing building.
ech.
(See attached site plan comparing old and new building footprints.)
Environmental Issues
Environmental impacts may be caused by one or more phases of development activity: the
demolition of the existing building; the construction of the new building; site development,
particularly the reconstruction of the streambank; and the modified urban patterns that result
from the completed project (i.e. the effects of increased visitor population, larger building
mass and height, altered circulation patterns and changes to the pedestrian street). The fol-
lowing discussion highlights the issues which, as a consequence of potential environmental
impacts related to the redevelopment of the Austria Haus, may require further study.
t.Water Quality
mary issues related to water quality are erosion and sediment control, stream-
lzatlon, run stormwater manasement. and eftects on sroundwater.
Erosion and sediment control will be of greater concern during demolition, construc-
tion, and sitework than after the project is completed. Construction activities on thg
site will have to be carefully managed to avoid worsening the streambank's propensi-
Snowmelt and stormwater run-off from the construction site will have to be diverted
away from the bank and any sediment in it allowed to settle out before entering the
creek.
The
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Special permits may be needed if the renaturalization of the strearnbank will requile
that machinery work from the bottom of the bank. in the water. At this time. before q,
final design for the streambank improvements has been developed, it is difficult to pre-
dict whether disturbance of the stream itself will be necessary and, if so, to what
extent. In any case, streambank reconstruction should be done during a low-flow peri-
od of the year (fall).
The completed Austria Haus project can be expected to improve water quality in sev-
eral ways. Fi.rt, !h" renuturuli.ut
to erode bv reducins its steeoness and therebv i vins the ootential for
successfullv revegetating the bqlk. The consequence of a more stable bank will be to
reduce sedimentation of the creek. Second, the redevelopment of the site opens the
opportunity to redesign the sit
filtration mechanism to eliminate the direct discharse of runoff into the creek. Third,
replacement of the existing surface par{<ing lot with a qarage strould allow better con-
trol and filtration of runoff tainted with vehicle pollutalrl!.
There have been no recent groundwater studies on the site, and the seasonal depth to
groundwater is unknown. Depending orl groundwater depth, it may be necessary to
design special dewatering systems into the parking garage foundation walls. While
this will increase the costs.of construction, it is unlikely that an underground parking
structure would have a negative effect on groundwater quality or flow as long as auto-
polluted melt water from the driveway and within the garage is controlled and filtered.
Water Quantity
The Town of Vail's municipal water and sewage treatment system has the capacity to
serve the increased number of accommodation units and visitors that will result from
this project.
3. Air Quality
Air quality degradation in a mountain resort community originates primarily from
winter road maintenance (materials used to sand the roads become airborne as traffic
pulverizes them and stirs them up), from increased vehicular traffic, and from wood-
burning fireplaces. The first - airborne particulates from winter road maintenance - is
not directly relevant to the Austria Haus, a private redevelopment within the pedestri-
an core, and the new project will not adversely affect existing conditions. To address
the last, all units in the new Austria Haus will have gas-burning, not wood-burning,
fireplaces. Only the increased traffic could be a potential, though probably min_or,
concern.
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4.
It is possible th l
be a slight but temporary increase in particulates as a result of construction activitv
and increased trips to the site by diesel-fueled gglstruglro! rg!tc]e.s. It is also proba-
ble that, because the new building will house more retail space and accommodation
units than the present one, there will be a slight increase in air pollution from delivery
vehicles, vans, and private automobiles. The implications for increased traffic after
completion of the project are discussed below (see Transportation Impacts).
Wetland Impacts
The streambank is too steep to support wetland conditions. Subsoils appear to be
porous and sandy with cobbles rather than hydric, and there are no wetland plant
species in evidence along the stream corridor. Therefore, wetland impacts do not
appear to be an issue.
Biological Impacts (WiAW and AquaticlRiparian Habita)
At present, the quality of the Gore Creek riparian corridor as habitat in this stretch of
the creek is low. On the Austria Haus side of Gore Creek in particular, there are no
shrubs and very few trees at the creek's edge to provide cover or insects for fish. The
renaturalization and revegetation of the streambank as part of this project should grea!-
ly improve the quality of the rip4rian habitat lbr both terrestrial and aquatic
The physical constraints ol existing topography in this area may limit the feasibi
a complete reconstruction of the streambank; however, design concepts for renatural-
izing the bank will be developed with input from hydrologists and riparian specialists
to assure the maximum ecological benefit.
6. Geologi.c and Other Natural Halards
No geologic hazards have been identified on this site. Because of the steepness ofthe
streambank, the entire project site is well above the active high-water mark and the
10O-year flood plain.
Socio-Economic Impacts
5.
Although quantification is difficult at this point, the following impacts, mostly beneficial, can
beanticipated: - | . r A
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ttre exildng Austria Haus emptoys lt full-time equivale-nt FJsitio'nl. ]i is Jstimlted" t,,.f
that th/ new oDeration will be run with the same number of full-time emplovees. In Y
additibn, an estimated 15 new full+ime positions would be needed to manage the
5,100 sf of new retail space. d
size of retail businesses that lease space in the completed project.
Austria Haus Environmentul Assessment, Page 6
2.
Because the ownership intends to operate the new Austria Haus year-round, the 31
full+ime positions associated with the project will likely be less seasonal than they are
presently.
Retail Sales and Economic Diversification
The project will not bring in new non-tourism economic activities, but it does offer the
potential to strengthen local core-area retail businesses through more successful year-
round operation and greatly increased numbers ofupper-income guests throughout the
year. Shops in the new building are expected to be high-end and to offer merchandise
that will diversify the shopping experience in the village core.
Sales Tax Revenues
Sales Tax Revenues - The existing building has a single retail shop of 497 sf which
does not operate year-round. The shop generates about $400,000 in gross retail sales
and about $16,000 in sales tax revenue. The new building will have over 5,000 sf feet
of retail in as many as five new shops operating year-round. At an estimated $500-
$800 per square foot in sales, which is comparable to the Sonnenalp's other retail oper-
ations, this is expected to generate from $2,500,000 to $4,000,000 in gross retail sales
and from $100,000 to $160,000 in sales tax revenues to the Town. Also, increased
sales tax revenues from other retail businesses in the village core can be expected to
result from the significant increase in visitor nights generated by thc new building.
Real Estate Transfer Taxes - The sale of the Austria Haus, club mernberships, and the
retail spaces could generate an estimated $460,000 in real estate transfer taxes for the
Town.
Lodging Tax -In addition, the 20 hotel rooms and 2l lock-off units will produce
municipal revenue from the lodging tax whenever they are rented to visitors.
However, the lodging tax is not applicable to members' use of fractional fee units, so
the change in net revenue from the lodging tax could be insignificant.
4. Demand for Municipal Semices
The new building is unlikely to create a significant additional demand for fire and
police services. The design of the new building will conform to today's more strin-
gent fire codes and should increase fire safety. As it will not house perrnanent resi-
dents, the project should have no effect on the school system. All utility services (gas,
electric, water/sewer, phone) have the capacity to serve the new building.
3.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 7
J.Employee Housing
The new building will include a single living unit for the building manager. The exisr
ing building has no employee housing units.
Transportation and Ttaffic Impacts
Traffic Volume
A slight increase in automobile traffic is to be expected because of the projected
increase in the number of visitors generated annually by the project. What is not
known, however, is how many of these additional guests will come by car; it is like-
ly that the largest number af guests will continue to come in the winter and that most
of them will come by van from the airport. Van deliveries to the project will likely
increase somewhat. Even those guests who come in their own (or a rental) car are
likely to leave it in the garage after they arrive, as the central village location of the
project eliminates the need for a car. Road capacities at the Frontage Road intersec-
tion and at the entry to the project should be able to handle the increased traffic load.
If there is a potential for congestion anywhere, it is most likely to be in the small drop-
off parking area in front of the building, where check-ins, deliveries, and lost drivers
may converge. To some extent, this can be mitigated by improved roadway directional
signage, speedy guest valet scrvice, careful management of deliveries, and incentives
to encourage guests to leave their cars at home.
Trash and Deliveries
The applicant has been working with neighboring residents and businesses to design
a delivery and trash pick-up plan that will cause the minimum of noise and conges-
tion. Other village core retail businesses, similar in size and kind to the shop spaces
proposed in the new Austria Haus, report that their biggest deliveries occur prior to the
opening of the ski season, when the majority of their inventory urives. Thereafter,
they normally receive only small deliveries by UPS and others. The applicants expect
that very few large delivery trucks will service the shops in the Austria Haus and that
deliveries can be accommodated in the small drop-off parking area at the northwest
corner of the site. A full loading dock, earlier proposed at the west end of the building,
is not thought necessary and has been deleted from the plan.
Without a restaurant, the building is not expected to generate an unusual amount of
trash, and neither the location of the trash dumpster (in the garage) nor the collection
of trash is expected to be a major issue. The driveway will be designed to standards
that will accommodate service, delivery, and trash trucks.
t.
2.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 8
I.
