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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-07-18 Support Documentation Town Council Work SessionTOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 75 S. Frontage Road W. Vail, CO 81657 12:00 NOON, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006 NOTE: Times of items are approximate, subject to change, and cannot be relied upon to determine at what time Council will consider an item. Council will be served lunch 1. Matt Gennett ITEMlTOPIC: Site Visit, Bell Tower Building. A request to proceed through the development review process with a proposal to reconfigure private improvements on Town of Vail property. (20 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Approve, approve with modifications, or deny the applicant's request to proceed through the development review process. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The Bell Tower Building is in the process of undergoing design review for an application to two gables to encroach slightly over Gore Creek Drive, and for a new stone veneer with cap on the south side of the building to encroach as well. The applicant has already received design review board approval, with conditions for their design, the condition being Town Council permission to proceed. Presently, the existing Bell Tower roof overhang encroaches over Town of Vail property. The applicants are prepared to enter into an encroachment agreement with the Town. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Community Development Department recommends the Town Council approves the applicant's request to proceed through the development review process and apply for a building permit upon the execution of the encroachment agreement. 2. Russ Forrest ITEM/TOPIC: ITEMROPIC: LionsHead Parking Structure Request for Proposals (RFP). (45 min.) BACKGROUND: In the last year, private developers have approached the Town of Vail and proposed redevelopment of the site to accommodate both public and private uses. To ensure a fair and equitable process, the Vail Town Council has directed that a "Request for Proposals" be issued to solicit development proposals that meet the project goals of the town for this site. This RFP seeks qualified developers who can develop the LionsHead Parking Structure consistent with the project goals of this RFP. On June 28 the town received proposals from East West Partners and Open Hospitality Partners. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: This work session with the Vail Town Council and two members of the Planning and Environmental. Commission (PEC) and two members of the Design Review Board (DRB) is intended to: • Review the process for the selection of a developer for the LionsHead Parking Structure. • Review the Phase 1 submittal by two developers who submitted sufficient information by the required deadline. • Determine whether to direct staff to invite the two developers to the August 1 meeting for interviews. 3. ~ George Ruther ITEM/TOPIC: PEC/DRB Update. (15 min.) 4. Gregg Barrie ITEM/TOPIC: Vail Whitewater Park Enhancements. (45 min.) ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Staff is requesting Council provide direction to proceed with the Adjustable Whitewater Feature concept. BACKGROUND RATIONALE: In January of 2006, town staff presented a proposal to the Town Council for enhancing the recreational experience of Vail's Whitewater Park. The proposal calls for the installation of rubber bladders on an existing concrete slab. The bladders can be filled with air to create an "adjustable Whitewater feature." At this time, design work is generally completed and most of the initial concerns of safety, aesthetics, and operations have been addressed. A detailed cost estimate has been prepared by a contractor. Staff wishes to discuss the proposal in detail with the Town Council and determine whether to proceed with final approvals, permits, and construction scheduling. • If the direction is to proceed, staff will continue through the Town of Vail and US Army Corps of Engineers permitting process and to address any additional concerns of the Council. If the direction is that the Adjustable Feature is not appropriate, staff can explore options for minor tweaks to the existing boulder feature or simply leave the park as is. Staff anticipates constructing the stream bank stabilization work with Village Streetscape work this fall. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff believes this is the only option for making any significant improvement to the Vail Whitewater Park and recommends moving forward with the project. 5. Russ Forrest ITEMlTOPIC: Vail 20/20 (Community Plan). Process Update and Approval by Council on Next Steps. (45 min.) BACKGROUND: Staff has continued to develop the process for the Vail Community Plan. In working with Kent Logan and Mark Gordon, staff would like to .seek final approval of the Community Plan process. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Staff is requesting final approval of the process for the Vail Community Plan. 6. Tee Brown ITEM/TOPIC: Tee Brown, current president of the Channel 5 Board of Directors,. has requested an opportunity to address the Vail Town Council re: current upgrades in programming, capital acquisitions and direction for the station. Mark Gordon currently serves as the town's appointment to the Channel 5 Board of Directors, while Pam Brandmeyer serves as a citizen's advisory member. (15 min.) 7. Matt Mire ITEMlTOPIC: Discussion of Ordinance No. 18, Series 2006, An Emergency Ordinance Amending Title 5, Chapter 9, Vail Town Code Regarding Wildlife Protection in the Town of Vail; and setting forth details in regard thereto. (10 min.) BACKGROUND RATIONALE: The Council has directed the staff to prepare a new and more effective wildlife protection ordinance. Until such time that said legislation can be considered and approved by the Town Council, Ordinance 18 operates to create a "zero tolerance" policy for violation of the current wildlife protection regulations. More specifically, the ordinance removes from the Town Code all requirements of warnings to alleged violators, as well as any maximum fine amounts. Thus, a first offense is punishable by the maximum penalties available to the Municipal Court (up to $999 and up to 180 days in jail for each offense). 8. George Ruther ITEM/TOPIC: Discussion of Resolution No. 4, Series of 2006, a resolution amending Section 2.3.3 Stronger Economic Base Through Increased Live Beds, Chapter 4 Recommendations- Overall Study Area, and Chapter 5 Detailed Plan Recommendations to establish policies for the preservation and enhancement of the number of live beads in LionsHead, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (20 min.) BACKGROUND RATIONALE: On June 26, 2006, the Town of Vail Planning & Environmental Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the LionsHead Redevelopment Master Plan. Following discussion on the amendments., the Commission voted 5-0-1 (Pierce recused) to forward a recommendation of approval to the Town Council. In voting to recommend approval, however the Commission requested several modifications be made to the amendments. The modifications recommended by the Commission are noted in blue text in the resolution. On July 18, 2006, the Vail Town Council held an afternoon work session to discuss the pending resolution in anticipation of a final decision on the proposed text amendment. 9. ITEM/TOPIC: Information Update. (10 min.) • Highway noise. • Stream Tract encroachment update. • Timber Ridge pedestrian overpass. • Housing timeline update. ' 10. ITEM/TOPIC: Matters from Mayor & Council. (10 min.) 11. Matt Mire ITEM/TOPIC: Executive Session, pursuant to: C.R.S. Section 24- 6-402(4)(b)(e) - To determine positions, develop a strategy or instruct negotiators regarding and to receive legal advice on specific legal questions, regarding a proposed Wireless Broadband Network and Lease Agreement. (30 min.) 12. ITEM/TOPIC: Adjournment. (4:25 p.m.) NOTE UPCOMING MEETING START TIMES BELOW: (ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE) THE NEXT VAIL TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR WORK SESSION WILL BEGIN AT TBD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2006 IN THE VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Sign language interpretation available upon request with 48-hour notification. Please call 479-2106 voice or 479-2356 TDD for information. MEMORANDUM TO: Town Council FROM: Community Development Department DATE: July 18, 2006 SUBJECT: A request to proceed through the development review process with a proposal to reconfigure private improvements which encroach onto Town of Vail property. Applicant: Bell Tower Building HOA, Represented by VAg Architects Planner: Matt Gennett DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST The Bell Tower Building is in the process of undergoing design review with an application for two gables to encroach slightly over Gore Creek Drive, and for a new stone veneer with cap on the south side of the building to encroach as well (Attachments A, B, &C). The applicant has already received design review board approval with conditions for their design, the condition being Town Council grants permission to proceed through the development review process. Presently; the existing Bell Tower roof overhang encroaches over Town of Vail property. The applicants are prepared to enter into an encroachment agreement with the Town. II. STAFF RECOMMENDATION The Community Development Department recommends that the Town Council approves the applicant's request to proceed through the development review process with a building permit application for the proposed improvements, accompanied by an encroachment agreement entered into with th.e Town of Vail. III. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Request Letter from the Applicant's Representative Attachment B: Exhibit A: Roof Overhang and Stone Veneer Encroachment Attachment C: Exhibit B: Existing Roof and Property Line 1 Attachment: A Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Matt Gennett Town of Vail-Town Planner 75 South Frontage rd Vail CO 81658 Re:Bell Tower Encroachment with Town of.Vail-Town Council Matt: VAg is submitting to you for the upcoming Town Council meeting on Tuesday, July 18"' 2006. We are submitting to request an encroachment agreement with the Town of Vail for roof overhangs and~stone veneer. Presently the existing Bell Tower roof is encroaching onto town property. VAg is keeping the majority of the roof overhang the same with the exception of two areas. The first being extending the gable over the Pano jewelry shop, here we would like to extend the gable 30" from its current position. Second being a new gable over the owner's entry on the southeast corner. Refer to the attached Exhibit A and Exhibit B drawings. We are also requesting an encroachment for a new stone veneer with a stone cap on the south side of.the building. Refer to Exhibit A. Thank you for considering this encroachment. Please do not hesitate to contact Anne Gunion or me with any questions or clarifications. Sincerely, VAg, Inc., Architects & Planners Mike Mascaros, Senior Project Manager Encl. 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Archituts 8c Planne[n ~.~~1~ ~m m 116TL,1l1 (970) 949.7034 fax: (970)949.8134 ~a.~ 90 Hmmm.d Rnd Solt ]IR Mm, OD ~16'ID PROJECT NAME: PROJECT NO: 2528.01 the Bell Tower Building Remodel Vail Village, Filing 1, Block SB DRAWING TT^ p• Exhibit B-existing roof and property line SCALE: 1/8" =1'-0^ Q 2Om6 v A g Inc ISSUE DATE: 06.27.06 PHASE: CD sr>Eer: sk.03 RE: X2.4 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING _ ,. July 10, 2006 TQWN t~F VAib; < PROJECT ORIENTATION -Town Council Chambers -PUBLIC WELCOME 12:00 pm MEMBERS PRESENT Chas Bernhardt Doug Cahill Dick Cleveland Anne Gunion Bill Jewitt Rollie Kjesbo Bill Pierce MEMBERS ABSENT Site Visits: 1. Wildfire Hazard Investigation Demonstration - 1807 Alpine Drive / 2040 Basingdale Boulevard 2. Solis Residence - 1740 Sierra Trail 3. Nugget Lane Partners - 4269 Nugget Lane Driver: Warren Public Hearing -Town Council Chambers 2:00 pm 10 minutes A request for a worksession to discuss proposed amendments to Chapters 12-21, Hazard Regulations, 14-7, Geologic/Environmental Hazards, and 14-10, Design Review Standards and. Guidelines, Vail Town Code, to adopt Wildfire Regulations and a Wildfire Hazard Map that will require mitigation of high and extreme wildfire hazard zones in the Town of Vail, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (PEC06-0029) Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Rachel Friede ACTION: Approved MOTION: Bill Jewitt SECOND: Chas Bernhardt VOTE: 7-0-0 Rachel Friede briefly outlined the purpose of the worksession, per the staff memorandum. Tom Talbot from. Vail Fire and Emergency Services then made a presentation on a recent fire in the Spraddle Creek Subdivision. Doug Cahill asked if we are able to create defensible space between the Town of Vail and Forest Service property. Tom Talbot answered that we are working with the Forest Service to mitigate these areas. Anne Gunion suggested that the text amendments include a maintenance provision for properties in order to require upkeep on landscaping. .Rollie Kjesbo said it is difficult enough to require initial mitigation, and he is unsure whether the town can enforce maintenance. Dick Cleveland said the town has the ability to abate nuisances and a more likely scenario is to enforce this rather than to require maintenance. This would be an issue for the Town Council. Page 1 He agrees with Rollie that is difficult to enforce anything. beyond the application process. He suggested that a condition of TCO be that all diseased trees be removed. Doug Cahill asked if there is any government funding for mitigation on private property. Tom Talbot responded that the State has been instrumental in helping with funding for properties on Matterhorn Circle. However, these funds are highly competitive. There was no public comment. 20 minutes 2. A request for a final review of a variance, from Section 12-6D-6, Setbacks, Vail Town Code, pursuant to Chapter 12-17, Variances, to allow for a new single family residence within the front and side setbacks, located at 1740 Sierra Trail/Lot 22, Vail Village West Filing 1, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (PEC06-0015) Applicant: Luis Solis, represented by Michael Suman Architect Planner: Matt Gennett ACTION: Denied MOTION: Rollie Kjesbo SECOND: Bill Jewitt .VOTE: 6-1-0(Gunion opposed)) Matt Gennett made a presentation per the staff memorandum. Michael Suman made a presentation on behalf of Luis Solis. Suman outlined three components that created a hardship necessary for a variance. It poses practical difficulties and a hardship in locating the home where it would not encroach into the setbacks. He also discussed the adjacent lots and the difficulties related to those properties. Bruce Louis, the engineering consultant for the property, reviewed the history of the site and explained why the landslide occurred. Michael Suman posited that the original foundation would not be appropriate as the foundation of the new home. Bruce Louis does not have an opinion about the new home, but said that it is important that the original foundation not be moved in order to prevent another"landslide. Suman continued that they have studied numerous options for development of the site but no other option was viable. The excavation required to remove the original foundation would take out the lower half of the site. This would be contrary to efforts to minimize the amount of site disturbance. The impact is significant. The remaining foundation is a hardship, a result of extreme circumstances that are not self-imposed. Luis Solis, the applicant, asked that he be able to safely develop his property. He did not realize the extent of the soil issues and would like to be able to mitigate any hazards. Cindy McAdams, a neighbor to the east, is concerned with compromising the integrity of the lot. The variance concerns her because it would bring a new home closer to her property than as required by the Town Code (setbacks). Luis Solis returned to the podium to respond that since he purchased the home, the address has been on Alpine Drive, not Sierra Trail. Bill Pierce asked if garages can go into side setbacks where there is a slope over 30%. The Town Code does not permit this and it would require a variance. Pierce also asked questions regarding the other options and the viability of stabilizing a new foundation to the bedrock. Page 2 Anne Gunion asked if they removed the foundation, would the lot be unbuildable. Suman said that there is the ability to build, but it would be very onerous on the applicant. In order to remove the foundation, the lot would be excavated extensively. Anne said that they would be required to soil nail to stabilize the road anyway. Suman answered that if the foundation is taken out, the soil nails would be three times deeper. Anne asked what the role of the existing foundation will be once the new home is built. Bruce Louis said. that the existing foundation will continue to stabilize the hillside. He said if the old foundation is taken out, when the new house is built, there would still need to be additional soil stabilization and a new drainage system in addition to the new home. Anne asked why the house could not be positioned within the allowed area, and not encroach into the side setback. Suman answered that he was trying to get more light into the home. Anne said she sees that the original foundation is a hardship, but the design does not lend to the minimal amount of encroachment into the side setback. Chas had no comments. Dick agrees with others and added that the applicant clearly outlined the problems faced in this property. He said that using the steepest part of the lot is an option but should not be used as the reason for the variance. He added that in 1982, there were many landslides in the Town. It seems counterintuitive to build on the part of the lot that is the steepest and has the most issues. A request for a variance at this time is premature. There should be an effort to access the property from Sierra Trail. Bill Jewitt commented that the owner had previous. knowledge of the issues with this lot. High expense is not an unusual circumstance arid to grant a variance would be to grant special privilege. Rollie agreed that the hardship does not qualify for a variance. Doug Cahill agrees that he cannot support a variance when you can reengineer the property to make it work within the allowed building area. Anne Gunion added that she thinks there is a hardship but thinks that when they bought the property, they should have known the issues related to the property. She was also concerned about positioning the access on Sierra Trail because of the condition of that part of the property. 10 minutes 3. A request for a final review of an amended final plat, pursuant to Chapter 13-12, Exemption Plat, Vail Town Code, to allow for the combination of Lot 1 and Tract A of the Cliffside Subdivision into a single lot, located at 1452 Buffehr Creek Road/ Lot 1 and Tract A, Cliffside Subdivision, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (PEC06-0042) Applicant: Mike Young ~ , Planner: Warren Campbell ACTION: Approved with condition(s) MOTION: Kjesbo SECOND: Jewitt VOTE: 7-0-0 Condition(s): 1. The applicant shall add a note to the Second Amended Final Plat of Lot 1. Cliffside Subdivision: A Resubdivision of Lot 1 of Cliffside and Tract "A", Cliffside, stating that a maximum of one dwelling unit is permitted on Lot 1 of the Cliffside Subdivision prior to submitting mylars for Town of Vail signature and recording. Warren Campbell made a presentation per the staff memorandum. No public comment was added Page 3 The Commission was generally in support of the application. Dick Cleveland asked. how much GRFA was currently allowed on the property, to which Warren Campbell stated was approximately 10,200 square feet. Cleveland had some concerns about combining Tract A to Lot 1, which would increase the allowable GRFA to approximately 11,900 square feet when Tract A was of a shape that would not be buildable but would increase the allowable GRFA on Lot 1. 10 minutes 4. A request for a final review of a variance, from Sections 12-6H-6, Setbacks, and 12-14-17, Setback from Water Course, Vail Town Code, pursuant to Chapter 12-17, Variances, to allow for a new front entry and deck addition within the setbacks, located at 103 Willow Place/Lot 4, Block 6, Vail Village Filing 1, and setting forth details in regard thereto. _(PEC06-0043) Applicant: Edelweiss Condominium Association, represented by Larry Deckard Planner: Bill Gibson ACTION: Approved with condition(s) MOTION: Kjesbo SECOND: Jewitt VOTE:7-0-0 CONDITION(S): 1. This approval shall be contingent upon the applicant receiving Town of Vail approval of the design review application associated with this variance request. Bill Gibson presented the project according to the memorandum. Larry Deckard, the applicant, made himself available for questions. Mr. Plum, president of the River House association, stated that the originally planned deck to the west was not currently proposed. The applicant agreed that such deck had been removed from the proposal. Dick Cleveland stated that precedent existed for this type of request. Bill Jewitt asked if the color of the building was going to change. Larry Deckard noted the changes for Commissioner Jewitt. Doug Cahill commented that this was clearly a legally non-conforming instance and the upgrades were in keeping with the environment. 15 minutes 5. A request for a final review of a variance, from Section 12-6C-6, Setbacks, Vail Town Code, pursuant to chapter 12-17, Variances, to allow for a bedroom addition within the front and side setbacks, located at 4269 Nugget Lane/Lot 3, Bighorn Estates Townhouses, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (PEC06-0044) Applicant: Nugget Lane Partners, LLC, represented by Morter Architects Planner: Elisabeth Reed ACTION: Approved with condition(s) MOTION: Kjesbo SECOND: Jewitt VOTE: ?-0-0 CONDITION(S): 1. This approval shall be contingent upon the applicant receiving Town of Vail approval of the design review application associated with this variance request. 2. The applicant shall pave the existing parking -area prior to Temporary Certificate of Occupancy by the Town of Vail Community Development Department. Elisabeth Reed presented the request per the staff memorandum. Leah Mayer from Morter Architects was available for questions. Page 4 Dick Cleveland supported the variance but suggested that he would be more fully supportive of the request if the driveway were to be paved. Bill Jewitt noted that many similar variances in this area had been granted before. Kjesbo and Pierce recommended paving the parking area. Ann Gunion questioned the other Commissioners about increasing the non-conformity of the site/residence through this variance approval. Bill Jewitt noted that the issue arises from the Town Council's decision to subdivide these lots in this manner. Ann Gunion recommended adjusting the zoning in specific areas of Town to allow existing buildings to become conforming and possibly avoid constant PEC requests. Chas Bernhardt agreed with Ann Gunion's comments and Bill Pierce's recommendation to pave the parking. Doug Cahill also recommended a paved parking surface. 15 minutes 6. A request for a final recommendation to the Vail Town Council, pursuant to Section 12-3-7, Amendment, Vail Town Code, for text amendments to Article 12-7A, Public Accommodations District, Vail Town Code, to allow for banks and financial institutions as a conditional use within the Public Accommodations District, and setting forth details in regard thereto. (PEC06-0047) Applicant: Town of Vail Planner: Rachel Friede ACTION: Tabled to July 24, 2006 MOTION: Kjesbo SECOND: Jewitt VOTE: 7-0-0 7. Approval of June 26, 2006 minutes MOTION: Kjesbo SECOND: Jewitt VOTE: 6-0-1 (Gunion abstained) 8. Information Update • As of July 24, 2006, Public Meetings will begin at 1:00. Lunch will not be served. 9. Adjournment MOTION: Cleveland SECOND: Jewitt VOTE: 7-0-0 The applications and information about the proposals are available for public inspection during regular office hours at the Town of Vail Community Development Department, 75 South Frontage Road. The public is invited to attend the project orientation and the site visits that precede the public hearing in the Town of Vail Community Development Department. Please call (970) 479-2138 for additional information. Sign language interpretation is available upon request with 24-hour notification. Please call (970) 479-2356, Telephone for the Hearing Impaired, for information. Community Development Department . Published July 7, 2006, in the Vail Daily. Page 5 Please note: There are no DRB results to report since the last Council Meeting on July 11, 2006. MEMORANDUM TO: Vail Town Council FROM: Department of Public Works DATE: July 18, 2006 SUBJECT: Vail Whitewater Park Enhancements Background In January of 2006, Town staff presented a proposal to the Town Council for enhancing the recreational experience of Vail's Whitewater Park. The proposal calls for the installation of rubber bladders on an existing concrete slab. The bladders can be filled with air to create an "adjustable whitewater feature". At this time, design work is generally completed and most of the initial concerns of safety, aesthetics, and operations have been addressed, and a detailed cost estimate has been prepared by a contractor. Staff wishes to discuss the proposal in detail with the Town Council and determine whether or not to proceed with final approvals, permits, and construction scheduling. Protect Rationale -- This proposal is the only option for significant enhancement to the recreational experience of the park because of concerns about raising the 100-Year Floodplain. However, there are multiple benefits to the "adjustable feature". A. 100-Year Floodplain • Installing permanent boulder features that improve the whitewater recreation experience of the park will raise the 100-Year Floodplain elevation. • That increase could impact adjacent property. • Installation of inflatable bladders allows the feature to "disappear" during high flows, thus eliminating the increase in Floodplain elevation. B. Project Benefits • Bladders focus the main flow of water towards the center of the existing boulder feature, which increases the wave height • Adjustable nature of bladders allows variation of wave shape and size • System can be controlled to optimize the feature for variable river flows • Can adjust the wave for scheduled "expert" or "amateur" competitions • Low maintenance costs once installed vs. natural boulder features • System is programmed to deflate in the event of unexpected high flows • With the construction of the Avon Whitewater Park and other parks across the country, this feature may ensure the continuation of the Teva Games in Vail • High visibility for locals and guests • May return Vail's park to "destination" status • Possibility to hold kayaking teaching clinics • Could add a "web cam" of the park to the Town of Vail websife showing the park and providing links to current flow volumes C. Project Disadvantages • As with natural boulder features, there is no guarantee of "the perfect whitewater feature". • Expense: substantial cost with no guarantee. However, this also applies to natural boulder features. Key Concerns The concerns emphasized at the January presentation have been addressed as follows: A. Success • Basic hydraulic engineering supports the concept of focusing the flow. In addition, the general idea has been successfully tested in this location during the Teva Games in 2003. • The engineering concept behind this feature is to increase the velocity of flow across the existing concrete slab, up to 25 percent for recreational flows. • The new technology behind today's freestyle kayaks is termed a "planing hull". Planing hulls have a flat bottom, and when the boat is given some speed, the hull skims to the surface, allowing the boat to spin and the paddler to perform tricks. • Therefore, by increasing the velocity in this feature, the recreational experience for Vail's park is greatly enhanced. • In addition, because of the adjustability of the proposal, the whitewater feature can advance with the sport. B. Safety • The January proposal had steel plates attached to the top of each bladder. The purpose was to create a more seamless diversion feature. • After further study, it was determined that the steel plates were no longer necessary for most of the bladders and have been removed with the exception of two. • The two center bladders on the downstream edge will have narrow steel plates to enhance the adjustability of the wave. However, these plates will have rounded corners and a rubber bumper attached to the edge. In addition, they will be in the deepest part of the channel so potential contact is minimal. There are no edges to get hooked on and no corners to impact. • These features would not be considered any different from the general hazards inherent to whitewater activities or other use.of the river. C. Aesthetics • The bladders would be attached to the existing concrete slab and, for the most part, located beneath the pedestrian bridge. They will be black in color and would likely be covered in algae as is the concrete slab. • When deflated, they will be visually insignificant. They would create ripples during the low flows of the late fall and winter months. • When inflated, the bladders would be submerged during high water. During lower flows in July and August, when the park is in operation, the outer bladders would be visible above the water line. • The bladders will always be deflated at night. D. Operations • The current proposal includes the installation of a "PLC" which is a computerized control system. It operates the system at programmed times. In addition, it can be programmed to adjust to varying water levels and for desired wave shapes and sizes. • Programming the system ,would be a "trial and error" process and would take a season or two to fine-tune. • The proposal includes an upstream sensor that would deflate the system automatically in the event of potentially damaging floodwaters: Staff is recommending the formation of a Whitewater park "operating committee" comprised of local boaters, fishermen, business owners, etc. as well as a Town staff member to establish the operating guidelines and to program the system. This was successful when the park was first constructed and many of the same members have expressed interest again. Two Projects There are two parts to the work required at the park: Part 1 -Stream Bank Stabilization -Reconstruct the boulder walls /viewing area on the north bank between the pedestrian bridge and the International Bridge. • Regardless of the decision regarding the Adjustable Feature, it will be necessary to reconstruct this area. Many of the boulders have fallen into Gore Creek and much of the bank is in danger of eroding over the next several years. • An application for a Nationwide Permit has been submitted to the US Army Corps of Engineers for this work to occur in the fall in conjunction with the Village Streetscape work. Part 2 -Adjustable Whitewater Feature -This part of the work includes the installation of the air bladders and the control system necessary to operate them. This work would be completed after receiving permits from the Corps of Engineers, likely to be late fall or early spring. Project Costs There is currently $ 100,000 remaining in the 2006 Whitewater Park Improvements budget. To date, $ 37,245 has been spent on engineering and design of the two projects. The following is based on a budget proposal from B & B Excavating: Stream Bank Stabilization $ 75,000 Contingency (15%) $ 11_,000 Engineering (remaining) $ 2,500 Stream Bank Total $ 88,500 Adjustable Whitewater Feature $ 290,000 . Contingency (15%) $ 44,000 Engineering (remaining) $ 2,500 Adjustable Feature Total $ 336,500 Total for Both Project $ 425,000 (January Estimate: $ 260;000) It is likely that with detailed design drawings and "value engineering" that these numbers will decrease. Detailed drawings will allow the mechanical contractor to more accurately price the project. Action Requested of Council Staff is requesting that the Council provide direction as to whether or not to proceed with the Adjustable Whitewater Feature concept. • If the direction is to proceed, staff will continue through the Town of Vail and US Army Corps of Engineers permitting process, and to address any additional concerns of the Council. • If the direction is that the Adjustable Feature is not appropriate, staff can explore options for minor tweaks to the existing boulder feature or simply leave the park as is. Staff anticipates constructing the Stream Bank Stabilization work with Village Streetscape work this fall. Staff Recommendation Because of the substantial benefit to recreation in the heart of Vail Village, staff recommends proceeding with the project through final design and permitting. Staff will return at the appropriate time to request final approval to proceed and to award a contract. Gr. ~. ,r~ , a ,,~ ~ ~_F Vail WW Park Photo Rendering Adjustable Structure Inflated at 500 cfs ~= -~ ~ era -~, .