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Planning & Zoning Commission
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
One Lake Street
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I. Call to Order – 5:00pm
II. Roll Call
III. Additions & Amendments to the Agenda
IV. Conflicts of Interest
V. Code Text Amendments – PUBLIC HEARING
File #: CTA17001
Applicant: Town of Avon
Summary: Amendments to Title 7: Development Code, Avon Municipal Code, including various
cleanup edits, as well as amendments related to House Bill 16-1272 which enacted
new notice requirements for petitions to disconnect.
VI. Work Session – Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Summary: Review strikethrough changes to Comprehensive Plan– Planning Districts.
VII. Information Session – PZC Schedule and Terms for 2017
VIII. Approval of Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2017 Meeting Minutes
IX. Staff Updates
Beaver Creek Boulevard
X. Adjourn
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Town of Avon Code Text Amendment
Staff Report – Code Text Amendments
February 7, 2017 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
Project type: Code Text Amendment
Report Date: February 1, 2017
Public Hearing
Location:
Prepared By:
Not Applicable
Matt Pielsticker, AICP, Planning Manager
Summary:
Staff is seeking a favorable recommendation from PZC for various Code Text Amendments.
The majority of the amendments are clean-up changes to Title 7: Avon Development Code; some
of the amendments are related to a recent house bill that changes noticing requirements for
disconnection procedures. All of the amendments are included in the attached (Exhibit A) draft
Ordinance. After conducting a public hearing, PZC will provide a recommendation to Town
Council.
House Bill 16-1272:
The Colorado Legislature enacted House Bill 16-1272 which creates new notice requirements for any
petition for disconnection of land from the Town of Avon. The Town Attorney has reviewed HB 16-
1272 and prepared revisions to implement the new notice requirements in Section 7.36.100, Avon
Development Code. Disconnection of property from a municipality is the reverse action of annexation
and is extremely rare. The additional notice requirements imposed by HB 16-1272 requires that a copy of
the disconnection petition and application must be sent to the County Commissioners and Board of
Directors of any affected special district at least 30 days prior to any public hearing.
Review Criteria:
Section 7.16.040(c), Code Text Amendment Review Criteria. The PZC and Town Council shall
use the following review criteria as the basis for recommendations and decisions on applications
to amend the text of the Development Code:
(1) The text amendment promotes the health, safety, and general welfare of the Avon
Community;
(2) The text amendment promotes or implements the goals and policies of the Avon
Comprehensive Plan;
(3) The text amendment promotes or implements the purposes stated in this
Development Code; or
(4) The text amendment is necessary or desirable to respond to changed conditions,
new planning concepts, or other social or economic conditions.
Recommended Motion:
“I make a motion to recommend that the Avon Town Council approve amendments to Title 7:
Avon Development Code, citing the findings in Staff’s report.”
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Town of Avon Code Text Amendment
Recommended Findings:
1. The code text amendments were reviewed in accordance with the review criteria outlined
in Section 7.16.040(c) of the Avon Municipal Code and found to be desirable to respond
to changed conditions and inaccuracies found within the text.
2. The code text amendments promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the Avon
Community.
Attachment:
Exhibit A – Ordinance
Ord. 17-___ – Amending Development Code
FIRST READING – _____________, 2017
Page 1 of 5
TOWN OF AVON
ORDINANCE 17-____
AMENDING THE AVON DEVELOPMENT CODE, TITLE 7
OF THE AVON MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, on _______________, 2017, the Avon Town Council initiated an application
(“Application”) to amend the text of the Avon Development Code (“ADC”) in accordance with
Section 7.16.040 of the ADC;
WHEREAS, the Avon Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing on February 7,
2017, after publishing and posting notice as required by law, considered all comments,
testimony, evidence and staff reports provided by the Town staff, considered such information
prior to formulating a recommendation;
WHEREAS, after conducting the noticed Public Hearing, PZC made the required findings to
recommend approval of the application to the Town Council;
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Avon held public hearings on ___________,
2017, and ______________, 2017 after posting notice as required by law, considered all
comments, testimony, evidence and staff reports provided by the Town staff prior to taking any
action on the Application;
WHEREAS, pursuant to AMC §7.16.040(c), Review Criteria, the Town Council has
considered the applicable review criteria for a Code Text Amendment and found the Application
in compliance with the review criteria, and specifically finds that the text amendment is
necessary or desirable to respond to changed conditions, new planning concepts or other social
or economic conditions and promotes the health, safety and general welfare of the Avon
community; and,
WHEREAS, approval of this Ordinance on first reading is intended only to confirm that the
Town Council desires to comply with state law, the Avon home rule charter and the Avon
Development Code by setting a public hearing in order to provide the public an opportunity to
present testimony and evidence regarding the application and that approval of this Ordinance on
first reading does not constitute a representation that the Town Council, or any member of the
Town Council, supports, approves, rejects, or denies the proposed zoning or other matters in this
Ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO, the following:
Exhibit A
Ord. 17-___ – Amending Development Code
FIRST READING – _____________, 2017
Page 2 of 5
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. The above and foregoing recitals are incorporated herein
by reference and adopted as findings and determinations of the Town Council.
