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890 Red Sandstone
Lions Square Lodge
Ford Park parking lot
Drivers: Andy and Jim
Public rirt 2:00 p.m.
1. request for a vacation of a pedestrian easement located at 990 and 991 Rod
Sandstone Circle/Lot 4 and Lot 5, Vail Village 9th Filing.
Applicant: Christie Hochtl
Planner: Lauren Waterton
. A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a elipad to be located at the east
end of the Ford Park parking lot.
Applicant: Vail Valley Medical Center, represented by Dan Feeney
Planner: Andy nudtsen
4a Update on the Town's fireplace policy and a discussion of a proposed ordinance
increasing open space protection.
Planner: Russ Forrest
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5. A request for ter scion for a CCI minor exterior alteration and a site coverage
and a landscaping variance to allow for an addition to the Golden Rear retail shop
within the A and ® Building, located at 266 Bridge Street/Lots A and and a part of C,
Block 5-A, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Lee Hollis
Planner: Randy Louder T.- INDEFINITELY
6. Approve minutes from December 19, 1994 PFC meeting.
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MEMORANDUM
T; Planning and Environmental Commission
FROM: Community Development Department
DATE: January , 1905
Applicant: ill fierce, representing the Lions Square Lodge Condominium
Association
Planner; Jim Curnutte
1® DESCRIPTION
Bill Fierce, on behalf of the Liens Square Ledge Condominium Association, has requested a
worksession with the Planning and Environmental Commission (fEC) to discuss a proposed
major exterior alteration in the Commercial Core 11 (CCII) zone district and a common area
variance, for a proposed building expansion at the Lions Square Lodge (located at 660 West
Lionshead Place/Lot 1, Vail Lionshea 1st Filing).
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ZONING I
Zoning: Commercial Core 11 (CCII)
Lot Area: 1.8 acres or 78,416 square feet
The bold text indicates the development standard which requires a variance.
Allowed/Required
by Zoninq
Existing
Development
Proposed Development
Height: 45 feet for flat or mansard roofs
48 feet for a sloping roof
Setbacks*: 10 feet from all properly lines
GRFA: 80% of buildable area or 62,733 sq. ft.
Common Area: 35% of allowable GRFA or 25,957 sq. ft.
Dwelling Units: 25 units per acre of buildable site area
or 45 units for the site
Site Coverage: 70% of the total site area or 54,891 sq. ft.
Landscaping: 20% of the total site area or 15,683 sq.ft.
Parking: Per Town of Vail Parking Standards-
Loading: Per Town of Vail Loading Standards
Approximately 65 feet to the highest
point of the stair tower
N: 8.5 feet
S:7 feet
E: 8.5 feet
W:8 feet
1 required; none provided
*These restrictions pertain unless otherwise specified in the Lionshead Urban Design Guide Plan and Urban Design Considerations.
No changes proposed
No changes proposed
No changes proposed
39.2% of allowable GRFA or 24;623 s q, ft.
No changes proposed
No changes proposed-
26.2% of total site area or 20;612 sq. ft.
1.09 spaces required
No changes proposed
**Since the proposed lobby addition is being located directly above the Wildwood Conference Room, as well as above some housekeeping spaces, it will not increase the existing site coverage
on the property.
***At least one-half of the required parking shall be located within the main building or buildings. No parking or loading may be located in any front setback area. As this property is located in
the CCII zone district, any new parking spaces that are generated as result of the proposed building addition must be provided on-site, however; if the site is unable to accommodate additional
parking spaces, the applicant may pay into the Town of Vail Parking Fund. Al this time, parking spaces are $15,000.00 each plus the percentage the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the City of
Denver has increased over each successive year. The amount of this year's CPI percentage increase will be released shortly. The applicant will be required to pay the parking fee that is in
effect at the time that a building permit is issued for the proposed remodel.
