HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-03 Amending the Vail Village Master Plan to Expand the Boundaries of the Plan, Amending the Description of the Ski Base_Recreation Area Land Use Category and Amending the Master PlanRESOLUTION No. 3
Series of 2003
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE NAIL VILLAGE MASTER PLAN TO EXPAND THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE PLAN; AMENDING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE "SKI
BASE/RECREATION" LAND USE CATEGORY; ADDING SUB-AREA #11, "NAIL'S
FRONT DOOR" TO THE LIST OF NAIL VILLAGE SUB-AREAS; AMENDING THE
MASTER PLAN ILLUSTRATIVE PLANS, AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS IN
REGARD THERETO.
WHEREAS, on January 16, 1990, the Vail Town Council adopted the Vail Village
Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, Chapter VIII, Implementation and Amendment, Section C, Adoption,
Extensions and Amendments, Vail Village Master Plan provides a procedure for
amending the Plan; and
WHEREAS, by their nature, master plan documents are intended to be evaluated
and amended from time to time to respond to changes in conditions since the adoption
of the plan or changes in community goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, the planning process is one of continuous evolution with data, public
opinion, and market forces changing over time; and
WHEREAS, Vail Resorts Development Company has submitted an application to
the Town of Vail Community Development Department, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the
Vail Village Master Plan, to amend the text and map of the Plan in response to changed
conditions within the community since the adoption of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Vail Village Master Plan is an element of the Vail
Comprehensive Plan, which in its entirety, serves to guide growth within the Town of
Vail; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail Planning and Environmental Commission held a
public hearing on the application to amend the Vail Village Master Plan on March 10,
2003, and has forwarded its recommendation of approval of the amendment to the Vail
Town Council; and
WHEREAS, in forwarding a recommendation of approval to the Vail Town
Council, the Town of Vail Planning and Environmental Commission finds that the
amendments are in the best interest of the Town of Vail as they further the public health,
safety, and general welfare of its citizenry ;and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council finds that the master plan amendment is
consistent with the intent and purpose of the Vail Village Master Plan and is in concert
with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Vail Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council finds that conditions within the community
have changed since the adoption of the Plan that necessitate the amendment to the Vail
Village Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council finds that the master plan amendment
furthers the development objectives of the Town and is in the best interest of the Town
as it promotes the coordinated and harmonious development of the Town in a manner
that conserves and enhances its natural environment and its established character as
the "Premier Resort Community."
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail,
Colorado:
Section 1. The Vail Town Council approves by resolution the following text
amendments to the Vail Village Master Plan:
Chapter VI, Illustrative Plans, Land Use Plan, (land use categories):
Ski Base/Recreation
Located at the base of Vail Mountain in the Golden Peak area and immediately
adjacent to Vail Village, this designation is intended to provide for the facilities
and services inherent to the operation of a ski area. Uses and activities for these
areas are intended to encourage a safe, convenient, and aesthetically-pleasing
transition between the ski mountain and surrounding land use categories. The
range of uses and activities appropriate in the Ski Base/Recreation land use
category may include skier and resort services, ski lifts, ski trails, base facilities,
public restrooms, ticket sales, clubs, public plazas, outdoor cultural/art events
and sports venue, open spaces, parking and loading/delivery facilities, and
residential, retail, and restaurant uses.
and Chapter VII, Vail Village Sub-Areas:
FRONT DOOR SUB-AREA (#11)
The following is language describes the Front Door Sub-Area:
The Front Door sub-area plays a critical role in the interface between the ski
mountain and the fabric of Vail Village. As the premier guest portal to Vail
Mountain, the Front Door area should reflect in both use and design the world-
class stature of the Vail resort and community.
The goals for development in this sub-area are as follows:
To provide for ayear-round, world-class guest experience at the interface
between Vail Village and the ski mountain.
To provide new and improved guest service facilities at the top of Bridge
Street that will not only improve the quality of the entire guest experience, but
will increase evening guest retention in Vail Village.
Provide for new below-grade loading and delivery facilities to better serve the
Front Door and upper Bridge Street areas, consistent with the overall
dispersed quadrant" approach of the Vail loading and delivery master plan.
To provide a venue for outdoor culturaUart and sporting events and other
similar special community events.
Provide for the removal of surface vehicular traffic and parking that currently
occurs within the sub-area.
To provide for limited (6-10 dwelling unitslacre) medium density residential
development.
With the exception of development that maybe approved within Sub-Area
Concepts 11-1 and 11-2, the balance of the Front Door Sub-Area should
remain in a predominantly undeveloped, open space condition.
The Front Door Sub-area includes two Sub-Area Concepts. Please refer to the
Vail Village Master Plan Action Plan for a graphic depiction of these concepts.
11-1 Lodge Exchange Parcel
Limited development of this site provides an opportunity to consolidate and/or
remove existing uses and in doing so improve the visual quality of this area.
Medium density residential development and associated uses respecting and
complimenting the adjacent Lodge at Vail, Lodge Tower, and Vista Bahn ski yard
are appropriate. Most parking except temporary guest arrival spaces should be
located below grade. Existing mountain and USFS access should be maintained
and if feasible placed below grade throughout the parcel. To the extent feasible,
service and delivery facilities, including existing service and delivery facilities for
the Lodge Tower, the Lodge at Vail, and sun-ounding commercial uses should be
located below grade. A pedestrian/bicycle connection between Willow Circle/Vail
Road and the Vista Bahn ski yard should be retained. Development of this sub-
area will attract additional traffic and population to this area and may have
significant impacts on sub area 1-12 (Willow Circle).
11-2 The Vista Bahn Park
Redevelopment of ski yard should improve and emphasize the connection between
the Vista Bahn lift area (the mountain) and the lower skier plaza area (the village).
Opportunities exist to re-grade the ski yard to improve access and usefulness of
the site. Existing modular ski storage structures in the ski yard should be replaced
with new skier/guest service facilities to improve year-round use of the area and to
encourage summer season usage. If developed, the scale of a skier/guest service
building should be limited to one-story as viewed from the skier plaza area.
Section 2. The Vail Town Council approves by resolution the following map
amendments to the Vail Village Master Plan:
See Map Exhibits A-D, dated April 1, 2003, attached.
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this resolution shall for
any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall in
no manner affect any remaining provisions of this resolution, the intent
being that the same are severable.
Section 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not
be construed to revive any resolution or part of any resolution heretofore
repealed.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15~' day of April,
2003.
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Ludwig Kurz, ayor, Town of Vail
Lo lei onaldson,~ Town Clerk, Town of Vail
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