Section 2. Amendment Chapter 7.08 Definitions. The definition of Accommodation or
accommodation unit is amended to read as follows, with strike-out indicating language to be
deleted and underline indicating language to be adopted:
“Accommodation or accommodation unit means any room or group of rooms used
primarily for transient lodging and accessible from common corridors, walks or balconies
without passing through another accommodation unit and shall be no larger than six
hundred (600) square feet. For the purposes of calculating allowable units per acre or
density, each accommodation unit shall be counted as one-third (?) of a dwelling unit,
except as set forth in the definition of dwelling unit herein.”
Section 3. Amendment to Chapter 7.08 Definitions. The definition of Comprehensive
Plan is amended to read as follows, with strike-out indicating language to be deleted and
underline indicating language to be adopted:
“Comprehensive Plan means the Avon Comprehensive Plan; the West Town Center
District Investment Plan; the East Town Center District Plan; the Master Plan for
Harry A. Nottingham Park; the Town of Avon 2016 Recreational Trails Master Plan;
and the Town of Avon Comprehensive Transportation Plan, any other document
adopted as a supplement or sub-area plan of the Avon Comprehensive Plan, as all
such documents may be amended from time to time, provided that such amendments
or supplemental documents are adopted by ordinance.”
Section 4. Amendment to Table 7.16-1. Table 7.16-1 is hereby amended for Minor
Subdivision process and corrected for Final Planned Unit Development as follows, with strike-
out indicating language to be deleted and underline indicating language to be adopted:
Procedure Director PZC TC
Planned Unit Development
(§7.16.060)
Administrative PUD D
A
Minor PUD Amendment R H-R H-D
Lot Split PUD Amendment for Wildridge PUD R H-R H-D
Major PUD Amendment R H-R H-D
Preliminary PUD R H-R H-D
Exhibit A
Ord. 17-___ – Amending Development Code
FIRST READING – _____________, 2017
Page 3 of 5
Final PUD R Final PUD H-R R H-D H-R H-D
Subdivision (§7.16.070)
Administrative Subdivision D
A
Minor Subdivision R D
H-D
A
Preliminary Plan R H-R H-D
Section 5. Amendment to Section 7.20.090 – Overlay Districts. Section 7.20.090 –
Overlay Districts, Section (a) Short Term Rental Overlay – STRO, (1) Intention, is amended to
read as follows, with strike-out indicating language to be deleted and underline indicating
language to be adopted:
“(1) Intention. The Short Term Rental Overlay (STRO) zone district is intended to allow
short term rentals of properties, including but not limited to accommodation, apartments,
bed and breakfast, condominium, hotel, lodge, motel and residential properties for
periods of less than thirty-one (3130) days or less subject to the provisions of this
Chapter. The STRO zone district shall be an overlay zone district which shall apply to
allow short term rentals of properties. Properties in the STRO zone district shall
otherwise be subject to all requirements of the underlying zone district.”
Section 6. Amendment to Section 7.24.070 – Accessory uses and structures. Section
7.24.070 – Accessory uses and structures is hereby amended to enact a new sub-section (e)(4)
to read as follows:
Section 7.24.070(e) “(4) Home Occupations and Home Offices. Home occupations and
home offices that comply with the definition and regulations set forth in the Avon
Development Code are permitted accessory uses to residential use in residential zone
districts.”