The GRF , common area and site coverage figures listed above under "existing development" were determined based on drawings provided by the applicant. It should be pointed
out that staff has not had the opportunity to conduct a detail walk-through of the building to confirms that the as-built drawings provided are accurate. Same of the numbers in the
above Zoning Analysis may be modified by the time this application is scheduled for final EEG review.
III, CRITERIA T I EVALUATING THIS
As this item is a worksession, staff will not evaluate the review criteria at this time. However,
please be aware that the following criteria from the Zoning Code and the Lionshead Cuban
Design Guide Plan and Design Considerations will be applied to evaluate the proposal at a
later date.
A. Compliance with the Commercial Core II Zone District Purpose Statement
As stated in the Zoning Code, the purpose of the CCII zone district is as follows:
B. Compliance with the Urban Design Guide Plan for Lionshead
The Lionshead Urban Design Guide Plan identifies the right-of-way between Phases 1,
II and Ill and Phase IV as a major Lionshead Mall entry (southwest mail entry). The
only sub-area concept in the immediate vicinity of the proposed Lions Square Lodge is
Concept Number 29 (see Attachment #1) which suggests:
"Strong landscape planting to reinforce entry identity, with tree planters
to soften alleyway and introduce meander to pathway."
C. Compliance with the Urban Desicin Considerations for Lionshead and Exterior
Alteration Criteria
Height and Massing:
2. Roofs:
. Facades - ails/Structures:
4. Facades - Transparency:
. Decks and Patios:
. Accent Elements:
7. Landscape Elements:
3. Service and Delivery.
D. Compliance with the Variance Criteria
Consideration of Factors:
a. The relationship of the requested variance to other existing or
potential uses and structures in the vicinity.
. The degree to which relief from the strict and literal interpretation
and enforcement of a specified regulation is necessary to
achieve compatibility and uniformity of treatment among sites in
the vicinity or to attain the objectives of this title without grant of
special privilege.
C. The effect of the requested variance on light and air, distribution
of population, transportation and traffic facilities, public facilities
and utilities, and public safety.
2. The Flannina and Environmental Commission shall make the followina
findings before arantina a variance:
a. That the granting of the variance will not constitute grant of
special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other
properties classified in the same district.
b. That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the
public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to
properties or improvements in the vicinity.
C. That the variance is warranted for one or more of the following
reasons:
The strict literal interpretation or enforcement of the
specified regulation would result in practical difficulty or
unnecessary physical hardship inconsistent with the
objectives of this title.
There are exceptions or extraordinary circumstances or
conditions applicable to the same site of the variance that
do not apply generally to other properties in the same
zone.
The strict interpretation or enforcement of the specified
regulation would deprive the applicant of privileges
enjoyed by the owners of other properties in the same
district.
IV. DISCUSSION ISSUES
Since this is a worksession, staff has not prepared formal recommendations concerning the
major exterior alteration and variance requests. However, the staff has identified the following
issues which we would like to discuss further with the PEG and applicant:
-it would appear that the floor plan of the proposed addition works very
well for its intended purpose. However, it would seem that with virtually
the same floor plan, a building could be created that could have a
pitched roof element over the lobby/luggage/ski vestibule area, with a
one-story element over the front desk/reservation/corridor area that
would tie back into the main building. The pitched roof element could
adopt the character of the existing building or have a "more" alpine
character or even have a contemporary expression with lots of glass,
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Additionally, it should be pointed out that staff used a parking pay-in-lieu fee of
$10,000.00 per space to provide the above-listed figure. However, a provided
for in Section 1, Ordinance No. 10, Series of 1994, this fee will be automatically
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increased annually by the percentage the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the
City of Denver has increased over each successive yearn Since the CPI for the
City of Denver has not been released for 1995, this fee will have to be adjusted
to reflect such percentage increase.
The above-described discussion only takes into account the incremental
increase in parking requirement necessitated by the proposed building addition.
