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Department of Community Development
75 South Frontage Road
Yail, Colorado 81657
970-479-2138
Fi4X 970-479 2452
www. vailgov. com
February 20, 2009
Mr. Herbert Tobin
President, Tyrolean Condominium Association
400 East Meadow Drive
Vail, Colorado 81657
Re: Vail Mountain View Development
Dear Mr. Tobin and the Members of the Tyrolean Condominium Association:
I am in receipt of the letter to the Vail Town Council from the Tyrolean Condominium
Association regarding the Vail Mountain View Development, dated January 30, 2009.
The purpose of my letter is to respond to the three concerns identified in your letter as
they relate to the Vail Mountain View Development. First, with regard to the lack of
notice, the development application submitted and reviewed for the development of the
project was a design review application. As such, the Town of Vail Design Review
Board held public hearings and conducted their review in accordance with the adopted
procedures for the application type. That said, I understand the concerns expressed by
the Association and will consider the them in light of the development review process
amendments the Town of Vail Community Development Department is currently
preparing for Town Council review.
Second, the Association may be correct in their belief that the Town Code is vague with
regard to the interpretation of an underground parking structure. In the case of the Vail
Mountain View development, the Town of Vail Design Review Board, upon a thorough
and complete review of the design review application, determined that the proposed
development complied with both the intent and the prescribed design guidelines within
Chapter 11, Design Review, Vail Town Code. Again, the Association's concerns and
input on this matter are duly noted and will also be considered as part of the development
review process amendments currently underway.
Third, the Association is correct in their understanding that the underground parking
structure was "over-engineered" and constructed in a manner that could support a future
residential building. With that in mind, any future residential development on the Vail
Mountain View site will require adjacent property owner notification. While I can not
obligate the Town to notice provisions beyond the legal requirements of the adopted
Town Code, I will commit to place a memorandum in the Vail Mountain View
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