3. Pedestrian Circulation
The project site plan is expected to make dramatic improvements in pedestrian circulation
patterns and directional clarity along East Meadow Drive. Redesign of the Austria Haus
entry area and driveway should reduce circulation conflicts between vehicles and pedes-
trians in this segment ofthe restricted access street. The new linearpublic space along the
building's north-facing arcade provides a place for people to walk without forcing them
into the street, where they conflict with buses, and its design uses paving patterns, plant-
ing areas, and a curb separation to emphasize its pedestrian character. Where pedestrians
presently get confused, walking down into the dead-end space between the Village Center
and the Austria Haus or getting trapped in the sunken parking lot, the new site plan will
offer them a much clearer and more attractive route. The addition of retail space along the
north side of the building helps to extend and fill the gaps in the walking circuit from
Crossroads and the Village Center to the Covered Bridge.
Visual Impacts
Building Mass and Height
The new building will be taller and larger in mass than the existing one. However, this
is generally considered to be the only area in the village core that can absorb larger
scale buildings and where they are appropriate and in context. Variations in roof
heights and ground floor facades, as well as extensive glazing, a mix of rustic materi-
als, interesting architectural detailing, well crafted signage, and warm interior and site
lighting should help to reduce the perception of large scale. The applicant has sub-
mitted a scale model of the new structure in its village core context so that Town staff
and review boards can consider this issue in depth during the development review
process.
View Corridors
Of the five view corridors officially adopted and protected by the Vail Zoning Code
(Chapter 18.73), one is near the project site. It is a view from the main pedestrian srair-
way on the south side of the Vail Transportation Center looking up Bridge Street, past the
Clock Tower, toward the ski slopes. Nothing proposed in this development will nega-
tively affect this view; on the conffary, it is possible that the west periphery of the view
corridor will be improved by the architecture of the new building and the way it opens
onto Slifer Plaza.
Existing views of background buildings from the top deck of the parking stnrcture may be
partially obstructed by the taller building. Vews of the ski mountain beyond this vantage
point should not be significantly affected, as the ridge lines will still be visible. And, in
any case, few people view the mountain only from this location, and most descend into
town via the main stairway from the parking structure, where the view will be unaffected
by the new development. Views east and west along East Meadow Drive will also be
unaffected and the foreground views improved.
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Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 9
3.Quality of Publb Spaces
The new plan will have important beneficiat impacts on the quality of public spaces in the
village core because of the improvements it proposes along East Meadow Drive, along the
Gore Creek frontage, and in Slifer Plaza.
In the 1991Town of Vail Streetscape Master Plan, goals for the sub-area that includes this
section of East Meadow Drive are set forth: "separating buses from pedestrians, provid-
ing a comfortable shopping experience, controlling unnecessary vehicular traffic, main-
taining vehicular access to lodge units in the area, screening parking, and accommodating
service and delivery vehicles." In particular, improvements along this portion of the street
should enhance its pedestrian character and reduce the emphasis on the car by adding side-
walks where none exist, screening or removing surface parking areas, and installing unit
pavers in place of asphalt except in bus lanes. The site design concepts for the new
Austria Haus have been targeted to address all of these objectives. The new pedestrian
path parallel to E. Meadorv Dr. - wider, more attractive, and heated for snowmelt - should
function as intended to separate pedestrian circulation from buses and strengthen the
area's pedestrian emphasis. (See Transportation Impacts #3, above.)
Improvements along the Gore Creek portion of the property will at a minimum
improve the visual quality of the streambank when viewed from the Covered Bridge
and points across the creek. They will also offer better visual and physical access to
the creek by creating new public spaces at the southeast corner of the building. The
applicant is also willing to provide a stream-walk as a public amenity along its section
of Gore Creek if the Town commits to the development of a pedestrian connection to
the International Bridqe.
Improvements to Slifer Plaza will focus on those portions nearest the new building,
but the applicant's plan proposes new paving, removal of unnecessary retaining walls,
and the addition of ample park seating and lighting throughout. Retention of as many
existing trees as possible is a goal (see #4 below). The applicant expects that the
design process for Slifer Plaza improvements will be a participatory one, with a final
design and funding plan to be developed in concert with Town planners and interest-
ed neighbors.
Impact on Existing Trees
The applicants fully intend to retain as many of the mature conifers as possible on the
site, as they consider them to be extremely valuable to the visual image of Slifer Plaza
and the new building. It is not yet clear how many of the spruce trees on the east end
of the building may have to be removed, but it is anticipated that a few at the north-
east corner may bc too close to the area that must be excavated for new foundation
walls. The applicant will work with Town planning staff to identify the special trees
that must be protected and to agree on a mitigation plan to replace those that must be
removed. No removals will be done without Town approval.
4.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page l0
Nuisance Impacts: Noise and Smells
There will be no food service operations in the new building, which is expected to remove the
need for frequent, noisy food and liquor deliveries that have become so bothersome elsewhere
in the village. Without restaurant refuse, there should not be a problem with odors from the
trash area.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page I I
PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
AUSTRIA HAUS RBDEVELOPMENT
Vail, Colorado
Submitted to the Planning and Environmental Commission, Town of Vail
on behalf of Sonnenalp Properties, Inc.
Prepared by DeSt bil, Colorado
This purpose of this document is to provide the Town of Vail with a preliminary assessment
of possible environmental impacts related to the redevelopment of the existing Austria Haus
property in Vail Village. Serving as an initial scan, an environmental assessment is not intend-
ed to quantify the severity of impacts nor to provide definitive solutions, but simply to iden-
tify issues that ma ire more focused ine the devel !_!!unn-gg_eld
review process in order to assure adequate mitigation.
Summary
The redevelopmcnt of the Austria Haus is unlikely to cause serious environmental impacts
that cannot be mitigated. Possible impacts of significance will cluster primarily around the
issues of:
l) Streambank reconstruction and stabilization:
2) Water quality in Gore Creek related to streambank erosion and sediment control,
3) Possible removal of some mature conifers.
Potentially negative environmental impacts in these related areas can be minimized and mit-
igated t
program using large specimen trees.
In the less purely ecological terms of community impact, the more likely outcomes of the
Austria Haus development are largely beneficial ones. Improvements to the already disturbed
streambank will make it more stable, more natural looking, and more accessible to the pub-
lic, making the creek a much more valuable community amenity in this central village loca-
tion. Improvements along E. Meadow Drive will reduce the confusion of existing circulation
patterns by clarifying the separation between cars, buses and pedestrians. These improve-
ments, the addition of an expanded retail frontage, and improvements in Slifer Plaza will
greatly enhance the fabric ofpedestrian spaces and walkways in the village.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page I
Background
The structure that is now called the SonnenalpAustria Haus was built in the mid-1960's as
the Wedel Inn, a motel-like skiers' lodge. Purchased in 1979 by the Faessler family, it was
remodeled and became part of the Sonnenalp Resort complex in the village core. A major
redevelopment was proposed and approved as SDD #12 in 1984,, but was never implement-
ed. The present three-story structure (approximately 11,000 s0 has 37 very small hotel rooms,
a small restauranUbar, a retail shop, and a surface parking lot for around 30 cars on the north
side of the building (Figure l).
Figure I North side of existing Austria Haus and parking lot, viewed from the
Transportation Centen
The site itself was significantly altered when the original building was constructed. Although
no topographic maps exist that show the site prior to construction, it is generally agreed that
the original alluvial terrace, which would have sloped more naturally down to the creek, was
regraded to create a flat building pad (figure 2, streambank photo, and figure 3, site section)
so that the floor elevations could be virtually the same all around the ground floor and into
the parking lot on the north side. This caused several quite negative physical and visual site
impacts: It put the parking lot in a depression two to three feet lower than the street adjacent
to it, it created awkward changes in grade across the site that have become barriers to pedes-
trian circulation, and it made the streambank considerably steeper and taller along this seg-
ment of the creek. The last of these impacts is probably the most noticeable, as the rock-
armored streambank is unnatural, prone to erosion, and visually unattractive.
of existing Austria Haus and parking lot, viewed from the
Austria Haus Envirownental Assessment, Page 2
Figure 2 South side of existing Austria Haus and Gore Creek , viewed from Covered Bridge.
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Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 3
The Development Proposal
Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. proposes to tear down the existing building and replace it with a
new, larger building containing 24 fractional fee units (2 I having lock-off rooms), 20 hotel
rooms, one manager's living unit, and 5,122 sf of retail space. The increased number of
accommodation units (from 37 rooms to 66 units), the Sonnenalp's intention to offer for nighr
ly rent any units not occupied by owners, and the projected year-round operation ofthe mem-
ber-owned project are expected to yield almost a five-iold increase in the number of visitor
nights, from 10,200 now to almost 47,000 nights per year.
The existing surface parking lot will be replaced by an under-structure garage for 48 cars,
accessed by a heated, ramped driveway along the west side of the building. There will also be
a heated surface parking area on the street side for deliveries and guests who are registering.
A covered trash area is proposed in the underground parking area.
The new building will extend outward from the old building footprint and will encroach into
the 20-foot lot line setbacks on the east, north and south sides, as does the existing building.