7. Other issues regardinq completeness of the application:
-To date, the applicant has provided only a partial, topographic survey of
the Lions Square Lodge property, In order to complete this application,
a complete topographic survey of the entire Lions Square Lodge
property must be provided. This application will not be scheduled for a
final C review until the above-requested survey has been provided,
-The applicant has stated that removable planters will be provided in the
general area of the proposed building addition. However, no detail has
been provided with regard to these planters (i.e. number, location, color,
style, or material of the planters). This information must be included in
the next submittal.
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T: Lions Square Ledge File
FROM: Jim Curnutt
DATE: January 4, 1995
SUBJECT; Design Review Board meeting minutes of conceptual review of Lions Square
Lodge major exterior alteration application
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Bill Fierce pointed out that he had some concerns with adding a landscape planter along the
entire wall because he wanted to keep adequate width for a walkway leading to the
breezeway on the east side of the addition and if he added planters along the building's east
wall he may have to reduce the width of the planter which is proposed to be added to the
Phase I west wall.
Mike Arnett suggested that the applicants may want to propose granting an easement to the
Town for that purpose. Mike again suggested the addition of a sloped awning or a sloping
roof around the perimeter of the building addition and pointed out that the sloping roof did not
have to go over the entire addition.
Bill Fierce did not feel that a sloping roof worked for a number of architectural reasons as well
as their attempt to preserve the views of condominium owners in the area. He did not like the
idea of adding a sloping awning or what he called a mansard roof around the perimeter of the
addition but did suggest that there is a possibility of adding a small sloping roof to
approximately one-third of the eastern side of the building which would shed toward the east.
Most of the ® members did not feel that that idea was appropriate.
At this punt, the ®R meeting was adjourned.
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Mike Modica
Andy Knudtsen
Jim Curnutte
Lauren Waterton
Russ Forrest
A request for a vacation of a pedestrian easement located at 890 and 891 Red
Sandstone Circle/Let 4 and Lot , Vail Village 9th Filing.
Applicant: Christie Hochtl
Planner: Lauren Waterton
Lauren Waterton made a presentation per the staff memo. She stated that staff was
recommending approval of the request to vacate this easement.
Christie Hochtl explained the background of this property to the PEC,
Kathy Langenalter inquired about the verbal agreement between the Town Council
and the Hochtls in 1977.
Bob Armour asked the applicant what would keep people from using this connection to
reach the Sandstone Tot Lot, if the PC did vacate the easement.
Christie Hochtl responded that the vacation of the pedestrian easement would allow
her to contact the Police when people used her property for crossing.
Bill Anderson agreed with the staff°s position that the use of this connection for access
purposes was impractical and that as the trees continue to grow, the connection will
become more difficult. He added that there were more appropriate places for the
connection.
Bob Armour was in favor of vacating the pedestrian easement but felt that merely
removing the word "pedestrian" may not alleviate the problem of people using the
Hochtl property for access to the Sandstone Tot Lot.
Greg msden and Jeff Bowen had no further comments.
Planning and Environmental Commission Minutes
January 9, 1995
Allison Lassoe felt that it was not appropriate to remove the pedestrian easement.
Christie Hochtl stated that surprisingly few people utilized the pedestrian easement for
access in the last year.
Kathy Langenwalter did not feel that it was appropriate to remove the pedestrian
easement from this location and that it was important to maintain access to the open
area..
Jeff Bowen made a motion to recommend to Council, the approval of this request for a
vacation of a pedestrian easement, with Pill Anderson seconding the motion. A 4-2
vote approved this request with Kathy Langenwalter and Allison Lassoe opposing the
request.
2. A request for a conditional use permit to allow for a helipad to be located at the east
end of the Ford Park parking lot.
Applicant: Vail Valley Medical Center, represented by Dan Feeney
Planner: Andy Knudtsen
Andy Knutsen made a presentation per the staff memo. He stated that staff was
recommending approval of this request with one condition outlined on Page of the
staff memorandum, and three additional conditions as discussed.
