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Home My WebLink Aboutpitkin.boa.96.16PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMEN? DATE June 7, 1996 REPRESENTATIVE Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (Sardv Field) PHONE 920-5384 MAII..ING ADDRESS 233 East Airport Road Aspen, CO 81611 OWNER Pitkin County PHONE 920-5200 MAILING ADDRESS 506 East Main Street Aspen, CO 81611 LOCATION OF PROPERTY Pitkin County Airport Any pertinent data must accompany this application, and will be made part of this Case. The Board may r,tum this application if it does not contain all the facts in question. Owner's Signature be completed by the Zoning Department) Provisions of the zoning resolution requiring the Zoning Official to forwazd this application to the Boazd of Adjustment, and reasons for not granting a building permit: Pub Zone District Requesting: Lot Size ' Front Yazd Setback Variance, where ' is required. Rear Yazd Setback Variance, where ' is required. _ Side Yazd Setback Variance, where _' is required. ' _ Side Yazd Setback Variance, where _' is required. to 'Height Variance, where 'n~~ ' is ree3ui~ed. A~~o wed Squaze Feet where a maximum of _ sq. ft. is allowed. Other: ('11rz~~n,tr-~.~,n. ~~o,~•v.~A-~c~~~,Ilt~o~n,~'`t`ocs_ . w/e~a~hec carcLt'};o7,s) Zoning Official `~2~~ / ~C~~ ~o~/~ Application filed ~p - (p - ~J{~_ Pazcel ID P . e2 (.P ~z, - 4.2 - /1(1 - OC Date of Meeting - - . Notices Mailed - Secretary ~~~~ ~~~~ (~{~~?(1t)(D BEFORE THE PITICIN COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE REQUESTED ZONING OR USE VARIANCE DESCRIBED BELOW: Pursuant to Pitkin County Resolution of June 5, 1955, as amended, a Public Hearing will be held to consider an application filed with the said Board of Adjustment requesting authority for variance from the provisions of the County Zoning Resolution. All persons affected by the proposed variance are invited to appeaz and state their views, protests or objections. If you cannot appeaz personally at such meeting, then you are urged to state your views by letter, pazticulazly if you have objection to such variance, as the Board of Adjustment will give serious consideration to the opinions of surrounding property owners and others affected in deciding whether to grant or deny the request for variance. THE PARTICULARS OF THE HEARING AND OF THE REQUESTED VARIANCE ARE AS FOLLOWS: Date and time of meeting: Location of meeting: Owner: Owner's Address: Property Location or Description: July 2, 1996 at 5:15 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall Basement 130 S. Galena, Aspen Pitkin County 233 E. Airport Road Aspen, CO 81611 Aspen/Pitkin County Airport Requesting approval fora 6' Height Variance, where 20' is allowed in the PUB zone district, for the installation of an Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), which monitors weather conditions. Property Location: Aspen/Pitkin CountyAirport, Highway 82. VARIANCES GREATER OR LESS THAN REQUESTED COULD BE GRANTED. Duration of Variance: Temporary _ Permanent ~ r-. ,.,,` eardy Field Aspe~f~ {9i;County Airport ., ,. ' ' ~ f]233 East Airport Road Aspen, Colorado 8'16'1 1 Ms. Joanna Schaffner 970/92Q5384 Pitkin County Community Develop FAX 970/92Q5378 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 June 7, 1996 SUBJ: Height Variance; Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) RE: Pre-Application Conference of 5/13/96 Dear Ms. Schaffner: In accordance with the requirements set forth in the reference, I am forwarding to you the application for a Height Variance to be heard before the Pitkin County Board of Adjustment. It is requested that this item be placed on the agenda for review by the Board of Adjustment at the July 2nd meeting date pursuant to the policy of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) that essential community facilities be offered calendar priority. As we discussed in the reference, this project is also before Community Development for Scenic Foreground Overlay Review and Minor Amendment to the Airport Master Plan. I understand that, in the normal flow of administrative actions, staff would have the Foreground Review and Minor Amendment approved prior to requesting a height variance before the Board of Adjustment. Since our dicussion, I have been informed that this project will be brought before Community Development for review on the same date, July 2nd. I have arranged through Ms. Ronda Harris scheduling so that I might accomplish both hearings on the same date. Since this project has a relatively specific timeline with the FAA and National Weather Service (NWS) to begin in late August or early September, I am requesting