Section 7. Amendment to Section 7.32.100 – Public improvements, public improvement
agreements, construction and guarantee of improvements. Section 7.32.100 – Public
improvements, public improvement agreements, construction and guarantee of
improvements, sub-section (e) Methods (1) Deposit in Escrow, is amended to read as follows,
with strike-out indicating language to be deleted and underline indicating language to be
adopted:
“Deposit in Escrow. The developer applicant may propose to deposit a cash sum equal
to the estimated cost of all required public improvements plus overrun allowances as
provided in Table 7.32-2 above, either with the Town or in escrow with a responsible
Exhibit A
Ord. 17-___ – Amending Development Code
FIRST READING – _____________, 2017
Page 4 of 5
financial institution authorized to do such business in the state. In the case of an escrow
account, the developer applicant shall file with the Town an escrow agreement that
includes the following terms:
Section 8. Amendment to Section 7.32.100 – Public improvements, public improvement
agreements, construction and guarantee of improvements. Section 7.32.100 – Public
improvements, public improvement agreements, construction and guarantee of
improvements, sub-section (e) Methods, is hereby amended to enact a new sub-section (3)(4) to
read as follows:
Section 7.32.100(e) “(4) No Financial Guarantee. The applicant may propose to provide
no financial guarantee provided that applicant (i) signs a public improvements agreement
in a form acceptable to the Town Attorney, (ii) agrees that building permits and other
development approvals may be withheld by the Town until completion and acceptance of
the public improvements, (iii) agrees to disclose the public improvements agreement in
any purchase and sale contract for the property or any portion thereof, (iv) agrees that the
public improvements agreement shall be required, and (v) agrees to provide a guarantee
in form acceptable to the Town to secure the site in the event of delay or abandonment in
the construction and installation of public improvements.”
Section 9. Amendment to Section 7.36.100 – Method of petition for disconnection.
Section 7.36.100 – Method of petition for disconnection is amended to read as follows, with
strike-out indicating language to be deleted and underline indicating language to be adopted:
“Proceedings for disconnection may be initiated only by petition of the Town Council.
Disconnection is a legislative act and the Town Council shall exercise its sole discretion
in the disconnection of land. The owner shall provide notice and copy of the
disconnection petition and application to the Board of County Commissioners of
Eagle County and to the Board of Directors of any affected special district at least
thirty (30) days prior to any public hearing.”
Section 10. Codification of Amendments. The codifier of the Town’s Municipal Code,
Colorado Code Publishing, is hereby authorized to make such numerical and formatting changes
as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this Ordinance within the Avon Municipal
Code. The Town Clerk is authorized to correct, or approve the correction by the codifier, of any
typographical error in the enacted regulations, provided that such correction shall not
substantively change any provision of the regulations adopted in this Ordinance. Such
corrections may include spelling, reference, citation, enumeration, and grammatical errors.
Section 11. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared
to be severable. The Town Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and
Exhibit A
Ord. 17-___ – Amending Development Code
FIRST READING – _____________, 2017
Page 5 of 5
each provision thereof, even though any one of the provisions might be declared unconstitutional
or invalid. As used in this Section, the term “provision” means and includes any part, division,
subdivision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase; the term “application” means and
includes an application of an ordinance or any part thereof, whether considered or construed
alone or together with another ordinance or ordinances, or part thereof, of the Town.
Section 12. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after final adoption in
accordance with Section 6.4 of the Avon Home Rule Charter.
Section 13. Safety Clause. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the Town of Avon, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary
for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and
welfare. The Town Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the
proper legislative object sought to be obtained.
Section 14. Publication. The Town Clerk is ordered to publish this Ordinance in accordance
with Chapter 1.16 of the Avon Municipal Code.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND REFERRED TO PUBLIC
HEARING on __________________, 2017 and setting such public hearing for _____________,
2017 at the Council Chambers of the Avon Municipal Building, located at One Lake Street,
Avon, Colorado.
BY: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
Jennie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, Town Clerk
ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on ____________________, 2017.
BY: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
Jennie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Eric J. Heil, Town Attorney
Exhibit A
To: Planning and Zoning Commission
From: David McWilliams, Town Planner
Meeting Date: January 17, 2017
Topic: Comprehensive Plan Update, Work Session No. 8
Introduction
This session presents a redline strikethrough of section E to K of the Goals and Policies section of
the Comprehensive Plan (Included as “Attachment A”, found in Work session no. 7), and Areas of
Change and Intermediate Areas of the District Planning Principles (“Attachment B”). Aside from
addressing the question, “does this merit inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan?,” staff asked what
established district planning principles merited inclusion, and tried to unify the language between
and across districts for a more legible document.
Completed Goals and Policies
The order of the Goals and Policies is an area where PZC guidance would be helpful. A proposed
order of the Policies within any Goal section is below. In parentheses is an example of the policy
type and language that would fit within that section.
Plan Concept (things Town does, like implement or assess)
Development Rule (things the Town wants to influence, like encourage or promote)
Partnership (groups Town, like work with or participate in)
Area (Town Center, Wildridge)
Type of Place (near schools, parks, etc.)