Andy Knudtsen asked whether the jersey barrier would be removed at times when the
helipad site was utilized for parking.
Dan Feeney stated that they were not proposing to remove the jersey barriers at such
times.
Andy Knudtsen explained that such a scenario would result in a loss of approximately
twenty parking spaces, instead of the forty to fifty that would be lost if the helipad site
were kept closed at all times.
Dan Feeney stated that several years ago, one of their main helicopter companies, Air
Life, switched to larger helicopters.
Bob Armour inquired whether the applicant had consider utilizing a Chinook helicopter
from Vasil Mountain Rescue for transport to the roof of the hospital.
Planning and Environmental Commission Minutes
January 9,'1995
Dick Duran felt that the Chinook helicopters were a completely different animal and
said that the hospital roof would not accommodate these. He explained that the
current helipad site by the Town of Vail Annex Building was actually on CD OT
property. He stated that the Fire Department's biggest problem was that they do not
have a largo enough staff to take the time and look for adequate sites for the helipad.
He stated that they have been dealing with this issue since 1975 and that they were
hoping that the location of the helipad on the roof of the hospital would put an end to
this issue. He stated that he was in favor of the helipad remaining at the Ford Hark
location through the summer of 1995,
Mike Halpert, an adjacent property owner of the Ford Park helip d site, stated that he
felt an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) should be required. He emphasized the
importance of finding a safe site for the helipad, Mr. Helpert was opposed to the
heliad remaining at Ford Park through the summer months. He felt the Town should
find a permanent site that could accommodate large helicopters instead of a series of
temporary sites.
Planning and Environmental Commission Minutes
January 9, 1995
Bob Armour clarified that Chinooks and Hugheys land very infrequently in Vail.
Dan Feeney stated that they have talked continually with Air Life and Might for Life and
that they were told that the hospital rooftop pad should be able to accommodate both
the large and small helicopters in both company's fleets, for the foreseeable future.
Diana Hern, a physician with the Vail Valley Medical Center, stated that the key
decision to use the helicopter is to decrease the time the patient is between medical
facilities.
Mike Hal pert emphasized that there was a need to find a permanent site for the
helipad.
Dick Duran stated that the Air Life and Might for Life have used the same size of
helicopters for approximately the last year and one-half. He added that the pilots were
most comfortable with landing at the Ford Park site.
Allison assoe felt that the hospital needed to get going with the plans to locate
helipad on the roof of the hospital. She was concerned about the lighting, the power
lines and the gravel spray at the Ford Park site. She felt that for the summer months,
another solution must be found.
Greg Amsen felt that the Vail Commons site should be given further consideration.
He said that he was in favor of a helipad being located on the roof of the hospital. He
could tolerate the Ford Park site until May but suggested that the Vail Commons site
be cleaned u now and put to use.
It should be noted that Dalton Williams arrived at approximately 3:15 p.m.
Bill Anderson stated that he would vote for the conditional use permit with a deadline
of May 1 st in order to put pressure on the Fire Department and the Vail Valley Medical
Center to find an acceptable permanent site. He stated that the Ford Park site during
the summer months was not acceptable. He suggested that an alternate site during
the summer months could be the site adjacent to the Municipal Annex Building.
Planning and Environmental Commission Minutes
January 9, 1995
Kathy Langenwalter stated that she agreed with the other PFC members' comments
that the Ford Park site was not a viable, long-terra solution for the helipad. She
reiterated that it was important for a site to be found that could accommodate both the
small and large size helicopters that may be used.
Dalton Williams stated that, as a pilot, the Ford Park site was not safe due to the
location of the power lines. He felt that an additional condition of approval should be
that the lights located on the top of the poles should be remote controlled so that the
pilots can turn them on and off. He felt that the lights created a hazard for drivers on I-
70 when the road conditions are icy.
Bill Anderson was concerned about the potential for failure with the remote control
lights.