a hearing before the Board of Adjustment based upon the Community Development's existing schedule with the caveat that the approval of the height variance be contingent upon the approval of the Scenic Foreground Review and the Minor Amendment. Sincerely, ar m .A. . Assistant Director of Avia ion cc: File (a?ernaa~~~~ a„ Sardy Field Aspen/Pitkin County Airport 0233 East Airport Road ~~ Aspen, Colorado 81 61 1 Pitkin County Board of Adjustment 97O/92D-5384 Pitkin County Community Development FAX 970/920-5378 130 South Galena Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 June 7, 1996 SUBJ: Height Variance Application Related to the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) RE: Section 3-60.40, Pitkin County Land Use Code The airport is seeking approval for the replacement/relocation of the existing weather observation and reporting equipment with an Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners is providing the land for the ASOS site. Project Background/Description: The existing equipment on the airport includes a ceiliometer, used to measure cloud ceiling heights, and wind sensing instruments located on a tower north of the north general aviation parking ramp and just west of the proposed new site for the ASOS. The current tower for the wind instruments has a red obstruction light located on top of the tower. ASOS replaces all these instruments, and the proposed site will be placed totally inside the security fence. While greatly contributing to the modernization and safety concerns of the National Weather Service (NWS) and the FAA, ASOS gives pilots near 'real-time' surface weather observations At Sardy Field, weather information from the ASOS will be fed into the air traffic control tower and will be given to pilots by tower personnel in direct radio communications conducted between pilots and tower/radar approach controllers. The bulk of the funds for replacement of existing equipment with ASOS comes from the FAA; the remaining portion comes from the National Weather Service (NWS)/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). No buildings of any kind are related to the ASOS. The site is proposed to be 1,000 feet south from the threshold of Runway 15, the airport's primary landing runway, and 425 feet east of the runway centerline. The positioning of the site is dependent upon the functions to be performed by the ASOS, i.e. weather reporting, from a specific point on the airport, and siting options are limited due to the mountainous terrain and the requirements of the NWS. ~a,a~ea~ ......41,.;3 r ~ ,,..,, Weather reported by ASOS is disseminated by the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) to pilots who then use the information in making takeoff, landing, and instrument approach and departure decisions, and is, therefore, directly related to the weather and wind conditions of the airport's runway, Runway 15-33. All of the sensor instruments at the site are painted white with the exception of the wind sensor probe (the tower) which is normally painted orange and white stripped in accordance with Federally mandated airport obstruction marking requirements. However, to make the site more visually acceptable along the Highway 82 corridor, airport staff has requested the wind tower be painted white without the orange striping. HEIGHT VARIANCE: The height and bulk of the structures included in the ASOS site are controlled by the functional requirements of the sensors themselves and are not subject to any options in design. The height of the wind sensor, the tallest sensor in the array, will be 30 feet hiah from the ground elevation of about 7,682 feet MSL, or 7,712 feet MSL. This height includes the actual tower height of 26 feet plus four feet of height for the mounting of an antenna, a red obstruction light, and the wind sensing instruments. It is for this 30' tower that a two-foot variance is being requested. Airport staff has been in direct communication with the ASOS Acquisition Office in Silver Spring, Maryland, and has determined that the 30' tower is actually the shorter of the two production designs. The other design has a tower that is 37' high, so we are actually being offered the lower of the two designs. Landscaping around the proposed site would interfere with the siting requirement of the ASOS. Sensors that track events such as moisture, dew point, temperature, and precipitation type must be located in an area away from sudden changes in topography or vegetation. Similar to the existing wind sensor tower (which will be replaced), the ASOS will be lighted by only one red obstruction light at night in accordance with FAR Part 77 requirements. This lighting is for aeronautical safety purposes only. Staff Interpretation: This project is a real "aviation safety PLUS" for the airport. While the Air Traffic Control Tower personnel are certified weather observers, their observations are approximations compared to what this system can provide. The ASOS provides real, on-call weather information to pilots and air traffic controllers alike, and the system will relieve controllers of having to make weather observations. ASOS removes the human subjective factor. 