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REGULAR MEETING
VAIL TOWN COUNCIL
17 MAY 1977
The regular meeting of the
was convened at 7:30 P.M.
Building Council Chambers.
Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado,
on Tuesday, May 17, 1977, in the Vail Municipal
Acting Mayor Pro Tem John Donovan and the following councilmembers were
present:
Bill Wilto
Bob Ruder
Bill Heimbach
Rod Slifer
Others present included:
Stan Bernstein, Acting Town Manager
Larry Rider, Town Attorney
ORDINANCE No. 13, Series of 1977, amending the Zoning Ordinance; defining
' hazard areas, was introduced on first reading. Mr. Rider exblained that
the ordinance was not yet ready for Council's consideration and suggested
that it be tabled indefinitely. Councilman Heimbach moved to table the
ordinance for an indefinite period; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion;
all present voted in favor; and the motion carried.
With regard to the 1976 Audit Report, Jerry McMahan of McMahan, Sinp and
VanDeventer, Inc., briefly reviewed the unqualified audit opinion which
included the Town and all special districts.
Acting Mayor Pro Tem Donovan moved the meeting to the 4th item on the agenda
_sinceeveryone_concerned with the 3rd item had not yet arrived. With regard
to the Building Inspector's appeal of a Desi�gn Review Board decision regarding
Timberline Properties' proposed sign, Dave Co'e of Timberline stated that the sign
was automatically approved due to inaction by the ORB. He stated that there
were actually two signs in question, one a flag of 5 square feet, and the
other a regular sign of 9 square feet. He added that Timberline Properties
did not plan to use the flag sign, but felt that the regular sign was appro-
priate for a second story business such as his. Councilman Heimbach moved
to confirm the approval of the DRB; Councilman Wilto seconded the motion;
• Councilmen Ruder, Slifer and Donovan voted against the motion; and the motion
failed. Councilman Slifer then moved to reverse the approval of the DRB;
Councilman Ruder seconded the motion; and after further consideration, Council-
man Slifer withdrew his motion before a vote was taken. Councilman Slifer
then moved to table action on the appeal until the Council and the ORB could
review the matter further by the June 7 regular meeting of the Council; Council-
man Heimbach seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion
carried. The appeal was thus tabled until the June 7, 1977 Council meeting.
Acting Mayor Pro Tem Donovan returned to item #3 and introduced Ernie Nunn of
the U.S. Forest Service to explain the USFS' proposed use of Sandstone Road
for logging trucks in 1979-80. Mr. Nunn stated that the Forest Service would
prefer to use Sandstone Road to remove the timber sale than to construct new
roads into a previously roadless area. He stated that the timber sale would
be complete in 1977-78, would be harvested in 1978, that 400 truck trips would
be made in 1979 and 450 in 1980. After considerable public reaction pro and
con, Mr. Nunn stated that if the public reaction is totally negative the
Forest Service would rethink the proposal and that he would be soliciting
public input up until the time that the timber is actually sold.
Mr. Donovan then moved down to item #8, appointment of new members to both
the Planning Commission and the Design Review Board. Ron Todd and Barry
Lambert were applicants for a position on the Planning Commission; Abe
Shapiro, Gail Strauch, and Larry Edgeman were applicants for a position on
the Design Review Board. The Council voted by secret ballot to appoint
Ron Todd to the PC and Abe Shapiro to the DRB.
Minutes/Regular Meeting
17 May 1977
Page Two
Mr. Donovan returned to item #5, and Diana Toughill explained that the
Selby/Tofel Lionshead Commercial project was requesting a variance for
distance between buildings. She stated that the requirement was for a
20 foot separation, but that the Council had asked the developers to
request a 10 foot separation in order to widen the Lionshead pedestrian
mall. She added that Monteneros approved of the request. Councilman Slifer
then moved to approve the request; Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion;
all present voted in favor; and the motion carried.
With regard to the amended plat for resubdivision of Tract E, Vail village
llth Filing, Ms. Toughill explained that the resubdivision had been previously
approved by the Council and that the amendment was to change the lot confi-
guration only. Councilman Wilto moved to approve the amendment; Councilman
Ruder seconded the motion; all present voted in favor; and the motion carried.
With regard to a request for a variance from Section 3.505 of the Zoning
Ordinance for the Dr. George Mizner residence, Lot 17, Block 5, Bighorn 5th
Addition, architect Duane Piper showed the Council his plans for two separate
structures on a duplex lot. He explained that separation of the structures
would be a good solution to a topographical problem (a large rock outcropping)
and that he had designed the structures around the rocks, rather than designing
a typical single structure duplex. Mr. Jerry Schussele, a neighbor of Dr.
Mizner's, opposed the solution, citing existing covenants which prohibit such
a separation. Mr. Rider stated that the Town Council has no authority regarding
covenants and can only act through its Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Schussele was
concerned with the precedent that could be set by granting the Mizner variance.
Mr. Rider assured him that the granting of variances was not precedent setting
and suggested that he seek relief through the Courts. Councilman Ruder then
moved to grant the variance request; Councilman Heimbach seconded the motion;
all present voted in favor; and the motion carried.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Mr. Ed Drager asked what was being done regarding increased dog control in
the Sandstone area since a number of complaints had been raised earlier.
Mr. Bernstein stated that the Town's efforts in that area had been stepped
up and that the problem should be subsiding.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M.
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