HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-41 Repealing and Reenacting Section 18.04.130 of the Vail Municipal Code Providing a New Definition of Gross Residential Floor Area and Adding Section 18.04.368 Defining "Storage Area"ti ~;",
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ORDINANCE NO. 41 '
(Series of 1982)
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING
SECTION 18.04.130 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE TOWN OF VAIL PROVIDING A NEW DEFINITION
OF GROSS RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA AND AMENDING
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF VAIL TO ADD
A SECTION 18.04.368 DEFINING "STORAGE AREA"
AND PROVIDING DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Vail believes that
it will be for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the Town of Vail if the definition of Gross
Residential Floor Area is revised and a definition of "storage
area" is specified; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Environmental Commission has reviewed
the recommended changes and have approved and recommended to the Town
Council the changes herein contained.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1:
A. Section 18.04.130 of the Vail Municipal Code is repealed
and re-enacted as follows:
18.04.130 Floor Area, Gross Residential (GRFA)
Gross Residential Floor Area (GRFA) is defined as the total
area within the enclosing walls of a structure including all
habitable areas; excluding crawl spaces and attic areas with
a ceiling height of ,five (5) feet or less. Overlapping stair-
ways shall only be counted at the lowest level. For the purpose
of deterrnining ceiling height within an attic area, the ceiling
height shall be calculated as the distance between the top side
of the structural members of a ceiling and the underside of the
structural members of the roof directly above. (An attic area
which is created by construction of a roof by truss-type members
will be exempted from calculation provided that the trusses be
spaced no further than thirty inches (30") apart.) A crawl
space shall be defined as an area where the distance between the
surface of the earth and/or floor system, and the underside of
the structural member(s) of the floor directly above does not
exceed five (5) feet and is accessible by an opening not to
exceed nine (9) square feet in area.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the following limitations and allowances
shall apply:
1. Within the SRF, R, and R P/S zone districts the following
additional additional areas shall be excluded from calculation as GRFA:
a. Enclosed garages of three hundred (300) square feet per each
vehicle space not exceeding a maximum of 2 spaces per allow-
able dwelling unit;
b. Mechanical area not exceeding a maximum of fifty (50) square
feet per allowable dwelling unit;
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c. All or part of an airlock not exceeding a maximum of
twenty-five (25) square feet per allowable dwelling
unit;
d. Storage area or combination of storage areas not
exceeding a maximum of two hundred (200) square feet
per allowable dwelling unit;
e. Solar heating rock storage areas.
Any square footage in excess of the maximum credit allowed in
1 through 4 above will be included in the calculation of Gross
Residential Floor Area.
2. Within buildings containing more than 2 allowable dwelling or accommodation
units, the following additional areas shall be excluded from calculation as
GRFA
a. Garages;
b. Solar heating rock storage areas;
c. Mechanical areas;
d. Common hallways, common closets, lobby areas, stairways and common enclosed
recreational facilities not exceeding a maximum of an amount equal to 20~
of the allowable GRFA permitted on the lot. Any square footage which exceeds
the 20o maximum will be included in ohe calculation of GRFA;
e. All or part of an airlock not exceeding a maximum of twenty-five (25) square
feet per allowable dwelling unit.
B. Chapter 18.04 Definitions is amended by the addition of
Section 18.04.368 Storage Area to read as follows:
18.04.368
A storage area is an area within a dwelling unit which is
designed and used specifically for the purpose of storage
and is not required by the latest edition of the Uniform
Building Code to provide either light, ventilation, or to
comply with any code requirement for its function or
existence.
Section 2
If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect 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 one or more parts, sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 3
The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this
ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare
of the Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof.
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Sect ion 4
The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Vail
Municipal 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
repealed or repealed and reenacted. The repeal of any provision
hereby shall not revive any provision or any ordinance previously
repealed or superseded unless expressly stated herein.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
ONCE IN FULL, this ~~ day of 195$. A public
hearing shall be held hereon on the ~ day of ~i~c,GCELu~ 1953,
at the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Vail,
Colorado, in the Municipal Building of the Town.
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Rodney E.lSlifer, P~,yor
ATTEST:
Colleen M. Kline, Town Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ~~ day of
1983, and ordered published ~~ „~~~,~
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Rodney E. Slifer, Ma or'
ATTEST:
Colleen M. Kline, Town Clerk