3 pa~aoaa();p~ ~-. Installation of ASOS at Sardy Field, the third busiest commercial service airport in Colorado, also supports the 'big picture" for the FAA & NOAA/NWS in their efforts to modernize the weather observation system throughout the United States and the Western Slope of Colorado. The following attachments are provided: 1. Application form; 2. Letter from the property owner; 3. Site Plan, elevation drawing and photographs illustrating the facility as viewed from Highway 82; 4. Adjacent property owner list; 5. Addressed & postage paid mailing envelopes. Please contact me should you have any further questions or require any additional information. Sincerely, Scott E. Smith, A.A.E. Director of Aviation Attachments 4 I`:•1in r~ ~r .-~ .ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT November ] 7. 1995 Earl Jones Sandy Jones P.O. Box 3634 Aspen, CO 81612 Mathew Brewer 2990 S. Havana St. Aurora, CO 80014 Buttermilk Mtn. Skiing Corp. P. O. Box 1248 Aspen, CO 81612 Dale Eubank 0498 Rose Land Carbondale, CO Ow] Creek Ranch Homeowners c/o Chuck Vidal P.O. Box 3159 Aspen, CO 81612 Chill LTD A Limited Partnership 383 Race Street Denver, CO 80206 Ralph Woodward 105 AABC Aspen, CO 81611 Laurie Mack McBride Trust 303E AABC 81623 Aspen, CO 81611 Rocky Mtn. Natural Gas P.O. Box 281304 Lakewood, CO 80228 John McBride 303E AABC Aspen, CO 81611 John Paul McBride Jr. 5463 E. Sopris Creek Road Snowmass, CO 81654 Otto Studhalter Patricia Studhalter P.O. Box 3521 Aspen, CO 81612 Pitkin County 506 East Main Aspen, CO 81612 Klaus Obermeyer Trustee of Obermeyer Trust P.O. Box 130 Aspen, CO 81612 Peter Mack McBride Trust c/o Lester D. Pedicord, Trustee 1720 S. Bellaire, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80222-4316 Walter Paepcke Life Ins c/o Holland & Hart 600 E. Main Aspen, CO 81611 Estate of T. J. Sardy c!o Mrs. T. J. Sardy P.O. Box 1065 Aspen, CO 81612 Kimberly Tarver Charles Tarver P.O. Box 10594 Aspen, CO 81612 John McBride clo Stephen McDonald/Thurston 202 AABC Aspen, CO 81611 BMC Holding Inc., Tax Dept. P.O. Box 8008 Boise, ID 83707 Katherine McBride Trust Lester D. Pedicord, Trustee 1720 S. Bellaire, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80222-4316 Plaza 117 Limited Liability Co. c/o Garfield & Hecht, P.C. 601 E. Hyman Aspen, CO 81611 Petrol Aspen Inc. 121 AABC Aspen, CO 81611 Trust LLC Bidgle 303E AABC Aspen, CO 81611 Thomas & Carolyn Moore Kenneth & Sally Moore Ransom P.O. Box 126 Woody Creek, CO 81656 r-e Serdy Field Aspen/Pitkin County Airport June 7, 1996 Pitkin County Board Aspen/Pitkin County 130 South Galena of Adjustment Community Development Aspen, Colorado 81611 0233 East Airport Road Aspen. Colorado 81 61 1 970/ 920-5384 FAX 970/920-5378 The Director of Aviation, Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, has formally submitted an application for height variance specific to the FAA/NWS project for the installation of the Automatic Surface Observing System (ASOS). The property owner, Pitkin County, hereby states that it is aware of the application for variance and has not objection to that application. Suz e Kon an, County Manager Da, ~~T 96 ---+. - - - F~•~r~ae~Bsj ~-~, Approximate proposed on old Highway 82 alignment, ASOS site location: looking north (downvalley) Approximate proposed ASOS site location: on old Highway 82 alignment, looking south (upvalley) .. ,-~ .-, Approximate proposed ASOS site location: on new Highway 82 alignment, looking south/southwest and just coming around wetlands area/relocated tree plantings ~ar~~er~,~t 7 ,-~ .-. Approximate proposed ASOS site location: on new Highway 82 alignment, looking westlsouthwest from Highway 82 entrance/exit to Mrs. Sardy's house ~Zt>,*rl,~ '3 ,--. 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R ~ T o ; . t . ~a 3 ~ :. m b c a m ' . 0 ~ o` ~ c H /~ N yC N c ~ .o O p ~ og U' K W ~..~ O mry~a Vl ~.