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Home My WebLink AboutPRJ05-0247 PEC050053Planning and Environmental Commission ACTION FORM Departrnent of Community Development 75 South Frontage Road, Vail, Colorado 81657 teh 970.479.2139 fax: 970.479.2452 web: www.ci.vail,co.us Project Name: TOV CHAMONIX LAND USE PLAN PEC Number: PEC050053 Proiect Description: FINAL APPROVAL FOR A REQUEST TO AMEND THE VAIL ljND USE PI.AN TO ESTABLISH A SITE SPECIFIC LAND USE PLAN FORTHE CHAMONIX PARCEL, Participants: owNER TOWN OF VArL 061L712005 75 S FRONTAGE RD VAIL co 816s7 APPUCANT TOWN OF VArL O6lt7l2m5 SUZANNE SILVERTHORN 75 S FRONTAGE RD VAIL co 81657 Project Address: 2310 CHAMONIX RD VAIL Locationl 2310 CHAMONIX ROAD Legal Description: Lot: Block: Subdivision: VAIL DAS SCHONE FIL 1 Parcel Number: 2103-114-1501-8 Comments: see conditions BOARD/STAFF ACTION MoUon By: Kjesbo Action: APPROVED Second By: Lamb Votes 6-0-0 Dateof Approvah A612712005 CondiUons: Cond:8 (PLAN): No changes to these plans may be made without the written consent of Town of Vail staff and/or the appropriate review committee(s). FlltolorS*, shatt not be not become vatid for 20 days folowins the date of approval. Planner: Matt Gennett PEC Fee Paid: 91,500.00 TOI,IA'M rwnpf# "fua"run/F//Al- TOI4'Nffi Rezoning 91300 Major Subdivision 91500 Minor Subdivision $650 Exemption Plat $650 Minor Amendment to an SDD $1000 New Special Development District $6000 Major Amendment to an SDD $6000 Major Amendment to an SDD $1250 (no exterior modifrcations) Physical Address: parcef No.r zlo3 trq fSr:fs Application for Review by the Planning and Environmental Commission Department of Community Development 75 South Frontage Road, Vail, Colorado 81657 tel: 970.479.2139 tax:. 970.479.2452 web: www.ci.vail.co.us General Information: All p@eds requiring Planning and Environmental Commission review must receive approval prior to submitting a building permit application. Please refer to the submittal requirements for the particular approval that is requested. An application for Planning and Environmental Commission review cannot be accepted until all required information is received by the Community Development Department. The poect may also need to be reviewed by the Town Council and/or the Design Review Board. Type of Application and Fee:fi q 8t D tr tr tr tr tr. tr A/e etl- b ,4^arl t (Contact Eagle Co. Assessor at 970-328-8640 for parcel no.) Description of the Request:/l; lD esh-lLe, Location of the Propos^r= +i_a=4lock: _ Zoning:P/> D D D tr EI n tr tr tr Conditional Use Permit Floodplain Modification Minor Elterior Alteration Major Exterior Alteration Development Plan Amendment to a Development Plan Zoning Code Amendment Variance Sion Variance $6s0 $400 $6s0 $800 $1500 $2s0 $1300 $s00 $200 Mailing Address: Name(s) of Owner(s): Owner(s) Signature(s):(---- Name of Applicant:5 Zaa S'1vl.{m Mailing Address; ./. - lE-mailAddress: S5rhlrrP !a, 1,6sf rax ?1c - 9-t1 - z ttg r 7,w," of Va,.i - "".:'lL :gfff*useonlvi cn,..v{ Rv. 4.q,y- Irujec- PEC Page I of2-01/18/02 Petition for an Amendment to the Town of Vail Municipal Code Subm ittal Requirements I0t4/t\I GENERAL INFORMATION This application is a petition for an amendment to the Town of Vail Municipal Code. Amendments to the Town of Vail Municipal Code may be requested by the Town Council, by the Planning and Environmental Commission, by petition of any resident or property owner in the Town, or by the Administrator. The Vail Town Council is the final decision making body for code amendment requests. SUBMXTTAL REOUIREMENTS D Feer$l3OO.OO , / .\+( A written summary or the proposed revision or theLuhtions V4 tt*tllt"lt^S / naaition"l Material: The Administrator and/or PEC may require the subi-ission of additional pl6ns, drawings, specifications, samples and other materials if deemed necessary to properly evaluate the proposal, PRE.APPLICATION CONFERENCE A pre-application conference with a planning staff member is strongly encouraged. No application will be accepted unless it is complete. It is the applicant's responsibility to make an appointment with the staff to determine additional submittal requirements. TIME REOUIREMENTS The Planning and Environmental Commission meets on the Znd and 4th Mondays of each month. A complete application form and all accompanying material (as described above) must be accepted by the Community Development Department by the appropriate submittal daie, which is a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to the date of the PEC public hearing. ADDITIONAL REVIEW A. If this application requires separate review by any local, State or Federal agency other than the Town of Vail, the application fee shall be increased by $200.00. Examples of such