Bob Armour felt that the lights should stay on until May 1, 1995 at which time the
helipad will be removed.
Greg and Allison felt that the lights should be remote controlled.
Jeff Bowen made a motion to approve this request for a conditional use permit per the
staff memo including the condition outlined on Page 5, the addition three conditions
and with the fifth condition that:
The lights be remote controlled and set to a frequency the helicopter
pilots may access.
Greg Asden seconded the motion.
Kathy Lanenwalter requested that this motion should not be taken as an approval of
this site for the helipad but merely a way for the community to get through the next few
months and that this conditional use permit is non-renewable.
The five conditions were clarified to read as follows:
1. Prior to May 1, 1995, the Vail Valley Medical Center shall remove all
improvements of the helipad. Specifically, the jersey barrier and the red
lights on the utility poles shall be removed. If any cinders or debris are
left on the creek bank, as a result of the snow plowing, the Vail Valley
Medical Center shalt clean the bank.
. The Vail Valley Medical Center shall provide a letter from the Colorado
Department of Transportation (CD T) approving of the helia location
for the length of time between now and May 1, 1995.
. The Vail Valley Medical Center shall request that the Town, when
plowing the helipad area, create a snow berm separating the helipad
area from the rest of the parking lot. The purpose of the snow berm is
to protect parked cars from any gravel spray that may be created during
landings and take offs.
Planning and Environmental Commission Minutes
January 9, 1995
4. The Vail Valley Medical Center shall install remote control device so
that helicopter pilots can turn on and off the four red lights, located at
the top of the utility poles in the vicinity. Except when the helix is
being used, the lights shall remain off.
5. The PEC advised the Vail Valley Medical Center that they will be
responsible for removing the existing helipad west of the Municipal
Building Annex and revegetatin the site as part of a permanent helipad
location to be proposed on the roof of the hospital.
Jeff Bowen amended his motion accordingly.
Greg Amsden amended his second accordingly.
Michael Halert requested that an EIS should be done for the Ford Dark site, but the
staff and the PEC did not believe additional environmental studies were needed for this
site.
A 7-0 vote approved this request.
. request fora r s i n for a major CCII exterior alteration and common area,
variance to allow for a lobby expansion for the Lions Square Lodge located at 660
West Lionshead place/Lot 1, Vail Lionshead 1st Filing.
Applicant: Lions Square Lodge, represented by Sill Pierce
Manner: Jinn Curnutte
Jim Curnutte made a presentation per the staff memo. He requested that the PEC
members focus on Section IV (Discussion Issues) of the staff memo.
Kathy Lanenwalter inquired whether the applicant was willing to o forward with
pedestrian easement along their north property line.
Jima Turner, General Manager of Lions Square Lodge, stated that they would be willing
to talk to the Phase I Homeowners Association about granting a public pedestrian
easement to the Town.
Jim Curnutte suggested that the applicant should add this to their application.
Kathy Langenwalter stated that she would like to discuss the common area variance
request first and then get into the site and architectural issues.
Bill Anderson stated that he felt that an exterior alteration for this site was desirable
and that he was in favor of the common area variance.
All of the PEC members were in favor of the common area variance.
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January 9, 1995 6
Kathy Langenwalter told the applicant that they should make a good case, and show
hardship for the common area variance when they bring the project through for final
review. She asked Bill Pierce to present the proposed exterior alterations of the Liens
Square Lodge to the PPC members.
Bill Pierce, the architect for the project, reviewed the proposed changes to the building
with the PEC.
Bill Anderson was concerned about the "big old bunker wall". He asked Bill Pierce if
the wall could be softened. He asked whether the applicant had considered using
smaller window panes on the front of the building.
Bill Fierce stated that they were considering smaller windows with copper mullions,
some stonework between windows, and breaking up the expanse of the wall with a
landscape planter.
Kathy Langenwalter inquired about the wainscot.