~s- ~ Vail's existing Whitewater Park Example of Deflated Bladders ~.- ;z '~ -.~~= ~- _.:.~_ ~~ _~..- Example of Inflated Bladders MEMORANDUM TO: Town Council FROM: Community Development Department DATE: July 18, 2006 SUBJECT: Vai120/20 Staff: Stan Zemler, Russ Forrest, Suzanne Silverthorne, Greg Hall, Rachel Friede, Elisabeth Reed I. PURPOSE The purpose of July 18, 2006 discussion regarding the Vail Vision and Community Plan (which staff is proposing to name "Vail 20/20") is to: • Inform the Town Council of proposed schedule changes; • Review the Communications Plan and name with the Town Council; • Provide a copy of the State of Vail Report in draft form; • Request the Town Council's final approval to launch the public process. II. BACKGROUND In the process of extensive redevelopment, the Town has been addressing many planning issues such as circulation, housing, recreation, and land use, which transcend neighborhoods and have regional implications. The Town Council at their last retreat determined initiating a community process which asked "what's next" for Vail and what's missing from the planning that has occurred to date. Staff provided several examples of community plans from Aspen and Breckenridge as an example of how to .define a vision and engage the community in the development of a strategic plan. On January 17, 2006, the Town Council approved a scope of work that included soliciting a facilitator, to garner community participation, and a consultant, to assist Town Staff in drafting the vision and community plan. The scope of work was published on numerous websites and distributed to knovvn experts in this field. The selection process occurred in February 2006, and Design Workshop was selected as both the final consultant and facilitator of this project. Since March 2006, Design Workshop has worked with Staff to develop the process for the Vision and Community Plan. Staff has also met with various stakeholders in the community, who have provided valuable insight into the process, including the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, participants in the Vail Tomorrow process, and the Vail Village Homeowners Association. Staff has also been working with RRC Associates and Design Workshop to update the the State of Vail report (See Attachment A). This update includes a more detailed analysis of the state of housing, land use, transportation, the environment, culture, economic development and recreation. III. GOALS AND OUTCOMES & PROJECT NAME It is critical that both the goals for this process and its resulting outcomes agree with the Town Council's direction and guidance. The following are the goals and outcomes that have been outlined by Design Workshop and Staff for this process: Goals • To identify commonly shared values in the community. • To create a clear and vivid vision of Vail's future. • To develop an integrated community plan that creates an effective coordinated strategy for Vail's future. • To create a final product that transcends the administrations of Town Council and appointed boards and commissions. • To build upon planning processes from other communities and processes already in place in Vail. • To create a participatory process focused on listening and community involvement. Outcomes A strategic plan which provides atopically-based vision for the next 10-15 years based on a shared set of values and provides an integrated action plan to achieve that vision Coordinated decision making so that land use decisions compliment transportation; housing, and economic strategies and vice versa. This will help save time and money through more coordinated project management. Improved effectiveness and efficiency in capital and operational budgeting by ensuring the anriual budget supports a strategic vision and the set of values that the community identified. In addition, this process has been proven to leverage other private and public dollars to implement shared goals. Proiect Name Staff is proposing "Vail 20/20" as a name for the project. An alternative that was considered was "20/20: Vail's Community Plan." IV. ACTIONS REQUESTED OF COUNCIL 1. Review and Approve Process Attachment B provides a detailed summary of the proposed process for the Town Council's approval. The process is broken into three parts as described below: Phase 1-Project Planning Phase The Project Planning Phase will include approval of the process, completion of a draft State of Vail report, and completion of necessary communications strategies to promote a successful process. This phase would also include a meeting with key institutional stakeholders on August 3, 2006 to solicit their participation in the process and gain input on the draft State of Vail Report. Phase 2 -Community Visioning Meetings on August 22 and 24rn Two community meetings are planned for August 22 and 24rn 1. The goal of the first meeting on August 22 is to identify. the characteristics that community members and interested participants love about Vail. These will serve as the foundation for Vail's future and will be the platform for specific strategies and actions to be identified later in the process. During this meeting, the community will build upon its past work by evaluating and adding to the following list of community characteristics, which were gained from the Vail Tomorrow process: A. Resort and Community go hand in hand. B. Diversity strengthens us. C. Activities enhance our lives. D. Connections build community. E. The environment defines us. F. Regional problem solving works best. G. The economy sustains us. H. Safe surroundings protect us. I. Intellectual growth is essential for all. Then, participants will evaluate the extent to which the community has embraced those values in its current day-to-day planning and decision- making. How must these values be strengthened or modified to shape the creation of a long-term action plan for the community? In this workshop, the community will develop the 20/20 litmus test for future decisions. In addition, the State of Vail Report will be distributed to participants and they will be asked to return on the 24rn 2. At the second Community Meeting on August 24, the community will learn about the current state of the town and discover what Vail will be like in the year 2020 if current trends maintain their present course. Participants will determine which components of this future scenario mesh with Vail's existing community values and which trends create challenges and concern and are opposed to the existing community values. Participants will then be give opportunity to help direct Vail's future by identifying a preferred future scenario for the year 2020. Phase 3 - Development of a Strategic Plan (September-November, 2006) Following the Community Meetings held in August, staff will summarize the input received and make recommendations to the Town Council in September regarding how to move forward with the development of a strategic plan. This allows time to evaluate the input from the August meetings and ensure Council is comfortable with the next steps. The Town Council will then be charged with reviewing the findings and developing a process that will be used to address the issues and ideas identified by the community. Staff has been encouraged to create a focused process and respect the work that is already occurring by organized groups in various topical areas such as the Economy (Economic Council), Recreation (VRD focus groups and recreation planning), Housing (Housing Authority) -and others. It is envisioned that the following topics could be addressed in a strategic plan and that these topics would be convened by the following groups (existing institutional groups would be used were possible): • Economic Strategy- Convened by Economic Council, Chair is Stan Zemler • Recreation Strategy- Convened by Recreation Master Plan Team • Housing Strategy- Convened by Housing Authority, Chair is Mark Risto • Land Use/Growth Management -convened by Community Development • Transportation & Infrastructure: Public Works, ECO, Eagle County, CDOT • Environment- Convened by Town of Vail Environmental Health officer Staff generally envisions the following process to complete a strategic plan: Each topical group will allow the Town to publicize the date and location of meetings. • Each topical group will allow public input, with their chair deciding how to integrate such public input. • Town Staff representatives will participate in each topical area, aid in publicizing meeting dates, and help track progress of the different groups, using the template below: Goals of the group/community for this topical area Objectives Actions: Specific steps to reach main objectives • Who should implement the action(s)? • How should the action(s) be implemented? • When should they be implemented? • Which Partnerships should be developed to successfully implement the actions? • What are the resource needs to implement the actions? It should be noted that Council would be asked to review the input from the community meetings and then decide on the final structure and approach for addressing the topical areas discussed during the community meetings. The Council may elect to delete or add topical areas base on the input from the August meetings: Once those next steps are approved, staff would communicate to the community the opportunities to participate in those topical area discussions. Staff believes that working groups could complete an action plan by November and then communicate that draft plan to the community in a final public meeting. Then Staff would propose that this plan provide a foundation for the Town Council's next strategic planning meeting in December or January. 2. Review Proposed Communications Plan Attachment C is the proposed Communications Plan for Vail 20/20, which Suzanne Silverthorne has prepared. This communications plan parallels the process. 3. Provide direction to move forward This is a concentrated process intended to create aforward-looking strategic plan for the Town of Vail. It will help address trade-offs in the areas of housing, transportation, land use, recreation, and cultural amenities. It will help obtain feedback on "what's next for Vail" and the direction of future growth within a competitive resort industry. It is a concentrated process that will require the support of Town Council, Staff, and community partners. After this meeting staff would intend to launch the communications plan and invitation process for these meetings and Council support in this process will be critical. Staff question: Does the Council endorse and support the referenced process and communications plan to be initiated on July 19tn~ v. ATTACHMENTS A. Draft State of Vail Report B. Detailed Process Description. C. Communications Plan Attachment A W®~:KING DRAFT STATE OF" VAI L, REPORT 2006 Prepared by the Town of Vail and RRC Associates With help from Vail Valley Foundation Eagle River Water and Sanitation District STATE OF VAIL Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................:..................................................................................................................A-1 LAND USE ...............................................................................................................................................................B-1 THE ECONOMY AND VAIL'S FINANCIAL CONDITION ............................................................................C-1 ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................................................D-1 TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................:.E-1 HOUSING ...............................................................:.........................:...................................................................... F-1 RECREATION ............................................................................:.......................................................................... G-1 CULTURE AND SOCIAL ISSUES ...................................................................................................................... H-1 STATE OF VAIL: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vail is embarking on a critical community planning effort called "Vai120/20." The Town will hold two visioning meetings with the public that will develop a set of values and contemplate the future of Vail. The purpose of this report is to. provide the public with factual information that will allow us to have a more informed discussion in the visioning and strategic planning process. The report presents an executive summary along with detailed information on the environment, housing, transportation, culture and social issues, land use, recreation and the economy. Each topical report includes current conditions, regional considerations, relationships between topics and critical trends and projections. The projections will be utilized in the visioning meetings and during the strategic planning process to help members of the community understand how policy affects the future, and also understand what type of future is preferred: The final product of this planning effort will give strategic direction to provide a framework for future decision-making. This will help ensure community support for future projects. The plan will also coordinate decision making so that land use decisions compliment transportation, housing, and economic strategies and vice versa. This will help save time and money through more coordinated project management. It will also improve effectiveness and efficiency in capital and operational budgeting by ensuring the annual budget supports a strategic vision and the set of values that the community identified. In addition, this process has been proven to leverage other private and public dollars to implement shared goals. It is important to note that within these individual Community Plan Topics, it is necessary to understand the connections between them. For example, land use and development trends will have a great impact on housing, transportation, the economy and other topics. These interconnections are highlighted in each report and are integral to understanding the bigger picture of the State of Vail. Additionally, there is a link between Town-wide and regional issues. It is important to understand how Vail's decisions affect the rest of Eagle County and beyond, and also to understand how others will affect the Town in the future. Connections between topics and regional implications will be important to discussion of topics during the working group portion of the Community Plan process. The Demographic Profile of Vail Residents is Changing One important finding from the State of Vail analysis concerns the rapidly changing demographic profile of residents within the Town of Vail. This trend was made clear in 2000 through the U.S. Census results, and it seems that this trend has accelerated since then. Vail's demographics may be summarized as follows: • Vail's current year-round population is approximately 4,800 residents. The Town has about 6,233 total housing units. The Town's permanent population occupies about 2,300 housing units (37 percent of all units) with the remaining units vacant part of the year (about 63 percent); these are typically occupied by part-time (seasonal) residents. • Vail is a town with relatively small households (2.09 persons compared to the Eagle County average of 2.73), which are unlikely to contain children. Only 13 percent of Vail households have one or more person under 18, compared to 35 percent for the County as a whole, and 46 percent in Eagle. The data suggest that many of Vail's former resident families as well as large segments of the local work force are now living west of Vail and commuting to work in Vail. • Vail is considerably older than most of the rest of Eagle County, with only 11 percent of the population in Vail under the age of 19 (compared to 26 percent in the County and 32 percent in the Town of Eagle). About 21 percent of the Vail population was over the age of 50 in 2000 compared to 15 percent for Eagle County. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ~ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF VAIL •~ Vail is relatively well educated (61 percent have Bachelor's or higher degrees compared to the County average of 43 percent). • Significantly, Vail is increasingly being influenced by the part-time resident population that dominates the community at certain times of the year. Studies indicate that they may be spending more time in their Vail residence than their "primary" place of residence. In many cases, these homeowners are also considering retiring to Vail. Vail will be older, more affluent and educated and even less likely to contain children in the future if_current trends continue. 600% 500% 400°h 300% 200% 100% 0% -100% Change in Population by Age Group. 1990-2000 Awn is consistentlythe fastestgrowing community thti the decade. ssz% ^Vail ^ Eagle County 600% The Town of Vail is the slowestgrowing; losing population below age n A 45, and growing in age groups Deer age 45. `~% p w a Eagie 367% 2 49% 2 4% 233 203% 2M'7O 220 95% 96% sa% , ~ 9~§% se% so% fl3 0 % n+ 0% ~ ` „i m % 1E% 96 <% 0% 96" 69% 52 8% 63 , ~ ~ '7 `': F.+ 37 W 6P ~ 65 ' 42 ~j ~a ~~ '~,~ ~ ~ . 6 y. 27 ;i > 3% L, : ,:. -itv -ms -n% -n% under5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64 65-74 75-84 85 and up Source: US Census Bureau 1990 and 2000 An additional demographic trend that warrants monitoring by Vail is population increases throughout Eagle County and the region. Regardless of what Vail does within its Town limits, there will continue to be growth outside the Town. Major increases in population to the west, spurred by a combination of recreation and energy development, .will continue to increase traffic on I-70, accelerate the demand for recreation opportunities and likely change Vail's role in the County. Recent estimates of population growth provided by the State of Colorado anticipate growth in Eagle County from about 50,000 in 2005 to almost 90,000 in 2030. Growth in the three-county region that includes Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield Counties is projected to grow from 115,000 in 2005 to 246,000 in 2030. Economic Forces Represent Challenges Another important consideration as Vail looks to the future is the Town's economy. The analysis of economic conditions indicates that the Town has been experiencing competition from down-valley shopping opportunities which exist in Avon, Edwards and more recently Eagle and Gypsum. As families move down-valley, they focus much of their shopping, dining and entertainment activities on commercial establishments closer to home. Vail's percentage of total retail activity in the county has steadily decreased. This trend is illustrated by the graph below: . COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF VAIL Eagle County Sales Tax Collected 1984-2005 100% 90% °-' 80% O U ~ 70% f m 60% ~ 50% 'o U 4D% m '~ 30% `o 20% N 10% 0% Y ..t '~. x~ ,' '~ l7 Rem cinder of County ~~`'~ - ,. - ^Vail Total I i ~ "' Y~, ~ .u 1. Y 5; jk, '. ~ ~Y ~~ . t, 3R i . i r~ ti~ 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 YTD Another key economic trend has concerned the flat sales tax revenue that has plagued the Town of Vail in recent years. Partly a result of competition and down-valley movement by many families, sales taxes have also been influenced by visitor expenditure patterns and the relative attractiveness (or lack of attractiveness) of in-Town commercial (shopping) opportunities. On.a positive .note, sales tax revenue has grown over the past two years. Similarly, during the first part of 2006, taxes continued to increase, partly the result of very strong visitation experienced by Vail this past season. The 2006/7 winter season may be a strong indicator for whether a fundamental positive shift occurred, or whether Vail will return to . the pattern of the past few years where little growth (and actual declines) was evident. Recent patterns are summarized by the graph below: Town of Vail Sales Tax Collected by Category 1996-2005 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 000,000 Re to i I 500,000 ooo,ooo Lodging 500,000 000,000 , Food 8 Beverage 500,000 000,000 500,000 000,000 500,000 000.000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 The Town's financial condition is heavily impacted by the dependence of Vail on sales tax revenues. As illustrated below, sales taxes account for over 39 percent of the municipal budget. The next most important source of revenues is the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) which accounts for about 15 percent of revenues. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 STATE OF VAIL The charts also illustrate where municipal expenditures occur. Municipal services account for approximately 64 percent of the Town's budget. Capital improvements currently absorb approximately 30 percent. Given the demand for significant capital improvements in Vail (see the discussion in the Transportation and Economy Topics reports), and the erratic performance of sales taxes over the past several years, the Town may need to look for alternative revenue sources beyond sales taxes to fund anticipated needs. The following graph shows that this year, revenue will cross expenditure. This takes into account the need for redevelopment staffing, a West Vail Fire Station and heat for the streetscape project. GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 30000 29000 28000 27000 26000 25000 24000 23000 22000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ~ 20'10 - Revenue - Expenditures A Snapshot of the Town of Vail's Municipal Budget-2005 Where the Money Comes From All Other (b~ Transportation Centers (e a Intergovernmental as I Licenses and Perntits (6%a Rml Eslate Transfer Tax (+s a Property/ Ownership Tax (7~ Sales Tax (39 /yl Where the Money Goes Debt Service (s a +N Capital ~ Improvement (30%1 +a`l M unidpal Services (64%a COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 ~"` lift Tax (7 %~ STATE OF VAIL Housing the Vail Workforce Represents a Significant Challenge Housing issues have received significant attention by Vail officials and Staff in recent years and this pattern is expected to continue. At present, Vail houses approximately 30 percent of the local workforce within the Town. Given the income levels of the workforce and land/home prices, the free market will not produce housing at levels that employees can afford. It is projected that over the next 20 years, virtually all the employees living in Town are likely to be in deed-restricted housing. Discussions have emphasized a desire to try to retain or improve upon the 30 percent ratio in the future and to anticipate the need for significantly more deed-restricted housing. However, this goal represents a major challenge, both because of seemingly ever-increasing land costs in the Town and region, and because the redevelopment efforts in Vail continue to generate the demand for more workers. New workers represent a demand for housing at price levels consistent with the wages these employees are paid. Transportation, Public Transit and Parking Receive Attention The Town has a long history of studying and dealing with transportation issues using a wide variety of techniques. More detailed background information is provided in the Transportation topic discussion, but this introduction identifies several of the important findings concerning this topic. The Town has been systematically modeling. the traffic impacts anticipated from "background" growth as well as traffic associated with new development. Efforts are being made to translate anticipated traffic,.transit and parking growth into a variety of measures that will allow the community to understand potential conditions and outcomes. One measure of conditions involves the use of "levels of service." Another measure concerns travel times associated with new development or changes in the traffic circulation patterns. The evaluations of traffic suggest that due to population increases, there will be significant increases in traffic over time even without major redevelopment in Town, and various types of mitigation will need to be considered iri order to maintain conditions that may be desired by the community. The costs of traffic mitigation are significant, as are the associated costs of more parking and transit services. The tradeoffs associated with new development and change will be a part of ongoing community discussions and planning efforts. As affordable housing for Vail employees moves further away from Vail, improved transit and additional parking will be critical. The Vail Development Model A key element in the State of Vail evaluation has been the assessment of growth that can be anticipated in Vail. While there are various ways that growth estimates can be prepared, the Town has taken what is arguably a conservative approach using estimates based primarily on residential and commercial development that is either "under construction, approved (having completed the review process), or formally proposed (in the review process)." The estimates also address "potential" development based on a careful evaluation of underlying zoning and various indications that have been provided to the Community Development Department of such potential. These are projected estimates of development that will occur within identified land areas in the Town. Rather than using a percentage growth factor or trying to utilize a trend line of some type, Vail has considered the known and potential developments that can be identified with a high degree of likelihood today. The evaluation resulted in what has been termed the Vail Development Model. First, the Model provides an indication of the total development that is contemplated and measures it by type of development. This breakdown divides new development projects into several categories: "new dwelling units" (which include both single-family and condominium and other attached forms of units), "fractional/timeshare units (FF/TS)", "employee housing units (EHU)", "accommodations units (AU)", "commercial/retail COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF VAIL development" and "office space." A summary of the total output from the Model is presented in the Land Use Topic section. The results from the Model have also been analyzed using the status of development project approvals. As illustrated by the graph below, a large segment of Vail's development is essentially under construction or has already been approved. Nevertheless, there is considerable development that has been submitted but has not yet completed the development review process and is considered "proposed." The "potential" category shows the likely development to come in the next 5-10 years. Beyond that, it is questionable as to how much will be developed. In the graphs below, proposed and potential development is shown above the horizontal line. The analysis indicates that although there has been considerable development in Vail over the past several years, there remains a much greater amount of residential and commercial development yet to occur. It should be noted that these increases will only happen if the West Lionshead and West Vail Plans are approved at the maximum density envisioned. 