review, may include, but are not limited to: Colorado Department of Highway Access Permits, Army Corps of Engineers t104, etc, B. The applicant shall be responsible for paying any publishing fees which are in excess of 50o/o of the application fee, If, at the applicant's request, any matter is postponed for hearing, causing the matter to be re-published, then, the entire fee for such re-publication shall be paid by the applicant. C. Applications deemed by the Community Development Department to have design, land use or other issues which may have a significant impact on the community may require review by consultants in addition to Town staff. Should a determination be made by the Town staff that an outside consultant is needed, the Community Development Department may hire the consulbnt. The Department shall estimate the amount of money necessary to pay the consultant and this amount shall be forwarded to the Town by the applicant at the time of filing an application. Expenses incurred by the Town in excess of the amount fonvarded by the applicant shall be paid to the Town by the applicant within 30 days of notification by the Town. Any o<cess funds will be returned to the applicant upon review completion. Plcase note that only complete applications will be accepted" AII of the required informntion must be submitted in orderfor the applicotion to be deemed complete. Page2 of 2-01118/02 TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Planning and Environmental Commission Community Development Department June 27,2OOE A request for a final review of a land use plan amendment for the Chamonix Parcel Land Use Plan pursuant to Chapter Vlll, Section 3, Town of Vail Land Use Plan, for the Chamonix Parcel located at 2310 Chamonix Road/Tract D, Vail Das Schone Filing 1, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (PEC05-0053) Applicant: Town of Vail, represented by Suzanne SilverthornePlanner: Matt Gennett il. SUMMARY The applicant, the Town of Vail, represented by Suzanne Silverthorne, is requesting a final review of an amendment for the Chamonix Parcel Land Use Plan oursuant to Chapter Vlll, Section 3, Town of Vail Land Use Plan, for the Chamonix Parcel, located at 2310 Chamonix Road Tract D, Vail Das Schone Filing 1, and setting forth details in regard thereto. The proposed amendment entails incorporating the Chamonix Parcel Land Use Plan (Attachment B), which includes a site plan map, as Appendix F of the Town of Vail Land Use Plan. Staff is recommending approval of the proposed amendment to the Town of Vail Land Use Plan, with the findings contained in Section Vlll of this memorandum. BACKGROUND Numerous meetings have been held over the past year between the Town of Vail, its consultants (Davis Partners and Michael Hazard Associates), and a neighborhood committee representing the interests of the West Vail neighborhood which surrounds the subject property. During the course of the committee meetings and as a result of the preliminary stages of this master planning pfocess, a number of site plans and development scenarios were presented and discussed. From this discourse, a basic site plan identifying the primary, fire station, and other desired, secondary uses, depicted in color coded polygons on the site plan, was created as the fundamental foundation for a land use plan which designates permissible, general uses and their most suitable locations on the site (Attachment B). On July 20, 2004, upon the recommendation of a council-citizen-staff review committee, the Vail Town Council authorized the Town Manager to hire the planning team of Davis Partnership/Michael Hazard Associates to facilitate a master land use plan for the town-owned Chamonix property at 231Q Chamonix Road. The town initiated the planning process to determine how best to accommodate a future fire station on the 3.6 acre parcel, as well as other desired and compatible uses. The town purchased the land for $2.6 million in 2002. At the time, a fire station, ilt. affordable housing and land banking were identified as possible future uses. The land is currently zoned Two-Family Primary-Secondary Residential (PS). In authorizing the planning study, the Town Council acknowledged that a master plan/land use plan would serve well to guide future decisions on the design, funding and construction of a third fire station for the town, as well as other future uses on the property. Members of the citizen review team were assembled to help manage this interactive, community input process. The members of the committe are Dick Cleveland and Kim Ruotolo from the Town Council; Bob Armour, Tricia Hutchinson and Bruce Noning from the West Vail neighborhood; and representatives from the Fire & Emergency Services