Bob Armour suggested that the applicant take this opportunity to redo the surface
parking area. He questioned whether the proposed exterior alteration was alpine in
character. He asked the applicant ghat the future direction of the building mould be.
Bob Armour did not feel that the proposed exterior alterations had an alpine character,
and questioned Mike ollica as to the status of the design guidelines for Lionshead.
Mike ollica stated that the existing guidelines do not stress alpine design in
Lionshead. He said that Town Council was interested in amending the design
guidelines to include alpine character but that the process for implementing these
changes had not yet begun. The project has been funded for FY 1995.
Bill Pierce stated that the building fora itself was difficult to make alpine. He stated
that they were attempting to give the building a more alpine feel through the currently
proposed improvements.
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January 9, 1995 7
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January 9, 1995
Dalton Williams suggested that artwork be embedded into the wall to add interest and
draw people's attention to the area.
Jim Curnutte asked the PFC ghat they wanted to see from the applicant i terms of
parking and the entry feature.
Kathy Langenwalter felt that an entry statement should be part of this project.
4. Update on the Towns fireplace policy as it relates to new type of Masonry
Fireplaces.
Manner: Russ Forrest
Russ Forrest made a presentation per the staff memo.
The consensus of the PFC was that open hearth fireplaces, that are EPA Phase 11
units, should be banned within the Town if they violate emission standards when the
fireplace doors are left open.
. Update on the Towns effort to increase the protection of Town of Vail owned parks
and open space parcels.
Planner: Russ Forrest
Russ Forrest made a presentation per the staff memo. He stated that this was a
recommended action in the Comprehensive Open Lands Plana. He stated that there
were approximately sixty-nine parcels that the staff could bring before the PC to
rezone.
Jeff Bowen felt that a change to Natural Area Preservation (NAP) district should
require a vote of the people.
Kathy Langenwalter agreed with Jeff's suggestion.
Russ Forrest felt that it was important to maintain some flexibility.
Dalton Williams suggested that the Town Council be allowed the flexibility to rezone
Agricultural Open Space and Outdoor Recreation districts to NAP with the citizens
having the right to vote if they are completely against the Town Council's decision.
Greg Amsden suggested that the people have the ultimate power to take a property
out of the Natural Area Preservation zoning designation.
Mike ollic stated that the Open Lands Plan suggested ways to make it more difficult
for future Town Councils to make zoning changes on opera space.
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January 9, 1995
Kathy Langenwalter summarized that any Natural Area Preservation property cannot
be changed unless you have a vote of the people. There is flexibility to change
Agricultural and Open Space or designate a property Natural Area Preservation.
Greg Amsden stated that he was not in favor of such restrictions because it could
impede employee housing proposals.
Russ Forrest anticipated there would be several worksessions with the PEC to discuss
the rezoning of the sixty-nine parcels.
There was consensus among the PEC members that the Town Council should not
have the authority to sell designated open space and that a vote of the people should
be required to sell or lease any designated open space.
The PEC also recommended that this be done through a charter amendment.
5. A request fora rses ion for a CCI minor exterior alteration and a site coverage
and a landscaping variance to allow for an addition to the Golden Bear retail shop
within the A and D wilding, located at 266 Bridge Street/Lots A and B and a part of C,
lock 5-A, Vail Village 1st Filing.
Applicant: Lee Hollis
Planner: Randy Stouder TABLED INDEFINITELY
Jeff Bowen made a motion to table this request indefinitely with Greg Amsden
seconding the motion. A 7-0 vote tabled this item indefinitely.
. Approve minutes from December 19, 1994 PEC meeting.
The December 19, 1994 PEC meeting minutes were deferred for approval at the
January 3, 1995 PEC meeting.
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January 9, 1995
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MEMORANDUM
Applicant; Christie Flcchtl
Planner; Lauren Waterton
1. BACKGROUND
11. PROCESS FOR VACATION
In order to vacate the pedestrian easement, a hearing before the Planning and Environmental
Commission (P) is necessary, with a P recommendation then forwarded to Town
Council. An ordinance which vacates the easement must be read at two meetings of the
Town Council.
