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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-05-17 Town Council MinutesMINUTES 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. • 11 May ATTEST: 1jf Town C1 r