-~ O F~ A~ O ,I~ J-I--1 ~~ ~ ~ ~ _- ~ bo ~ ~o ", ¢ _ ~ a o !7C u Qw 966[ 0'd 'dIHSd3N1t1Vd SSOti 3H1 1HOIdAd00 9661 ZO b9~9i 9z .,dy n41 did-~3ti\6660\S9M0\ 0 Q L L C ,N V / ^~ W O U RESOLUTION OF THE PITHIN COUNTY, COLORADO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT GRANTING A HEIGHT VARIANCE FOR ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY AIIiPORT Resolution No. 96-16 WHEREAS, Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is requesting approval of a 6' height variance, for the installation of an Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS); and WHEREAS, 20' is allowed for accessory stntctures in the PUB zone district; and WHEREAS, the subject property is described as Aspen/Piktin County Airport, Highway 82 ;and, WHEREAS, the Boazd of Adjustment is vested with the power to grant or deny such variances by virtue of Title II, Section 7-10.30, Pitkin County Code (Land Use Code) and Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, 30-28-118(2) (C); and, WHEREAS, based on the evidence presented, the Board of Adjustment makes the following findings: 1. Proper notice procedures, including the notification of all adjoining property owners, has been shown by the applicant. 2. The required hazdship or practical difficulty has been established. 3. Granting such relief will not cause substantial detriment to the public welfaze and will not substantially impair the intent and purpose of the Zoning Resolutions and the zoning maps. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Boazd of Adjustment, that, due to public safety, a 6' height variance be granted, for installation of an ASOS tower, as shown on the attached plans (Exhibit "A"), with the conditions that the applicant exercises its best efforts to cause removal of the existing tower within 60 days of the certification of the ASOS tower and that the ASOS tower be painted off-white/gray. - WARNING: Any violation of the terms of this resolution may result in rehearing and possible revocation. The Resolution was adopted by vote of the Boazd of Adjustment of the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado. DATED: July 2, 1996 ATTEST: ~~ ~~ Geo Lill , ecretary Pitk~Co Boazd of ~stment ~~ Bill Lukes, Chair Pitkin County Boazd of Adjustment 395904 08/13/96 09:48A PG t OF 1 SILVIA DRVIS GITKIN COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER R0C00 DOC UCC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PITIQN COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE REQUESTED ZONING VARIANCE DESCRIBED BELOW: Pursuant to Pitkin County Zoning Resolution of June 5, 1955, as amended, a Public Hearing will be held to consider an application filed with the said Board of Adjustment requesting authority for variance from the provisions of the County zoning Resolution. All persons affected by the proposed variance aze invited to appeaz and state their views, protests, or objections. If you cannot appeaz personally at such meeting, then you are urged to state your views by letter, particularly if you have objection to such variance, as the Board of Adjustment will give serious consideration to the opinions of surrounding property owners and others affected in deciding whether to grant or deny the request for variance. A VARIANCE GREATER THAN OR LESS THAN THAT REQUESTED COULD BE GRANTED. DATE AND TIME OF MEETING: Tuesday, July 2, 1996; 5:15 P.M. LOCATION OF MEETING: Council Chambers, City Hall Basement Dempsey, Peter: Requesting approval fora 3.5' West Side Yazd Setback Variance and a 7' East Side Yard Setback Variance, where 10' is required, for the placement of a mobile home. Property Location: Space 110, Aspen Village. Aspen/Pitkin County Airport: Requesting approval fora 6' Height Variance, where 20' is allowed in the PUB zone district, for the installation of an Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), which monitors weather conditions. Property Location: Aspen/Pitkin CountyAirport, Highway 82. Goldsmith, Frank: Requesting approval fora 20' Front Yazd Setback Variance, where 30' is required and a 40' collector street variance, where 50' is required in the R-30 zone district, for the construction of a new single family residence. Property Location: Lot 2, Block 2, Red Mountain Subdivision. Olson, Barry & Theresa: Requesting approval for an additional 480 squaze feet of floor azea, where a maximum of 831.68' is allowed, and 952' exists, and a 101' Arterial Highway Setback Variance, where 200' is required, for an addition to a mobile home in the SR zone district. Property Location: Space 63, Lazy Glen. Simpson, Richard: Requesting approval fora 3'6" Height Variance, where 28' is allowed in the RS-30 zone district, for the construction of a single family residence. Property Location: Lot SA, Redstone Unique, Redstone. Submitted to the Aspen Times on June 18, 1996 To Be Published in the Aspen Times on June 22, 1996. 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