2,500 2,000 N C ~ 1,500 `o m a E 1,000 0 H 500 Estimated Total New Dwelling Units The Town of Vail Land Use Model ~ TOTAL POTENTIAL 2,110 ^TOTAL PROPOSED p TOTAL APPROVED p TOTAL U N DER CONSTRUCTION 973 Amounts above the line are potential and proposed units 499 321 x,: ~: New lTuellling Units FF/TS EHU AU 5,000 4,500 4,000 w 3,500 'c ~ 3,000 `o E 2,500 2,000 0 ~ 1,500 1,000 500 Estimated Total New Commercial/Residential/Office Square Footage The Town of Vail Land Use Model 4,587 ^TOTAL POlEN11AL 1OTAL PROPOSED . ^ m TOTAL APPROVED ^TOTAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION Amounts above the line are potential and proposed units 7 " 182 Res/lTvelGng Unitsq $(GRFA) (000's) CommerciallReFal Sq Ft(000's) 016cce Sq Ft(OOOs) COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF VAIL Another way of visualizing anticipated development is to view new construction in relation to the existing number of units, by category. These results are illustrated below. They show that the anticipated growth in new units is significant (over 2,000 units), although well below the total that exist today (approximately 6,200 units). The number of employee units currently planned; including the redevelopment of Timber Ridge, would roughly double the current estimate for these units (although changes in Code requirements might significantly alter these estimates of new employee units upward). The number of accommodation units (hotels) would increase substantially under the anticipated building program. Estimated Existing Dwelling Units Compared to Anticipated Units The Town of Vail Land Use Model 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 c ~° 3,000 2,000 1,000 6,223 ^ TOTAL POTENTIAL O TOTAL PROPOSED ^ TOTAL APPROVED O TOTAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION ^ TOTAL EXISTING 2,110 • Y'' '-y~:: , 1,306 973 r~,.;:q 539 499 '~ F a u ~, Existing Anticipa~d New Dwelling Units Existing Anticipa~d Employee Units Existng AnOcipa~d Accommodation Units The timing and types of development that are either "potential" or "proposed" will have important planning implications. It is anticipated that the development that is under construction or already approved will likely be constructed over the next five years. The development that is proposed or potential is expected to occur within the next 10 years. In other words, the full development that is projected through the Land Use Model is expected to occur over the period from the present to 2020. Many questions confront Vail including the nature of future development, the timing thereof, and all new construction that falls outside the Model or beyond the 10- to 15-year period. What will development look like beyond the next 15 years (2020) and where will it occur? How much will there be? How much development is enough to support economic objectives and how much is too much? And perhaps most importantly, how does the Town and the Community as a whole wish to influence this development through the Community Plan process? COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF VAIL PROJECTIONS 2020 The following is a summary of critical projections from topics within the State of Vail. The purpose of these projections is to frame what 2020 will look like if policy within the Town of Vail does not change. Land Use: The Vail Development Model shows how much development is likely within the next 5-10 years. The development boom will continue beyond that time and the Town must update the Zoning Regulations to create a desired outcome. This development coupled with the retirement boom will increase demand for roads, mass transit, housing, and recreation and there is potential to overwhelm these systems to capacity. Increased mitigation costs for traffic and housing are anticipated to accommodate the maximum potential for new development. Economy: Because of the Town's needs for capital expenditures and renewal of aging infrastructure, expenditures are expected to exceed revenues. The Town's Capital Projects Fund balance turns negative in 2008 and barring new sources of revenue, this negative balance accelerates through 2010 and beyond. The fund is projected to go from a positive balance of $4.8 million in 2005 to a negative balance of $8.1 million in 2010. However, the RETT fund will continue to grow. Sales tax has grown this year, but without a strong economic development strategy, this trend may not continue. Environment: The pine beetle will eliminate most of the lodgepole pine stands in the next 20 years and our surrounding forests will become filled with more aspens beyond that. The degradation of Gore Creek continues and if not mitigated, the gold medal trout status of the creek may disappear. Global warming may decrease our winter season as time goes on. If global warming continues at the present rate, experts predict that we could lose another 45 days of the winter season by 2085. Transportation: Increases in population and increased development have put a strain on the public transit system as well as our roads and highways. The Town will see an increase in traffic regardless of development, with decreased levels of service in the roundabouts and other key intersections. It is estimated that by 2020, at least 30,000 people will be commuting into Eagle County for work. With employees living further away, there is a need to increase parking and transit option. Housing: If no additional employee housing initiatives occur, in 2020, all employees that live within the Town of Vail will live in employee housing units. All other housing will be owned by part-time residents. Additionally, those that do not live in Town will continue to live further and further away. Recreation: Increases in population and increased development within the Town and statewide will continue to put pressure on recreational needs. An aging population that skis less each year will demand different recreational amenities. The Town will need to update its facilities to meet the increased and changing demand of the community and guests. The ski mountain will be impacted by a decrease in days of winter due to global warming and needs to work in a changing environment to ensure its status as a top ski resort. Social and Cultural Issues: The need for cultural events continues to grow yet the type of programming demanded will change with a changing demographic. It is still important to appeal to all demographics, as this correlates directly with the social aspects of living in a resort community. Projecting social trends out to 2020 suggests that the social condition of the Town and its sense of community will undergo a variety of stresses. More homes and population, coupled with more affluentJretired seasonal residents, will change the social environment. The Town of Vail is facing the need to become even more proactive in establishing and meeting certain priorities to maintain a reasonable balance between the objectives of a premier destination resort community and ayear-round local and sustainable population. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF VAIL: LAND USE At ten miles long and at most, one mile wide, land is scarce in the Town of Vail. Land use within the Town are largely guided by the Town of Vail Comprehensive Plan, which comprises a number of different adopted documents, some of which were adopted as long ago as 1979, and all of which designate legislated and preferred land use within the Town. The Vail Land Use Plan, which is part of the Comprehensive Plan, was adopted in 1986 and was intended to serve as a basis from which future land use decisions may be made within the Town of Vail. Within the plan, general types of land uses are defined which are then used to develop the Vail Land Use Map. The Land Use Plan was not intended to be regulatory in nature, but was intended to provide a general framework to guide decision-making. The Land Use Plan expired in 2001. Current Situation • There is a total of approximately 3000 acres within the Town of Vail. • I-70 and the Frontage Roads takes up over 500 acres. Vacant Land • 135 parcels, or 198 acres are privately owned vacant land • 149 parcels, or 979 acres of land (not just vacant) are owned by the Town of Vail o Of these, 104 parcels, or 874 acres, are vacant land (includes Golf Course and Soccer Fields) o Of the vacant land owned by the Town of Vail, 84 parcels, or 863 acres, are zoned Agriculture and Open Space, Natural Area Preservation District, or Outdoor Recreation, our most restrictive zone districts. This number also includes Ford and Donovan Parks, which are zoned General Use. o Of these vacant and restricted properties, 556 acres are Town-owned land that is designated open space and are restricted from improvements. Developed Land • Residential: Almost 11 million square feet, up 3 percent from year 2000 0 22% of square footage is in Vail Village 0 11 % of square footage is in Lionshead 0 3% of square footage is in Cascade Village 0 10% of square footage is in Sandstone 0 19% of square footage is in West Vail 0 31% of square footage is in East Vail 0 5% of square footage is on the Golf Course • Commercial: Over 2.5 million square feet. 1.2 million square feet is hoteUlodging. 0 26% of square footage is in Vail Village 0 33% of square footage is in Lionshead 0 7% of square footage is in Cascade Village 0 6% of square footage is in Sandstone 0 20% of square footage is in West Vail 0 7% of square footage is in East Vail • 366,000 square feet of government uses • Non-profit Organizations: About 6,300 square feet • Storage space: almost 51,000 square feet • There are 6,412 dwelling units in the entire Town, with only 9 percent (624 units).deemed deed- restricted employee housing units. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ LAND USE A-~ STATE OF VAIL Under Construction or Approved • Currently under construction (as of May 2006): 183 dwelling units, 64 fractional fee units, 18 employee housing units, 372 hotel rooms: This represents 467,174 square feet of residential (not including hotel rooms) and over 85,000 square feet of commercial space. • Currently approved by the Town: 277 dwelling units, 19 fractional fee units, 28 employee housing units, 124 hotel rooms. This totals over 560,000 square feet of residential and almost 45,000 square feet of commercial space. Proposed (in the Review Process), as of May 2006 • Currently proposed major projects that are undergoing development review: 243 dwelling units, 185 fractional fee units, 4 employee housing units, -206 hotel rooms, almost 470,000 square feet of residential, over 150,000 square feet commercial and over 7,000 square feet of office space. Potential Development (this is development that is anticipated based on an evaluation of available land, inquiries to the Town, etc.) • Over the next five to ten years, it is anticipated that there will be extensive redevelopment in Lionshead, Vail Village, West Lionshead and in West Vail. • Sub-area planning is underway for West Vail and West Lionshead to evaluate potential redevelopment. • The purpose of the West Lionshead plan is to amend the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan with information outlining the preferred development of the West Lionshead area. • The purpose of the West Vail Redevelopment Master Plan is to guide the modification of the zoning designation presently in place for the Study Area in a manner which retains the values inherent iri the original zoning and ,land use plan designation established in the West Vail Commercial Area; and to create an area-specific master plan as a template for cohesive redevelopment of properties in this vital component of Vail. Relationship between Land Use and Other Key Topics Transportation • Land use plays a major role in the ability to provide services and infrastructure as the Town continues to grow. The location and density of development, both residential and commercial, impacts demand for roads, transit services, and parking. Vail has the largest free public transportation system in the United States, which services locals and tourists throughout the Town. The number of people in Vail is increasing with more development occurring and more people retiring to Vail. These and other factors are placing a major burden on the transportation system. Planning for additional parking, transit, and road improvements will be critical. , Housing • As prices for housing in Vail continue to increase, more employees are leaving Vail to move down- valley, or to Lake or Summit Counties. New developments and resale of current units are generally sold to part-time residents who primarily live elsewhere. However, vacant land for locating new employee housing units is at a minimum and alternative methods for providing housing must be considered. There is an opportunity to create large affordable housing projects at Timber Ridge and the Chamonix parcel in West Vail. Recreation As more people live in and visit the Town of Vail, they will require more places to recreate. They also require more types of recreation and have shifted their needs for recreational uses. The Town has recently opened the Gymnastics Center, which serves as a public space for recreation. As there COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ~ LAND USE A-2 STATE OF VAIL are few Town-owned vacant properties not deemed open space, the Town must evaluate how to best use these properties, many needed for recreational purposes. Environment • As more vacant land becomes developed and old buildings are redeveloped, the environment is being greatly affected. The creek has been impacted through stormwater drainage. Also, the increase in number of people in Town is putting a burden on the water supply, use of electricity and gas, and air quality. The Town of Vail owns approximately one-third of the land within the Town, and preserves most of this land as open space and for recreational purposes. This will both help protect the environment yet retain high real estate prices. Economy • As real estate prices go up, developers are looking to develop land to its maximum potential. A vacant piece of land could have the potential to one day hold commercial space, asingle-family home, a condo building, or recreation facilities. The Town must decide where various land uses are acceptable and preferable within the Town boundaries. Regional Considerations What ends up on property in the Town will affect the use of the full range of Town and District services and amenities. As more people live in and visit the Town of Vail, the ability to provide adequate services requires attention and planning. The Town is surrounded by land owned and operated by the Forest Service or BLM, with a few surrounding properties zoned residential in unincorporated Eagle County. The use of land throughout the County has a~great effect on Vail and vice versa. Increases in population and development have stretched infrastructure, including roads and public transit, recreational facilities and utilities, to name a few. The amount of vacant land in Eagle County is much greater than in Vail and has the potential to be developed in the near future. A positive effect of an increase in population is that there are more people to fill new jobs, both in Vail and Eagle County. The nature of the challenges facing Vail resulting from increased use of land has local as well as regional impacts; efforts to address and resolve these conditions will require cooperation with neighboring jurisdictions. Projections The Town needs to understand its ability to absorb new structures and an increase in population, both seasonal and year-round. The Town's model is designed to evaluate development that is: 1) under construction, 2) approved (through review processes but not yet under construction), 3) proposed (in the review process), or 4) potential (based on evaluations of likely land uses). The results from the analysis are summarized below: COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ LAND USE A-3 STATE OF VAIL Summary of Results from the Vail Development Model, as of May 2006 Total Res/Dwelling Dwelling Unit Commercial/Office Sq Units FF/TS EHU AU S Ft GRFA Retail S Ft Ft OTAL EXISTING (UNDER CONSTR.) 3 90 70 128,659 10,984 OTAL UNDER CONSTR. 183 64 18 372 67,174 85,031 0 T CHANGE (UNDER CONSTR.) 204 64 -72 106 338,515 74,047 0 OTAL EXISTING (APPROVED 123 0 119 121,365 0 0 OTAL APPROVED 77 19 8 124 561,176 4,584 0 T CHANGE (APPROVED) 154 19 8 5 39,811 4,584 OTAL EXISTING (PROPOSED 68 0 0 168 70,813 109,041 17,900 OTAL PROPOSED 43 185 06 69,696 153,138 7,450 ET CHANGE (PROPOSED) 175 185 38 398,883 4,097 -10,450 OTAL EXISTING (POTENTIAL) 89 0 208 253 619,552 201,881 67,618 OTAL POTENTIAL 1,407 54 49 271 3,089,254 58,825 154,154 T CHANGE (POTENTIAL 918 54 41 18 ,469,702 256,944 86,536 OTAL EXISTING 683 0 98 810 940,389 321,906 85,518 OTAL ADDITIONAL TS ,110 321 99 973 ,587,300 741,578 161,604 OTAL NET CHANGE 1,451 321 O1 167 3,646,911 19,672 76,086 These results are further illustrated by the graphs below. Note that development below the horizontal line in each graph is approved or under construction; development above the line is proposed or potential. Another way of visualizing anticipated development is to view new construction in relation to the existing number of units, by category. These results are illustrated on the following page. They show that the anticipated growth in new units is significant (over 2,000 units), although well below the existing total that exist today (approximately 6,200 units). The number of employee units currently planned would roughly double the current estimate for these units (although changes in Code requirements might significantly alter these estimates of new employee units upward). The number of accommodation units (hotels) would increase substantially under the anticipated building program. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ LAND USE A-4 STATE OF VAIL Estimated Total New Dwelling Units Tha Tnwn of Vail Land Use IVbdel 2,500 2,000 N ~C 1,500 0 m .o E 1,000 0 500 ^ TOTAL POTENTIAL ~ TOTAL PROPOSED 2,110 mTOTALAPPROVED ^TOTAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION 973 Amounts above the line are potential and proposed units ass 321 New Dwelling Unit; FF(iS EHU AU Estimated Total New Commercial/Residential/Office Square Footage The Town of Vail Land Use Nbdel N 0 m E z m 0 5,000 ~ ^TOTALPOTENTIAL 4,587. ^TOTALPROPOSED 4,500 mTOTAL APPROVED 4,000 ^ TOTAL UN DER CONSTRUCTION 3,500 3,000 2,500 2 000 Amounts above the line are potential and proposed units 1,500 1,000 742 500 162 V ReslDwelling Unitsq ft(GRFA) (0005) CommerciaVRetail Sq Ft(000's) Ofice Sq Ft(OOl7s) , The Model also examines development by neighborhood. As illustrated below, the majority of proposed residential development is anticipated to occur within the Lionshead, West Lionshead and Timber Ridge areas. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ LAND USE A-5 STATE OF VAIL 400 300 200 `o 100 0 -100 Development by Neighborhood pACCOmodation Units (Hotel) _ _ __ 403 ^ Employee Housing Units 338 346 ^ FFU/ Time Share 317 ^Dwelling Units ~'~' ~s 154 ;~ 105 103 107 122 13 17 34 5 ~ „= - o ~~ > ,~ o 5 y = o ~ > ~ ~ ~ a o 0 3~ J J ~ J ~ J ~ J E ~ NetUnderConstruction NelApproved NetUnderReview NetPoten6al Many questions confront Vail including the nature of future development, the.timing thereof, and all new construction that falls outside the Model or beyond the 10- to 15-year time frame. What will development look like beyond the next 15 years (2020) and where will it occur? How much will there be? How much development is enough to support economic objectives and how much is too much? How can new development compliment a high quality of life? And perhaps most importantly, how does the Town and the Community as a whole wish to influence this development through the Community Plan process? COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ~ LAND USE A-6 STATE OF VAIL: THE ECONOMY AND VAIL'S FINANCIAL CONDITION The Town of Vail is fortunate to house the number-one rated ski mountain in North America, both in terms of the number of annual visitors it attracts and the overall quality of experience it provides (as rated through the annual Ski Magazine survey). Over 60 percent of the Vail Mountain visitors typically are from out of state, and these destination visitors fuel the local economy through commercial lodging and real estate expenditures, shopping, entertainment, and restaurant purchases. For many reasons, the Town has never developed a balanced, diversified and sustainable manufacturing or technology base. As such, Vail is very dependent on its retail and restaurant/entertainment commercial enterprises to not only provide a quality "off-mountain" experience to guests, but to help provide employment to residents and sales tax revenues required to fund necessary public services. Current Conditions • In 2005, the Eagle County population consisted of about 50,000 year-round residents, more than double that in 1990. • The Town of Vail's population now represents only about 9 percent of the County population. • Increasing numbers of part-time residents spend varying amounts of time in Town, use and enjoy its amenities, but maintain permanent residence elsewhere. • Amore competitive environment exists for the Town of Vail, which has increasingly lost its preeminent position and market share within the county due to increased employment, recreational, and housing options throughout the County. • Through the early 1990s Vail generated over 50 percent of the total retail sales within Eagle County. By 2005 Vail generated only about 30 percent of the total retail sales within Eagle County. • Seventy percent (70 percent) of Vail's workforce cannot afford or otherwise chooses not to live in Town. Historically these in-commuters had few alternative job options. This has changed as they now can find more employment opportunities down-valley as well. • The seasonality of the economy has become more pronounced and evident. For example, the six- monthperiod of May through October generates less than 30 percent of the total annual. retail sales in Town. Current Statistics (Town Specific) • Thirty-nine percent of the current budget is derived from the. Town's sales tax revenues. • The next most identified source of revenue is the Real Estate Transfer Tax (15 percent of the budget as shown below). • The Town budget is divided into several Major Fund categories, summarized in the table below, ranging from the General Fund at $13.7 million, to the Capital Fund at $10.2 million, the Conference Fund at $8.2 million and the RETT Fund at $7.5 million. While these fund balances may appear to be large, they fall well short of anticipated needs in future years, particularly in the General Fund and Capital Fund Categories. • The bulk of the Town's budget funds a wide range of municipal services (64 percent). • Vail's capital improvement needs take up most of the remaining resources (30 percent). • Public Works and Police and Fire account for the largest portion of the budget (48 percent), with a number of other categories of services combining for the other half of the budget. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ECONOMY B-1 STATE OF VAIL Where the Money Comes From All Other (~°a Transportation Centers (8 Intergovernmental c~°a Licenses and Permits (6°/a Sales Tax (99 Real Estate ,;'rt--;~"~ Transfer Tax Litt Tax (7°/a (1,/~ Property/ Owrcership Tax (7°/a Major Fund Balances (as of 12/31/05) General Fund $13.7 Million Capital Project Fund $10.2 Million RETT Fund $7.5 Million Conference Center Fund $8.2 Million Major Funds Total $39.6 Million Where the Money Goes Debt Service (6°a . e n Capital Improvement ,~~_ ^~{, (30 /a i ,~ar1 ~ , "} ;. Municipal Services (64°/d Municipal Services Public Works $7.0 26% Vail Police and Fire $5.8 22% Admin. Services, Risk Mgt, & Library $5.0 19% Transportation & Parking $3.7 14% Community Development $2.3 9% Public Safety Communications $1.7 6% Contributions, Marketing, & Special Events $1.1 4% TOTAL $26.6 100% The Town's overall sales tax revenues have declined through 2003. Historically, sales taxes have not kept up with inflation (the components of Vail sales taxes are summarized in the graph below). Town of Vail Sales Tax Collected by Category 1996.2005 O,VUV,VVU Re to I1 5,500,000 - 5,000,000 Lodging 4,500,000 4,000,000 3 500 000 - Food 8 Beverage , , 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 , 1,500,000 1.000.000 1996 1997 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ECONOMY B-2 STATE OF VAIL However, the Town collected record sales tax revenues in 2005, up 6.6 percent or $16.5 million from 2004. The Town also experienced record revenues in: • Lift taxes (up 11 percent or $2.8 million) • Parking revenues (up 11 percent or $3.7 million) • Record building fees (up 63 percent or $1.5 million) Further tracking of sales tax revenues from this past winter shows strong gains in overall tax receipts for the winter months (up 7.3 percent). These trends closely paralleled gains in total skier visits over this past season of 6.9 percent. However, declines in retail during February and March should be noted and will require continued evaluation. Winter Sales Tax Changes December 2005 -March 2008 ~% 25 20°k € 15% E a 10% 5% ~~ S% H.Z% 17.5% 14.5% _ 11.9% ~, 10.4% ~~ 1' 7'~ 6.7% ~ 42% 4.2% L 55% 43% ~l.j a t".. 2.0% 2.2% ~~ ~ - 1 - ~ - g' IL -2.1% A m m ~ N ~ _ ~ ~ 19 ~ ~ ~ m C b ~ J ~ ~ o' ~ J ~ b ~ J ~ ~ ~ 8 ~ m m m m = ~ ~ ~ ~ y~ ~ ~~p ~ LL LL O O December January February March Relationships between the Economy and Other Key Topics Housing • The economy and its component parts are closely intertwined with affordable housing. Not only have core service workers become more difficult to recruit and retain, but many of the entrepreneurs, business managers and owners, teachers, nurses and other professionals have moved down-valley as well. Increasingly, Vail businesses will be impacted by a highly competitive environment where there are attractive jobs closer to where the workforce lives than Vail. Availability and development of affordable housing remains a challenge but is essential to maintain a balanced sense of community within the Town. Transportation . • The transportation system has been impacted both regionally (I-70 issues and regional transit) and locally (traffic conditions and circulation improvements, parking supply and public transit). The economy and its component parts are intertwined with transportation and parking.. Currently, the lack of adequate parking is perceived as a significant deterrent for residents and visitors staying down- valley who might otherwise come to Vail to shop, dine, or ski. Among the most mentioned needs in the community survey was better/affordable parking. Environment COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ECONOMY B-3 STATE OF VAIL • Environmental issues such as the pine beetle and water quality have long term impacts on the economy. Vail's economy is based upon the health of the environment, Vail.Mountain in particular. Steps must be taken in a forward direction to maintain a high standard of environmental health within both the Village and its natural surroundings. Land Use Beyond the redevelopment opportunities associated with Lionshead/West Lionshead and Vail Village, the West Vail center remains as the only other viable area with the potential to improve the community's retail mix, particularly those businesses that serve locals. The specific opportunities related to the rejuvenation of the Town's retail base are essentially focused in these three locations. Insofar as Vail is largely built out already, there is not the opportunity to significantly expand the total volume of retail square footage. Rather, opportunities are more directed at upgrading and renovating existing space, accompanied by selective redevelopment and infill projects. Recreation • Recreation is the driving force in the health of Vail's economy. All natural and built recreational opportunities must continue to be provided, with a strong focus on the health of the contributing organizations. The need for more recreational amenities will be key to our economic sustainability. Regional Considerations The loss of the middle class including professionals, business people, and families to down-valley locations will continue to affect the economy. Largely remaining in Vail are wealthy older couples, retirees, and lower-paid (service) workers in subsidized units (predominantly rentals). Residents selling their units and moving down-valley are generally selling to second homeowners or retirees who are no longer working. They spend money and add to the economy when present, but typically do not contribute as business people or investors, and are not present to support local businesses year-round. Vail must consider whether it will continue to focus marketing solely itself or participate in a more regional marketing program. Further, without a strong year-round local population, the types of retail establishments in Town have changed. The increase in locals-serving enterprises down-valley places Vail in direct economic competition with Edwards and Avon. Projections The current financial situation of the Town and current economic trends can be extrapolated out toward 2020. The results suggest that, because of the Town's needs for capital expenditures and renewal of aging infrastructure, expenditures are expected to exceed revenues. The Town's Capital Projects Fund balance turns negative in 2008 and barring new sources of revenue, this negative balance accelerates through 2010 and beyond. The fund is projected to go from a positive balance of $4.8 million in 2005 to a negative balance of $8.1 million in 2010. At the same time, the RETT Fund balance has shown strong growth over the past several years (with record revenues in 2005 up 26 percent from 2004) and this trend will continue as development projected by the Development Model occurs. The fund balance is expected to be about $11.8 million in 2010, up from about $7.5 million at the end of 2005. While restricted in terms of the purposes to which these funds can currently be applied (open space and recreation), the projections suggest that there will be increasing dollars available in this fund over the next 15 years. Many questions arise out of the current economic situation: COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ECONOMY B-4 STATE OF VAIL • • How does this situation translate to the Town of Vail and its economic and fiscal needs in light of the Town's high dependency on sales tax revenues? • The Town is faced with the need to make significant investment in public infrastructure in order to protect its status as a premier destination resort. How important is it for the Town to continue to support the redevelopment of Vail Village and Lionshead, West Vail and West Lionshead? • How critical, and in reality, how feasible is it for the Town to definitively address the increasing leakage of sales tax dollars to down-valley locations? • What incentives, if any, are appropriate for Vail to consider to encourage existing property owners to reinvest in and renovate buildings to make them more desirable for future users? • How responsive is the current regulatory environment to strike the appropriate balance between encouraging high quality commercial and mixed-use development consistent with community goals and objectives? • How much effort and how many resources should be dedicated to creating affordable housing for a reasonable proportion of year-round residents? • What strategies are appropriate for the Town to take to generate a greater level of retail sales activity during the off-season? COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS 0 ECONOMY B-5 STATE OF VAIL: ENVIRONMENT The Town of Vail and other ski destination resort communities are dependent on consistent water cycles. Changing precipitation patterns are leading indicators of global climate change. Over the past 40 years, winter seasons in ski resorts around the world have been changing, in part due to increased levels of carbon dioxide that increase global temperatures. Global trends such as changing climate, resource availability, ecosystem quality, increasing globalization, wealth gaps, and changing population, demographics and technology will have increasing impacts on Vail in the future, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Changing weather patterns threaten winter sports and vegetation, and global policies addressing climate change may increase fuel costs, which could affect travel patterns. Locally, some of these trends and Vail's success as a destination resort pose immediate and fundamental challenges to the sustainability of the community and surrounding natural areas. Taking steps toward addressing climate change through actions such as greener energy sources, carbon offset programs and energy efficiency initiatives is a way to focus onbuilding aforward-looking and adaptable resort community. This. could involve integrating innovative solutions to address local and global challenges. The Town of Vail Environmental Strategic Plan has not been updated since 1996. The Vail community needs to revisit the planning process and develop a new environmental strategy or comprehensive plan for moving toward environmental sustainability through enhanced environmental stewardship. Establishing a strong set of strategic goals guided by our environmental values and principles, the Vail Environmental Strategy will provide a vision for Vail's move toward environmental sustainability. Moving toward sustainability will ensure the quality of the Vail experience, which is based on spectacular natural resources, and will ensure a high quality of life for residents by maintaining a healthy natural environment. In Apri12005, the Town of Vail Green Team was created in an effort to improve environmental practices and organizational efficiency while decreasing waste and pollution on a Town-wide scale. The recent formation of similar groups and their related findings by communities throughout the West confirm the serious implications that rising energy costs and climate change pose to the quality of life and economic vitality of communities like Vail. Current Situation The water quality of Gore Creek has steadily declined over the past 20 years from road sand used during the winter to maintain safe driving conditions on I-70. The Town of Vail has decreased its use of sand on the roads, but the effects from other sources are still devastating. Accumulations of road sand and sediment in Black Gore Creek that have migrated downstream into Gore Creek have resulted in degradation of aquatic habitat and wetlands. The aquatic community in Gore Creek flowing through Vail is in a less healthy condition than reference sites in the White River National Forest. The average number of "good'.' or sensitive, insects that suggest a healthy system are worse in 2005 than in 2004 in Gore Creek. Results also show an increase in the "bad", or pollution tolerant, insects, which include worms and midges, at Gore Creek sites below Black Gore Creek. The amount of fine sediment in Gore Creek is also higher than in healthy streams located within the Eagle's Nest Wilderness Area. Sediment source reduction activities are being implemented or planned for several chronic source areas including along I-70 at Vail Pass, Vail Ski Area roads, and Red Sandstone Creek road. The mountain pine beetle has infested over 80 percent of the lodgepole pine trees in and around Vail. During the next five years, the area surrounding Vail will lose hundreds of thousands of pine trees from this infestation: Dead trees are found throughout Town, and need to be removed in an attempt to reduce the potential for wild fires and preserve the beauty of the Town. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS 0 ENVIRONMENT C-I STATE OF VAIL Drought over the past few years coupled with the infestations of the pine beetle has led to a severe danger of fre in the Vail area. The Town has created a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that outlines how we can protect ourselves from the threat of fire. Currently, the Town is working with the US Forest Service and the Colorado State Forest Service to conduct controlled burns on the perimeter of the Town to create a firebreak. The Town has also devised Wildfire Regulations currently in the review process that will require mitigation of wildfire hazards (such as defensible space and Fire Wise building materials) in the high and extreme wildfire hazard zones. During the drought of 2002, the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District embraced the idea of water conservation with its "Use Water Wisely" campaign, not merely as a reaction to drought conditions, but as responsible water resource management. Recycling in the Town is managed by the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability, which runs all the recycling centers in the County. Vail Resorts has a highly successful recycling program. Recycling is one way of reducing the amount of waste that goes to the landfill. This was extremely successful in the late Nineties. However, the number of pounds of recycling materials per person has decreased since 1998. One reason why more recycling does not occur is the lack of markets for the materials. For instance, the landfill sorts wood products out and shreds them on a periodic basis. Despite the fact that the material is given away, it is difficult to find someone willing to receive it. Garbage is also a major issue in the Town, as we are contributing to a landfill that will reach capacity in.fifty years. Garbage left out without being secured also attracts bears, which can lead to the destruction or relocation of bears. The Town needs to encourage community-wide recycling and reduction of waste products. Vail needs to increase renewable energy usage and energy conservation for the built environment and our infrastructure. Currently the Town is working to diversify our energy sources by increasing the use of renewable energy e.g. wind, solar, bio fuels, geo-thermal, etc. The Town hopes to partner with other major energy users, including Vail Resorts and the ERWSD to buy shares in wind power. Relationship between Environment and Other Key Topics Transportation • The Town.owns one hybrid bus, plans for eight more by 2008, and is looking at replacing its entire fleet with more energy-efficient vehicles. This will help reduce carbon monoxide and other pollutant discharges and will also reduce fuel costs. • The Town has the largest free transportation system in the country, and also has an extensive bicycle and pedestrian path system. The Town encourages alternative transportation in Vail and charges for parking during the peak seasons to discourage the use of automobiles. This will in turn have positive effects on the air quality within the Town and also decrease noise pollution on I-70. • In order to keep I-70 safe and Vail Pass open during the winter, CDOT dumps 15,000 tons of road sand onto I-70 each year. This sand makes it way into Black Gore Creek and flows into Gore Creek, causing severe degradation to the health of these streams. • The Town has initiated the Streetscape Project, which has heated the streets in Vail Village and Lionshead. While aesthetically pleasing and safer for visitors, the snowmelt from the project has adverse implications for the environment. • As the number of vehicles on I-70 increases, so will the interstate noise pollution. Land Use and Development • The Town provides a discount on building permit fees for LEED-certified buildings, but there have yet to be any developments that take advantage of this program. Eagle County has passed ECO Build, standards for green building that require a certain level of green elements or developers must pay into a fund. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ENVIRONMENT C-2 STATE OF VAIL The major surge in development has been causing the degradation of Gore Creek through stormwater discharge. The Town now requires stormwater discharge permits for developments that disturbed more than '/z acre of land in order to eliminate sedimentation and erosion impacts to Gore Creek. The Town is also contracted with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to perform site inspections at construction projects to determine compliance with State stormwater permit requirements. Recreation • The preservation of open space in the Town of Vail has created vast amounts of recreation space. The Town has also considered.local parks a tool for preservation as well as a place to foster community and environmental stewardship. Over 1,000 acres or approximately 30 percent of the land area is open space in the Town of Vail. • A healthy environment is the fundamental necessity for a major portion of the recreation in Vail. The ski mountain has and will continue to be affected by global warming, with the season getting shorter over time. The pine beetle will also greatly affect the landscape and the natural beauty that enhances the recreational experience in the mountains, rivers and valleys. Fishing could be severely impacted if water quality is not improved. Housing • Eagle County recently passed ECO Build, which are standards for green building. The Town, however, does not have any standards to encourage green building practices except reduced building fees for LEED-certified buildings. The Town should also adopt green building practices for their own properties, including the redevelopment of Timber Ridge. • Locating housing near jobs is critical to creating a more sustainable community by preventing trips in and out of Vail. Economy • Vail's economic vitality is based on tourism that relies on the natural environment. The natural environment must be invested in as a major source of revenue through skiing, fishing, hiking, biking, hunting, kayaking and other recreation activities. Protecting the environment will help sustain our economy but should an environmental disaster occur, the economy will suffer. Global and Regional Considerations To clarify what moving toward environmental sustainability means in the Vail context, it is essential to consider sustainability on a broader scale. sustainability is generally defined as the ability of the present generation to meet its~own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Essentially, sustainability is about thinking and ensuring that our actions do not compromise our future or the future of our children's children. Projections Over time, sediment impacts will become more severe in Gore Creek unless best management practices and reclamation measures are implemented. The amount of sensitive insect species has decreased and pollution-tolerant species have increased. This affects the type offish in the water and could in turn affect Vail's Gold Medal Trout status. This could be the trigger that destroys the summer fishing tourism economy. . Because many forested areas are not diverse in age and species, the pine beetle infestation may eliminate the lodgepole stands at once. U.S. Forest Service wildfire models predict the likelihood of a burnt COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ENVIRONMENT C-3 STATE OF VAIL landscape devoid of trees from a wildfire in the next 25 years is high. It is critical that the Forest Service and Town work together on wildfire fuel reduction projects on public and private land along the forest/Town interface to reduce the effects of a catastrophic wildfire. The earth's surface has undergone unprecedented warming over the last century, particularly over the last two decades. Astonishingly, every single year since 1992 is in the list of the 20 warmest years on record. The future climate of the Rockies will likely be dominated by human-induced warming under "business as usual" carbon emissions, so accurately characterizing the regional response is vital to the Rockies' future sustainability. Today the snow season on Vail Mountain is approximately 30 days shorter than what it was 25 years ago. If global warming continues at the present rate, experts predict that we could lose another 45 days of the winter season by 2085. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ ENVIRONMENT C-4 STATE OF VAIL: TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE As part of a rapidly growing region, Vail is experiencing a strain on infrastructure as the Town strives to provide world-class service to both tourists and .the local community. The infrastructure capacity in Vail is summarized in the discussion below. Infrastructure is considered to include transportation systems (roads and circulation, transit and parking), water rights, and water/wastewater treatment and collection systems. Transportation issues are complex, but an understanding of these issues can help the community find long-term solutions. The Town's two major transportation plans are the 1993 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) by Felsburg, Holt and Ullevig (FHU) and the 2002 Transportation Technical Update by Washington Infrastructure. Addendums to the TMP are two feasibility studies for the roundabout construction and the Lionshead Transportation Plan. The entire plan, with the exception of parking, was comprehensively updated in July, 2002. The Public Works Department is currently updating the TMP again in anticipation of another wave of development. In addition to feasibility studies, cost estimates are performed to test fatal flaws and keep project costs accurate. Other transportation studies in the Town include Main Vail interchange and West Vail interchange Feasibility studies, I- 70 Major Investment Study, I-70 Programmatic Environmental Impact Study, Eagle County Transportation Master Plan and Dowd Junction Feasibility Study. In addition to these studies, every five years, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) updates the state's 20-year plan. These plans are based on the work of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region (TPR), which is comprised of Summit, Eagle, Lake, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties. Vail is supportive of a wide range of alternative transportation modes which address resident, employee, and visitor needs. These alternatives should be compatible with environmental constraints and should encourage reductions in travel demand to reduce the need to expand the infrastructure to serve this demand. Consideration of the safe and efficient movement of people and goods within the context of the values of the community, the users of the system, and the environment where it lies are principles that hold true just as much today as they did 15 years ago. The elements of public infrastructure are integrally related within a community, and include water, sewer, shallow utilities, drainage, public amenities and roadways. As new projects are planned and implemented, utility corridors must be protected so that access to vital infrastructure is ensured and costs for maintenance; operation and upgrade are controlled. As infrastructure upgrades are planned to support redevelopment, projects should address long-range needs and consider all the elements of public infrastructure. Quality planning will eliminate waste of public funds and the public perception that Vail is "always under construction." Current Situation An important contributing factor to Vail's growth and special appeal is its planning philosophy within which multi-modal transportation planning, with a pedestrian emphasis, has been.a key element. However, movement of the permanent population down-valley has resulted in more locals using the automobile for all trips into Vail. This has resulted in more emphasis put on automobile-related transportation solutions. The Town of Vail operates the largest free public transportation system in North America. The fleet consists of 32 transit coaches which serve eight fixed routes in winter. The routes include the in- Town shuttle that connects the base areas of the village cores, the two opposing West Vail routes, Lionsridge Loop, Sandstone, Golf Course, Ford Park, and East~Vail. The in-Town shuttle handles COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ~ TRANSPORTATION D-I STATE OF VAIL more than 60 percent of the load and winter ridership accounts for more than 75 percent of the annual riders. • In the past, the Town charged around the clock to park in the structures during the winter. This increased demand for public transit use for the entire service period. Currently, the Town only has paid parking nine hours a day during the ski season. This has decreased demand for public transit in the 20-hour schedule. In addition, during off peak season, service has been reduced resulting. in potential further reduction of service and potential ridership. • Over the last two years, the trend has been an increase in ridership on the outlying routes and a reduction on the in-Town route. Increased ridership on the outlying routes maybe influenced by the price of parking, the inconvenience of peak parking supply situations and the increase in the price of gas.. In-Town ridership has suffered by the reduction of peak service levels, reduction in the number of hot beds along the route and the inconvenience of rerouting disruptions. during construction and multiple special events. • The increase in population in Colorado and specifically the county and the greater Front Range has resulted in more automobile trips on I-70. The marketing of the Colorado Pass, reduction in the cost of the merchant pass; a shift of the vacation home distribution throughout the valley, and having a greater percentage of the employee base living out of Vail has resulted in more drive-up customers which has increased demand for parking. • A major goal for the Town Council has been to reduce the impact of noise from I-70 to improve the quality of life for Vail residents and keep Vail competitive in attracting guests and enhancing their experience. I-70 noise was studied with the 2002 update of the transportation master plan and a second, more detailed study was initiated in 2004. The results of the second study was amulti- pronged approach to Interstate 70 noise mitigation, including the use of noise decreasing asphalts, berming when feasible, noise barriers when feasible, integrated land use planning, education and long-term solutions. . • As parking demand approaches the limits of the parking supply, the major public parking facilities, Village Transit Center (1300 spaces), Lionshead Parking Structure (1200 spaces) and Ford Park (250 spaces) fill to capacity. As this condition occurs, excess parking demand is accommodated on the Frontage Road system. With an aggressive management program, the number of days where the Frontage Road is utilized has stabilized to the low 30's. Summer demand during 2005 exceeded capacity 8 times, which is more than the typical 2-3 times experienced in the past. • The current Village Transit Center is at capacity. With growth on the West Vail routes and the regional growth needed to meet future demand, the Town identified the need for a second inter-modal facility.to accommodate the growth and enhance the demand for the new Lionshead. The Lionshead Master plan identified the North Day Lot as a potential site but numerous concerns with the North Day Lot have caused the Town to consider the Lionshead Parking Structure or West Lionshead. The Town is in position to obtain significant federal and state dollars- for partial funding of the Lionshead site in FY 2008 and in order to receive these funds a site must be identified in 2007. • A major priority for the Town has been the upgrade of the Frontage Roads, which are owned by CDOT. This project is currently not on any approved budget and was left out of the last financially constrained plan, the 2010-2030 Plan, due to the critical statewide shortage of transportation dollars at the time. • The construction of the roundabouts has significantly reduced peak period delays. The roundabouts operate at Level of Service (LOS) A, with one at LOS B during peak periods. The increased capacity has allowed the Town the ability to increase densities with little effect on the operation of these most critical components of its transportation network system. However, potential development in West Vail and West Lionshead will lead to increased delays and traffic. (Note: Level of Service is a qualitative measure used by transportation planners to describe operational conditions in terms of six levels. In simple terms, LOS A means free flowing traffic, LOS F means a traffic jam.) COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ TRANSPORTATION D-2 STATE OF VAIL The Town of Vail designs the Frontage Roads and major intersections of the Town to operate at a Level of Service (LOS) of C or better during peak times and strives for LOS B if it can be maintained. The last planning work performed for the Lionshead Transportation Plan and the 2002 technical update assumed approximately 1,000 new peak hour trips would be generated out of the Lionshead redevelopment. The roundabouts functioned at LOS B. Major intersections with heavy left turn volume experienced LOS D/E for this one movement during the peak times. In regards to what constitutes peak times, the Town designs for the 90`h percentile or 15`h busiest hour during a 150-day ski season. Vail Resorts uses a peak design of the 10"' busiest day for its lift, on-mountain restaurants and restrooms. The overall road network system functioned well within this net gain of 1,000 peak hour trips assuming Frontage Road work occurs at the intersections to accommodate turning movements. The typical section of roadway was an enhanced shoulder for bicycle use and emergency parking, a travel lane, a raised median or left turn pocket, the opposing through travel lane, a continuous accel/decel .lane adjacent to the development and a separate sidewalk/bike path on the development side. The Town has become concerned. with the proliferation of development proposals which Have come forward beyond the anticipated increase in 1,000 peak trips. The Town and CDOT have teamed up and are in the process of looking at the Frontage Roads using a corridor optimization plan. The transportation model has taken into account the greater wave of development and the proposals for Timber Ridge, West Vail and West Lionshead which were previously not anticipated. The result is that there are certain legs of the main Vail roundabouts which experience delays of LOS F during ideal conditions. The Town operates at its peak during the winter months in which it averages 50 snowstorms during the ski season. The Town has also analyzed the traffic operations in a less than ideal scenario to better reflect Vail's peak traffic period conditions. Once this was completed the LOS on many movements reach D, E and F. Necessary improvements to Vail's roadway network that will need to be addressed include additional crossing of I-70 (Simba Run Underpass), interchange improvements, or Frontage Road improvements. Other considerations should include major traffic control devices at key intersections such as roundabouts or signals, possible out of way travel (make a right turn to go left and double back) andlor acceptance of larger delays to make the movements desired during peak times. Additionally, Travel Demand Management and traffic system management by informing the traveling public of alternatives and real time information so informed decisions can be made, and restricting certain movements during peak periods, should be considered. The Town has taken the role of providing pedestrian enhancements or designated pedestrian ways along the major collectors of the village system. To date this has included Vail Valley Drive, .Vail Road, around the Village parking structure.and access to Ford Park. The Town maintains 16.4 miles of recreation paths within Vail, including the Gore Valley Trail and the core trail from Dowd Junction to Vail Pass. Portions which are missing include from the library to the Vista Bahn. The intent of the Meadow Drive projects is to give bikes a separate functional area of the street. The path continues along Willow Bridge Road and Vai] Road to the Vista Bahn area. The path ends at the soccer field and is budgeted to continue along Vail Valley Drive until Sunburst passes the golf clubhouse. The Town continues to maintain and rebuild portions of the path and has expressed concern for the portion of the path on Vail Pass which is in CDOT jurisdiction. The Town has a looped system of bike paths and bike/pedestrian walks on the.Frontage Roads from Main Vail to West Vail. The north Frontage Road side is complete and will be enhanced by a 2007 project to grade separate the path from the post office to Buffehr Creek Road. The south has a gap along the Frontage Road from Donovan Park to Glen Lyon and all along the Lionshead frontage to the Four Seasons site. In addition, there is a gap east of the main roundabout from the roundabout to the transportation center. Pedestrian accommodations are a major part of the Meadow Drive streetscape projects. East Meadow is under construction with West Meadow waiting to be timed with redevelopment adjacent to it. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ TRANSPORTATION D-3 STATE OF VAIL • There is concern to extend pedestrian improvements out along Vail Valley Drive. The Town at this time does not provide sidewalks in outlying areas. If the Town changed the policy, the priority would be on collector streets and making connections to bus stops. There is also a need for an additional pedestrian bike crossing of I-70 between the post office and the Glen Lyon area. Other Infrastructure in Vail The Town of Vail is experiencing an unprecedented period of building and redevelopment. As with any quality redevelopment project, the work needs to address the foundation and infrastructure on which new structures are built to ensure longevity and reliability of the investment. As new projects are planned and implemented, utility corridors must be protected so that access to vital infrastructure is ensured and costs for maintenance, operation and upgrade are controlled. As infrastructure upgrades are planned to support redevelopment, projects should address long-range needs and consider all the elements of public infrastructure. Quality planning will eliminate waste of public funds and the public perception that Vail is "always under construction." The Eagle River Water and Sanitation District is the provider of water and wastewater treatment in the Town of Vail. The District has recognized the need to upgrade. major portions of its water and sewer mains within the Town and has earmarked over $92 million in the next 20 years to address its portion of a nation-wide infrastructure replacement crisis. Water Rights The District serves development that is included within the District boundaries, as well as areas located outside of its boundaries, such as the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority (Authority) through operations agreements. The District has developed adequate water rights for current projected build-out within its service area. The District adopted a policy (by Resolution dated July 22, 2004) which requires that the developer of 1) increased density within the District's service area, or 2) new lands annexed into the District dedicate sufficient water rights to serve the increased density or newly annexed lands. The Board prefers that a developer dedicate adequate water rights to serve its development. However, where actual water rights are not available to be conveyed by the developer, the developer may pay cash in lieu of water rights dedication at the discretion of the Board, if excess water rights are available in the District's portfolio, or the opportunity exists for the District to develop or acquire rights adequate to serve the development. Because water rights available for conversion to municipal uses are becoming rare in this area, the District has been proactive in obtaining and developing new water rights to be made available for future development needs. The District ensures that new water rights dedicated by developers are compatible with the existing portfolio and District water resources strategies. As a responsible water resources steward, the District encourages the efficient and beneficial use of water through: 1) implementation and continued development of a water conservation program; 2) structuring water rates schedules to provide customer incentives to use water wisely; and 3) utilization of District water supply resources for the benefit of the environment and stream flows. Water and Wastewater Treatment Capacity The primary source of domestic water in Vail is wells, supplemented by surface water sources on Gore Creek and the Eagle River. Water diversion infrastructure and treatment facilities currently have excess capacity to serve demands in Vail. Additional capacity to divert and treat water is planned and will be implemented as demand for water increases. Vail's wastewater effluent is treated at the Vail and Avon Wastewater Treatment Plants. Excess capacity for treatment is currently available at both of these facilities. Additional capacity is planned and will be COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ TRANSPORTATION D-4 . STATE OF VAIL implemented as demand for treatment increases. In addition, a maintenance and replacement program targeting sources of groundwater infiltration into sewer mains will regain existing capacity in mains and treatment facilities, which can then serve increased demand. Water Distribution and Sewer Collection System Capacity Water and sewer main capacity in Vail has been studied and in general is adequate for current use and project build-out of current zoning within the Vail service area. A replacement and upgrade program is in place to address capacity issues and improve system efficiency. Replacement and upgrade programs target sources of groundwater that limit existing sewer collection system capacity. Water main replacement targets areas where inferior construction inhibits the reliability of water delivery. Upgrades required fo meet increased demand from development are planned as specific development projects are approved. Relationship between Transportation, Infrastructure and Other Key Topics Housing • Transportation and infrastructure are tied to the provision of workforce housing. ,The cost of providing housing and the impacts of that housing on adjacent streets; parking and other infrastructure will be a consideration as new housing is proposed and evaluated. Environment • Vail's environment is impacted by transportation and other infrastructure. Some of the identified environmental problems in Vail are directly attributable to automobiles including parking, runoff, dust and noise. The relationship between providing services and the potential demands on the environment will be an important consideration as Vail plans for the future. Land Use • Vail's land use patterns and the increase in population statewide will continue to influence the demand for the full range of infrastructure. Transportation and parking will be particularly challenging as Vail addresses the impacts of more people and cars resulting from more development. A careful evaluation of infrastructure impacts from development will be important to planning efforts. Recreation • Recreation opportunities are critical to the Vail economy, community and quality of life. The potential impacts. of infrastructure on recreation will be a consideration in the future. Automobiles, in particular, will be an important consideration as facilities are planned. Also, protection of recreation facilities from an environmental standpoint (including road noise and dust, runoff from streets, etc.) will be significant considerations. ` Regional Considerations The Master Transportation Plan recognized that transportation to and from Vail .involves multi-agency cooperation throughout the Vail Valley, adjacent counties and-the Front Range and Grand Valley. The Interstate 70 corridor is one of Vail's greatest assets, but it also poses challenges. The development of the corridor allowed Vail to succeed. It provides convenient and safe access to the-major Front Range population base and the connection to Denver International Airport (DIA). Demand and delays on the I- 70 corridor are forcing users to make difficult choices regarding making a trip or not. The Colorado Department of Transportation has undertaken a programmatic environmental impact study to determine a COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ TRANSPORTATION D-5 STATE OF VAIL preferred alternative to provide additional capacity. The Town of Vail has joined the I-70 corridor coalition as there are concerns with the preferred alternatives presented in the draft release. Vail continues to work with the other members of the coalition to guide CDOT in looking at solutions which are beyond the 20-year horizon. Currently regional transit is provided by the ECO transit system and is funded with a dedicated sales tax. The current tax covers the current operation and capital replacements of the current fleet. The growth in population and the need for workers to live farther and farther from their place of employment due to high costs of housing will drive up the demand for expansion. In addition, eventually it will be a natural progression to have joint service that connects the Summit Stage and the Roaring Fork Transit Agency service areas, which today are separated by onlyl8 miles. Vail is also served by Greyhound and a Vail Resorts-operated limited service between resorts in Summit County and Vail. As a resort, Vail needs to be connected to convenient air service. Vail is served by two airports-DIA and Eagle County Regional Airport. DIA has connections throughout the country and international direct flights. Eagle County Regional Airport has high volumes of service during the peak winter season, and has begun limited peak summer service. In the future the significance of where to relocate and where to vacation depends on convenient air service. Vail expects to continue to support the expansion of the Eagle County Airport and expansion of the air service to year-round. Projections The additional net gain in traffic due to the West Vail redevelopment will impact the West Vail Roundabouts. However, other development and redevelopment throughout Town will also add traffic. to this roundabout. As a result of the combined impacts, the West Vail