Department and other Town of Vail staff. On January 24, 2005, the Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) held a work session to consider the proposed, preliminary Land Use Plan for the Chamonix parcel, which is owned by the Town of Vail, hear public input, and discuss the other possible uses on site which would be in addition to the primary fire station use. At the January 24 hearing, the PEC determined that the preliminary land use plan concept was a suitable starting point for the site and asked to see a final plan draft document upon completion (Attachment G). REGOMMENDED PROCESS Based on the findings in the study commissloned by the Town Council, input from the neighborhood, and staff's analysis, the recommended initial step in the process is to rezone the Chamonix parcel to a Medium Density Multiple-Family Residential (MDMF) zone district, which would be harmonious with the Town of Vail Land Use Plan as it designates the subject property as Medium Density Residential. The Medium Density Residential land use designation as detailed in the existing, adopted Land Use Plan lists a fire station as a previously contemplated desired use on the subject property. The recommended zoning change would enable the town to move forward with the design and construction of residential options on the property not to exceed 18 dwelling units per acre. The fire station would be allowed as a conditional use in the MDMF zone district, just as it is under PS zoning, and the proposed master plan would serve as the guiding policy document which designates the fire station as the primary use on the site. No commercial or retail uses would be allowed within the recommended zone district in accordance with the existing master plan and sentiments expressed during the neighborhood meetings; however the recommended zone change would allow the opportunity for home occupations to occur upon the issuance of a home occupation permit. Pursuant to Chapter Vlll, Section 3, Town of Vail Land Use Plan, the recommended process will likewise entail amending the Town of Vail Land Use Plan to include as an addendum the proposed Chamonix Parcel Master Plan to serye as the updated, more detailed consensus on how the subject property is to be best used in the interests of the Town of Vail. THE PLAN The following bulleted points summarize some of the critical elements identified throughout this process thus far which are to be encompassed within the master plan: tv. . The fire station shall be located at the south end of the site near the existing Heavy Service (HS) zone district and shall be designed with a feeder road that accesses drive-through engine bays.. The primary site access shall be located off Chamonix Road.. Any additional access to the North Frontage Road through the Shell or Wendy's properties (Tract B, Vail Das Schone Filing 1) will need to be studied and additional agreements with the other property owners will need to occur. The existing easement that allows access to the North Frontage Road currently has a poor alignment with the existing properties and a new access agreement between the existing properties would better serve the Chamonix property.. Any proposed development on the Chamonix property shall be accessed off the feeder road indicated on the land use map included with the Chamonix Parcel Land Use Plan draft document.. Driveway access off Chamonix Lane shall only be used to access accessible units and uses.. An open space buffer shall be established between the existing neighborhood and any new development on the Chamonix property.. The neighborhood does not want any commercial or retail uses on the Chamonix property. The neighborhood's goal is to protect the residential character of the neighborhood.. lf a residential development is profosed on the Chamonix property, it should include 3 to 4 bedroom affordable housing units.. Recreational open space should be included on the Chamonix property. A skate-boarding park has been considered as an option for an active recreational use.. The proposed building architecture along Chamonix Lane shall be residential in character. Based upon these initial findings, a final land use site plan was completed. The land use site plan defines four specific land use areas on the Chamonix property as the basis for a written master plan for this property. The recommended land uses are to be outlined as follows (see Attachment B): . Fire Station area and feeder road (1.1 acres). The fire station and feeder road are proposed to be located on the southernmost portion of the site so they will have the lowest impact to the existing residential neighborhood. The uses are simihr to the existing heavy service uses along the North Frontage Road. . A