Lot A,B ACBC concept revisionTown of Avon
Concept Design Staff Report
March 3, 1998, Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
Report date
December 20, 2019
Project type
Parking Lot Modification
Legal description
Lots A & B, Avon Center at Beaver Creek Subdivision & Lot 55, Block 2, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision
Zoning
Town Center (TC)
Address
0100 West Beaver Creek Boulevard
Introduction
The owners of the Lodge at Avon Center want to modify their parking lot to develop more parking spaces in anticipation of a future 5, 217 square foot restaurant expansion. Staff is currently
working with the applicants to ensure the proposed modifications will comply with the applicable Town regulations.
Design Review Considerations
The Commission’s Procedures, Rules & Regulations, Section 6.10, provide the framework for evaluation of this project. Additional guidelines and regulations are contained within (but
not limited to) the Comprehensive Plan, the Design Guidelines, the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations.
Conformance with the Zoning Code and other applicable regulations of the Town.
The suitability of the improvement, including type and quality of materials of which it is to be constructed and the site upon which it is to be located.
The compatibility of the design to minimize site impacts to adjacent properties.
The compatibility of the proposed improvements with site topography.
The visual appearance of any proposed improvement as viewed from adjacent and neighboring properties and public ways.
The objective that no improvement be so similar or dissimilar to others in the vicinity that values, monetary or aesthetic will be impaired.
The general conformance of the proposed improvements with the adopted Goals, Policies and Programs for the Town of Avon.
Staff Comments
These are preliminary staff comments on this concept plan, and are not intended to be a complete project report. Complete review and staff comments will be provided with the final design
staff report.
The addition of a restaurant to the Avon Center as presented in concept could provide a significant opportunity towards realizing the Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Design Guidelines’
vision for the Avon Pedestrian Mall area.
The following general design issues need further evaluation:
How the parking lot modification and restaurant addition will interface with the pedestrian mall.
How the parking lot modification and restaurant addition will affect Lot B’s development potential.
How the parking lot modification could interface with potential development on Lot C.
How the parking lot modification and restaurant addition might affect the Avon Center’s pedestrian circulation. Of concern is the elimination of the sidewalk near the building’s southwest
corner.
The proposal appears to be short of the minimum parking requirements. Due to the fact that the project has reserved parking spaces, it is not are not eligible for the 15 % mixed-use
parking reduction.
This proposal requires modifying a parking lot shared by two different properties, Lot A, Avon Center at Beaver Creek and Lot 55, Block 2, Benchmark at Beaver Creek. Evidence of a permanent
deed or lease agreement for off-site parking on Lot 55 must be provided. Additionally, it appears that this off-site parking arrangement will require a Special Review Use permit if
one does not already exist.
The Zoning Code requires that this project provide off-street loading facilities.
Clarification is required on the intended use of the parking lot gate on Lot B and the entrance gate into the parking structure.
Clarification is needed on the intended function of the proposed restaurant’s new access.
Applicant needs to document that a fire truck with a 130-foot turning radius can maneuver within the parking lot.
Snow storage areas shown do not all appear to meet requirements for being adjacent to parking area. For example, areas to the south and south west of the building include areas a considerable
distance from parking lots.
Some parking aisles do not appear to meet the 24-foot minimum aisle width for 90-degree parking.
The proposed restaurant addition would cross existing lot lines and would appear to necessitate the project’s re-subdivision.
If you have any questions regarding this project or any planning matter, please call me at
949-4280 (extension 139), or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Harrison
Planner