roundabout's Level of Service (LOS) will be reduced. At times when the weather is poor and traffic is near a peak, several of the roundabout approaches will operate very poorly. Adding significant capacity to the existing roundabout is not easily achievable (although an additional approach lane along the southbound approach should be incorporated). Rather, acceptable traffic operations are more readily achieved at the roundabout by removing traffic that would it would serve. One possible means of doing this includes constructing a new . I-70 crossing, perhaps in Simba Run area. Such an improvement would allow the northern West Vail roundabout to at least function within its capacity during peak hours given less than ideal weather conditions. Based on the projections, according to transportation planners, the Town should consider: An alternative means to cross I-70 between the West Vail and the Main Vail interchanges (like Simba Run). As traffic volumes increase through Town due to all development activity, the interchange intersections will become increasingly busy to the point of experiencing significant congestion at peak times. This improvement will eventually be needed to serve the greater Vail community as growth occurs; West Vail generates only a part of this need. A major "featured" access intersection, such as a roundabout, onto the Frontage Road, preferably located in the eastern side of the West Vail development frontage. One or two other access points onto the Frontage Road from the West Vail area with turning movements limited to right-in/right-out or three-quarter movement (no left out). Adequate spacing between accesses and roundabout(s) would need to be provided (and can be determined through more study). COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ TRANSPORTATION D-6 STATE OF VAIL: HOUSING The supply of workforce housing in Vail has been strained by an increase in part-time residents as well as rising real estate prices. Demand for housing has increased and will continue to increase alongside job generation related to commercial and residential development in Vail. As more of the workforce. commutes to Vail, additional burden is placed on local businesses for hiring and on local and regional transportation systems for getting these employees to work. The local sense of community also erodes as people only spend time in Vail to work. Without action, Vail may become solely a resort, while the community exists elsewhere. Intervention by the Town will need to include both incentives and requirements for creating and/or acquiring housing that will meet new demand and simultaneously increase the much needed housing supply. Current Situation • Currently,. about thirty (30) percent of Vail's workforce lives within the Town of Vail. _ • There are currently 6,412 total dwelling units (Eagle County, 2005) in the Town of Vail. Of these, 9 percent or 624 are deed-restricted as employee housing units. • There are 9,124 jobs in Vail held by 6,300 employees. • The inventory ofdeed-restricted employee housing units in Vail shows 624 deed-restricted employee . housing units. `. • Current obligations from ongoing development will generate demand for approximately 257 employee beds. • Last year, almost half (46 percent) of the lowest priced homes sold in Vail were purchased from locals by out-of--area buyers: This percentage is expected to continue to increase. • In the January 2006 Multiple Listing Service (MLS) there are 194 properties for sale within the Town of Vail. Of these, 4 percent (9 units) are priced less than $500,000. All but one of the 9 units is a one-bedroom condominium. • There are approximately 1,520 households (owned and rented) that include one or more locally employed individuals in Vail today. Two thirds of these units are not restricted in any way. • According to the 2000 Census, 815 employees that live in Vail work elsewhere in Eagle County. • Today, including projects that are currently under construction or approved within the Town, Vail will lack 300 new beds that would be needed to maintain housing for 30 percent of Vail's workforce. Current Mitigation Strategies Currently the Town of Vail utilizes Commercial Linkage (a system that requires new development to address housing for employment associated with the development) for large commercial projects going through the Special Development District process and the Lionshead Master Plan Area. If a development complies with zoning (Lionshead Master Plan Area) the Town requires it to mitigate (provide housing) for 15 percent of the net new employees. The Town provides Zoning Incentives by granting an additional 500 square feet to single-family or two-family residential units which build an attached deed-restricted employee housing unit. Since the early 1990's this prompted 148 deed-restricted employee housing units to be built throughout the Town of Vail. Since 2000, with the current incentives, only 21 units have been built. The Town has provided land to build new deed-restricted employee housing units. The Town has successfully added 261 units ofdeed-restricted housing using this strategy. However, the Town has limited land opportunities left that allow for this strategy to continue to be effective. Maximization of the land at Timber Ridge and the Chamonix Properly are the two largest remaining opportunities for the provision of employee housing units. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ HOUSING E-1 STATE OF VAIL • The Town has purchased 215 existing housing units within the Town of Vail and preserved them as permanent employee housing units. However, this has become an •extremely expensive strategy and lacks a funding source aside from the Town budget. Relationship between Housing and Other Key Topics Transportation • In 2000, 43 percent of Vail's workforce lived inside Eagle County but outside of the Town of Vail. This means that 4,185 employees commute into Vail from elsewhere in Eagle County for work. • In 2005, owners of Miller Ranch units in Edwards held 352 total jobs. Of those, 101 were held in Vail or on Vail Mountain and involved daily commutes to Vail. • A substantial transit system exists in Vail which should be optimized for both the seasonal and year- round employee. The location of housing for Vail employees, whether in the Town or elsewhere in the county, will have substantial transportation implications. • Transit will need to be improved to connect new housing at Timber Ridge and West Vail to Vail Village. Recreation • People who live in Town demand a certain level of recreational opportunities and amenities. Housing developments, especially those that are deed-restricted employee.housing units, will continue to demand recreation facilities and services. • A recent recreation survey indicated that employees want these amenities>.... Culture • The culture of the Town.of Vail should be created by local residents and employees as well as by seasonal residents and visitors. Having employees that both live and work in Vail is desirable from a social and community standpoint. Land Use • The Town must continue to provide incentives for existing units to be converted to employee housing or deed-restricted units. Because remaining land is scarce, the option to provide housing on undeveloped sites rarely exists. The Town recognizes the relationship between housing demand and land use patterns; new development increases jobs and the demand for housing. Economy • The Town has purchased 215 existing housing units within the Town of Vail and preserved them as permanent employee housing units (Timber Ridge, Creekside, and the Buy Down Program). A specific funding source must be set aside for continued purchase of units, particularly as development increases and real estate values continue to rise. Environment • Due to the large percentage of the workforce that commutes into the Town, increased environmental impacts including pollution should be anticipated by the Town and the County as a whole. Regional Considerations Clearly, Vail is dependent on a workforce that lives in other communities. • 30 percent of employees live in the Town of Vail, • 37 percent live between Eagle-Vail and Edwards, • 14 percent live in Lake County, and COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ HOUSING E-2 STATE OF VAIL • 5 percent live in Summit County. • As Vail considers workforce housing issues, the range of programs will likely involve regional cooperation. • Encouraging down-valley workers to commute to Vail will become more of a challenge as workers live down-valley and have attractive job alternatives closer to where they live. • Real estate forces are changing the make-up ofdown-valley communities away from the "bedroom communities" they once were. These communities are also experiencing large amounts of commercial growth. While not quantified, the types of jobs moving or being added down-valley may be more professional in nature rather than retail and service-oriented. • The Town of Vail needs a combination of rental and for-sale housing. The mix and variety of the housing created will have an impact on the make-up of the Vail community. In the next five to ten years there will be an estimated 7,500 new jobs between Eagle-Vail .and Edwards. These jobs will compete with Vail for the available workforce. • In Gypsum and Eagle, increase in job generation will discourage people, from commuting to Vail. Specifically, the approved Costco in Gypsum will add 200 to 300 jobs. Similarly, the Ginn development near Minturn will also attract workers from Leadville (an estimated 1,000 jobs will be created by the development). Projections The Town of Vail is considering a policy to maintain at a minimum the current 30% level of housing for employees within the Town, 30% of employees housed within the . Considering approved new development, this will require new housing units for at least 500 new employees over the next several years. To achieve this goal, now and in the future, the methods for maintaining and providing additional employee housing units will need to be varied and changing as opportunities present themselves. Vail is part of a larger region that faces similar constraints in addressing local demand for housing. With an increase in demand, the.ability for the Town to house 30 percent of the workforce within its boundaries has become more challenging. If Vail does nothing with respect to workforce housing the Town will experience: • Loss of community • Increased direct cost to employer to hire employees • Inadequate staffing to maintain service levels • Increased cost and demand for parking and transit • 1,500 new jobs will be created from Vail's "Billion Dollar Renewal," which is currently underway. • Looking further into the future, based on anticipated additional development/redevelopment in the Town of Vail, 2,115 new jobs will be generated. • The second home study completed by the NWCCOG indicates that there will be on-going demand for services from second homeowners, many of whom plan to move to the area permanently. As a result, there is likely to be an increasing year-round need for employees willing to work in service and retail positions. • There are approximately 1,520 employee households (owned and rented) in Vail today. Two thirds of these units are not restricted in any way. Based on real estate trends, these units are likely to be sold or rented to non-employees in the future. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ HOUSING E-3 STATE OF VAIL: RECREATION The Town of Vail was founded upon the recreational opportunities that exist in the area. From its inception in 1964 as a ski town, the mountain and the promise of time spent in snow and sun is what has prompted its growth over the last forty years. In recent years, the community and visitors have also been provided organized recreation opportunities through the following entities: Vail Resorts, through its mountain operations; Vail Recreation District (VRD), a public agency that provides both indoor and outdoor recreational opportunities and organizes races, youth programs and nature walks, among other things, for guests and locals alike; and the Town of Vail (TOV), which currently oversees some limited recreational opportunities within the Town. With growing development in the area it is becoming increasingly important to strategically plan and allocate funds to meet the changing needs of the community. The VRD and TOV are currently working together to develop a joint Comprehensive Master Plan for Vail's parks and recreation facilities and programs, with extensive public input from the community and key stakeholders, including Vail Resorts. This Master Plan also includes an inventory of resources, a needs assessment, a findings report, and recommendations- all of which will be included in the final plan, to be presented in September, 2006. Current Situation As part of the public input process to develop the Master Plan, six focus groups were conducted in May of this year. The VRD and TOV identified the following as key issues; regarding the public's desires for recreation: • The wide variety of recreation resources, activities, and opportunities currently provided is highly valued by the community; • Partnerships and a regional approach to programming must be strengthened to improve or increase recreational opportunities; • The Town has limited quality public indoor recreational facilities. Substantial capital improvements to existing facilities within the Town are needed, such as the Golf Course Clubhouse, the Nordic Center, the Youth Services facility, and the Tennis Courts. • There were requests for more significant public involvement and feedback regarding the allocation of recreational funds, a balance of user fees and taxes, and transparency in financial reporting; • Increased community awareness and marketing of recreation programs, resources, and facilities is necessary to the economic vitality of the Town; • Recreation programming must balance local needs with tourism, provide special events to increase , revenue, provide activities for an aging population, and be accessible to all demographics and income levels; • Ease of parking at the referenced facilities needs to be evaluated and remedied through collaborative efforts between the TOV, VRD, and Vail Resorts. Relationship Between Recreation and other Key Topics Housing • A sufficient number of opportunities and facilities should be contemplated to account for the projected number of new employees generated by current/future construction and new jobs. Transportation • Current recreation facilities do not have sufficient parking (particularly at Ford Park), and collaborative efforts to remedy this issue should be investigated. If new recreational facilities are COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ RECREATION F-1 STATE OF VAIL contemplated, traffic studies for proposed locations should verify that the proposed amenities are feasible. Culture • The provision of recreational resources and opportunities is synonymous with the quality of life those living in and visiting Vail so highly value. Therefore, protection and funding of these opportunities needs to be a high priority for the Town. Environment • The care of the environment plays a key role in cultivating and retaining recreational opportunities within the Town, since the large portion of recreation opportunities involve nature acid the outdoors. Land Use • The aspect of land use plays a primary role when dealing with the topic of recreation. Sufficient space for recreational facilities, additional outdoor facilities, as well as preservation and maintenance - - of parks and existing facilities must be considered and allocated in recreation planning efforts. Regional Considerations Outdoor recreation is prevalent within the Town of Vail boundaries. There are limited public indoor recreational facilities within the Town of Vail boundaries. Multiple public recreational facilities exist down-valley. A number of high-cost private fitness facilities exist within the Town of Vail. Projections Based on observations from the current status of recreational opportunities within the Town, it is apparent that attention must be paid to maintaining and improving the quality of the recreation resources and opportunities provided to both residents and tourists. Due to the growth of neighboring communities, the economic vitality of Vail is dependent on the continued focus on providing "world-class" outdoor recreation opportunities, for which the Town is known, as well as giving special attention to providing quality indoor recreation opportunities for all. An evaluation of current recreation facilities and services suggests that residents feel that more aquatic, fitness/wellness and senior facilities are a priority at the present time. Projecting into the future using estimates of development from the Vail model, the demand for recreation facilities will increase greatly. New residential development will increase the number of units in the Town by as many as 2,000 residences. New residents and seasonal residents will place demands on existing facilities and will require new facilities as well. The model also suggests. the impacts of new residentially-driven recreation demand will also be uneven-they will be greatest in West Vail and West Lionshead where the largest increases in residential density will occur. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ~ RECREATION F-2 STATE OF VAIL: CULTURE AND SOCIAL ISSUES Cultural offerings in Vail are quite extensive for a small mountain community and this is just one element that greatly affects the social fabric of the community. Cultural offerings are an integral element of life in the Vail Valley. In 1985, the Vail Valley Foundation agreed to spearhead the fundraising and construction responsibilities for a new open-air amphitheater, located on land donated by the Town of Vail in Ford Park. Two years later, the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater officially opened its doors, ushering in a new era for the performing arts in the Vail Valley. Other cultural and entertainment enhancements have included the completion of the $9 million renovation of the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in 2001, along with the creation of the Bud Light Street Beat free winter concert series in Vail Village and the American National Bank Show DownTown, which brings free weekly summer concerts to Eagle. In 2003, the cultural umbrella and joint marketing effort of Prima was created in an attempt to centralize the Vail Valley's entire summer cultural offerings. Prima, which is run by the Vail Valley Tourism and Convention Bureau, initially included the Vail International Dance Festival, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, and the Beaver Creek Theatre Festival. The Theatre Festival was eliminated in 2005 and Prima has added the Beaver Creek Film Series, the Vail Symposium and the Vail Jazz Festival. The Town of Vail's Art in Public Places program was officially adopted in 1992 to promote and encourage the development and public awareness of the visual arts. An eleven-member board oversees the program, which takes responsibility for placing quality visual art in highly accessible and visible public places for residents and guests to enjoy, and providing.an effective process for selecting, purchasing, commissioning, placing, and maintaining public art projects. The Town of Vail conducted a community survey of year-round and seasonal residents and second-home owners in March of 2005. This was done to measure community perceptions and attitudes regarding unmet needs and priorities for action, and satisfaction with services and programs currently offered by the Town. In addition, focus groups made up of employees, permanent residents, second homeowners, business owners, and Town staff were conducted in order to gather insights on current issues the community is facing and major opportunities and challenges going forward. Together, the community survey and focus groups provide a basis for understanding the current social issues facing the Town. Current Cultural Situation Music/Dance • Bud Light Hot Summer Nights free summer concert series • Annual 4`h of July patriotic concert. • The Vail International Dance Festival • Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival • Vilar Center for the Arts in Beaver Creek summer and winter seasons • American National Bank ShowDown Town free concert series (down-valley) • Bud Light Street Beat free winter concert series • Vail Jazz Festival Fine Art • Thirty Art in Public Places (AIPP)-sponsored pieces within the Town • Town playgrounds featuring AIPP pieces • Annual summer sculpture exhibition in Ford Park COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL ISSUES H-I STATE OF VAIL • Town of Vail employee art exhibition • Student art competition • Artist visits to local schools Film/Theater • Beaver Creek Film Series • Free family movies • Local theater presentations Following are some basic statistics derived from both Prima and Vail International Dance Festival surveys conducted between 2003-2005: • 31 percent of the overnight guests and day visitors came to Vail specifically for the cultural event • 82 percent of event attendees travel specifically for cultural events • 87 percent of guests had heard of the Vail International Dance Festival-81 percent had heard of Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival • 49 percent of the guests had a household income of $150,000 or higher • Average age of cultural event attendees was 53 years • 45 percent of cultural event attendees were male-55 percent were female • Guests were divided as follows: 31 percent overnight guests, 13 percent day visitors, 25 percent seasonal Vail residents and 31 percent full-time Vail residents • 58 percent of cultural event attendees planned to have dinner or drinks at a local restaurant Current Social Situation Over the past several years, the demographic profile and economic base of the Town of Vail has steadily changed. The Town, benefiting from what is generally recognized as the premier mountain resort in North America, has emerged as an international destination resort, primarily during the winter season and, to a lesser extent, during the summer as well. While this evolution has been occurring, increased demand by second-home investors has increased property values to the extent that a majority of year-round residents have relocated from the Town to down-valley locations in Eagle Vail, Avon, Edwards, Eagle, etc. Following this shift in year-round population has been a variety of retail and professional service uses, employment opportunities, tourism-related centers, and support services. The Town of Vail, which only 20 years ago represented over 65 percent of the population and retail activity of Eagle County, has found its relative role within the region ,significantly diminished. Sense of Community In spite of changing demographics there remains support for the "sense of community" and a desire to see this enhanced through programs like the Farmers' Market, special events and various recreational facilities and opportunities. These types of programs are a part of what makes Vail special and are among the characteristics that residents, part-time residents and visitors alike share and cherish. In fact, this idea has been measured over time and the results show that sense of community is recognized by seasonal residents as well as year-round residents. As part of the Community Survey conducted most recently in 2005, 17 percent of respondents indicated that the "sense of community" had improved in the past two years, 21 percent felt it had gotten worse (a decrease from 31 percent in previous years), and 53 percent said it had stayed the same. When asked if things in the Town of Vail are going in the "right direction," or have they "gotten off on the wrong track," 70 percent indicated they were going in the right direction and 19 percent felt they had gotten off on the wrong track. In other words, by both measures, the Town's sense of community. and general direction are headed in a positive direction. Yet there is clear room for COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL ISSUES H-2 STATE OF VAIL improvement with 21 percent feeling that sense of community is getting worse, and 30 percent saying that the Town is on the "wrong track." One of the unmet needs in the Town is a community facility or programs that serve families and youth. This would pertain to year-round residents as well as destination visitors, and might include ayear-round pool or afull-service recreation center. These amenities were mentioned in the focus groups and were . listed as the top two facilities or programs respondents would like to see added in Vail. Also among the most mentioned needs in the community survey were affordable housing, better/affordable parking, a conference center, and entertainment and activities for kids. In a recent study conducted on the parks and recreation facilities in the Town and Vail Recreation District, 57 percent of respondents rated Vail's recreation facilities as "mostly" or "completely" meeting the needs of the community and 67 percent rated the programs and activities as meeting the needs of the community. When asked which indoor recreation features could be included or expanded in facilities in the Vail area, an indoor pool with lap lanes was the top choice, with 63 percent indicating that it was "important" or "very, important" to them. Shift Down-Valley The loss of the middle class, including professionals, business people, and families in Town will continue to affect the sense of community. While the population in Town has increased slightly over time, the total number of residents registered to vote in the Town has seen a continual decline since 1996, an indication of an increasing second-homeowner population and possible decreasing interest in the local community. The total number of households and family households in Vail increased slightly between 1990 and 2000, but the number of families with children at home decreased by 17 percent. In contrast, Eagle County as a whole, Avon, and Eagle had significant increases in all three categories over the same time period. Change in Household Characteristics 1990 vs. 2000 percent change 200% 167 150% 100% i 81% 80% 78% t~.~,;, 50% 29% ,~ v - 10% 't 0% -50% Total Households famiy Households t8 Eagle County ^ Avon © Ea91e 164% - - 80 63% r~ ~, ' ~, -17 families with one or mae people under 18 years: Source: US Census Bureau 1990 and 2000 Another indication that families are moving out of the Town of Vail is the declining enrollment in local schools. Total enrollment at Red Sandstone Elementary (attended by students living in the Towns of Red Cliff, Minturn, Vail, or the River Run Development) has slowly but consistently declined since 1999. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL ISSUES H-3 STATE OF VAIL Activities and social interactions of year-round residents are shifting down-valley along with the essential day-to-day services and activities. The resident work force is selling out at high prices and moving their residential equity down-valley,-where socializing, restaurants, and shopping needs are now being met. The lack of "local-oriented" establishments or a solid retail base in the Town make it less inviting and engaging than it previously was. As shown in the Economy and Town's Financial Condition Topic Report, the county sales tax collected in the Town of Vail has decreased over the years from more than 65 percent of Eagle County's total sales tax collected in the mid-1980s to just over 30 percent in 2005. Relationship between Culture and Other Key Topics Cultural offerings are an extremely important aspect of the Vail Valley's overall fabric and, through events such as the Vail International Dance Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, have created a new clientele for the valley. They have helped to turn the Vail Valley into a cultural destination, primarily in the summer months. However, the Town may well be on the verge of witnessing a case of there being too much to do on any given weekend during the summer, resulting in a cannibalization of sorts, whereby promoters and event producers are carving up smaller portions of the same pie. Relationship.between Culture and Social Issues and Other Topics This shifting demographic profile of Vail and associated social changes are being felt in the Town and in the neighboring Towns and County. Changes are impacting and impacted by a number of topics on a regional and local level including: transportation and parking, affordable housing for the workforce, a declining tax base relative to the Town's ability to meet fiscal needs of the community, and a changing retail mix. In recent years, the shifts within the Town to a relatively more tourist-oriented and dominated demographic, and a changing economic base, have created both opportunities and challenges which are recognized and are being proactively addressed. In turn, these changes have affected other communities in the region. Clearly, the changing social structure of the Town and the increased rate ofdown-valley growth have dramatically illustrated the need for regional cooperation among the various governmental jurisdictions to collectively address the multitude of land use, transportation, housing, economic, and community/social service needs which are beyond the capacity of any one community to solve. Housing • The Town should work to ensure that cultural offerings address the needs and desires of all residents including the local workforce. Transportation • Current cultural activities often do not provide sufficient parking, and collaborative efforts to remedy this issue should be investigated. If increased cultural opportunities are contemplated that create an increase in traffic, traffic studies for proposed locations should verify that the proposed offerings are feasible. Recreation • Recreation and cultural opportunities co-exist to make Vail a place that is enjoyed by visitors and locals alike. The basis of Vail's economy rests equally on recreational and cultural events between the summer and winter seasons. Environment • The care of the environment plays a key role in cultivating cultural opportunities within the Town. Most of the cultural opportunities offered involve nature and the outdoors. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL ISSUES H-4 STATE OF VAIL Land Use • The aspect of land use plays a secondary role when dealing with the topic of culture. Sufficient space for cultural opportunities exists and should be maintained. Outdoor and public venues should continue to be used for cultural events. Regional Considerations Vail continues to host one of the world's premier summer music festivals. Vail is the only community within the Vail Valley which provides such artistic and musical- offerings. However, within 100 miles west and east of Vail are two other communities that provide renowned cultural opportunities: Aspen and Denver. Vail must continue to focus on maintaining a varied and high quality level of cultural influence during both its summer and winter artistic offerings. Projections Booking fees for musicians will continue to be problematic in the formation of the Music/Dance schedules. The possibility that patrons will not be able to afford to see major acts may result. The lifeblood of the cultural opportunities, the Vail Valley Foundation, has an inability to incur significant losses on events. Targeting the older segment of residents and guests to support artistic events completely eliminates a great many of the younger residents and guests. Keeping prices low enough that the younger population can afford to attend events will be important. Maintaining the trio of free concert series must continue without incurring significant losses. Projecting social trends out to 2020 suggests that the social condition of the Town and its sense of community will undergo a variety of stresses. More homes and population, coupled with more affluent/retired seasonal residents, will change the social environment. The Town of Vail is facing the need to become even more proactive in establishing and meeting certain priorities to maintain a reasonable balance between the objectives of a premier destination resort community and ayear-round local and sustainable population. Assuming the Town does little to change trends (for example, through housing, parking, transportation and recreational facilities), Vail will be a very different place socially in 2020 because of dramatic changes in the overall demographic profile of the community. COMMUNITY PLAN TOPICS ^ CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT/SOCIAL ISSUES H-5 Attachment B Process Overview for Vail 20120 July 18, 2006 I. GOALS: • To identify commonly shared values in the community. • To create a clear and vivid vision of Vail's future. • To develop an integrated community plan that creates an effective coordinated strategy for Vail's future. • To create a final product that transcends the administrations of Town Council and appointed Boards and Commissions. • To build upon planning processes from other communities and processes already in place in Vail. • To create a participatory process focused on listening and community involvement. II. OUTCOMES: • A strategic plan which provides atopically-based vision for the next 10-15 years based on a shared set of values and provides an integrated action plan to achieve that vision • Coordinate decision making so that land use strategies compliment transportation, housing, and economic strategies and vice versa. This will help save time and money through more coordinated project management. • Improve effectiveness and efficiency in capital and operational budgeting by ensuring that the annual budget supports a strategic vision and the values that the community already identified. In addition, this process has been proven to leverage other private and public dollars to implement shared goals. III.. PROCESS: Phase 7: Project Planning A. State of Vail Report Objectives: • Provide factual description of the state of the Town of Vail today in critical areas: economics/TOV finance, demographics, land use, transportation, .culture, recreation, environment, and housing. • Project a baseline future (year 2020) scenario in each of these areas to foster a meaningful discussion about Vail's future. Strategies: • Staff is currently preparing the "critical area" sections while RRC is refining the overall document. • Draft is to be completed by RRC for Staff review by June 30, 2006. • Council receives draft on July 18tH • Mail revised draft to institutional groups (and/or manually distribute at August 2"d meeting). B. Town Council Update (July 18tH) Objectives: • Evaluate timing and process with the Council. • Gain support from Council as a whole on next steps. C. Update Website (ongoing) Objectives: • Keep the public informed and increase involvement in the process. Strategies: • Weekly uploads using Staff and Design Workshop text D. Institutional Meeting: August'3, 2006 Objectives: • Review proposed process and solicit feedback • Request input on institutional goals • Request input on questions that should be considered in the community planning process Strategies: • Mail letter to institutions and follow-up with phone calls on July 19tH • Distribute State of Vail Report • Request input on State of Vail Report by August Stn Phase 2: Community Visioning Phase A. First Community Visioning Workshop 8/22/06 Objectives: • Introduce and build enthusiasm for the process. • Gain 'buy-in' from the participants. • Manage expectations of the process. 2 • Discuss tensions in a free-form yet highly facilitated manner. • Review, revise and ratify value statements gained from Vail Tomorrow and other processes. • Analyze whether the Town of Vail is aligned with the values the community has identified as important. • Relieve community stress. Strategies: • Everyone in the community will be invited. Design Workshop will work with Town staff in advance to ensure all community stakeholder groups are invited to participate in the process. • Step 1: To engage participants right away, they will be given Vail postcards as they enter the meeting space. Facilitators at the door will ask them to write a postcard to a friend as if it was the year 2020 describing what they love about the Town of Vail. They will be asked to share those characteristics of Vail in 2020 that they liked. Participants will then be encouraged to discuss their postcard with their neighbors. Later, during the early portions of Step 3, they will be asked to look at the values statements posted around the room and determine if the values expressed in their post card are embodied in those values. (as people enter the meeting) Remote participation: Individuals. will have an opportunity on the .Town website to create their own postcard and characteristics of Vail 2020 that they want to see. Their comments will be recorded and posted in the meeting space at the work session. • Step 2: The process would begin with apresenter-led introduction/warm- up aimed at establishing the reason for creating a new Community Plan and the objectives, outcomes, schedule, and process for the work session. This introduction will aim to generate participant buy-in for the process. (Approx. 20 minutes) Remote participation: Individuals who cannot attend the work session will have an opportunity to voice their opinions on the Town website. The website will provide the same information that was covered in the meeting. Step 3: Alignment Analysis. An initial discussion of where the values statements came from will occur. Values are to be timeless and enduring principles of a community and do not change often. However, ideas for values that are not included in the list may be "discovered" as we work through this analysis and we can discuss adding them, Individuals will then have an opportunity in break out groups to complete a form of a SWOT exercise on how the Vail community is performing as it related to its values. Groups would be asked to fill in a worksheet with four major questions. o Identify how the community is in alignment with our values i.e our strenghts. How have our actions SUPPORTED our values? 3 o Identify where we fall short in achieving our values. How have our actions VIOLATED our values? o What are opportunities for increasing alignment around our values? What do we need MORE OF to support our values? o Threats or behaviors that that unite and divitde us. What do we need LESS OF to support our values? Small groups would report out on major observations and will be asked not to duplicate what had already been said (30 minutes for group work, 60 minutes of reporting). • Step 4: As a group, develop some agreements on how we will conduct ourselves to ensure that we uphold our values in this process. This:would take the form of a short presentation of concepts including positions vs. interests and consensus. At that point, one of three things could occur: ^ The Town Council's ground rules are presented and folks are asked to follow. ^ Small groups are formed and allowed to create their own rules. Then the group as a whole chooses the ones that should make it on a list of ground rules ^ The Town Council's ground rules are a starting point and as a large group we identify additional rules that need added. (30 to 45 minutes depending on method). Remote participation: Individuals will have an opportunity on the Town website to complete their own SWAT analysis to be added to the overall SWAT analysis for values. • Step 5: Summarize and adjourn. Results for the evening would be reviewed. Next steps would be presented. Participants thanked and the meeting adjourned. (Approx. 15 minutes) • Step 6: Give each person five dots to place on the lists of "MORE OF" and "LESS OF" items discussed in Step 3 to indicate their priorities. This is a first step of prioritizing future actions. (as they leave meeting) (Total of 2 hours 35 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes) B. Second Community Visioning Workshop 8/24/06 Objectives: • Review the outcomes of the First Community Visioning Workshop • Establish the concept of "consensus"; inoculate participants to the idea that disagreement is healthy and expected and not necessarily a barrier to achieving consensus. • Discuss the barriers to achieving consensus, including not feeling heard, differences in values, unwillingness to consider the rights of others, etc. 4 • Review existing information (State of Vail Report, etc.) • Reach consensus on a unified Vision • Receive input on dislikes to be pursued and avoided in each critical area. Strategies: Step 1: We would begin by reviewing what was accomplished in the first workshop, and confirm the objectives,. outcomes, ground rules, schedule, and process for this second work session. Value statements from the first workshop will be posted and referred to as well as summarized data from the alignment analysis. This introduction will also include a brief presentation on the concept of consensus, why it is important, and how it is achieved. (Approx. 30 minutes) Remote participation; Individuals participating remotely will have an opportunity on the Town website to review the results of the first work session. Step 2: Using data, trends and projections, a baseline scenario will be presented showing the status of the Town of Vail in the year 2020 if it maintains its present course. This scenario will be described in both a narrative and graphic form to the extent the information allows using "key indicator" categories (growth, housing, economics, environment, transportation, etc). (Approx. 45 minutes) Remote participation: Individuals participating remotely will have an opportunity on the Town website to review the baseline scenario and key indicator information. • Step 3: The group will be tasked with evaluating this baseline scenario. The room will be set up in stations: Each station will have a facilitator, a board expressing a particular topics manifestation in the baseline scenario, and. tablets to record input. For an hour, folks will be allowed to go from one station to the next to review the material and express their feelings in the form of likes, dislikes and recommendations. The recommendations can be used to create goals and objectives in the later institutional groups. Likes, dislikes, and recommendations will only be recorded once. No redundancies. (Approx. 60 minutes) Remote participation: Individuals participating remotely will have an opportunity on the Town website to provide input on the likes, dislikes and recommendations of each key indicator area. Their comments will be added to the Post-it tablets. • Step 4: Summarize and adjourn. Results for the evening would be reviewed. Next steps would be presented. Participants thanked, encouraged to participate in working groups and the meeting adjourned. (Approx. 15 minutes) • Step 5: All tablets will be posted and participants will have the opportunity to place green dots on the recommendations they most think should be pursued in each key indicator area. (as they leave the meeting) Remote participation: After the second work session, individuals participating remotely will have an opportunity to review the compiled list of likes and dislikes and identify the likes that should most.be pursued and the dislikes to be avoided. Phase 3 Development of a Strategic Plan A. Staff compiles Institutional and Community input, beginning August 25, 2006. B. Council meeting to review inpuf and desired process for action plans on 9/99/06 (or other date TBD). C. Institutional Work Begins 9/20/06 Following the Community Meetings held in August, staff will summarize the input received and make recommendations to the Town Council in September regarding how to move forward with the development of a strategic plan. This allows time to evaluate the input from the August meetings and ensure Council is comfortable with the next steps. The Town Council will then be charged with reviewing the findings and developing a process that will be used to address the issues and ideas identified by the community. Staff has been encouraged to create a focused process and respect the work that is already occurring by organized groups in various topical areas such as the Economy (Economic Council), Recreation (VRD focus groups and recreation planning), Housing (Housing Authority) and others. It is envisioned that the following topics could be addressed in a strategic plan and that these topics would be convened by the following groups (existing institutional groups would be used were possible): • Economic Strategy- Convened by Economic Council, Chair is Stan Zemler • Recreation Strategy- Convened by Recreation Master Plan Team • Housing Strategy- Convened by Housing Authority, Chair is Mark Risto • Land Use/Growth Management -convened by Community Development • Transportation & Infrastructure: Public Works, ECO, Eagle County, CDOT Environment- Convened by Town of Vail Environmental Health officer Staff generally envisions the following process to complete a strategic plan: • Each topical group will allow the Town to publicize the date and location of meetings. • Each topical group will allow public input, with their chair deciding how to integrate such public input. 6 • Town Staff representatives will participate in each topical area, aid in publicizing meeting dates, and help track progress of the different groups, using the template below: Goals of the group/community for this topical area Objectives Actions: Specific steps to reach main objectives • Who should implement the action(s)? • How should the action(s) be implemented? • When should they be implemented? • Which Partnerships should be developed to successfully irnplemerit the actions? • What are the resource needs to implement the actions? It should be noted that Council would be asked to review the input from the community meetings and then decide on the final structure and approach for addressing the topical areas discussed during the community meetings. The Council may elect to delete or add topical areas base on the input from the August meetings. Once those next steps are approved, staff would communicate to the community the opportunities to participate in those topical area discussions. Staff believes that working groups could complete an action plan by November and then communicate that draft plan to the community in a final public meeting. Then Staff would propose that this plan provide a foundation for the Town Council's next strategic planning meeting in December or January. Proposed Schedule: ^ Late October: Joint meeting among topical groups to discuss trade-offs and resolve any conflicts. Design Workshop will facilitate this meeting and any other meetings necessary to work out issues between groups. ^ Early November: Rough draft action plan will be required of each topical group. ^ Mid November: Institutional groups will refine their action plans. • Late November: Another joint meeting of topical groups, this time to review public presentation • Early December: Final public presentation of Strategic Plan (compilation of topical groups' action plans) and verification of actions. 7 ^ December/January: Draft Strategic Plan will be used at a Town Council retreat to provide a framework for creating the strategic agenda for the Town Council in the next several years. D. Public presentation of draft action plan (November/December) Objectives: • Present topical area action plans and receive public feedback on action plan. • Educate the public about trade-offs and fiscal conditions • Help public officials to understand the priorities of the public. • Receive feed back on priority actions Strategies: • Recap values, vision, and goals. • Action plans from each working group will be displayed in the room with approximate prices for each action item to be carried out each group will present action plan. • Public will be asked to prioritize actions in the context of where limited dollars should be used and whether new funding methods should be used to help pay for high priority actions. E. Staff/Design Workshop work with institutional groups to complete draft community plan for adoption by Town Council. II. ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASE (December/January) F:\cdev\Community Plan\Facilitated Process Summary\Facilitated processes 071306ER.doc 8 Attachment C Vail 20/2U Communications Plan Goal: Develop and implement a communications plan that builds widespread awareness and diverse participation in the development of a comprehensive community action plan for Vail. The result will be community-wide awareness, support and enthusiasm, and ownership for the plan's immediate and long-term implementation. Key Measurements: o Unanimous ownership and support by current and future Vail Town Council (and staff). o Active, ongoing participation by institutional partners. o Active participation by 300 or more residents/part-time residents/stakeholders at the public meetings. o Passive participation by 100 or more via web. 0 90% community awareness level as measured by 2007 Town of Vail community survey. o Implementation of actions by responsible parties. o Elements of plan become repeated as "sound bites" in day-to-day conversation. o Support on editorial pages. Tools: o Direct mail (post card) announcement. o News releases. . o Community calendar. o Editorials, columns and letters to the editor. o Public service announcements for TV and radio. o Newsletter updates published in Vail Daily and mailed to participants. o One-on-one contacts. o Web site for remote participation and updates. o Email correspondence via Vail-Mail and other databases. o Institutional stakeholder correspondence to members, employees, etc. o Speakers Bureau for Rotary and institutional stakeholders. Tactics: o Week of June 12 Shortlist project names (top 5) Circulate draft of process overview for review and comment Circulate draft of communications plan for review and comment Complete estimated budget for communications plan Circulate draft of talking points for review and comment Review state of the town report and clarify intended distribution o Week of June 19 Finalize working name of process Begin process to develop project graphic and tag line o Week of June 26 Continue process to finalize project graphic and tag line Update, refine communications plan o Week of July 3 Circulate revised draft of process overview for review and comment Circulate draft of communications plan for review and comment Revise estimated budget for communications plan Circulate draft of talking points for review and comment Clarify intended distribution and production of state of the town report Clarify intended distribution of existing state of the town publication Clarify Council packet content for July 18 meeting (process, project name, logo, etc.) o Week of July 10 Community attention focused on Crossroads election/Front Range media Prepare Council packet information for July 18 meeting Continue process to finalize project graphic Prepare executive summary and final state of the town to go to print for institutional meeting on August 3`d o Week of July 17 Participate in Council process update at July 18 Council meeting; seek approval of process, project name and logo Work with team to finalize recruitment process for institutional stakeholder meeting on August 3 and background materials needed Collect database information at community picnic, July 20 Kris/Colleen/Jamie to consolidate email database, purging duplicates Post election/approach Peter Knobel and Mark Cervantis to call upon their communications network to promote process Assign personal calls from key stakeholder list (Elisabeth's list) o Week of July 24 Work with team to develop agenda and desired outcomes for institutional stakeholders meeting _ Complete background materials for institutional stakeholder meeting One-on-one calls to key stakeholders (Elisabeth's list) o Week of July 31 Final preparations for institutional stakeholders meeting on August 3 Develop list of follow up actions from August 3 stakeholders meeting Elisabeth and Kris to create web plan with pages built and ready to post Receive team approval for postcard invitation artwork Draft news release announcing process and meeting schedule Draft copy for and design one-page 20/20 newsletter for newspapers Arrange to meet with newspaper editorial departments (Vail Daily and Vail Trail) to provide background and request editorial support o Week of August 7 Publicly announce process and meeting schedule for community plan to include: news release, post card invitations printed and mailed to all Vail residents and part-time residents, a-mail invitations to TOV data base, Vail-Mail, TOV Weekly News, web, public service announcements, community calendar Postcard invitations to printer.and mailing house 2' Publish one-page newsletter in Vail Daily, Vail Trail announcing process Solicit Vail Library to include materials in book bag or create a book mark Move web info to more prominent place on TOV home page Post remote participation on web for Aug. 22 & Aug. 24 public meetings Determine distribution approach for revised state of the town report Distribute materials during Aug. 10 community picnic Draft news release with details about Aug. 22 and Aug. 24 meetings o Week of August 14 Issue news release announcing Aug. 22 and Aug. 24 meetings Prepare newsletter brief to be circulated by institutional stakeholders announcing support and involvement of process and encouraging participation by stakeholder members and employees Republish one-page newsletter in Vail Daily, Vail Trail Work with team to determine logistics for August 22 & 24 meetings (RSVP, food, set up, materials, photography, videotaping, sign in sheets, etc.) Distribute info to institutional stakeholders for dissemination to members/employees Enlist Kaye Ferry's assistance in discussing process in her column Review RSVP count and make communications adjustments as necessary Work with team to determine extent of using future scenario tidbits as a teaser o Week of August 21 Final preparations for public meetings Review RSVP count and make communications adjustments as necessary Collect and package remote participation results from web for use Aug. 22 & Aug. 24 Review RSVP count and make recruitment adjustments as necessary . Attempt to place an editorial by Don Rogers describing future scenario Republish one-page newsletter in Vail Daily Update web with remote participation posting Public meetings Aug. 22 ~ Aug. 24 Assess community participation to date and adjust strategy Summarize public meeting results/next steps and post on web, distribute to email list, issue news release o .Week of August 28 Draft one page newsletter to be published in newspapers recapping process and describing preferred future scenario Adjust remote web participation steps, as needed o Week of Sept. 4 Republish one-page newsletter in local papers Follow up with editorial columnists to provide favorable coverage of process, to date Adjust remote web participation steps, as needed Assess communications plan, as needed Announce institutional meeting schedule for topical areas; set ground rules for public participation o Week. of Sept. 11 3 Assess community participation, to date, and adjust recruitment strategy Work with institutional partners to keep communications flowing to constituents, members Adjust remote web participation steps, as needed Publish institutional meeting schedule for topical areas The following steps are subject to Council review in September: o Week of Sept. 18 Adjust web as needed o Week of Sept. 25 Adjust web as needed Summarize activities to dates/next steps and post on web, distribute to email. list, issue news release o Week of Oct. 2 Publish institutional meeting schedule for topical areas Evaluate communications plan and adjust as needed Adjust remote web participation as needed o Week of Oct. 9 Publish institutional meeting schedule for topical areas Update web as needed o Week of Oct. 16 Publish institutional meeting schedule for topical areas Update web as needed o .Week of Oct. 23 Publish institutional meeting schedule for topical areas Update web as needed o Week of Oct. 30 Publish institutional meeting schedule for topical areas Update web as needed o Week of Nov. 6 Work with team to determine logistics for Nov. 10 meeting (sign in sheets, photography, video taping, etc.) Update web as needed Draft one page newsletter update to be published in the newspapers Draft and issue news release announcing Nov. 14 -open house o ~ Week of Nov. 13 Announce availability of draft community plan via email list, news release, Vail Mail, newsletter Mail draft to all previous participants Post draft plan on web Publish newsletter in the newspapers 4 Summarize results/next steps and post on web, distribute to email list, issue news release o Week of Nov. 20 Republish one page newsletter in newspapers Update web as needed o Week of Nov. 27 Modify communications plan as needed Update web as needed o Week of Dec. 4 Continued communications, as needed Update web as needed o Week of Dec. 11 Issue news release announcing Town Council consideration of community plan; communicate to all parties involved and invited them to attend and/or comment Update web as needed o Week of Dec. 18 Town Council adoption Dec. 19 Send news release announcing adoption of plan Draft one page newsletter update to be published in the newspapers o Week of Dec. 25 Publish one page newsletter/thank you in newspapers Update web as needed Newsletters 1 Announce process Republish process 1 Summarize August meetings Republish summary 1 Announce draft Republish announce draft 1 Celebrate completion Republish 5 Vail 20/20 Key Messages • We have some important choices to make about Vail's future. How much redevelopment is too much? What is our threshold for added density? What are appropriate traffic levels? What is the best solution to address our public parking shortage? What is needed to sustain our economy? How will we preserve the qualities that make Vail a special place? Where is the Town going to house new employees generated by the redevelopment craze? • Recognizing it would be difficult to make these decisions in isolation, the Vail Town Council is inviting community stakeholders to join in a series of strategic discussions that will be used to create an action plan for the next 20 years. • The timing of this effort is critical. With decisions pending on master plans for West LionsHead and West Vail, in addition to redevelopment possibilities for Timber Ridge and the LionsHead parking structure, plus a master plan for recreation currently in the works, the need for along-range strategy is essential in helping to guide decisions for these and other projects. • Given the critical timing, this community planning process has been tightly structured and will take place between August and November of this year with Town Council adoption of the long range plan slated for December. The process includes four community meetings, opportunities for web participation and additional contributions by anyone who wishes to serve on one of eight working groups to develop goals and actions. • The Vail Town Council and Town Staff will lead the planning effort and is seeking widespread community participation as well as involvement by its institutional partners, including Vail Valley Medical Center, Eagle Valley Water & Sanitation District, Vail Valley Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, Vail Resorts and others. • The process will based on a series of indicators and trends that will show what Vail's future will be like if the trends continue their present course. By identifying key attributes important to Vail's community, the goal of the community plan is to document a desired future vision that is in keeping with the community's values. A series of prioritized action steps that align with the future vision will be included in the plan for immediate and long- term implementation. Once adopted, the document will serve as a~framework for future budgeting and planning decisions not only for the Town of Vail but most likely for other agencies and organizations, where appropriate. This plan will help develop a sustainable financial plan for the future. • It has been more than a decade since the last community planning process. Affordable housing initiatives took root during Vail Tomorrow, as did the Donovan Park and Pavilion. What was learned from Vail Tomorrow is that people care greatly about Vail and are willing to work together to resolve community conflicts and look to the future for the betterment of Vail. That same community passion and spirit exists today and will be called upon during this process. • Vail Tomorrow also taught us that we need to be especially diligent in creating a community plan that will stand the test of time. As such, the Vail community plan will continue to be used by future councils as a budgeting and general planning guide. • The town has also gone through a significant redevelopment. What is next? How should future development proposals be evaluated given the community's values? • Together, this will be our legacy for Vail. 6 ORDINANCE NO. 18 SERIES OF 2006 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 9, VAIL TOWN CODE REGARDING WILDLIFE PROTECTION IN THE TOWN OF VAIL; AND SETTING FORTH DETAIL IN REGARD THERETO. WHEREAS, it is the Town Council's opinion that the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Vail, and the wildlife indigenous to this valley, would be enhanced and promoted by the amendment of this ordinance; and WHEREAS, maintaining a sustainable wildlife and bear population in the Vail Valley depends upon minimizing human conflicts with bears and other forms of wildlife; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that the feeding of wildlife within the Town of Vail constitutes a menace to property and to the health, welfare, peace and safety of the citizens of Vail; and WHEREAS, human refuse provides an abundant yet unhealthy supply of food for wildlife, which supports artificially high populations and places an additional strain on the supply of naturally occurring foods; and WHEREAS, reported human-bear conflicts have dramatically increased over the past several months; and WHEREAS, the ordinance as currently drafted has been ineffective in the protection of the health, welfare, peace and safety of the citizens of Vail. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT; Section 1. Section 5-9-8 of the Vail Town Code is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows: PENALTY ASSESSMENT: Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 1-4-1 of this Code for each offense. For purposes of this section, each day a violation is present shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 2. Section 5-9-9 of the Vail Town Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 3. Sections 5-9-10 and 5-9-11 of the Vail Town Code are hereby re- numerated as Sections 5-9-9 and 5-9-10 respectively. Section 4. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions 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 of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. Ordinance No. 18, Series 2006 Section 5. The amendment of any provision of the Town Code as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which has accrued, any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective date hereof, any prosecution commenced, nor any other action or proceeding as commenced under or by virtue of the provision amended. The amendment of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein. Section 6. All bylaws, orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revise any bylaw, order, resolution or ordinance, or part thereof, theretofore repealed. Section 7. Emergency Measure. Based upon all of the foregoing, the Council finds and declares that there is reasonable justification for the adoption of this Ordinance as an emergency measure; that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public welfare, and that this Ordinance shall therefore take effect immediately upon adoption as provided by Section 4.11 of the Vail Home Rule Charter. INTRODUCED, READ, PASSED, ADOPTED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE BY THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT OR A VOTE OF FIVE (5) COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHICHEVER IS LESS, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 18th DAY OF JULY, 2006. TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO Rod Slifer, Mayor ATTEST: By: Lorelei Donaldson, Town Clerk Ordinance No. 18, Series 2006 Memorandum To: Vail Town Council From: Community Development Department Date: July 18, 2006 Re: Resolution No. 4, Series of 2006 Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to help facilitate a discussion regarding the most appropriate way to amend the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan to ensure that Policy Objective 2.3.3 of the Plan (Create a Stronger Economic Base Through Increased Live Beds), is achieved. In the memorandum staff has attempted to define the problem that currently faces the Town and, then provides a number of options for the Town Council's consideration. It should be understood that the options proposed are for discussion purposes only. If the Council determines that one or more of the options has merit, staff recommends that more detailed study of those options takes place prior to moving forward with any possible amendments. Problem Statement The Town of Vail is experiencing an unprecedented amount of new construction in the form of new development and redevelopment projects. Much of the new construction activity is occurring in Lionshead. With that in mind, it could be said that the future of Lionshead is being constructed today. In anticipation of future new development and redevelopment opportunities in Lionshead, the Vail Town Council adopted the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan on December 15, 1998. One of the six policy objectives of the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan is to create a stronger economic base through increased live beds. To that end, the Plan states, "In order to enhance the vitality and viability of Vail, renewal and redevelopment in Lionshead must promote improved occupancy rates and the creation of additional bed base ("live beds " or "warm beds') through new lodging products. " While a clearly stated policy objective is presently in place, the current implementation policies of the Plan (ie, Chapter 5 -Detailed Plan Recommendation, Overall Plan Recommendations, Lionshead Mixed Use - 1 & . 2 zone districts, etc.) do little, if anything, to ensure that the Plan's policy objectives are met; specifically Policy Objective 2.3.3. In fact, it could be argued that the adopted zoning regulations are in conflict with the Policy Objective 2.3.3. 1 To that end, the Town Council finds it imperative that prior to accepting anymore development applications for new development or redevelopment projects in Lionshead, that a discussion occurs regarding the possible unintended consequences of continuing on with the present Master Plan recommendations and/or Zoning Regulations. The intended outcome of these discussions shall be the preservation and enhancement of the Town's supply of "live beds". Regardless of the direction taken, the Town Council believes that diversity in the Town's lodging products is the key to the future success of the Town and Lionshead. Opportunities for Change The purpose of this section of the memorandum is to summarize several options that the Town Council may wish to consider when evaluating opportunities for ensuring that Policy Objective 2.3.3 of the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan is achieved. 1. Amend the LMU-1 & 2 zone districts to create a greater mix of uses The Town could amend the Lionshead Mixed Use -1 and & 2 zone districts whereby a greater mix of uses (ie, residential uses) is required. As presently adopted, the Lionshead Mixed Use zone districts only require a mix of commercial uses on the first floor or ground level of a building. To truly achieve a mixed use development, amendments to the Zoning Regulations could be adopted which require not only a "mix" of commercial uses on the first floor or ground level, but also a mix of residential dwelling types throughout a building. 2. Create a new dwelling unit type The Town could create a new dwelling unit type that by definition requires that the unit is rented for a minimum number of days per year. For example, the Zoning Regulations could be amended to include. a "seasonal dwelling unit" A "seasonal dwelling unit" could be defined as, "Any room or group of rooms with kitchen facilities in a multiple family building, containing a front desk which is operated seven days per week 24 per day providing registration and reservation services, and designed for or used by the occupant as an independent housekeeping unit on a seasonal basis only. The unit shall be made available for short term rental a minimum of 180 days per year and no less than 60 consecutive days. " Further amendments to the Zoning Regulations would be needed to ensure that these types of units are constructed.- Enforceability of any new regulations is a key element to be considered. 2 3. Amend the definition of "Lodge Dwelling Unit" The Zoning Regulations currently allow for the construction of "lodge dwelling units " in the LMU-1 & 2 zone districts. A "lodge dwelling units " is best described as a small dwelling unit in a hotel-type of building which can be individually owned (ie, buy a hotel room/condotel). To date, the Town has not seen a development application which proposes the use of a "lodge dwelling unit". One possible reason for this may be the way it is presently defined and regulated. Staff believes that opportunities exist to better incentivize the use of lodge dwelling units which would result in positive outcomes for both the Town of Vail and the property owners. For example, a lodge dwelling is presently limited to 650 square feet in size. By increasing the allowable size, it is likely that amulti-room unit could be constructed which could then be further separated or divided into additional lock-off units. 4. Add language requiring the provision of hotel-types of services and amenities in multiple family structures. The Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan and/or Zoning Regulations could be amended which requires or encourages the provision of hotel-types of services and amenities (ie, front desk, reservation/registration capabilities, luggage storage, guest drop-off, on-site management, recreational amenities, robes and slippers, etc.) in a multiple family structure. While the quality of these services could vary greatly, their existence in the building would make it more likely that individual dwelling units would be rented. when not in use by the owner and more attractive to potential renters when considering their lodging options. 5. Amend the Condominium Conversion Ordinance Title .13, Subdivision Regulations, Vail Town Code contains provisions prohibiting the conversion of lodges and accommodation units to condominiums. According to Section 13-7-1, Purpose, in part, the purpose of Chapter 7 of the Subdivision Regulations is, "To ensure the rental pool of accommodation units is not depleted by the conversion of lodges and accommodation units to condominiums. " According to Seciton 13-7-.7, Condominium Conversion of Lodge or Accommodation Units, "There shall not be permitted any conversion of a lodge or accommodation unit within the town to a condominium, except as provided for the provision of employee housing units. Employee housing units created .pursuant to this chapter are subject to the definitions, requirements and provisions of title 12, chapters 13 and 16 of this code, as 3 amended. (Ord. 5(2000) ~ 1: Ord. 15(1995) ~ 1: Ord. 1(1995) ~ 4: Ord. 21(1987) ~~ 1-3: Ord. 2(1983) ~' 1) " Additionally, Section 13-7-13, Applicability, states, "The .terms of this Chapter shall be applicable to projects that are commenced or converted after the effective date hereof. (Ord. 5(2000) ~ 1: Ord. 2(1983) ~ 1) " While it is clear from the language written that an existing lodge (ie, Tivoli Lodge), in its present state, can not be converted to condominiums, it is not unclear whether an existing lodge can be torn down and redeveloped to another permitted or conditional use allowed by the zone district regulations. The Vail Town Code could be amended to clarify these regulations- or _an interpretation of the regulation as presently stated adopted could be made. 6. Rezone certain properties to the Public Accommodation zone district. Section 12-3-7, Amendments, Vail Town Code, provides procedures for considering amendments to the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Vail. This option, if pursued, would require that the Town initiates an amendment to the Zoning Map to rezone certain properties. Due to the limited permitted and conditional uses allowed in the PA zone district and the requirement that 70% of the allowable development potential be devoted to the creation of accommodation units, the net result would be additional accommodation units in Lionshead. The PA zone district differs from the LMU-1 & 2 zone districts in that while both districts allow lodges as a permitted uses,. only the PA zone district limits the amount of development potential that can be ~ devoted to dwelling unit development. As presently defined by the Vail Land Use Plan, the most appropriate location for PA zoned properties in the Town of Vail are those properties located at the periphery of the Town's identified commercial core areas. Those properties in Lionshead currently containing accommodation units (Lionshead Inn, Marriott, Lionshead Annex) are located around the periphery of the Lionshead commercial core area. 7. Adopt Resolution No. 4, Series of 2006 as recommended by the Town of Vail Planning & Environmental Commission on June 26, 2006. 4 r 12-7A-1 12-7A-3 CHAPTER? COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARTICLE A. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION (PA) DISTRICT SECTION: 12-7A- 1: Purpose 12-7A- 2: Permitted Uses 12-7A- 3: Conditional Uses 12-7A- 4: Accessory Uses 12-7A- 5: Lot Area And Site Dimensions 12-7A- 6: Setbacks 12-7A- 7: Height 12-7A- 8: Density Control 12-7A- 9: Site Coverage 12-7A-10: Landscaping And Site Development 12-7A-11: Parking And Loading 12-7A-12: Exterior Alterations Or Modifications 12-7A-13: Compliance Burden 12-7A-14: Mitigation Of Development Impacts 12-7A-15: Addition Of Gross Residential Floor Area To Existing PA Properties 12-7A-1: PURPOSE: The public accommo- dation district is intended to provide sites for lodges and residential accommodations for visitors, together with such public and semipublic facilities arid limited professional offices, medical facili- ties, private recreation, commercial/retail and related visitor oriented uses as may appropriately be located within the same district and compatible with adjacent land uses. The public accommodation district is intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space, and other amenities commensurate with lodge uses, and to maintain the desir- able resort qualities of the district by estab- lishing appropriate site development stan- dards. Additional nonresidential uses are permitted as conditional uses which en- hance the nature of Vail as a vacation com- munity, and where permitted uses are in- tended to function compatibly with the high density lodging character of the district. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 30(1977) § 7: Ord. 8(1973) § 7.100) 12-7A-2: PERMITTED USES: The. follow- ing uses shall be permitted in the PA district: Lodges, including accessory eating, drink- ing, or retail establishments located within the principal use and not occupying more than ten percent (10%) of the total gross residential floor area of the main structure or structures on the site; additional acces- sory dining areas may be located on an outdoor deck, porch, or terrace. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 37(1980). § 7: Ord. 19(1976). § 8: Ord. 8(1973) § 7.200) 12-7A-3: CONDITIONAL USES: The following conditional uses shall be permitted in the PA district, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this title: Bed and breakfast, as further regulated by section 12-14-18 of this title. Town of Vail February 2004 F 12-7A-3 Churches. Fractional fee club units as further regulat- ed by subsection 12-16-7A8 of this title. Hospitals, medical and dental clinics, and medical centers. Lodges, including accessory .eating, drink- ing, or retail establishments located within the principal use and occupying between ten percent (10%) and fifteen percent (15%) of the total gross residential floor area of the main structure or structures on the site.' Major arcade, so long as it does not have any exterior frontage on any public way, street, walkway, or mall area. Private clubs and civic, cultural and frater- nal organizations. Professional and business offices Public buildings, grounds and facilities Public or commercial parking facilities or structures. Public or private schools. Public park and recreational facilities Public transportation terminals. Public utility and public service uses. Ski -lifts and tows. Theaters and convention facilities. Type III employee housing units as provid- ed in chapter 13 of this title. (Ord. 13(2003) § 1: Ord. 5(2001) § 9: Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 22(1996) § 2: Ord. 8(1992) § 19: Ord. 31(1989) § 7: Ord. 12-7A-6 3(1985) § 1: Ord. 27(1982) § 1(b): Ord. 6(1982) § 8(a): Ord. 8(1981) § 2: Ord. 26(1980) § 2: Ord. 8(1973) § 7.300) 12-7A-4: ACCESSORY USES: The follow- ing accessory uses shall be permitted in the PA district: Home occupations, subject to issuance of a home occupation permit in accordance with the provisions of section 12-14-12 of this title. Meeting rooms. Minor arcade. Swimming pools, tennis courts, patios, or other recreation facilities customarily inci- dental to permitted lodge uses. Other uses customarily incidental and ac- cessory to permitted or conditional uses, and necessary for the operation thereof. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 6(1982) § 8(b): Ord. 8(1973) § 7.400) 12-7A-5: LOT AREA AND SITE DIMEN- SIONS: The minimum lot or site area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet of buildable area and each site shall have a minimum frontage of thirty feet (30'). Each site shall be of a size and shape ca- pable of enclosing a square area eighty feet (80') on each side within its boundaries. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 12(1978) § 3) 12-7A-6: SETBACKS: In the PA district, the minimum front setback shall be twenty feet (20'), the minimum side setback shall be twenty feet (20'), and the minimum rear setback shall be twenty feet (20'). At the discretion of the planning and i C }; February 2004 Town of V¢i1 12-7A-6 environmental commission and/or the de- sign review board, variations to the setback standards outlined above may be approved during the review of exterior alternations or modifications (section 12-7A-12 of this article) subject to the applicant demonstrat- ing compliance with the following criteria: A. Proposed building setbacks provide necessary separation between build- = ings and riparian areas, geologically sensitive areas and other environmen- tally sensitive areas. B. Proposed building setbacks comply with applicable elements of the Vail village urban design guide plan and design considerations. C. Proposed building setbacks will pro- vide adequate availability of light, air and open space. - D. Proposed building setbacks will pro- i....: vide a compatible relationship. with buildings and uses on adjacent prop- erties. E. Proposed building setbacks will result in creative design solutions or other public benefits that could not other- wise be achieved by conformance with prescribed setback standards. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 50(1978) § 2) 12-7A-7: HEIGHT: For a flat roof or man- sard roof, the height of buildings shall not exceed forty five feet (45'). For a sloping roof, the height of buildings shall not exceed forty eight feet (48'). (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 37(1980) § 2) 12-7A-8: DENSITY CONTROL: Up to one hundred fifty (150) square feet of 12-7A-9 gross residential floor area (GRFA) may be permitted for each one hundred (100) square feet of buildable site area. Final determination of allowable gross residential floor area shall be made by the planning and environmental commission in accor- dance with section 12-7A-12 of this article. Specifically, in determining allowable gross residential floor area the planning and envi- ronmental commission shall make a finding that proposed gross residential floor area is in conformance with applicable elements of the Vail village urban design guide plan and design considerations. Total density shall not exceed twenty five (25) dwelling units per acre of buildable site area. For the purposes of calculating density, employee housing units, accommodation units and fractional fee club units shall not be count- ed towards density. A dwelling unit in amultiple-family .building may include one attached accommodation unit no larger than one-third ('/3) of the total floor area of the dwelling. (Ord. 5(2003) § 4: Ord. 31(2001) §§ 3, 5: Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 50(1978) § 19: Ord. 12(1978) § 2) 12-7A-9: SITE COVERAGE: Site cover- age shall not exceed sixty five percent (65%) of the total site area. Final determination of allowable site coverage shall be made by the planning and environ- mental commission and/or the design re- view board in accordance with section 12-7A-12 of this article. Specifically, in determining allowable site coverage the planning and environmental commission and/or the design review board shall make a finding that proposed site coverage is in conformance with applicable elements of the Vail village urban design guide plan and design considerations. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 17(1991) § 7: Ord. 8(1973) § 7.507) February 2004 Town of Vail 12-7A-10 12-7A-10: LANDSCAPING AND SITE DE- VELOPMENT: At least thirty percent (30%) of the total site area shall be landscaped. The minimum width and length of any area qualifying as landscaping shall be fifteen feet (15') with a minimum area not less than three hundred (300) square feet. (Ord. 23(1999) §.1: Ord. 19(1976) § 8: Ord. 8(1973) § 7.509) 12-7A-11: PARKING AND LOADING: Off street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with chapter 10 of this title. At least seventy five percent (75%) of the required parking shall be locat- ed within the main building or buildings and hidden from public .view. No at grade or above grade surface parking or loading area shall be located in any required front setback area. Below grade underground structured parking and short term guest loading. and drop off shall be permitted in the required front setback subject to the approval of the planning and environmental commission and/or the design review board. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1: Ord. 19(1976) § 8: Ord. 8(1973) § 7.510) 12-7A-12: EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS OR MODIFICATIONS: A. Review Required: The construction of a new building or the alteration of an existing building shall be reviewed by the design review board in accordance with chapter 11 of this title. However, any project which adds additional dwelling units, accommodation units, fractional fee club units, any project which adds more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of commercial floor area or common space, or any project which has substantial off site 12-7A-12 impacts (as determined by the admin- 1 ` ::! istrator) shall be reviewed by the plan- ning and environmental commission as a major exterior alteration in accor- dance with this chapter and section 12-3-6 of.this title. Complete applica- tions for major exterior alterations shall be submitted in accordance with administrative schedules developed by the department of community de- velopment for planning and environ- mental commission and design review ' board review. The following submittal items are required: 1. Application: An application shall be made by the owner of the building or the building owner's authorized agent or representative on a form provided by the administrator. Any application for condominiumized buildings shall be authorized by the condominium association in conformity with all perti- nent requirements of the condominium association's declarations. 2. Application; Contents: The adminis- trator shall establish the submittal requirements for an exterior alteration or modification application. A com- plete list of the submittal requirements shall be maintained by the administra- tor and filed in the department of com- munity development. Certain submittal requirements may be waived and/or modified by the administrator and/or the reviewing body if it is demonstrat- ed by the applicant that the informa- tion and materials required are not relevant to the proposed development or applicable to the planning docu- ments that comprise the Vail compre- hensive plan. The administrator andlor the reviewing body may require the submission of additional plans, draw- February 2004 Town of Vail 12-7A-12 ings, specifications, samples and other materials if deemed necessary to properly evaluate the proposal. 3. Work Sessions/Conceptual Review: If requested by either the applicant or the administrator, submittals may proceed to a work session with the planning and environmental commis- sion, a conceptual review. with the design review board, or a work ses- sion with the town council. 4. Hearing: The public hearing before the planning and environmental com- mission shall be held in accordance with section 12-3-6 of this title. The planning and environmental. commis- sion may approve the application as submitted, approve the application with conditions or modifications, or -deny the application. The decision of the planning and environmental com- mission may be appealed to the town council in accordance with section 12-3-3 of this title. 5. Lapse Of Approval: Approval of an exterior alteration as prescribed by this article shall lapse and become void three (3) years following the date of approval by the design review board unless, prior to the expiration, a building permit is issued and construc- tion is commenced and diligently pur- sued to completion. Administrative extensions shall be allowed for rea- sonable and unexpected delays as long as code provisions affecting the proposal have not changed. (Ord. 5(2003) § 5: Ord. 31(2001) § 7: Ord. 23(1999) § 1) 12-7A-13: COMPLIANCE BURDEN: It shall be the burden of the appli- 12-7A-14 cant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence before the planning and environ- mental commission and the design review board that the proposed exterior alteration or new development is in compliance with the purposes of the public accommodation zone district, that the proposal is consistent with applicable elements of the Vail village master plan, the Vail village urban .design guide plan and the Vail streetscape master plan, and that the proposal does not other- wise have a significant negative effect on the character of the neighborhood, and that the proposal substantially complies with other applicable elements of the Vail com- prehensive plan. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1) 12-7A-14: MITIGATION OF DEVELOP- MENT IMPACTS: Property own- ers/developers shall also be responsible for mitigating direct impacts of their develop- ment on public infrastructure and in all cases .mitigation shall bear a reasonable relation to the development impacts. Im- pacts may be determined based on reports prepared by qualified consultants. The extent of mitigation and public amenity improvements shall be balanced with the goals of redevelopment and will be deter- mined by the planning and environmental commission in review of development pro- jects and conditional use permits. Substan- tial off site impacts may include, but are not limited to, the following: deed restricted employee housing, roadway improvements, pedestrian walkway improvements, streetscape improvements, stream tract/ bank restoration, loading/delivery, public art improvements, and similar improvements. The intent of this section is to only require mitigation for large scale redevelopment/ development projects which produce sub- stantial off site impacts. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1) February 2004 Town of Vail 12-7A-15 12-7A-15: ADDITION OF GROSS RESI- DENTIAL -FLOOR AREA TO EXISTING PA PROPERTIES: For any gross residential floor area added to a pub- lic accommodation zoned property following the effective date hereof, a minimum of seventy percent (70%) of the added gross residential floor area shall be devoted to accommodation units, or fractional fee club units subject to the issuance of a condition- al use permit. This limitation shall not apply to gross residential floor area being added in accordance with sections 12-15-4 and 12-15-5 of this title. (Ord. 23(1999) § 1) 12-7A-15 February 2004 Town of Vail 12-7H-1 CHAPTER? COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARTICLE H. LIONSHEAD MIXED USE 1 (LMU-1) DISTRICT SECTION: 12-7H- 1: Purpose 12-7H- 2: Permitted And Conditional Uses; Basement Or Garden Level 12-7H- 3: Permitted And Conditional Uses; First Floor Or Street Level 12-7H- 4: Permitted And Conditional Uses; Second Floor And Above 12-7H- 5: Conditional Uses; Generally (On AlI Levels Of A Building Or Outside Of A Building) 12-7H- 6: Accessory Uses 12-7H- 7: Exterior Alterations Or Modifications 12-7H- 8: Compliance Burden 12-7H- 9: Lot Area And Site Dimensions 12-7H-10: Setbacks 12-7H-11: Height And Bulk 12-7H-12: Density (Dwelling Units Per Acre) 12-7H-13: Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA) . 12-7H-14: Site Coverage 12-7H-15: Landscaping And Site Development 12-7H-16: Parking And Loading 12-7H-17: Location Of Business Activity 12-7H-18: Mitigation Of Development Impacts 12-7H-1: PURPOSE: The Lionshead mixed use 1 district is intended to pro- vide sites for a mixture of multiple-family dwellings, lodges, hotels, fractional fee clubs, timeshares, lodge dwelling units, 12-7H-1 . restaurants, offices, skier services, . and commercial establishments in a clustered; unified development. Lionshead mixed use 1 district, in accordance with the Lionshead redevelopment master plan, is .intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space and other amenities appropriate to the permitted types of buildings and uses and to maintain the desirable 'qualities of the district by establishing appropriate site development standards. This district is meant to encour- age and provide incentives for redevelop- ment in accordance with the Lionshead redevelopment master plan. This zone district was specifically devel- oped to provide incentives for properties to redevelop. The ultimate goal of these incen- tives is to create an economically vibrant lodging, housing,- and commercial core area. The incentives in this zone district include increases in allowable gross resi- dential floor area, building height, and den- sity over the previously established zoning in the Lionshead redevelopment master plan study area. The primary goal of the incentives is to create economic conditions favorable to inducing private redevelopment consistent with the Lionshead redevelop- ment master plan. Additionally, the incen- tives are created to help finance public off site improvements adjacent to redevelop- ment projects. With any development/rede- velopment proposal taking advantage of the incentives created herein, the following amenities will be evaluated: streetscape improvements, pedestrian/bicycle access, ,public plaza redevelopment, public art, .October 2005 Town of V¢il 12-7H-1 roadway improvements, and similar im- provements. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-2: PERMITTED AND CONDI- TIONAL USES; BASEMENT OR GARDEN LEVEL: A. Definition: The "basement" or "garden level" shall be defined as that floor of a building that is entirely or substan- tially below. grade. B. Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted in basement or garden levels within a structure: Banks and financial institutions. Commercial ski storage. Eating and drinking establishments. Personal services and repair shops. Professional offices, business offices and studios. Public or private lockers and storage. Recreation facilities. Retail establishments. Skier ticketing, ski school, skier ser- vices, and daycare. Travel agencies.. Additional uses determined to be similar to permitted uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. Conference facilities and meeting rooms. Liquor stores. Lodges and accommodation units. Major arcade. Multiple-family residential dwelling units, timeshare units, fractional fee clubs, lodge dwelling units, and em- ployee housing units (type III (EHU) as provided in chapter 13 of this title). Radio, TV stores, and repair shops. Theaters. Additional uses determined to be .similar to conditional uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. (Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-3: PERMITTED AND CONDI- TIONAL USES; FIRST FLOOR OR STREET LEVEL: A. Definition: The "first floor" or "street level" shall be defined as that floor of the building that is located at grade or street level along'a pedestrianway. B. Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted on the first floor or street level within a structure: . 12-7H-3 C. Conditional Uses: The following uses shall be permitted in basement or garden levels within a structure, sub- ject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provi- sions of chapter 16 of this title: :` October 2005 Town of V¢il 12-7H=3 Banks, with walk-up teller facilities. Eating and drinking establishments. Recreation facilities. Retail stores and establishments: 12-7H-4 Temporary business offices. Additional -uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. (Ord. 26(2004) §§ 1, 2': Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 1) Skier ticketing, ski school, skier ser- vices, and daycare. Travel agencies. 12-7H-4: PERMITTED AND CONDI- TIONAL USES; SECOND FLOOR AND ABOVE: Additional uses determined to be similar to permitted uses described in A. Permitted Uses; Exception: The fol- this subsection, in accordance with lowing uses shall be. permitted on the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this those floors above the first floor within title. a structure: C. .Conditional Uses: The following uses shall be permitted on the first floor or street level floor within a structure, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit . in accordance with the. provisions of chapter 16 of this title: Barbershops, beauty shops and beau- ty parlors. Conference facilities and .meeting rooms. Financial institutions, other than banks. Liquor stores. Lodges and accommodation units. Multiple-family residential dwelling units, timeshare units, fractional fee clubs, lodge dwelling units, and em- ployee housing units (type .III (EHU) as provided in chapter 13 of this title). Radio, TV stores, and repair shops. Banks and financial institutions. Conference facilities and meeting rooms. Eating and drinking establishments. 