HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-06-12 Town Council MinutesSPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 12, €972
FLOOR AREA RATIO - THREE WILLOW PLACE
A special meeting was held at 2:00 p.m. on June 12, 1972 at
the request of Mr. Fitzhugh Scott and Mrs. Nancy Rich. The
following persons were present: Messrs. Gordon Pierce, Mayor
118 Dobson, Larry Robinson, George Knox, Jr., Jim Viele, Ed Struble
and Ms.. Rich and Diana Wygant.
The primary purpose of the special meeting was to discuss the
apparent misunderstanding in the interpretation of the Zoning
Ordinance by the office of Fitzhugh Scott. Mr. Pierce stated
that the entire problem of being in excess of the allowable
F.A.R. is due to the fact that his office interpreted the Zoning
Ordinance to mean habitable floor space. However, even using
their interpretation, the building is still in excess of the.
allowable F.A.R. of 1:00:1.00.
The basic areas of disagreement in interpretation were as follows:
I. Town of Vail interpretation includes the following items
which were not included by Mr. Scott:
a. Measurement from either the center or the outside of
the wall for gross area. Scott's office measured from
the inside of each wall and deducted for interior par-
titions. This amounts to a difference of only about 400
square feet.
b. They deducted all areas for fireplace space.
c. The Town included stairs (required) and exit balconies
which were not included by Mr. Scott.
d. The Town of Vail included office and storage areas in
the ground floor level which was not included by Scott.
Mr. Pierce and Mrs. Rich have asked that the Board of Trustees
review the interpretation of the definition of "floor area"
to determine if the intent was "habitable space" or "gross
horizontal area" as the Town of Vail interprets.
Scott's office also would like to plead%ia hardship since the
building was designed first under the 1.50.1.00 F.A.R.; was then
redesigned and not passed by the Architectural Control Board;
was redesigned a third time to pass Architectural Control and
construction is now ready to begin.
If the Town of Vail interpretation is used, all storage areas in
the garage area, several closets, a wook.room, and the entire top
floor could be deducted and the building is still In excess of
the allowable F.A.R.