Thing (Nottingham Park, railroad)
This order will provide a consistent feel to the document and aid in its legibility. While these
categories are somewhat arbitrary in their makeup, it does allow for a notion of order within the
document. Any suggestions about broadening or shrinking categories, adding more, or
eliminating this strategy for another are welcome. This portion will be included as a (somewhat)
clean version of the strikethrough during the next meeting.
Section K: Implementation Matrix
This section, which is between the Goals and Policies and the District Planning Principles is not
up for review. Staff feels that including this in the next PZC session, along with a completed
Goals and Policies Section, makes the most sense. It would be hard to pin down the exact location
of the associated policy without first ordering the policies in their permanent locations first.
District Planning Principles
Areas of Change, Intermediate Areas, Areas of Stability
Staff changed the wording of the three sub-sections of Town Districts from High, Medium, and
Low Priorities to Change, Intermediate and Stable Areas in order to illustrate that areas are not
less or more important to the Town, but are experiencing different levels of development pressure
and should be examined accordingly. Some areas have moved between sections depending on the
different development pressures since the original document was created ten years ago.
Consistent Language
Lots of the original Districts had similar Principles expressed in slightly different ways. The
wording was expanded and also included in more Districts. For example, “Extend Town Center
urban design principles to provide consistency between districts,” became a common element in
Districts that have similarly zoned densities as Town Center. If there are cases of language
inconsistency that were missed, please bring it up with the group.
Regrouping
Districts 14-18, representing open space lands north of I-70 are included as one group of districts
due to their alignment as similar intent as buffer zones and Planning Principles.
Maps
The map found on page 69 of the currently adopted Comp Plan represents the entirety of Avon’s
Planning Districts. All districts are proposed to keep the same boundaries, with the possible
exception of #26. District #15 includes a Town-owned parcel that should probably be included in
#26. Within the current District Planning Principles, some districts contain maps which are un-
editable due to their file format. Staff feels that the out of date maps are still relevant and help
people orient themselves to the districts and provide other relevant information.
A. Environment
Goal H.1: Protect Avon’s unique natural setting and its open spaces.
Policy H.1.2: Acquire and protect open space.
Policy H.1.3: Mitigate potential development impacts to wildlife and
watersheds.
Policy B.2.2: Maintain the Eagle River as a valued resource in accordance
with the most recent Eagle River Watershed Plan.
Policy B.2.4: Work with public and private landowners to identify
opportunities for conservation easements, permanent open
space protection tools, and access to open space.
Goal H.2: Encourage mitigation of potential environmental hazards to promote
public health, safety, and welfare.
Policy H.2.1: Avoid development in environmentally sensitive areas.
Policy H.2.2: Restrict development on steep hillsides.
Goal H.3: Discourage air, water, light, and noise pollution.
Policy H.3.1: Limit the number and location of wood burning fireplaces,
reduce demand for automobile trips, and reduce pollution
from existing sources.
Policy H.3.4: Enforce the use of “Dark Sky” compliant fixtures.
Policy H.3.5: Explore the feasibility and necessity of a noise ordinance and
educational program.
Policy G.1.14: Investigate an alternative fuel program for the Town’s transit
and fleet vehicles.
Goal H.4: Conserve environmental resources.
Policy H.4.1: Implement applicable Climate Action Plans and update as
needed.
Policy H.4.2: Support regional and local recycling and compost facilities
and programs.
Policy XXX Support environmentally friendly appliances and
building techniques.
Policy H.4.4: Promote water conservation through public education,
supply management, and demand management techniques.
B. Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space
Goal I.1: Provide an exceptional system of parks, trails, and recreational
programs to serve the year-round needs of area residents and
visitors.
Policy I.1.1: Support development and annexation to incorporate
recreational amenities, land for trails, and open space that are
accessible to the public.
Policy I.1.2: Evaluate and acquire parcels or easements for open space,
trails, and recreation.
Policy I.1.3: Integrate the Town’s trail system with regional trail systems.
Policy I.1.5: Manage, protect, and plan for public open space. Link
open space through coordination with other
governments and non-profits.
Policy I.1.7 Develop and enhance non-vehicular connections between the
Eagle River and Town Center.
Goal I.2: Coordinate and collaborate with surrounding jurisdictions and
agencies to develop seamless recreational opportunities.
Policy I.2.1: Participate in U.S. Forest Service planning efforts to ensure
adequate development and long-term maintenance of trails
and trailheads.
Policy I.2.2: Collaborate with other recreation providers for joint use of
facilities and coordinated event planning.
Policy I.2.3: Review and provide input on U.S. Forest Service and BLM
land swaps within the 3-mile planning area.
