Lot C ACBC conceptTown of Avon
Project Concept Staff Report
March 31, 1998 Planning & Zoning Commission Work Session
Report date
December 20, 2019
Project type
Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development
Legal description
Lot C, Avon Center at Beaver Creek Subdivision
Zoning
Town Center (TC)
Introduction
Lot C is a 3.24 acre site adjacent to and north of the Seasons, and west of the Avon Center. The proposed development is mixed use, including timeshare condominiums, hotel, restaurant,
retail and office space. The applicant is returning for a work session with the P&Z to present a revised project design addressing many of the P&Z’s and staff’s comments at the January
20 work session.
Issues raised during that work session include:
The plan as presented lacks a strong north - south pedestrian connection.
Scale of public ways and plazas.
A sun study of the mall and public spaces.
The retaining wall forming the entrance to the underground parking will be a very large wall.
How the development facilitates creating the pedestrian mall.
Bridge connection between the Seasons and Lot C is doesn’t work.
Location of the ski valet needs to be thought through; it needs to work with the transportation system. It could become a bike valet in the summer.
Since lack of available snow storage area probably means hauling off-site, we really need to know where the snow will go, so our impacts aren’t literally be dumped in someone’s backyard
or stream.
Setback reductions can bring the building storefronts to the pedestrian interface areas. Need to look at the potential for creating windscreening for public gathering spaces.
Consider programs to alleviate the employee parking demand – ride sharing, transit passes.
Employee housing on-site vs. off-site
Integration of this project in the Town’s overall pedestrian network.
Potential of creating a “sea of parking” along Beaver Creek Boulevard.
Potential for entrance off Benchmark Road to take advantage of grades.
Impacts on views to Beaver Creek and Gyp Hill.
Need for a strong sense of place and relationship to the Seasons Building.
Retail and pedestrian level and activity. Series of “warm” lines from pt A to pt. B. Enclosure by buildings reduces south-facing, sunny areas.
Strengthen the link between this parcel and the Avon Recreation Center. The only acknowledgement in this plan is a 5’ sidewalk to a five-story building.
Driveway design between Parcel B & C is another retaining wall right against timeshare buildings on south.
Three story office administration building closes pedestrian and visual linkage between Lots B, C, the Seasons, & Lot 61.
Four new buildings appear chopped-up; single structures that relate only to themselves.
Has limited retail frontage because buildings shade all the way onto the plaza; creating a wind tunnel. Creating more open plazas that receives sun will encourage people to use the site.
Revisions
Changes to the design include:
The two five-story timeshare buildings are now six stories tall, due to the addition of a level of retail/office space ground.
Office and retail have increased: A total of approximately 50,000 s.f., with 24,000 s.f. on the ground level of the timeshare buildings, and 26,000 in the building connecting the two
timeshare buildings.
Hotel: Now a 148-room Marriott Courtyard, in a five-story building, with the addition of a small restaurant/bar, and convenience shop.
Restaurant: 5000 square feet, 240 seats in a two story, freestanding building, with the addition of 9000 s.f. of office on the second floor
Parking: Increased to 360 spaces below grade; 60 spaces on the surface.
Staff Comments
These are preliminary staff comments based on the information provided. It is not intended to be a complete project report. This concept is presented to the Commission to give the applicant
feedback on the project’s fundamental elements. No decisions or approvals are expected or feasible at this point.
As previously noted, the project provides some much-needed downtown accommodations, in the form of hotel and timeshare units, which will in turn create more activity in the Town Center.
The restaurant is also a positive addition. The underground parking uses the site effectively, and conforms to the Design Guidelines and Comprehensive Plan.
Retail uses are now included in this proposal, bringing the overall project more in line with the vertical mix of uses in the Town Center contemplated by the Town’s Design Guidelines
and Comprehensive Plan. The project is more compatible with its nearest neighbors, the Seasons at Avon, and the Avon Town Center.
Nominally, the parking on site falls short of the strict requirement in our zoning code. Staff continues to research this issue, and will be prepared to report findings to the Commission
at the work session.
If you have any questions about this project, please give me a call at 748-4014, or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Matzko
Director of Community Development