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Home My WebLink AboutPEC150035 Narrative.pdf II DiId u Mauriello Planning Group November 30, 2015 Chris Neubecker, AICP Community Development Department Town of Vail 75 S. Frontage Road Vail, CO 81658 RE: Minor Amendment to SDD No. 4 to allow for the conversion of the indoor tennis courts to parking Dear Chris: As you are aware, the Laurus Corporation, represented by Mauriello Planning Group, is in the process of purchasing the Cascade Hotel. This purchase includes all of the hotel, the Cornerstone Property, two levels of parking in the parking structure, and the Cascade Club. The Laurus Corporation is in the process of investing another $35 million into the renovation of the Vail Cascade Hotel and Cascade Club. Most of the renovations will occur within the interior of the hotel, bringing that facility to a higher standard so that it can be added to the Starwood Luxury Brand portfolio. The Cascade Club, the spa and fitness facility atop the Cascade parking structure, has been modified several times over the last 30 years with additions including the gymnasium area, the pool, and spa facilities. The original club included four tennis courts but in the early 2000s one of the tennis courts was converted to spa related facilities through this same Minor Amendment process. Cascade Village was originally conceived as a mixed use village intended to be the third commercial core area in the Town of Vail with extensive lodging, retail and restaurant facilities, a college campus, centralized parking, a ski lift, and private recreational amenities. The property was originally approved as a PUD in Eagle County and annexed to the Town. From the very beginning it was recognized that the parking as proposed was very efficiently allocated. To settle a lawsuit resulting from a foreclosure in the 1980s, the third floor of parking within the parking structure was allowed to be sold to a third party. Even though this parking is owned by a third party, it is still required by the town to satisfy some of the parking within the Cascade area and is required to provide parking for the Cascade ski lift to Vail Mountain (125 spaces on the third floor must be available to the public during the ski day). Like the other Vail parking structures, these 125 spaces serve skiers and other mixed uses. PO Box 4777 970.376.3318 Eagle, Colorado 81631 u www.mpgvail.com Mauriello Planning Group The Laurus Corporation saw the immediate value in converting the existing Tennis Court facility to an indoor parking to improve the "-- overall parking capacity for the hotel and its --------71.11-1 _ __related facilities. The tennis courts take up -- -.�,�_ - : -- . - vv - / 3 a significant amount of space within they facilitywhile not providingthe type of usage - ., , yp g or financial return that supports maintaining / I such a use within the Club facility. 0 0 011 The tennis court space was developed to __ the same structural standards as the other -- parking levels, lending itself to an easy conversion. The east side of the facility has direct access to Westhaven Drive providing Existing Indoor Tennis Courts an easy access to the facility without interfering with the traffic patterns in the area. The existing concrete area to the east of the facility is the roof of the parking ��0 in i i i,� ,- `'..r.'...,-i' te provided below. This concrete area also ��' F �� . provides an opportunity for surface parking '' ``i which is well screened by vegetation from �� . # ,#the adjoining roadways. ,,t, ,; t ' 'h1. :...*,.... .„,:lint The proposal allows for approximately 80 ~' 1., . parking spaces, 15 exterior spaces and 65 - :3 :k. enclosed spaces. These spaces will be o operated and used by the hotel for its i. 10, 7,:i r' operations and guests. Since this parking is . in addition to the required parking for the `'' ` tix 4, uses onsite, the number of cars that can be - � -.6 t; =4 ? �? parked can grow by about 20 spaces when �{ , ' . operated in a valet format. A new garage Existing surface parking and tennis court building door access will be provided on the east elevation of the building. This Minor SDD Amendment represents the change in use and is necessary before moving forward with the design components. This additional parking not only benefits the hotel and related facilities, it frees up parking available to the general public within other portions of the parking structure and within Town facilities at no cost or impact the general public. Page 2 Relevant Code Sections and Criteria: Section 12-9A-2: Definitions, defines a Minor Amendment as follows: MINOR AMENDMENT (STAFF REVIEW): Modifications to building plans, site or landscape plans that do not alter the basic intent and character of the approved special development district, and are consistent with the design criteria of this article. Minor amendments may include, but not be limited to, variations of not more than five feet (5') to approved setbacks and/or building footprints; changes to landscape or site plans that do not adversely impact pedestrian or vehicular circulation throughout the special development district; or changes to gross floor area (excluding residential uses) of not more than five percent (5%) of the approved square footage of retail, office, common areas and other nonresidential floor area, except as provided under section 12-15-4, "Interior Conversions", or 12-15-5, "Additional Gross Residential Floor Area (250 Ordinance)", of this title. Furthermore, Section 12-9A-10: Amendment Procedures provides the process for review and approval of a Minor Amendment: A. Minor Amendments: 1. Minor modifications consistent with the definition of "minor amendment" in subsection 12-9A-2 of this article, may be approved by the department of community development. All minor modifications shall be indicated on a completely revised development plan. Approved changes shall be noted, signed, dated and filed by the department of community development. 