The new structure will not violate the required 50' setback from the centerline of Gore Creek.
(See attached site plan comparing old and new building footprints.)
Environmental Issues
Environmental impacts may be caused by one or more phases of development activity: the
demolition of the existing building; the construction of the new building; site development,
particularly the reconstruction of the streambank; and the modified urban patterns that result
from the completed project (i.e. the effects of increased visitor population, larger building
mass and height, altered circulation patterns and changes to the pedestrian street). The fol-
lowing discussion highlights the issues which, as a consequence of potential environmental,
impacts related to the redevelopment of the Austria Haus, may require further study.
Water Quality
The primary issues related to water quality are erosion and sediment control, stream-
bank stabilization, runoff and stormwater management, and effects on groundwater.
Erosion and sediment control will be of greater concern during demolition, construc-.
tion, and sitework than after the proiect is completed. Construction activities on the
site will have to be care edto'avoidworseniffi
ty to erode and to avoid the discharge of sediment over the bank and into the creek.
Snowmelt and stormwater run-off from the construction site will have to be diverted
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away from the baq!,4!d_4!y CglEEnt in it allowed to s
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 4
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3.
Special permits may be needed if the renaturalization of the streambank will require
that machinery work from the bottom of the bank, in the water. At this time, before a
final design for the strearnbank improvements has been developed, it is difficult to pre-
dict whether disturbance of the stream itself will be necessary and, if so, to what
extent. In any case, streambank reconstruction should be done_dqling a low-flow peri-
od of the year (fall).
The completed Austria Haus project can be expected to improve water quality in sev-
eral ways. First, the renaturalization and stabilization of the streambank will decrease
its tendency to erode bv reducing its steepness and thereby improving the potential fo{
successfullv revegetating the bank. The consequence of a more stable bank will be to
reduce sedimentation of the creek. Second, the redevelopment of the site opens the
opportunity to redesign the site's stormwater management system and to add a proper
filtration mechanism to eliminate the direct discharge of runoff into the cre4. Third,
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trol and filtration of runoff tainted with vehicle pollutants.
There have been no recent groundwater studies on the site, and the seasonal depth to
groundwater is unknown. Dependine on groun o
the parking garage foundation walls. While
this will increase the costs of construction, it is unlikely that an underground parking
structure would have a negative effect on groundwater quality or flow as long as auto-
polluted melt water from the driveway and within the garage is controlled and filtered.
Water Quantity
The Town of Vail's municipal water and sewage treatment system has the capacity to
serve the increased number of accommodation units and visitors that will result frorn
this project.
Air Quality
Air quality degradation in a rnountain resort community originates primarily from
winter road maintenance (materials used to sand the roads become airborne as traffic
pulverizes them and stirs them up), from increased vehicular traffic, and from wood-
burning fireplaces. The first - airborne particulates from winter road maintenance - is
not directly relevant to the Austria Haus, a private redevelopment within the pedestri-
an core, and the new project will not adversely affect existing conditions. To address
the last,.all units in the new Austria Haus will have gas-burning, not wood-burning,
fireplaces. Only the increased traffic could be a potential, though probably minor,
concern.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 5
4.
It is possible that during demolition and construction of the new building, there will
be a slieht but lncrease ln iculates as a result of construction activi
and increased trips to the site by diesel-fueled construction vehicles. It is also proba-
ble that, because the new building will house more retail space and accommodation
units than the present one, there will be a slight increase in air pollution from delivery
vehicles, vans, and private automobiles. The implications for increased traffic after
completion of the project are discussed below (see Transportation Impacts).
Wetland Impacts
The streambank is too steep to support wetland conditions. Subsoils appear to be
porous and sandy with cobbles rather than hydric, and there are no wetland plant
species in evidence along the stream corridor. Therefore, wetland impacts do not
appear to be an issue.
Biological Impacts (Wildlifu and Aquatic/Riparian Habita\
At present, the quality of the Gore Creek riparian corridor as habitat in this stretch of
the creek is low. On the Austria Haus side of Gore Creek in particular, there are no
shrubs and very few trees at the creek's edge to provide cover or insects for fish. The
renaturalization and revegetation of the streambank as part of this project should great-
ly improve the quality of the riparian habitat for both tenestrial and aquatic species.
The physical constraints of existing topography in this area may limit the feasibility of
a complete reconstruction of the streambank; however, design concepts for renatural-
izing the bank will be developed with input from hydrologists and riparian specialists
to assure the maximum ecological benefit.
Geologic and Other Natural Hazards
No geologic hazards have been identified on this site. Because of the steepness of the
streambank, the entire pro.iect site is well above the active high-water mark and the
1O0-year flood plain.
Socio-Economic Impacts
Although quantification is difficult at this point, the following impacts, mostly beneficial, can
be anticipated:
l. Jobs
The existing Austria Haus employs 3l full-time equivalent positions. It is estimated
that the new operation will be run with the same number of full-time employees. In
addition, an estimated 15 new full-time positions would be needed to manage the
5.100 sf of new retail space. This number could vary depending on the number and
size of retail businesses that lease space in the completed project.
J.
6.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 6
2.
Because the ownership intends to operate the new Austria Haus year-round, the 31
full+ime positions associated with the project will likely be less seasonal than they are
presently.
Retail Sales and Economic Diversification
The project will not bring in new non-tourism economic activities, but it does offer the
potential to strengthen local core-area retail businesses through more successful year-
round operation and greatly increased numbers of upper-income guests throughout the
year. Shops in the new building are expected to be high-end and to offer merchandise
that will diversify the shopping experience in the village core.
Sales Tax Revenues
Sales Tax Revenues - The existing building has a single retail shop of 497 sf which
does not operate year-round. The shop generates about $4fi),000 in gross retail sales
and about $16,000 in sales tax revenue. The new building will have over 5,000 sf feet
of retail in as many as five new shops operating year-round. At an estimated $500-
$800 per square foot in sales, which is comparable to the Sonnenalp's other retail oper-
ations, this is expected to generate from $2,500,000 to $4,000,000 in gross retail sales
and from $100,000 to $160,000 in sales tax revenues to the Town. Also, increased
sales tax revenues from other retail businesses in the village core can be expected to
result from the significant increase in visitor nights generated by the new building.
Real Estate Transfer Taxes - The sale of the Austria Haus, club memberships, and the
retail spaces could generate an estimated $460,000 in real estate transfer taxes for the
Town.
Lodging Tax - ln addition, the 20 hotel rooms and 2l lock-off units will produce
municipal revenue from the lodging tax whenever they are rented to visitors.
However, the lodging tax is not applicable to members'use of fractional fee units, so
the change in net revenue from the lodging tax could be insignificant.
Demand for Municipal Services
The new building is unlikely to create a significant additional demand for fire and
police services. The design of the new building will conform to today's more strin- -, u I
gent fire codes and should increase fire safety. As it will not house permanent resi- V-
dents. the proiect should have no effect on the school system. All utility services (gas,
electric, water/sewer, phone) have the capacity to serve the new building.
3.
4.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 7
I,
5. Employee Housing
The new building will include a single living unit for the building manager. The exist-
ing building has no employee housing units.
Tfansportation and Tlaffic Impacts
Traffic Volume
A slight increase in automobile traffic is to be expected because of the projected
increase in the number of visitors generated annually by the project. What is not
known, however, is how many of these additional guests will come by car; it is like-
- ly that the largest number of guests will continue to come in the winter and that most
of them will come by van from the airport. Van deliveries to the proiect will likely
increase somewhat. Even those guests who come in their own (or a rental) car are
likely to leave it in the garage after they arrive, as the central village location of the
project eliminates the need for a car. Road capacities at the Frontage Road intersec-
tion and at the entry to the project should be able to handle the increased traffic load.
If there is a potential for congestion anvwhere, it is most likelv to be in the small drop-
off parking area in front of the building, where check-ins, deliveries. and lost driverg
may converge.
signage, speedy guest valet service, careful management of deliveries, and incentives
to encourage guests to leave their cars at home. I
Trash and Deliveries
The applicant has been working with neighboring residents and businesses to design
a delivery and trash pick-up plan that will cause the minimum of noise and conges-
tion. Other village core retail businesses, similar in size and kind to the shop spaces
proposed in the new Austria Haus, report that their biggest deliveries occur prior to the
opening of the ski season, when the majority of their inventory arrives. Thereafter,
they normally receive only small deliveries by UPS and others. The applicants expect
that very few large delivery trucks will service the shops in the Austria Haus and that
deliveries can be accommodated in the small drop-off parking area at the northwest
corner of the site. A full loading dock, earlier proposed at the west end of the building,
is not thought necessary and has been deleted from the plan.
Without a restaurant, the building is not expected to generate an unusual amount of
trash, and neither the location of the trash dumpster (in the garage) nor the collection
of trash is expected to be a major issue. The driveway will be designed to standards
that will accommodate service, delivery, and trash trucks.
2.
Austia Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 8
1.