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Applicant: Vail Valley Medical Center
Planner: Andy Knudtse°-
I °TI THE PROPOSED USE
The Vail Valley Medical Center is requesting to temporarily relocate the existing helia to the
eastern portion of the Ford bark parking lot. The helipad is used for emergency medical
evacuations of patients whose conditions require specialized care not presently available at
the hospital. It is used between twelve and twenty times a year, The existing heliad, located
west of the Town of Vail Annex Building, would remain at this time but would not be used.
The Vail Valley Medical Center is requesting to use the Ford Park helix site through
November 1, 1995. They are anticipating obtaining Town approval and constructing a hell a
on the roof of the third floor of the hospital during the summer months of 1995 It is planned
to be operational for the 1995/1996 ski season. In theory, the Ford Park location could serve
as the helipad site until the roof of the hospital is available. However, staff believes that
summer weather provides more options for landing the large helicopters. We believe that the
demand for Ford Park parking is important and requiring the larger helicopters to land in other
locations within the community is a reasonable requirement.
third reason cited for relocating the helipa was that the Frontage Road would no longer
have to be shut down when helicopters are using the Ford 'ark landing pad, and that the
existing location was too congested and too small to safely accommodate the newer, larger
helicopters.
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Ill. CONDITIONAL CRITERIA FINDINGS
Upon review of Section 16.60, the Community Development Department recommends
approval of the conditional use permit based upon the following factors:
A. Criteria:
Relationship impact r a i --se On development objectives of
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Section 18.02.020, Purpose of the Zoning Code, states that "the regulations are
enacted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general
welfare of the Town..." Staff believes that the provision of a helipa is in
accordance with the purpose section of the Zoning Code as it promotes the
health and safety of the community.
2. The effect of the use light rt air, distribution of population,
transportation facilities, utilities, schools, ark n recreation
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the impacts from this use are noise and potentially, snowmelt into Core Creek.
Staff believes that evaluation of these two impacts can be done via the
conditional use hearing process, and that additional studies are net necessary.
In general, staff believes that the limited impacts to the neighborhood are
reasonable, given the fact they will occur for the next four months, but will then
be removed.
B. Findings;
The Plannin and Environmental Commission shall make the following findings before
granting a conditional use permit:
That the proposed location of the use in accord with the purposes of the
conditional use permit section of the zoning code and the purposes of
the district in which the site is located.
. That the proposed location of the use and the conditions under which it
would be operated or maintained would not be detrimental to the public
health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or
improvements in the vicinity.
3. That the proposed use would comply with each of the applicable
provisions of the conditional use permit section of the zoning code.
IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Therefore, staff recommends approval of the temporary use with the following condition:
Prior to May 1, 1995, the Vail Valley Medical Center shall remove all
improvements of the helipa. Specifically, the jersey barrier and the red lights
on the utility poles shall be removed. If any cinders or debris are left on the
creek bank, as a result of the snow plowing, the Vail Valley Medical Center
shall clean the bank.
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Community Development
Town of Vail
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Vail, Colorado 81657
Dear Andy,
Department
Reference our current application for a conditional use permit to
site hell ad at the east end of the Ford Park parking lot:
We are hereby requesting that this application be approved through
November 30, 1995, and that permanent improvements previously
discussed (e.g., a new curb cut, landscaped berm, etc®) not be
required, in view of our proposed short-term use of this site.
Attached you will find a revised plan showing
the temporary Ford Park site we propose to use
helipa.d is ready for flight operations.
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cc: Paul Johnston
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until our permanent
Enclosure
Your request is approved with the following conditions s
The existing h lipad is to b removed, the
area landscaped and restored to natural
countcurs, and no further uses for parking,
etc., will b allowed.
Very truly yours,
R. P. M stun
Director, Transportation Region 3
cc: Smith
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