1. Ordinance 26, series of 2004, shall become null and void on December 31, 2008, and temporary business offices shall cease to be a conditional use in the Lionshead mixed use 1 zone district on December 31, 2008. Town of Vail Lodges and accommodation units. Multiple-family residential dwelling units, timeshare. uriits, fractional fee clubs, lodge dwelling units, and em- ployee housing units (type III (EHU) as provided in chapter 13 of this title). Additional uses determined to be similar to permitted uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of suction 1.2-3-4 of this title. B. Conditional Uses: The following uses shall be permitted on second floors and higher above grade, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this title: October 2005 12-7H-4 Liquor stores. Personal services and repair shops. Professional offices, business offices and studios. ~' Radio, TV stores, and repair shops. Recreation facilities. Retail establishments. Skier ticketing, ski school, skier ser- vices, and daycare. Theaters. Timeshare units and fractional fee clubs. Additional uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. (Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-5: CONDITIONAL USES; GENER- ALLY (ON ALL .LEVELS OF A BUILDING OR OUTSIDE OF A BUILD- ING): The following conditional uses shall be permitted, subject to issuance of a con- ditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this title: Bed and breakfast as further regulated by section 12-14-18 of this title. Brew pubs. Coin operated laundries. Commercial storage. 12-7H-6 Private. outdoor recreation facilities, as a primary use. Public buildings, grounds, and facilities. Public or private parking lots. Public park and recreation facilities. Public utility and public service uses. Single-family residential .dwellings. Ski lifts and tows. Television stations. Two-family residential dwellings. Additional uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this section, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. (Ord. 36(2003) § 1: Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-6: ACCESSORY USES: The follow- ing accessory uses shall be .permitted in the Lionshead mixed use 1 district: Home occupations, subject to issuance of a home occupation permit in accordance with the provisions of section 12-14-12 of this title. Loading and delivery and parking facilities customarily incidental and accessory to permitted and conditional uses. Minor arcade. Offices, lobbies, laundry, and other facilities customarily incidental 'and accessory to hotels, lodges, and multiple-family uses. ~... October 2005 Town of V¢il 12-7H-6 Outdoor dining areas operated in conjunc- tion with. permitted eating and drinking es- tablishments. Swimming pools, tennis courts, patios or other recreation facilities customarily inci- dental to permitted residential or lodge uses. Other uses customarily cessory to permitted or and necessary for the ~::.<`.~• ~ (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) incidental and ac- conditional uses, operation thereof. 12-7H-7: EITERIOR ALTERATIONS OR MODIFICATIONS: A. Review Required: The construction of a new building or the alteration of an existing building that is not a .major exterior alteration as described .in subsection B of this section shall be .-_ -, reviewed by the design review board ~~ in accordance with chapter 11 of this title. 1. Submittal Items Required.: The submittal items required for a project that is not a major exterior alteration shall be provided in accordance with section 12-11-4 of this title. B. Major Exterior Alteration: The con- struction of a new building or the alter- ation of an existing building which .adds additional dwelling units, accom- modation units, fractional fee club. units, timeshare units, .any project which adds more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of commercial floor area or common space, or any project which has substantial off site impacts (as determined by the admin- istrator) shall be reviewed by the plan- ning and environmental commission Town of Vail 12-7H-7 as a major exterior alteration in accor= dance with this chapter and section 12-3-6 of this title. Any project which requires a conditional use permit shall also obtain approval of the planning . and environmental 'commission in accordance with chapter 16 of this title. Complete applications for major exterior alterations shall be submitted in accordance with administrative schedules developed by the depart- . ment of community development for planning and environmental • commis- sion and design review board review. 1. Submittal Items Required, Major Exterior Alteration: The following sub- mittal items are required: a. Application: An application shall be made by the owner of the building or ,the building owner's authorized agent or representative on a form provided by the administrator: Any application for condominiumized build- ings shall be authorized by the condo- minium association in conformity with all pertinent requirements of the con- dominium association's declarations. b. Application; Contents: The ad- ministrator shall establish the submit- tal requirements for an exterior alter- ation or .modification application. A complete list of the submittal require- ments shall . be maintained by the administrator and filed in the depart- ment of community development. Certain submittal requirements may be waived and/or modified by the administrator and/or the reviewing .body if it is demonstrated by the appli- cant that the information and materials required are not relevant to the pro- posed development or applicable to the planting documents that comprise February 2004 12-7H-7 the Vail comprehensive plan. The administrator and/or the reviewing body may require the submission. of additiorial plans, drawings, specifiea- tions, samples and other materials if deemed necessary to properly evalu- ate the proposal. C. Work Sessions/Concceptual .Review: If requested by either the applicant or the administrator, submittals may proceed to a work session with the planning and environmental commis- sion, a conceptual review with the design review board, or a work ses- sion-with the town council. , D. Hearing: The public hearing before the planning and environmental commis- sion shall be held in accordance with section 12-3-6 of this title: The plan- ning and environmental commission may approve the application as sub= mitted, approve the application with .conditions or modifications, or deny the application. The decision of the planning and environmental commis- sion may be appealed to the town council in accordance with section 12-3-3 of this title. E. Lapse Of Approval: Approval of an exterior alteration as prescribed by .this article shall lapse and become void two (2) years following the date of approval by the design review board unless, prior to the expiration, a building permit is issued and construc- tion is commenced and diligently pur- sued to completion. Administrative extensions shall be :allowed for rea- sonable and unexpected delays as long as code provisions affecting the proposal have not changed. (Ord. 5(2003) § 11: Ord. 8(2001) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-11 12-7H-8: COMPLIANCE BURDEN: It shall be the burden of the appli- cant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence before the planning and environ- mental commission and the design review board that the proposed exterior alteration or new development is in compliance with the purposes of the Lionshead' mixed use 1 district, that the proposal is consistent with applicable elements of the Lionshead rede- velopment master plan and that the propos- al does not otherwise have a significant negative effect on the character of the neighborhood, and that the .proposal sub- stantially complies with other applicable elements of the Vail comprehensive plan. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-9: LOT AREA AND SITE DIMEN-. SIONS: The minimum lot or site area shall be ten thousand (10,000.) square feet of buildable area. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-10: SETBACKS: The minimum build- ing setbacks shall be ten feet (10') unless otherwise specified in the Lionshead redevelopment master plan as a build to line. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-11: HEIGHT AND BULK: Buildings shall have a maximum average building height of .seventy one feet (71') with a maximum height of 82.5 feet, as further defined by the Lionshead redevelop- ment master plan. All development shall comply .with the design guidelines and stan- dards found in the Lionshead redevelop- ment master plan.. Flexibility with the stan- dard, as incorporated in the Lionshead redevelopment master plan, shall be afford- ed to redevelopment projects which meet the intent of design guidelines, as reviewed ~~ `:: {: ~.< February 20p4 Town of Vail 12-7 Fi-11 and approved by the design review board. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-12: DENSITY (DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE): Up to a thirty three percent (33%) increase over the existing number of dwelling units on a property or thirty five (35) dwelling units per acre, whichever is greater shall be allowed. For the purpose of calculating density, employ- ee. housing units, accommodation. units, timeshare units, and fractional fee -club units shall not be counted as dwelling uhits. Additionally, a "lodge. dwelling unit", as defined herein, shall be counted as twenty five percent (25%) of a dwelling unit for the purpose of calculating density. A dwelling unit in amultiple-family building may include one attached accommodation unit no larger than one-third ('/3) of the .total floor area of the dwelling. (Ord. 31(2001) § 5: Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-13: GROSS RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA (GRFA): Up to two hun- dred .fifty (250) square feet of gross resi- dential floor area shall be allowed for each one hundred (100) square feet of buildable site area, or an increase of thirty three percent (33%) over the existing GRFA found on the property, whichever is greater. Multiple-family dwelling units in this zone district shall not be entitled to additional gross residential floor area under section 12-15-5, "Additional Gross Residential Floor Area (250 Ordinance)", of this title. .(Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-14: SITE COVERAGE: Site cover- age shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total site area, unless 12-7H-18 otherwise specified in the Lionshead rede- velopment master plan. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-15: LANDSCAPING AND SITE DE- VELOPMENT: At least twenty percent (20%) of the total site area shall be landscaped, unless otherwise specified in the Lionshead redevelopment master plan. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-16: PARKING AND LOADING: Off street parking and loading shall be .provided in accordance with chapter 10 of this title. At least one-half ('/z) the re- quired parking shall be located within the main building or buildings. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-17: LOCATION OF BUSINESS AC- TIVITY: A. Limitations; Exception: All offices, businesses and services permitted by zone district, shall be operated and conducted entirely within a building, except for permitted unenclosed park- . ing or loading areas, the outdoor dis- play of goods; or outdoor restaurant seating. B. Outdoor Displays: The .area to be used for outdoor display must be located directly in front of the estab- lishment displaying the goods and entirely upon the establishment's own property. Sidewalks, building entranc- es and exits, driveways and streets shall not be obstructed by outdoor display. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) 12-7H-18: MITIGATION OF DEVELOP- MENT IMPACTS: Property own- Town of Vail February 2004 12-7H-18 ers/developers shall also. be responsible for mitigating direct impacts of ~ their develop- ment on public infrastructure and in all cases mitigation shall bear a reasonable relation to the development impacts. Im- pacts may be determined based on reports prepared by qualified consultants. The extent of mitigation and public amenity improvements shall be balanced. with the goals of redevelopment and. will be deter- mined by the planning and environmental commission in review of development pro- jects and conditional _use permits. Mitigation of impacts may include, but is not limited _ to, the following: roadway improvements, pedestrian walkway improvements, street- scape improvements, stream. tract/bank improvements, public art improvements, and similar improvements. The intent of this section is to only require mitigation for large scale redevelopment/development projects which produce substantial off site impacts. (Ord. 3(1999) § 1) ~'"' ; {:_ ~ . February 2004 Town of Vail 12-71-1 12-71-1 CHAPTER 7 COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARTICLE I.. LIONSHEAD MIXED USE 2 (LMU-2) DISTRICT SECTION: 12-71- 1: Purpose 12-71- 2: Permitted And Conditional Uses; Basement Or Garden Level i2-71- 3: Permitted And Conditional Uses; First Floor Or Street Level 12-71- 4: Permitted And Conditional Uses; Second Floor And Above 12-71- 5: Conditional Uses; Generally (On All Levels Of A Building Or Outside Of A Building) 12-71- 6: Accessory Uses 12-71- 7: Exterior Alterations Or Modifications 12-71- 8: Compliance Burden 12-71- .9: .Lot Area And Site Dimensions 12-71-10: Setbacks 12-71-11: Height And Bulk 12-71-12: Density (Dwel-ling Units Per Acre) 12-71-13: Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA} 12-71-14: Site Coverage 12-71-15: Landscaping And Site Development 12-71-16: Parking And Loading 12-71-17: Location Of Business Activity 12-71-18: Mitigation Of.Development Impacts 12-71-1: PURPOSE: The Lionshead Mixed Use 2 District is intended to provide sites for a mixture of multiple-family dwellings, lodges, hotels, fractional.. fee clubs, time shares, lodge dwelling units, restaurants, offices, skier services, light industrial activities, and commercial estab- lishments in a clustered, unified develop- ment. Lionshead Mixed Use 2 District, in accordance with the Lionshead Redevelop- ment Master Plan, is intended to ensure adequate light, air, open space and other amenities appropriate to the permitted types of buildings and. uses and to maintain the desirable qualities of the District by establishing appropriate site development standards. This District is mearit to encour- age and provide incentives for redevelop- meat in accordance with the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan. This Zone District was specifically .devel- oped to provide incentives for properties to redevelop. The ultimate goal of these incen- tives is to create an economically vibrant lodging, housing, .and commercial core area. The incentives in this Zone District include increases in allowable gross resi- dential floor- area, building height, and den- sity over the previously established zoning in the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan study area. The primary goal of the incentives is to create economic conditions favorable to inducing private redevelopment consistent with the Lionshead Redevelop- ment Master Plan. Additionally, the incen- tives are created to help finance public, off- site, improvements adjacent to redevelop- ment projects. Public amenities which will be evaluated with redevelopment proposals taking advantage of the incentives created herein may include: streetscape improve- ments, pedestrian/bicycle access, public June 2000 Town of Vail 12-71-1 plaza redeveiopmerit, public art, roadway improvements, and similar improvements. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-2: PERMITTED AND CONDI- TIOPIAL USES; BASEMENT OR GARDEN LEVEL: A. Definition: The "basement" or "garden level" shall be defined as that floor of a building that is entirely or substan- tially below grade. B. Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted in basement or garden levels within a structure: Banks and financial institutions. Commercial ski storage. Eating and drinking establishments. Personal services and repair shops. Professional ofifices, business offices and studios. Public or private lockers and storage Recreation facilities Retail establishments. Skier ticketing, ski school, skier ser= vices, and daycare.. Liquor stores. Lodges and accommodation units. Major arcade. Multiple-family residential dwelling units, time,-share units, fractional fee clubs, lodge dwelling units, and em- ployee housing units (Type 111 (EHU) as provided in Chapter 13 of this Ti- tle). Radio, TV stores, and repair shops. Theaters. Additional uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-3-4 of this Title. (Ord.. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-3: PERMITTED AND CONDI- TIONAL USES; FIRST FLOOR OR STREET LEVEL: Travel agencies. Additional uses determined to be similar to permitted uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-3-4 of this Title. A. Definition: The "first floor" or "street level'' shall be defined as that floor of the building that is located at grade or .street level along a pedestrianway. ~I" . 12-71-3 C. Conditional Uses: The following uses shall be permitted in basement or garden levels within a structure, sub- ject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provi- sions of Chapter 16 of this ,Title: Conference facilities and meeting rooms. June 2000 Town o~'Vail 12-71-3 B. Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be permitted on the .first floor or street level within a structure: Banks, with walkup teller facilities. Eating and drinking establishments: Recreation facilities. Retail stores and establishments. Skier ticketing, ski school, skier ser- Additional uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. (Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 2) vices, and daycare. 12-71-4: PERMITTED AND CONDI- TIONAL USES; SECOND Travel agencies. ~ FLOOR AND ABOVE: Additional uses determined to be A. .Permitted Uses; Exception: The fol- similar to permitted uses described in lowing ,uses shall be permitted on this subsection, in accordance with those floors above the first floor within the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this a structure: title. C. Conditional Uses: The following uses. shall be permitted on the first floor or street level floor within a structure, subject to issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this title: Barbershops, beauty shops and beau- ty parlors. Conference facilities and meeting rooms. Financial institutions, other than banks. Liquor stores. Lodges and accommodation units. Lodges and accommodation units. Multiple-family residential` dwelling units, time share units, fractional fee clubs, lodge dwelling units, and em- ployee housing units (type III (EHU) as provided in chapter 13 of .this title). Additional uses determined to be similar to permitted uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12=3-4 of this title. B. Conditional Uses: The following uses shall be permitted on second floors and higher above grade, subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this title: Multiple-family residential dwelling units, time share units, fractional fee clubs, lodge dwelling units, and em,- Town of Vail 12-71-4 ployee housing units (type III (EHU) as provided in chapter 13 of this title). .Radio, TV stores, and repair shops. Banks and financial institutions. December 2001 12-71-4 Conference facilities and .meeting rooms. Eating and drinking establishments. Liquor stores. Personal services and repair shops. Professional offices, busiriess offices and studios. Radio, TV stores, and repair shops. Recreation facilities. Retail establishments. Skier ticketing, ski school, skier ser- vices, and daycare. Theaters. Time share units and fractional fee clubs. Additional uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this subsection, in accordance with the provisions of section 12-3-4 of this title. (.Ord. 6(2000) § 2: Ord: 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-5: CONDITIONAL USES; GENER- ALLY (ON ALL LEVELS OF A BUILDING OR OUTSIDE OF A BUILD- ING): The following conditional uses shall be permitted, subject to issuance of a con- ditional use permit in accordance with the provisions of chapter 16 of this title: Bed and breakfast as further regulated by section 12-14-18 of this title. Brew pubs. Child daycare center Coin operated laundries. Commercial storage. Gasoline and service stations. Private outdoor recreation facilities, as a primary use. Public buildings, grounds, and facilities. ~` Public or private parking lots. Public park and recreation facilities. Public utility and public service uses. Ski lifts and tows Television stations. Vehicle maintenance, service, repair, stor- age, and fueling. Warehousing. Additional uses determined to be similar to conditional uses described in this section, in accordance with the provisions of.section 12-3-4 of this title. (Ord. 17(2001) § 2: Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-6: ACCESSORY USES: The follow- . ing accessory uses shall be permitted in the Lionshead mixed use 2 district: Home occupations, subject to issuance. of a home occupation. permit in accordance with the provisions of section 12-14-12 of this title. Loading and delivery and parking facilities customarily incidental and accessory to permitted and conditional uses. l,. . December 2001 .Town of Vail 12-71-6 12-71-7 ~~ Minor arcade. chapter 16 of this title. Complete ap- plications for major exterior alterations Offices, lobbies, laundry, and other facilities shall be submitted in accordance with customarily incidental and accessory to administrative schedules developed hotels, lodges, and multiple-family uses. by the department of community de- velopment for planning and environ- Outdoor dining areas operated in conjunc- mental commission and design review tion with permitted eating and drinking es- board review. tablishments. ' B. Submittal Items Required: The follow- Swimming pools, tennis courts, patios or ing submittal items are required: other recreation facilities .customarily inci- ~ ' dental to permitted residential or lodge 1. Application: An application shall be uses. ~ made by the owner of the building or the building owner's authorized agent Other uses customarily incidental and ac- or representative on a form provided cessory to permitted or conditional uses, by the administrator. Any application and necessary for the operation thereof. ,for condominiumized buildings shall (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) be authorized by the condominium association in conformity with all perti- Went requirements of the condominium 12-71-7: EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS OR association's declarations. MODIFICATIONS: ,--.. 2. Application; Contents: The adminis- ~ A. Review Required: The construction of ~ ` ` , trator shall establish the submittal :. : : --_ anew building or the alteration of an requirements for an exterior alteration existing building shall be reviewed by or modification application. A com- the design review board in accordance plete list of the submittal requirements with chapter 11 of this title.. However, shall be maintained by the administra- any project which adds additional for and filed in the department of com- dwelling units, accommodation units, munity development. Certain submittal fractional fee club units, timeshare requirements may be waived and/or units, any project which adds more modified by the administrator and/or than one thousand (1,000) square feet the reviewing body if it is demonstrat- of commercial floor area or common ed by the applicant that the informa- space, or any project which has sub- tiori and materials required are not stantial off site .impacts (as deter- relevant to the proposed development mined by the administrator)' shall be or applicable to the planning docu- ` reviewed by the planning and environ- ments that comprise the Vail compre- mental commission as a major exteri- hensive plan. The administrator and/or or alteration in accordance with this the reviewing body may require the chapter and section 12-3-6 of this title. submission of additional plans, .draw- Any project which requires a condi- ings, specifications, samples and tional use permit shall also obtain other materials if deemed necessary approval of the planning and environ- to properly evaluate the proposal. mental commission in accordance with February 2004 Town of Vail 12-71-7 C. Work Sessions/Conceptual Review: If requested by either the applicant or the administrator, submittals may proceed to a work session with the planning and environmental commis- sion, a conceptual review with the design .review board, or a work ses- sion with the town council. D. Hearing: The public hearing before the planning and environmental commis- sion shall be held in accordance with section 12-3-6 of this title. The plan- ning and environmental commission may approve the application as sub- mitted, approve the application with conditions or modifications, or deny the application. The decision of the planning and .environmental commis- sion may be appealed to the town council in accordance with section 12-3-3 of this title. E. Lapse Of Approval: Approval of an exterior alteration as prescribed by this article shall lapse and become void two (2) years following the date of approval by, the design review board unless, prior to the expiration, a building permit is issued and construc- tion is commenced and diligently pur- sued to completion. Administrative extensions shall be allowed for rea- sonable and unexpected delays as long as code provisions affecting the proposal have not changed. (Ord. 5(2003) § 12: Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-8: COMPLIANCE BURDEN: It shall be the burden of the appli- cant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence before the planning and environ- mental commission and the design review board that the ,proposed exterior alteration or new development is in compliance with 12-71-12 the purposes of the Lionshead mixed use 2 district, that the proposal is consistent with applicable elements of the Lionshead rede- velopment master plan and that .the propos- al does not otherwise have a significant. negative effect on the character of the neighborhood, and that the proposal sub- stantially complies with other applicable elements of the Vail comprehensive plan. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-9: LOT AREA AND SITE DIMEN- SIONS: The minimum lot or site area shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet of buildable area. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-10: SETBACKS: The minimum build- ing setbacks shall be ten feet (10') unless otherwise specified in the Lionshead redevelopment master plan as a build to line. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-11: HEIGHT AND BULK: Buildings shall have a maximum average building height of seventy one feet (71') with a maximum height of 82.5 feet, as further defined by the Lionshead redevelop- ment master plan. All development shall comply with the design guidelines and stan- dards found in the Lionshead redevelop- ment master plan. Flexibility with the stan- dard, as incorporated in the Lionshead redevelopment master plan, shall be afford- ed to redevelopment projects which meet the intent of design guidelines, as reviewed and approved by the design review board. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-12: DENSITY (DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE): Up to a thirty three percent (33%) increase over the existing number of dwelling units on a property or f, - - , ,:;-" :., February 2004 Town of Vail ~:::.. 12-71-12 thirty five (35) dwelling units per acre, whichever is greater shall be allowed. For the purpose of calculating density, employ- ee housing units, accommodation units, timeshare units, and fractional fee club units shall not be counted as dwelling units. Additionally, a "lodge dwelling unit", as defined herein, shall be counted as twenty five percent (25%) of a dwelling unit for the purpose of calculating density. A dwelling unit, in amultiple-family building may include one attached accommodation unit no larger than one-third ('/3) of the total floor area of the dwelling. (Ord. 31(2001) § 5: Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-13: GROSS RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA (GRFA): Up to two hun- dred fifty (250) square feet of gross resi- dential floor area shall be allowed for each one hundred (100) square feet of buildable site area, or an increase of thirty three percent (33%) over the existing GRFA found on the property, whichever is greater. Multiple-family dwelling units in this zone district shall not be entitled to additional gross residential floor area under section 12-15-5, "Additional Gross Residential Floor Area (250 Ordinance)", of this title. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-14: SITE COVERAGE: Site cover- age shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the total site area, unless otherwise specified in the Lionshead rede- velopment master plan. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-15: LANDSCAPING AND SITE DE- VELOPMENT: At least twenty percent (20%) of the total site area shall be landscaped, unless otherwise specified in 12-71-18 the Lionshead redevelopment master plan. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-16: PARKING AND LOADING: Off street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with chapter 10 of this title. At least one-half ('/Z) the re- quired parking shall be located within the main building or buildings. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-17: LOCATION OF BUSINESS AC- TIVITY: A. Limitations; Exception: All offices, businesses and services permitted by zone district, shall be operated and conducted entirely within a building, except for permitted unenclosed park- ing or loading areas, the outdoor dis- play of goods; or outdoor restaurant seating. B. Outdoor Displays: The area to be used for outdoor display must be located directly in front of the estab- lishment displaying the goods and entirely upon the establishment's own property. Sidewalks, building entranc- es and exits, driveways and streets shall not be obstructed by outdoor display. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-18: MITIGATION OF DEVELOP- MENT IMPACTS: Property own- ers/developers shall also be responsible for mitigating direct impacts of their develop- ment on public infrastructure and in all cases mitigation shall bear a reasonable relation to the development impacts. Im- pacts may be determined based on reports prepared by qualified consultants. The Town of Vail February 2004 12-71-18 extent of mitigation and public amenity improvements shall be balanced with the goals of redevelopment and will be deter- mined by the planning and environmental commission in review of development pro- jects and conditional use permits. Mitigation of impacts may include, but is .not limited to, the following: roadway improvements, pedestrian walkway improvements, street- scape improvements, stream tract/bank improvements, public art improvements, and similar improvements. The intent of this section is to only require mitigation for large scale redevelopment/development projects which produce substantial off site impacts. (Ord. 3(1999) § 2) 12-71-18 /~ f February 2004 Town of Vail