3. Pedestrian Circulation
The project site plan is expected to make dramatic improvements in pedestrian circulation
patterns and directional clarity along East Meadow Drive. Redesign of the Austria Haus
entry area and driveway should reduce circulation conflicts between vehicles and pedes-
trians in this segment of the restricted access street. The new linear public space along the
building's north-facing arcade provides a place for people to walk without forcing them
into the street, where they conflict with buses, and its design uses paving patterns, plant-
ing areas, and a curb separation to emphasize its pedestrian character. Where pedestrians
presently get confused, walking down into the dead-end space between the Mllage Center
and the Austria Haus or getting trapped in the sunken parking lot, the new site plan will
offer them a much clearer and more attractive route. The addition of retail space along the
north side of the building helps to extend and fill the gaps in the walking circuit from
Crossroads and the Villaee Center to the Covered Bridee.
Visual Impacts
Building Mass and Height
The new building will be taller and larger in mass than the existing one. However, this
is generally considered to be the only area in the village core that can absorb larger
scale buildings and where they are appropriate and in context. Variations in roof
heights and ground floor facades, as well as extensive glazing, a mix of rustic materi-
als, interesting architectural detailing, well crafted signage, and warm interior and site
lighting should help to reduce the perception of large scale. The applicant has sub-
mitted a scale model of the new structure in its village core context so that Town staff
and review boards can consider this issue in depth during the development review
process.
View Corridors
Of the five view coridors officially adopted and protected by the Vail Zoning Code
(Chapter 18.73), one is near the project site. It is a view from the main pedestrian stair-
way on the south side of the Vail Transportation Center looking up Bridge Street, past the
Clock Tower, toward the ski slopes. Nothing proposed in this development will nega-
tively affect this view; on the contrary, it is possible that the west periphery of the view
corridor will be improved by the architecture of the new building and the way it opens
onto Slifer Plaza.
Existing views of background buildings from the top deck of the parking structure may be
partially obstn.rcted by the taller building. Mews of the ski mountain beyond this vantage
point should not be significantly affected, as the ridge lines will still be visible. And, in
any case, few people view the mountain only from this location, and most descend into
town via the main stairway from the parking structure, where the view will be unaffected
by the new development. Views east and west along East Meadow Drive will also be
unaffected and the foreground views improved.
2.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page 9
J.Qualtty of Public Spaces
The new plan will have important beneficial impacts on the quality of public spaces in the
village core because of the improvements it proposes along East Meadow Drive, along the
Gore Creek frontage, and in Slifer Plaza.
In the l99lZown of Vail Streetscape Master Plan, goals for the sub-area that includes this
section of East Meadow Drive are set forth: "separating buses from pedestrians, provid-
ing a comfortable shopping experience, controlling unnecessary vehicular traffic, main-
taining vehicular access to lodge units in the area, screening parking, and accommodating
service and delivery vehicles." In particulaq improvements along this portion of the street
should enhance its pedestrian character and reduce the emphasis on the car by adding side-
walks where none exist, screening or removing surface parking areas, and installing unit
pavers in place of asphalt except in bus lanes. The site design concepts for the new
Austria Haus have been targeted to address all of these objectives. The new pedestrian
path parallel to E. Meadow Dr. - wider, more attractive, and heated for snowmelt - should
function as intended to separate pedestrian circulation from buses and strengthen the
area's pedestrian emphasis. (See Transportation Impacts #3, above.)
Improvements along the Gore Creek portion of the property will at a minimum
improve the visual quality of the streambank when viewed from the Covered Bridge
and points across the creek. They will also offer better visual and physical access to
the creek by creating new public spaces at the southeast corner of the building.
Improvements to Slifer Plaza will focus on those portions nearest the new building,
but the applicant's plan proposes new paving, removal of unnecessary retaining walls,
and the addition of ample park seating and lighting throughout. Retention of as many
existing trees as possible is a goal (see #4 below). The applicant expects that the
design process for Slifer Pl;za improvements will be a participatory one, with a final
design and funding plan to be developed in concert with Town planners and interest-
ed neighbors.
Impact on Existing Trees
The applicants fully intend to retain as many of the mature conifers as possible on the
site, as they consider them to be extremely valuable to the visual image of Slifer Plaza
and the new building. It is not yet clear how many of the spruce trees on the east end
of the building may have to be removed, but it is anticipated that a few at the north-
east corner may be too close to the area that must be excavated for new foundation
walls. The applicant will work with Town planning staff to identify the special trees
that must be protected and to agree on a mitigation plan to replace those that must be
removed. No removals will be done without Town approval.
4.
Austria Haus Environmental Assessment, Page I0
Nuisance Imoacts: Noise and Smells
There will be no food service operations in the new building, which is expected to remove the
need for frequent, noisy food and liquor deliveries that have become so bothersome elsewhere
in the village. Without restaurant refuse, there should not be a problem with odors from the
trash area.
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C'OMMITMENT FOR TITLE INSURANCE ISSUED BY
STEWART TITLE
CUAN,ANTY COMPANY
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STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY, A Tcru Corporation, hcrcin callcd the cornpany. for
valuabte ggnriderariou, hstcby commits to issuc iu policy or pulicica of titlc inrurarrc, ae idcatificd in
Schc4ule A, in favor of tm pioposea lruurcd n EGd-in $rhedule A, a$ owner or monEagoc of lhc esrare
or intercst covend hcrcby in'the land describcd or refcrrcd to in Slchedute A, uPon payment of. the
premiu1qs and charges thcrrfor; all subjcct to the prwisiomr of Sclrcxlules A and B snd to ure Coudidons
aud Stipulations hercof.
This Commitmcnt shall be effcctivc only wheu thc idcntity of the proposcd lnsurcd and the efiount of
tlle policy or policies comnited for havc bcen inscncrt In Schedule A bsrcuf try ttrc Conrpany. cithcr
at tbC tifltc of rhc issuance of this Commih€nt or by rubscquent endorscment'
This Con6imrcnt iE prclimimry ro thc issurmc of nrch policy or Policies of titlc incur&ce anrJ all
filiiifity ""a "Utigatloni
hcrcuder stull cc&ce ud t€rniDatc sir months after thc cffecdve datc hcrEof
or wb€n fhe policy or policics commirtcd for sbrll issue. whichcvq flrst occurs, provided that thc
failurc to issui such policy or policies i8 not thc fautt of the Company'
Signed under rcrl for thr Comprny, brrt thir ( jornnitnrent sball not be v0lid or binding until it b€ats an
authorized CouncrtilPature,
lN wtTNFss wllEREoF, Stcwan Title Gnttrutty Company hae caurcd itt corporarc narie and seal to
be hctcUnto afhxed by its duly authorizEd ofticerc on the dare sho$'t in Schqlulc A'
STEWAR,T TIT
GU^RANTS COM?ANV
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CONDITIONS AITID STIPIJLATIONS
t. Thctcrm rlonglgc, whcuuscd hcrein, rhdl includc dccdof trust, tmst dccd, or
utlrcr rouutity ingrumcnt.
2. tf thc propo$d Iruured har or acquira rchrd loowlcdgc of any defect' lien'
cnCUmbraltr, advcr* clain or sthEr mancr affcctiq! thc cs'-t. or intcrcsa or
ulonS,ege fiereoD covercd by this Ctnmlunptrr odrer than thore rhown in
Schcdulc B hct€of, lrd rhall fiil to dltclorc sttch howledge ro ftG Compray iu
writiry, tlrc conpny sbell be lElierred from liebillty (or aoy los or danagc
rcculung from uy st of rclislEc bErtoD to rbp cxr.ot 6e Compuy is prejudiccd
by fiilurc torcdilclele nlshbTlcitc. If Oc ProPoled rnsurEd rball disclocc
rugbltrowlCgc lothe ConPetry'or if rhc Compary oocrwisc squlrEs sctual
kngwledgc of rny such dcfect, licn, e$urtbnlcc, advcrse clslm or otbEr ErtEr,
rlre Conpaay lt it$ opion nay encnd Schcdulc B of lhie Commitmcnr
accordingly, but such amcndmil lbrll aot rcllcve tbe Company from liability
pr€viously ircurred pursu|il to ParagraPh 3 of $ese Condlrions 8nd SdPulerlons.
3. Liabilily of thc Compary undcr thir Commitmcnt shdl bc only to thc naned
proporcd Itrsurcd rd oucn prrticr ircludql urder thc definirion of lnsurEd in tlrc
fofm Of policy g[ p9licic$ comtntEd for.Dd otrly for rcrual loss incurrEd in
rcliEnce hercou in udcrtrking in good fet& (a) ro comPly with thc rqluirErDcnu
hereof, or (b) lo climinsrc ghovrr ia Schedule B, or (c) to scqulre or
ercatF $F cllrE or inbrcst or mongegc lbcrcortr oovcrcd by this Commiunent- IIt
lg Cvgnt $sll such lisDility crccd ttc rnouqt $rrcd in Schedulc A ft,r tlrc pJicy
gr pglisiCs gommified tbr ard such lirbility ir subjccr to the Insurln8 provirioos, thc
conditio,ns rnd stipulations. ard thc Exclurloru from coverage of thc firrm of
pOliCy Or polrcicr commircd for in faVor Of I||C ProPoscd lnsurEd which urs lrcrcby
inCOrpOntaf by refercncc rnd arc mede a psfl of lhis Commitmrnt cxEPt E5
ef,Prcslly modifid hercin.