second area defines a development zone (1.4 acres) that would be used as a transition zone between the heavy service district to lhe south and the residential neighborhood to the north. This development zone could include multi-family residential uses. . A third area defines a buffer zone (.5 acres) that would use open space to separate the development zone and fire station from the existing neighborhood. . A fourth area, encompassing the east and west edges of the property (.6 acres) would be designated active or passive recreational spaces as amenities to further blend the development zone and the fire station into the existing neighborhood. V. SITE ANALYSIS & EVALUATION The purpose of a site evaluation in the context of a master plan is to inventory and analyze the natural and human-imposed conditions of the site to determine the development constraints and opportunities. Existinq Site Conditions:. The property is 3.6 acres of undeveloped land in the Two-Family Primary/Secondary (PS) zone district and any proposed uses and structures must conform to the zoning standards of PS zoning.. The existing vegetation on the site consists of indigenous grasses and shrubbery with no trees.. Topography is sloping from the north to the south at approximalely 45o/o at the west side of the site and 10% at the east side of the site. The fall over the site is approximately 66 feet.. The best views are of the Gore Range to the east, visible from most of the site.. The southeast corner of the site has public service lines and transformers that will need to be relocated or protected during development.. The majority of the traffic around the site is residential with some scheduled bus traffic,. The cunent Town of Vail Land Use Plan defines the property as medium density residential. Surroundinq Land Uses and Zonino: Land Use ZoninqNorth: Residential Two-Family Primary/Secondary (PS) South: Service Heavy Service (HS) East Commercial Commercial Core 3 (Cclll)West Residential Two-Family Primary/Secondary (PS) VI. APPLICABLE PLANNING DOCUMENTS The Town of Vail Land Use Plan (excerpted below) Medium Density Residential The medium density residential category includes housing which would typically be designed as attached units with common walls. Densrties in this category would range from 3 to 14 dwelling units per buildable acre. Additional fypes of uses in fhis category would include private recreation facilities, private parking facilities and institutional / pubfc uses such as parks, open space, churches, and fire sfafions. (Chapter Vl, pg 32, Town of Vail Land Use Plan): Chapter Vlll, lmplementation, Secfion 3, Amendment Process, Town of Vail Land Use Plan; and TITLE 12 ZONING REGULATIONS. VAIL TOWN CODE ARTICLE G. MEDTUM DENStry MULTTPLE-FAM\LY (MDMF) DtSTRICT 4 12.6G-1: PURPOSE: The medium density multiple-family drsfricf rs intended to provide sites for muHple- family dwellings at densities to a maximum of eighteen (18) dwelling units per acre, together with such public facilities as may appropriately be located in the same district. The medium density multiple-family district is intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space, and other amenities commensurate with multiple-family occupancy, and to maintain the desirable residential qualities of the distict by establishing appropriate site development standards. Certain nonresidential uses are permifred as conditionaluses, and where permifted, are intended to blend harmoniously with the residential character of the district. 1 2-6G-3 : CO N D lTl O NAt USESi The following conditional uses sha// be permitted in the MDMF disfict, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this tiile: Public buildings, grounds, and facilities. VII. STAFFREGOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning and Environmental Commission (PEC) approves the proposed amendment to the Vail Land Use Plan pursuant to Chapter Vlll, Section 3, Town of Vail Land Use Plan, for the Chamonix Parcel located at Tract D, Vail Das Schone Filing 1, with the finding that the proposed amendment meets the purpose and intent of part A, Community Development Department Amendments, Section 3, Amendment Process in Chapter Vlll of the Vail Land Use Plan. The attached draft of the land use plan document will be proposed to the Vail Town Council for adoption by ordinance as an appendix to the Town of Vail Land Use Plan, in accordance with Chapter Vlll, Section 3, of the Town of Vail Land Use Plan. Should the Planning and Environmental Commission choose approve to the requested variances, the Department of Community Development recommends the Commission pass the following motion: "Based upon purpose and intent of Chapter Vlll, Section 3A, Community