2. Notification of a proposed minor amendment, and a report of staff action of said request, shall be provided to all property owners within and adjacent to the special development district that may be affected by the amendment. Affected properties shall be as determined by the department of community development. Notifications shall be postmarked no later than five (5) days following staff action on the amendment request and shall include a brief statement describing the amendment and the time and date of when the planning and environmental commission will be informed of the administrative action. In all cases the report to the planning and environmental commission shall be made within twenty (20) days from the date of the staff's decision on the requested amendment. 3. Appeals of staff decisions may be filed by adjacent property owners, owners of property within the special development district, the applicant, planning and environmental commission members or members of the town council as outlined in section 12-3-3 of this title. Page 3 We have submitted this application for a minor amendment, provided adjacent property owner envelopes, and have provided plans prepared by Alpine Engineering. A detailed summary of the proposed amendment is provided below: 1 . There are three existing indoor tennis courts at the far east end of the Cascade Club building. These tennis courts were originally designed to the same structural standards as the parking structure that is located below it. As a result, this area can be converted to parking with minimal impacts to the existing building. This nets an additional 65 indoor parking spaces to serve the hotel properties. The total area of the existing indoor tennis courts is approximately 20,183 sq. ft. 2. The existing concrete pad located on the Y i building exterior, which is used for parking, loading, and special events will used for parking. When striped for parking, it nets an - additional 16 compact parking spaces. 3. To access the new parking, a new access ` drive is proposed where the curve of „ „ = `;f. Westhaven Drive turns to the west, just after • • • '� entering from the South Frontage Road. This la- ! "„ / access is shifted slightly from the existing --- — ;— ; access constructed of concrete pavers. — - _ 4. Exterior modifications to the building are ---r— limited to the new entrance into the parking plus additional changes to enhance the appearance of the north and east elevations of the building to be submitted with a Design Proposed access to parking Review application. We kindly request that staff approve these amendments. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 970.376.3318 or via email at dominic@mpgvail.com. Sincerely, k4, 0 • Dominic Mauriello, AICP Principal Page 4 Adjacent Property Owners RANGEL, FRANCISCO MILMO - CLARIOND, BEARD, STANLEY S. & BONNIE K. MARIA LUCIA LOPEZ 500 W TEXAS AVE STE 705 124 SAN ANGEL AVE MIDLAND, TX 79701-4276 NUEVO LEON CT MEXICO BLUE OX LLC 17 CAMPBELL RD KERR, ANN J. & EDWIN PIERCE, III WAYLAND, MA 01778-1001 1617 E QUINCYAVE CHERRY HILL VILLAGE, CO 80113-4809 LIPNICK, JANIE B. 6238 29TH ST NW COLORADO INVESTMENTS LLC WASHINGTON, DC 20015-1510 3101 S OCEAN DR APT 2903 HOLLYWOOD, FL 33019-2838 WESTHAVEN LLC 1825 K ST NW STE 507 JOHN L. ALFOND 2004 TRUST WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1221 IN CARE OF NAME DEXTER FAMILY OFFICE 2 MONUMENT SQ H&C STONE REVOCABLE TRUST PORTLAND, ME 04101-4093 615 PALISADES AVE SANTA MONICA, CA 90402-2723 MARC B. LESSANS REVOCABLE TRUST PO BOX 685 ANNETTE G. FREY REVOCABLE LIVING FREDERICK, MD 21705-0685 TRUST 12604 E 127TH ST S PEDIGO, JAMES & RUTH ANN BROKEN ARROW, OK 74011-5650 PO BOX 950356 LAKE MARY , FL 32795-0356 NANCY ANN HEINEN TRUST, NANCY ANN HEINEN TRUSTEE MCMAHON TRUST 2565 SOM CENTER RD 732 HAMPDEN PL HUNTING VALLEY, OH 44022-6651 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272-4345 WESTHAVEN AT CASCADE VILLAGE BRAMANTE, ELEANOR ASSOCIATION 1285 WESTHAVEN CIR VAIL CASCADE CONDOMINIUMS VAIL, CO 81657-5700 1476 WESTHAVEN DRIVE, #1 VAIL, CO 81657 ST. MORITZ HOLDINGS LLC 1490 W CANAL CT STE 3000 OLIVER, ROBERT LEON LITTLETON, CO 80120-5648 PO BOX 976 CUERO, TX 77954-0976 TOWN OF VAIL FINANCE DEPT 75 S FRONTAGE RD W FLOWER, ELIZABETH RAMSEY - ETAL VAIL, CO 81657-5043 19023 HIGHWAY 131 BOND, CO 80423-9500 Page 5 THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN CONDOMINIUM DAVID W. STASSEN REVOCABLE TRUST ASSOCIATION, INC. 8171 BAY COLONY DR APT 501 VAIL CASCADE CONDOMINIUMS NAPLES, FL 34108-7563 1476 WESTHAVEN DR, #1 VAIL, CO 81657 MONTE VISTA PARTNERS LLC 1942 BROADWAY STE 314C ULTIMATE CASCADE LLC - ETAL BOULDER, CO 80302-5233 825 DELAWARE AVE #203 LONGMONT, CO 80501-6169 DOUBLE BLACK LLC 38 STRATFORD RD MILLRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION HARRISON, NY 10528-1125 JULIE GRIMM 710 WEST LIONSHEAD CIRCLE, SUITE B FLOWERS, DAVID & IZABEL VAIL, CO 81657 4701 S LAFAYETTE ST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113-5953 CASCADES ON GORE CREEK OWNERS ASSOC INC 1476 WESTHAVEN DR VAIL, CO 81657-4321 LIFTSIDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION VAIL CASCADE CONDOMINIUMS 1476 WESTHAVEN DR VAIL, CO 81657 MAURIELLO PLANNING GROUP PO BOX 4777 EAGLE, CO 81631 CDOT 4201 E. ARKANSAS AVENUE, DENVER CO. 80222. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE., SE WASHINGTON, DC 20590 BLUME FAMILY PTNSHP IN CARE OF KRISTEN BLUME PO BOX 504 CHEYENNE, WY 82003-0504 DEWS, JULIANNA PO BOX 362 VAIL, CO 81658-0362 Page 6