4. Any action or ectioff or rights of actioo that thc propoeed lnrurcd may have or may
brlng agaiasr thc Compury aririrg, oW ef tbc ltahrs of thc tidc to th€ c8tstc or
intcrcst or ttr9 sh$s of thc morttqtc Oereon rnvcred Dy thls Commitmcnl must bc
based on rnd rrE subJect to thE PruYilionr of thlr Commirncnt.
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'UARANT'
C'Uptrrry
All noticcs requircd to bc given the ComPlry nDd any 3tltlmcnr in urriting rcquired to
be furlished rnc Compo0y rhall bc .ddrEwd to it ar F.O, Box 2029, Ilorston' Tcrar
71252,afridcutify this coumitmc.nt by it! Ptilicd COMMITMENT ORDBR NLJM'
!!i which rppcars on the bo$om of thc hont of tbc fust pstc of this commitmcnt.
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SCHEDWE ^; Order Numbcr: g6or2ggt
J. Efreclivedate: Aprll 02, 2996 tt 7:tl5 I.X.
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, 2. Policy or Policies to be issued:
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(a) A.L.T.A. Owncr's (Scanda=d)
Propancd Inswcd:
TO EE D'rADf,TINED
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(b) A.L.T.A. Loan (strldrrd,
Proposed Insurcd:
(c) Iasehold
Proposcd Insurcd:
, 3, The .state or inter.st in the land descrtbed or rqcrrcd to in this Commitment awl covered herein is
taa ttmplo
. Title ro rhe faa tl'/gle estate or interut in said land is at the efrcctivc date hereol vested in:
: 6dMlllf,l& P PnOPtnttES t INC. ' I COT.OijDO COnPgn TZON
5. Thc land r{erred to in this Commirmenr is described es followt:
Ftt llrrrctED tEctaL DEgcntPfraIY
Putgottc,d lddrttt:STAIEMENTOF CTURGES
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Austria Haus Adjacent Property Owners
l. Mountain House Condominium Association
POBox 1748
Vail, CO 81658
2. TownofVail
c/o Finance Department
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81557
3. P & REnterprises
228 Bridge Street
Vail, CO 81657
4. Lodge Properties, Inc.
174 East Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
5. Creekside Condominium Association
223 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
6. Village Center Association
124 Willow Bridge Road
Vail, CO 81657
7. Vail Core Condominium Association
c/o John R Kaemmer
434 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
8. Crossroads Condominiums
c,/o Steve Stafford
143 East Meadow Drive, Suite
Vail, CO 81657
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Creekside Condo Assoc.
223 Gorc Creek Drivc
Vail, CO 81657
Village Centcr Association Crossroads Condominiums
124 Willow Bridge Road c/o Stevc Stafford
Vail, CO 81657 143 East Meadow Drivc
Vail, CO 81657
P&R Enterpriscs
228 Bridgc St.
Vail, CO 81657
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THIS ITEM MAY AFFECT YOUR PROPERW
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE ls HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental commission of the Town ol
Vail witl hold a public nearing inlifotOance viitn Section 18.66'060 of the Municipal Code of the
iown ot Vail on June 9, igS-2, at 2;00 P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building' ln
consideration of :
A request for a worksession to discuss a conditional use permil 1o q!!ow for the construction of
ine-Afpin" Garden eOucation Clnter, f ocated at 620 Vail V-alley Drive/Tract A, Vail Village 7th
Filing.
Applicant: Vail Alpine Garden Foundation
Planner: George Ruther
A request tor a variance from Section 18.13.060 (Front Setback) and for..a residential addition
LiirLT"s ihJzso Orojninc"-, io arto* tor the constiuction ol a doimer addition, located at2943
Bellflower Drive/Lot 4, Block 6' Vail Intermountain.
Applicant: Frank Bannister, represented by RKD
Pianner: Tammie Williamson
A reouest for an interior addition, utilizing the 250 Ordinance, to allow for an additional bedroom,
locatbd at 680 W. Lionshead Place/Lot 3' Vail Lionshead 3rd Filing'
Applicant: Phylis Darnell, represented by Rob Levine'
Planner: Dirk Mason
A request lor a worksession to discuss a zoning code amendment, to allow for outdoor
commercial ski storage, as a conditional use and to allow for commercial ski storage (indoors) in
all building levels, located in the CCI and CCll Zone Districts'
Applicant: Vail Associates, Inc. represented by Joe Macy
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for an interior addition, utilizing the 250 Ordinance, to allow for an additional bedroom'
iociGo it eeO W. Lionshead Place, the Antlersilot 3, Vail Lionshead 3rd Filing.
Applicant: Larry Schwimmen, represented by Rob Levine'
Planner: Dirk Mason
A request to amend the Golden Peak Ski Base Development Plan to. allow for outdoor
comrirercial ski storage, a parking lot attendant booth dnd outdoor wire ski racks, located at 458
Vilf Vatrey Oriveffradt F, Vail Vilhge Sth Filing and Tract B, VailVillage 7th Filing.
Applicant: Vail Associates, Inc., represented by Joe Macy
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a variance from Section 16.20.010 (Signs. Permitte.g), t9 11!9y lor tw.o building
iOeniifiCiiion signs and to allow for an increase iri tne size of traffic control signs.r-located. at..
Golden pealt S-ki ease, aS$ Vail Valley Driveffract F, Vail Village Sth Filing and Tract B, Vail
Village 7th Filing.
Applicant: Vail Associates, Inc., represented by Jack Hunn
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for an interior addition, utilizing the.250 Ordinance, to allow for a study, located at
'1975' Placid Drive/Lot 15 Vail Village West Filing #1'
James Donaldson, represented by Gore Range Construction
Dirk Mason
Applicant:
Planner:M
A request for a worksession to discuss a front setback variance (Qectio-n 18.28.070)' to allow
A;;"i;i Jrp""rio" "t
i;;;.s;;d;, l"aateo ar 1ai{ East Meadow'Drive/Lot P' Block 5D' Vail
Village 1st Filing.
Aoplicant: Haagen Daz, represented by Bill Pierce
Pidnner: Dominic Mauriello
A request for a minor subdivision and variances from lot size (Seclion 18'27'050)' landscaping
(Section 1g.27 .1OO) ano
-plif<ing
tsection ie.Z:.f 10) requirements lor the First Bank in West
VllL lJ"iiJO it227'1 N. fronta!'e'Road/Tract C, Vail Das Schone Filing #1'
Apolicant: First Bank of Vail, represented by Joseph Miller
Pianner: Dominic Mauriello
A reouest for a minor suMivision to modify lhe^platted building envelope for Lot 9, Spraddle
CrJ&.loi"i" d it tzzg Spraddle Creelr/L<jt 9, Spraddle Creek'
Aoolicant: Dr. and Mrs. Singh, represented by Gordon Pierce
Pidnner: Tammie Williamson
A request for a review of the Environmental lmpact R-eport, tnaallow lor a,new single-family
i-r"ri'El-roCat"d at 51t atick Bear Lane/Lot 1, block 2,'Gore Creek Subdivision'
Applicant:
Planner:
Rolle Kjesbo
Tammie Williamson
Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. represented by Gordon Pierce
George Fluther
The applications and inlormation about the proposals are available for public inspection during regular offics hours in
ir," pi|i"Ct pil^^er's office fo""t"a iitf'" fbwir of Vail Community Developmeni Departmenl, TS sodh Frontage
Road.
Sign language interpr€tatton available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2114 voice or479-2356
TDD for inlormalion.
Communily Development DePartment
Published i,'lay 23, 1997 in the Vail Trail.
A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a brew-pub qnd.I re999st for a variance from
Section 18.26.040 .t, to theiequiiement that no nrore tnan 45h ot the dLnnual prqduglg1 be.sold
for off-site consumption inO a'variance to the requirement for50% ( Section 18'26'150).of .the
b",xing io oe tocatbo oniit"JoJat"o-ir eoo uonihead Mall (Gondola Building)/Lot 4, Block 1'
Vail Lionshead lst Filing.