Development Department Amendments, Vail Land Use Plan, the Planning and Environmental Commission finds the proposed land use plan amendment meets the development objectives of the Town of Vail." VIII. ATTACHMENTS A. Vicinity Map B. Proposed Land Use Plan (includes Land Use Plan map) v :lueuqcuDv Aftachment: B CHAMONIX PARCEL LAND USE PLAN June 27, 2005 Prepared by the To\rvn of Vail Community Development Department, Davis Partnership Architects, and Michael Hazard Associates I. SUMMARY Davis Partnership and Michael Hazard Associates, along with the Town of Vail administration, staff, and review team has completed a land use plan and master plan study for the Chamonix Property, commonly referred to as the "Chamonix Parcel". The process incorporated the information compiled by the project team through a number of meetings among the review team, neighborhood, and Town Council which occurred between August and November, 2004, and led to the development of the following project objectives: . ldentify a location for the West Vail Fire Station on the Chamonix Parcel.. ldentify other potential land use opportunities for the Chamonix Parcel.. Provide a Land Use Plan (Attachment A) which can be used as a guideline to establish detailed development plans for the Chamonix Parcel. II. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS Following the study phase of this project, staff determined that the land use designation for the Chamonix Parcel as indicated on the Official Land Use Map does not require an amendment. The official land use designation of the Chamonix Parcel is "Medium Density Residential" on the Official Land Use Map, which has "Fire Station" as a use specifically called out as a desired use within the description of this designation in the Toen of Vail Land Use Plan, and suits the residential component contained in this Chamonix Parcel Land Use Plan draft document. The cunent zoning designation for the property under Title 12, Zoning Regulations, Vail Town Code, however, does require an amendment from its present Two-Family Primary/Secondary (PS) Residential designation on the Official Land Use Map for the Town of Vail, to Medium Density Multiple Family in order to accomplish the goal of incorporating a medium density residential component into this draft land use plan document. The fire station use requires the approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning and Environmental Commission in eilher residential zone district and would therefore not necessitate the approval of a zone change. The passive recreational areas identified on the Chamonix Parcel Land Use Plan site plan map included with this document would not require the proper execution of a change in zoning, or modifying the parcel's designation on the Orfcial Vail Land Use Map either. ilt.USES Primary Use: Fire Station Secondary Uses: Medium Density Residential, Passive Recreation, and Open Space (See the Land Use Plan Summary attached Land Use Plan map.) l. Objectives a. Maintain a safe intersection at Chamonix Road and Chamonix Lane; b. Minimize traffic and noise impacts for the neighborhood; c. Define a location for the fire station and other uses such as affordable housing and land banking. d. Preserve and build upon the community characteristics of the neighborhood. e. Pay attention to site access and traffic impacts on the neighborhood. f. Explore financing options for the fire station. g. Study drive through engine bays. h. Allow for the fire station to expand up to 16,000 sq. ft. i. Allow the fire station to expand from 2 to 4 engine bays.j. Allow for fire station parking up to 21 spaces. k. Allow for adequate snow storage. l. Create adequate outside fire truck staging. lV. LAND USE PLAN MAP (AttachmentA) The attached site plan is intended for use as the Land Use Plan map for the CHamonix Parcel and contains a general Land Use Plan Summary which describes the four color- coded land use areas: Blue - Primary Use: "Town and Fire Station Uses", a proposed fire station building and any other Town of Vail amenities must go through the Design Review Application process and receive Design Review Board (DRB) approval; Yellow - Secondary Use: "Development Zone", intended for Medium Density Development not to exceed 18 units per acre and in accordance with the Medium Density Multiple Family (MDMF) zone district (Title 12, Vail Town Code) and any proposed buildings must go through the Design Review Application process and receive Design Review Board (DRB) approval; Orange - Accessory Use: "Recreational Space", upon which any physical improvements associated with passive outdoor recreation, would require Design Review Board (DRB) approval. 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