Aoolicant: Vail Associates, Inc., represented by David Thorpe
Pidnner: Dominic Mauriello
A request for a conditional use permit.to allow for a seasonal structure to be erected for the
purpi,se ot selling seasonaLplairt proOucts, located a|2154 S. Frontage Road/(Conoco)'
generally located at:
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oF rHE 6rH p.M., eeolicour.rrv,-ColonAoo, WHIoH BEGINS4I A.tg^ll'lr oN rHE sourH'
EASTEFLy nrcnr-or-wev LtNE oF TNTERSTATL HIGHWAY No.70, WHIoH PoINT oF BEGINNING
LtEs s86.14'22"w e orb'rnru-Cibp rzoo.eq FEET AND N48'00's7"E A DlsrANcE oF 380.04 FEET oF
THE sE CORNER or sniO SEcrtoru lr, iHerucr ALoNG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY N44"01'Os"E A
DlsrANcE or rgo.o ri.,'rlriNce s+s"6g'ss'E A DrsrANcE oF 229.50 FEET, THENCE N85"36'13"w
A DtsrANcE or zs7.'ei'FrEi io rHE porrur oF BEGINNING. TRAcr coNTAINING 0'500 Ac'
AoDlicant: Jane Mack
Pidnner: Tammie Williamson
Planner:
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Crossroads Condominiums
c/o Steve Stafford
-143 East Meadow Drive
Jail, CO 81657
Village Center dssociation
124 Willow Bridge Rd.
Vail, CO 81657
P & R Enterprises
228 Bridge St.
Vall, CO 81657
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Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
Brandess Cadmus Prop. Mgmt
281 Bridge St.
Vail, CO lll657
Creekside Condominium Assoc.
223 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Mountaln House Condo Assoc.
PO Box 1748
Vail, CO 81657
Vail Core Condlominium Assoc.
c/o John Kaemmer
434 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
l,odge Properties, Inc.
174 E. Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
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THIS ITEM MAY AFFECT YOUB PBOPERTY
PUBLIC NOTIGE
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental commission of the Town of
Vail will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 1 8.66.060 of the l\4unicipal_Code of the
Town of Vail ori May 19, 1947, at 2:00 P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In
consideration of :
A request for a worksession to discuss a conditio-nal.use permiL to allow for the construction of
tne Rtpine Garden Education Center, located at 620 Vail Valley Drive/Tract A, Vail Village 7th
Filing.
Applicant: Vail Alpine Garden FoundationPlanner: George Ruther
A request to establish a Special Development District f35, the Austria Haus, located at 242 East
I Meadow Drive/Part of Tract C, Vail Village 'lst Filing.rH-UD
ffApplicanl: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. represented by Gordon Pierce- lPlanner: George Ruther
A request for a worksession to discuss amending the Town ol Vail Zoning Code to create a
new zone district (PA-1).
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$;1trpplicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc' represented by Gordon Pierce
/!-Planner: George Ruther
a A request for a worksession to discuss amending the official Town of Vail Zoning Map tov rezone the Austria Haus property, located at242East Meadow Drive/Part of Tract C, Vai
/Village 1st Filing, to PA-1.
*4Fpticant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc. represented by Gordon Pierce
- \Planner: George Ruther
A request for an interior remodel, utilizing the 25_0 Ordinance, located at 120 Willow Bridge
Road, Unit s-K/Lot K, Block 5E, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Stanley and Cecelia Schocket, represented by Kyle Webb
Planner: Dirk Mason
A request for the PEC to review and make a recommendation to the Town Councj!.on public
view'corridor methodology and criteria lor the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan Area.
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Susan Connelly
A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a seasonal structure to be erected for the
purp6se of selling seasonal plant products, located at2154 S. Frontage Road/(Conoco)'
generally located at:
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The aoplications end informarbn abo|jt the proposals are available for public inspection during rcgllar.olfice houre In
the prbisct planno.'3 office located at the Town ol Vail Gommunity Development Department, 75 S'outh F.ontage
Roed.
Sign language Interpretation available upon reqtrest wilh 24 hour notification. Please catl 479-2114 toice or 479'2356
TDD for informalion.
Gommunity DaveloPment Dapadment
Prblished -liay 2, 1$)7 In the Vail Trail.
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c/o Steve Sth{tord c/o Brandess Cadmus Prop. Vall Core Condominium Assoc.
143 East Meadow Ilrive Mgmt c/o John Kaemmer
Vail, CO 81657 281 Bridge St. 434 Gore Creek Drive
naif CO 81657 Creekside Condominium Assoc. Lodge Properties,Inc.
Viflage Center Association 223 Gore Creek Drlve 174 E. Gore Creek Drive
124 Willow Bridge Rd. Vail, CO 81657 Vall, CO 81657
Vail, CO 81657
P & R Enterprises Mountain House Condo Assoc.
228 Bridge St. PO Box 1748
Vail, CO 81657 Vail, CO 81657
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THIS ITEM MAY AFFECT YOUR PROPERTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental Commission of the Town of
Vail will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 18.66.060 of the Municipal Code of the
Town of Vail on January 27,1997, at 2:fl) P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In
consideration of:
A requestforvariances_from 9ections 18.22.060 (sebacks), 18.22.140 (parking), 18.04.130
(Common frea) and 18.22.020 (Percentage of Accessory Uses) to allow for an-dntry addition at
the Swiss Chalet, located at 62 East Meadow Drive/Part of Lot K, Block 5-E, Vail Vi[tage t st
Filing.
Applicant: SonnenalpProperties,lnc.Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a final review of the establishment of a Special Development District #34, Austria
Haus, located at 242 East Meadow Drive/on a part of rract c, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant:
Planner:
Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce
George Ruther
A request for a conditional use permit to allow a Fractional Fee Club to be located at242 East
- 1 Meadow Drive/on a part of Tract C, Vail Village First Filing.\t-
ZlFpplicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce- ! Planner: George Ruther
A..request for an amendment to Section 16.20.020 (Sign Code) of the Vail Municipal Code to
allow for temporary banners to be used for conferences.
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a residential addition for an expansion ol the living room, utilizing the 2S0
Ordinance,located at 1998 Sunburst Drive/Lot 19, VailValley gld Filing.
Applicant: Nate AccardoPlanner: Lauren Waterton
The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during
tegular office hours in the project planners office located at the Town bt Vail Cdmmunity
Development Department, TSSouth Frontage Road.
Sigl language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2114 voice or 47g-2356TDD for information.
Community Development Departm€nt
Published December January i 0, 1996 in the Vail Trail.
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Crofsroaai Cgndomlniums
c/o Steve Stafford
143 East Meadow Drive
Vail. CO 81657
nail, CO 81657
124 Willow Bridge Rd.
Vail, CO 81657
P & R Enterprises
228 Bridge St.
Vail, CO E1657
Vetl, CO 81657
Mountaln House Condo Assoc.
PO Box 1748
Vatl, CO 81657
O t",, core condominium Assoc. O n"u, co 8l6sz
c/o Brandess Cadmus Prop. Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
Mgmt
281 Bridge St.
Village Center Association 223 Gore Creek Drive
Creekside Condominium Assoc. Lodge Properties, Inc.
c/o John Kaemmer
434 Gore Creek Drive
174 E. Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
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THIS ITEM MAY AFFECTYOUR PROPERW
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental Commission of the Town ol
Vail will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 18.66.060 ol the Municipal Code of the
Town of Vail on January 27,1997, at 2:00 P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In
consideration of:
A request for variances from Sections 18.22.060 (Sebacks), 18.22.140 (Parking), 18.04.130
(Common frea) and 18.22.020 (Percentage of Accessory Uses) to allow for an entry addition at
the Swiss Chalet, located at 62 East Meadow Drive/Part of Lot K, Block 5-E, Vail Viilage 1st
Filing.
Applicant: SonnenalpProperties,lnc.Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a final review of the establishment of a Special Development District #34, Austria
Haus, focated at 242 East Meadow Drive/on a part of Tract C, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon PiercePlanner: George Ruther
A request for a conditional use permit to allow a Fractional Fee Club to be located at242 East
Meadow Drive/on a part of Tract C, Vail Village First Filing.
4pplicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon pierce
Planner: George Ruther
A..request for an amendment to Section 16.20.020 (Sign Code)of the Vail Municipal Code to
allow for temporary banners to be used for conferences.
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a residentiq! addition for an expansion of the living room, utilizing the 250
Ordinance,located at 1998 Sunbursr Drive/Lot 19, VailValley g-rd Filing.
Applicant: Nate AccardoPlanner: Lauren waterton ril*rt
The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during
legular office hours in the projgct planner's office located at the Town bt Vait Community
Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road.
Sign hnguage inlorpretation availabb upon request with 24 hour notificalion. Please call 479-2114 voice or 4Zg-2356TDD for information.
Community Development Department
Published December January 10, 1996 in the Vail Trail.
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RE; sonncorlp hopertier,lnc. requet !o anrend sectlon 1t.26.040 ofthc vail
MuniciPsl Code to add 'dmeshrre ecrte units, frrctiond fa unitr and time share liccnre
units" rs a conditional uso in Cornmccirl Corg tr
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that you would deny this requc$ for srctrr a pdnc cnricial locarion.
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Member Society of hofessional Joumallsts . North Amcrican Ski Journallsts
THIS ITEM MAY AFFECT YOUR PROPERW
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental commission ol the Town of
Vail will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 18.66.060 ot the Municipal Code of the
Town ol Vail ori April 14, 19-97, at 2:00 P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In
consideration of:
A request for a major exterior alteration in CC1, to allow for a deck.enclosure at the A & D
Building, located ai Zee Bridge StreeVLots A, B, & C, Block 5A, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: 286 Bridge Street, Inc., represented by Craig Snowdon
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
A reouest for a variance from Section 18.54.050 J2 a,c,and e, Design Guidelines, to allow for
light iixtures at a height ot 22', a luminous output which :elcegqs the_ allowed maximum and to
aiiow for light fixtured without cut-off shields, locr4ted a.t 2211. North Frontage Road/Lot 'l , Block
A, Vaildaischone 3rd Filing, a resubdivision of Vaildas Schone First Filing.
Applicant: West Vail Lodge, represented by Charlotte Young/Brian Smith
Planner: Tammie Williamson
A request for a final review of an amended proposal tor the establi.shm_elt of Special
Development District #35, Austria Haus, loiateh at242Easl Meadow Drive/on a part of Tract C'
lBlock 5-D, VailVillage First Filing.
Soo,'..n,, sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Piercet Planner: George Ruther
A request for a variance f rom Section 1 8.1 3.060 (Setbacks) to allow for a snowmelt boiler and a
snow avalanche mitigation wall in the south side setback, located al2049 Sunburst Drive/Lot 1 ,
Vail Valley 4th Filing.
Applicant: Landon and Mary Hilliard, represented by Lany Eskwith
Planner: George Ruther
A request for an appeal of a staff denial of the outdoor ski storage, located adjacent to the
Gondola Buildingffract D, Vail Lionshead lst Filing.
Appellant: Vail Associates, represented by Joe Macy
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for an appeal of an administrative decision regarding Section 18.64.040.(Non---
Confbrming Usesi,'stating that private and public unstructured oft-street parking is a different
land use than private and public structured off-street vehicle parking, and therefore, an existing
legal non-conforming use may not be continued.
Pepi Gramshammer, represented by Pierce, Segerberg & Associates.
George Ruther
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Appellant:
Planner:
A request for a minor subdivision of the Lodge Tower parcel, located at 200 Vail Road/Lot A'
Block 5-C, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant: Lodge Properties, Inc., represented by Jay Peterson
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
A ioint meeting with the Design Review Board to make a recommendation to Council on the
prioritization ot "Wisn List" items for the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan.
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Susan Connelly
A request for a minor eliterior alteration in CC1 and a request for a site coverage.variance.from
Sectibn 18.24.150, to a commercial storefront and an expansion to the outdoor dining deck, in
rhe Red Lion Buitding, located at 304 Bridge Street/Lots E, F, G, & H, Block 5-A, Vail Village l st
Filing.
Applicant: Landmark Commercial Development, represented by Morter Architects
Planner: Tammie Williamson
A request for an amendment to the development plan to_allow_for ould_gor ski storage, located at
458 VailValley Drive/Tract F, VailVillage Sth Filing and Tract B, Vail Village 7th Filing,
commonly referred to as the Golden Peak Ski Base.
Applicant: Vail Associates, Inc.Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a worksession to discuss a major exterior alteration in CC1 and a minor
subdivision, to allow lor the construction of a parking garage, 9 accommodation units' 1
condominium and new retail office space at the Gasthol Gramshammer, located at 231 E. Gore
Creek Dr./Part of Lot A, Block 58, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Pepi Gramshammer, represented by Pierce, Segerberg, & Associates
Planner: George Ruther
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 28, 1997
The applications and information about the proposals are availabte for public inspection during regular office hours in
the proiect planner's otfice located at lhe Town of Vail Community Development DePartment, 75 South Frontage
Road.
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2114 voice or 479-2356
TDD for information.
Communhy Development Deparlment
Published March 28, 1997 in the Vail Trail.
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lleritta Pierce
P.O. Box 1123
Vail, CO 81657
B.R. Boniface
Roxanne S. Boniface
6440 Southeast Winged FooE DriveStuart, EL 34997
Mlchael J. Biondi
Cynthia G. Biondi
. One Deer Park Meadows Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
Deervood Cottage Partnera
Llmited Liabiltty company
Shutter Lane
Oyster Bay Gove, NY 11771
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THIS ITEM MAY AFFECTYOUR PROPERW
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE ls HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental commission of the Town of
Vail will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 18.66.060 of the Municipal Code of the
Town of Vail on April 14, 1997, at 2:00 P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In
consideration of:
A request for a major exterior alteration in CC1, to allow for a deck enclosure at the A & D
Building, located ai Zee Bridge StreeVLots A, B, & C, Block 5A, VailVillage 1st Filing.
Applicant: 286 Bridge Street, Inc., represented by Craig Snowdon
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
A reouest for a variance from Section 18.54.050 J2 a,c,and e, Design Guidelines, to allow for
light iixtures at a height ot 22', a luminous output which exceeds the allowed maximum and to
aiiow for light fixtured without cut-off shields, located al2211 North Frontage Road/Lot 1, Block
A, Vail das-schone 3rd Filing, a resubdivision ot Vail das Schone First Filing.
Applicant: West Vail Lodge, represented by Charlotte Young/Brian Smith
Planner: Tammie Williamson
A request for a final review of an amended proposal for the establishment of Special
Development District #35, Austria Haus, loiated at242East Meadow Drive/on a part of Tract C,
Block 5-D, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce
Planner: George Ruther
A request for a variance from Section 18.13.060 (Setbacks) to allow lor a snowmelt boiler and a
snow avalanche mitigation wall in the south side sehack, located at 2049 Sunburst Drive/Lot 1 ,
A Vail Valley 4th Filing.
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I Applicant: Landon and Mary Hilliard, represented by Larry Eskwith7 - Planner: George Ruther
A request for an appeal of a staff denial of the outdoor ski storage, located adjacent to the
Gondola Buildingffract D, VailLionshead 1st Filing.
Appellant: Vail Associates, represented by Joc MacyPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for an appeal of an administrative decision regarding Section 18.64.040 (Non-
Confbrming Usesi,'stating that private and public unstructured off-street parking is a different
land use than private and public structured off-street vehicle parking, and therelore, an existing
legal non-conforming use may not be conlinued.
Appellant: Pepi Gramshammer, represented by Pierce, Segerberg & Associates.
Planner: George Ruther ,t
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A request for a minor subdivision of the Lodge Tower parcel, located at 200 Vail Road/Lot A,
Block 5-C, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant: Lodge Properties, Inc., represented by Jay Peterson
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
A ioint meeting with the Design Review Board to make a recommendation to Council on the
prioritization o'i "Wisn Lisf items for the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan.
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Susan Connelly
A request for a minor exterior alteration in CC'l and a request for a site coverage.variance.from
Sectibn 18.24.150, to a commercial storefront and an expansion to the outdoor dining deck, in
the Red Lion Building, located at 304 Bridge StreeuLots E, F, G, & H, Block 5-A, Vail Village 1st
Filing.
Applicant: Landmark Commercial Development, represented by Morter Architects
Planner: Tammie Williamson
A request for an amendment to the development plan to allow for outdoor ski stolage, located at
458 VailValley Driveffract F, Vail Village Sth Filing and Tract B, Vail Village 7th Filing,
commonly referred to as the Golden Peak Ski Base.
Applicant: Vail Associates, Inc.Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a worksession to discuss a major exterior alteration in CCl and a minor
subdivision, to allow for the construction of a parking garage, 9 accommodation units, 1
condominium and new retail office space at the Gasttiof Gramshammer, located at 231 E. Gore
Creek Dr./Part of Lot A, Block 58, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Pepi Gramshammer, represented by Pierce, Segerberg, & Associates
Planner: George Ruther
TABLED UNTIL APRIL 28, 1997
The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during regular.office hours in
the prbject planner's office located at the T6wir of Vail Communhy Development Department, 75 Soulh Frontage
Road.
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notification. Please call 479-2114 voice or479-2356
TDD for information.
Community Development Department
Published March 28, 1997 in the Vail Trail.
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Crossroads Condominiums
c/o Steve Stefrord
143 Eest Meadow Drlve
Vail, CO 81657
Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
Brandess Cedmus Prop. Mgmt
281 Bridge St.
Yell, CO 81657
Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
c/o John Kaemmer
434 Gore CreekDrfue
Vail, CO 81657
Village Center Associetion
124 rrVillow Bridge Rd.
Veil, CO 81657
Creekside Condominium Assoc.
223 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Lodge Properties, Inc.
174 E. Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
P & R Enterprises
228 Bridge St.
Vail, CO 81657
Mountain House Condo Assoc.
PO Box 1748
Vail, CO E1657
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NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental Commission of the Town of Vail will hold a
oublic hearinq in accordarrce with Section 18.66.060 of the Municipal Code ot the Town of Vail on February 10'
is9i, uii,Og p.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In consideration of:
A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a Type ll EHU, located at 392 Beaver Dam Circle/Lot 4' Block
3, Vail Village 3rd Filing.
Applicant: Howard KoenigPianner: Tammie Williamson
A reouest for a maior amendment to SDD #17 to change the number of lots, located at 1502 Bulfehr Creek
Rd.ffracts A-1 & A-2, Parcel 2, Lions Ridge 2nd Filing'
Applicant: Harold BrooksPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for additional GRFA utilizing the 250 ordinance, located at 778 Potato Patch Dr./Lot 18, Block 1' Vail
Potato Patch.
Aoolicant: Fred BartlitPidnner: Tammie Williamson
A request for a residential addition for an expansion of the living room, utilizing the 250 Ordinance, located at
1998 Sunburst Drive/Lot 19, Vail Valley 3rd Filing.
Applicant: Nate AccardoPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a worksession to discuss variances from Sections 18.22.060.(Se,1!acfsf '-!e,z-2t140 (Parking)'
ia.0i.rCO (Common nreiianO tg.Zz.OzO (Percentage of Acge_qsory_Uses) tb allow for an entry addition at the
Swiss Chaiet, located at 62 East Meadow Drive/Partbf Lot K, Block 5-E, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Henry Pratt
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a conditional use permit to allow a Fractional Fee Club to be located al242East Meadow Drive/on
la oart of Tract C, Block 5-D, Vail Village First Filing'.--
Jlticant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon PiercetPlanner: George Ruther
A request for a final review with the Design Review Board lor the establishment of a Speclal D.evelopment-
Oisiri-it +SS, Austria ftlus, toCiteC at z4iEast Meadow Drive/on a part of Tract C, Block 5-D, Vail Village First
Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce
Planner: George Ruther
A request for a worksession to develop a preferred alternative for Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA).
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Russ Forrest
The apptications and information about the proposals are available for public inspe"tig!_qYll9_tegulal o-flicS
hours'in the project pfinneli ottiie iocateO at ihe Town of Vail Comminity Devi:lopment Department, 75 South
lFrontage no'ad.'U
Sign language interpretation available upon request with 24 hour notificalion.
Community Development Department
Published January 24,1997 in the Vail Trail.
Crossroads Condominiums
c/o Steve Stafford
143 East Meadow Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
Brandess Cadmus Prop. Mgmt
281 Bridge St.
Vail. CO E1657
Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
c/o John Kaemmer
434 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Village Center Association
124 Willow Bridge Rd.
Vail, CO 81657
Creekside Condominium Assoc.
223 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657
Lodge Properties, Inc.
174 E. Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO E1657
P & R Enterprises
22E Bridge St.
Vail, CO 81657
Mountain House Condo Assoc.
PO Box 1748
Vail. CO 81657
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NOTICE lS HEREBy GTVEN that the Planning and Environmental Commission of the Town ol Vail will hold a
puOiic nearing in accordance with Section 1856.060 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail on February 10'
iggi, arz:oo-p.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. In consideration of :
A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a Type ll EHU, located at 392 Beaver Dam CircleiLot 4' Block
3, Vail Village 3rd Filing.
Applicant: Howard KoenigPianner: Tammie Williamson
A reouesl for a maior amendment to SDD #17 to change the number ol lots, located at 1502 Buflehr Creek
Rd.iTracts A-1 & A-2, Parcel 2, Lions Ridge 2nd Filing.
Applicant: Harold BrooksPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for additional GHFA utilizing the 250 ordinance, located at 778 Potato Patch Dr./Lot 18, Block 1 , Vail
Potato Patch.
Applicant: Fred BartlitPlanner: Tammie Williamson
A request for a residential addition for an expansion of the living room, utilizing the 250 Ordinance' located at
1998'sunburst Drive/Lot 19, VailValley 3rd Filing.
Applicant: Nate AccardoPlanner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a worksession to discuss variances from Sections 18.22.060.(Selbacfs)' 18:?1a0 (Parking)'
f e.bi.feO (Common Arel) and 18.22.020 (Percentage of Acgqssory_Uges) to allow for an entry addition at the
S*isJ Cnatet, located at 62 East Meadow Drive/Partbf Lot K, Block 5-E, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Henry Pratt
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A request for a conditional use permit to allow_a..Fractional Fee Club to be located at 242 East Meadow Drive/on
a pari of Tract C, Block 5-D, Vail Village First Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce
Planner: George Ruther
A request for a final review with the Design Review Board for the establishment of a Specjal Development-.
pistr'lct *iS, Austrii Haus, located at24iEastMeadow Drive/on a part of Tract C, Block 5-D, Vail Village First
lj-:.:.:.sr'lGy
lfpticant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc., represented by Gordon Pierce- Planner: George Ruther
A request for a worksession to develop a preferred alternative for Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA).
Applicant: Town ot VailPlanner: Russ Forrest
The apptications and information..about the proposals are gygi$qle for public insp.e.tiol-9{,lg_1"gula1 g[ic^e
frourJ'iii tne project ptanne/i office located at ihe Town of Vail Commirnity Devblopment Department, 75 South
fFrontage Road.
Sign language interprelation available upon request with 24 hour notification.
Gommunhy Development DePartment
Published January 24,1997 in the Vail Trail.
Please call479-2114 voics or 479'2356 TDD for informajion
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Crossroads Condominiums Vail Core Condominium Assoc. Vail Core Condominium Assoc.
c/o Steve Stafford Brandess Cadmus Prop. Mgmt c/o John Keemmer
143 East Meedow Drive 281 Bridge St.434 Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81557 Vail, CO E1657 Vail' CO 81657
Village Center Association Creekside Condominium Assoc. Lodge Properties, Inc.
124 Willow Bridge Rd. 223 Gore Creek Drive 174 E. Gore Creek Drive
Vail, CO 81657 Vail, CO 81557 Vail' CO 81657
P & R Enterprises Mountain House Condo Assoc.
228 Bridge St. PO Box 1748
Vail, CO E1657 Vail, CO 81657
THIS ITEM MAY AFFECT YOUR PROPEBTY
PUBLIC NOTICE
NoTlcE ls HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Environmental commission of the Town of
Vair *i1 noro a pubtic nearing inicCorOance riith Section 18.66.060 of the Municipal..Code of the
Town of Vait ori February 24,1997,at 2:00 P.M. in the Town of Vail Municipal Building. ln
consideration of:
A request for a site coverage variance to allow for. the construction of a two-car garage, located
at i552 Streamside Circle/Lot 15, Bighorn Subdivision 4th Addition'
Applicant: Edward Padilla, represented by Kathy Langenwalter
Planner: Lauren Waterton
A reouest tor a site coveraoe variance and conditional use permit to allow for a Type ll EHU'
locatbd at 1194 Cabin Circl-e/Lot 3, Block 2 Vail Valley 1st Filing'
Applicant: William and Shirley Mclntyre, represented by Ned Gwathmey
Planner: Dominic Mauriello
A reouest for a site coverage variance and conditional use permit to allow for a Type ll EHU'
locatbd at 186 Forest Roadl-/Lot 9, Block 7, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant:
Planner:
Mike Flannery, represented by Guy Dreier
George Ruther
A request to amend a platted building envelope amendment to allow for a 489 sq. ft. increase in
ine-duirOing e;vetope iize, tocated alEnveloire B, Parcel4, Lions Ridge Filing #2.
Applicant: David & Jody Leach, represented by Bob Mach
Planner: Tammie Williamson
A request to develop a preferred alternative for Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA) for single-
family, duplex and primaryisecondary.
Applicant: Town of VailPlanner: Russ Forrest
A request for a worksession to discuss the development standards fgr the proposed.Alpine
Gard'ens Education Center, to be located generally west of the Ford Park Athletic Fields, on a
part ol Tract A, Block 2, Vail Village 7th Filing'
Applicant: Betty Ford Alpine GardensPlanner: George Ruther
A request for variance(s) from Section 18.58.320, Satellite Dish Antennas, D1,3,4 and 6 to allow
two s'atellite dishes to bd instatteO at the northwest corner of the Vail Commons property and. a
variance from Section 18.54.050, Design Guidelines, C 7, to allow.two-rooftop antennas on the
faise stairwell tower, located at 2099 Nbrth Frontage Road WesWail Commons.
Applicanr: KTUN RadioPlanner: Tammie Williamson
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request for a final review of the establishment of special D-ev-elopment District #35' Austria
aus.located at 242 East Mtaoow oriuelon a part oiiiact c, Btoix 5-D, Vailvillage 1st Filing'
A request for variances from Sections 18.22.060 (Setbacks), 18;22.140 (Parking), 18'04'130
(common Area) and ra.ii.'oiir-ii";;didg; of_Adcessory tises).to^allow for an entry addition at
l;,."'s;i;; d,;I6;L;"il;idt Easiv"io'o, oriverpartbr Lot K, Btock 5-E, Vail Villase 1st
Filing.
Applicant: Sonnenalp Properties, Inc', represented by Henry Pratt
Pianner: Lauren Waterton
The applications and information aboutlhe prgposals are available for public inspection l.l|'rino reoular office hours in the
project ptanner,s ottice rocatei'afini-iowri of'vail cormrn'iy-6JuJro[t"t't oipl,lm"nr, zs"soitn Frontage Road'
Sign language int€rprstation available upon requost with 24 hour norification' Please call 479-2114 voice or 479-2356
TDD for information.
Communily Development DePartment
Published February 7, 1997 in the Vail Trail'