C. Public Services, Facilities, Utilities, and Government
Goal J.2: Ensure cost effective provision and development of public facilities
and services.
Policy J.2.3: Develop community services and facilities based on their
demand.
Policy J.2.4: Analyze the impact of various types of growth and
development on services
Policy J.2.5: Encourage neighborhood and community-based childcare
and healthcare facilities.
Goal J.3: Encourage the broad participation of citizens in planning efforts and
decision-making.
Policy J.3.1: Strive for increased transparency in government.
Policy J.3.2: Build awareness of upcoming events, planning processes,
and decisions.
Policy J.3.3: Use multiple methods of communication with the public.
Policy J.3.4 Encourage HOAs in all parts of Avon. Keep an active
database of HOA contacts, and provide training to interested
HOAs.
D. (A)Regional Coordination
Goal A.1: Collaborate with Eagle County, adjacent municipalities, and other
agencies to implement this plan and to ensure Avon’s needs and
goals are being met.
Policy A.1.1: Work with regional, state, and federal agencies and adjacent
municipalities on cooperative planning efforts and regional
issues.
Policy A.1.2: Refer applicable development submittals to regional
agencies and adjacent municipalities to respond to regional
issues.
Policy A.1.4: Participate in agreements with regional agencies and
adjacent municipalities to share facility costs and revenue.
Policy A.1.5: Collaborate with regional agencies and adjacent
municipalities to address regional issues.
Town District Planning Principles
I. District Planning Principles
A. Districts Priority Classifications
While the Goals and Policies of this plan generally apply to all
areas of the Town, the system of dDistrict Planning Principles
designations provides applies specific planning and urban design
recommendations to distinct areas within the Town, stemming
from. The district descriptions and principles are a result of input
from the community, intent of the and landowners input, and the
existing development rights.
As part of the comprehensive planning effort, the Steering
Committee assessed the appropriateness of the previous district
boundaries and made adjustments as necessary to ensure that
each district still comprised a cohesive geographic entity. Then
the committee conducted an evaluation of the districts to ensure
that the planning guidance and implementation recommendations
of the previous plan were still current and appropriate.
The next step was to assign to eEach district is assigned one of
three relative priority designations – High PriorityAreas of
Change, Medium Priority Intermediate Areas, orand Areas of
StabilityStatic/Low Priority – based on the level of issues and/or
changes confronting a particular district. The priority levels
were assigned with the recognition that the Town must prioritize
where and how it expends its resources to most effectively
realize the community vision within this plan.
As a result, the Steering Committee produced Below is a map
identifying the newly established districts. and classifying each
district by its priority level. The final step involved re-
evaluating each district with emphasis on the high and medium
priority areas in terms of the appropriateness of the district’s role
and specific Planning Principles in accordance with the plan’s
Vision, Future Land Use Plan, Community Framework Plan, and
Goals and Policies.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 71
B. High Priority Districts
The following districts are high priority for the Town:
District 1: West Town Center District
The role of the West Town Center District is to serves as the
heart of the community. Social, cultural, intellectual, political,
and recreational gatherings occur in this district. In addition, the
district acts as the common ground between the full-time
residents, part-time residents, and destination guests through
diverse retail, and entertainment, and civic uses opportunities.
The West Town Center District will continue as be an intensely
developed mixed use, pedestrian-oriented area that serves as the
primary focus for residential and lodging development within the
overall Town CenterC.
Currently, this district provides a diversity of land uses in
vertically mixed-use buildings. Uses include retail, office,
residential, government services, civic facilities, and pocket
parks loosely grouped around a 50-foot pedestrian mall right-of-
way.
The heart of the
community.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 72
Planning Principles:
Create a new “Main Street” in the existing pedestrian mall
right-of-way.
Realign West Benchmark Road to improve circulation in the
area and enhance the development feasibility of vacant
parcels.
Link pedestrian, bicycle, and automobile circulation to and
through Avon’s Town Center, Nottingham Park, the
Confluence Riverfrontsite, and the Eagle Valley Trail River.
Develop Enhance the use of thea multi-modal transit center.
Develop a parking structure associated with the expansion of
Avon’s the Avon Recreation Center.
Develop a mix of uses that provides a strong residential and
lodging bed base supported by community and guest
commercial uses.
Create inviting storefronts with retail, restaurant, and
entertainment uses on ground levels and offices, lodging,
and residential uses above.
Establish public plazas and other gathering spaces for
community interaction and social events.
Provide entertainment opportunities for residents and guests
to enliven the area and promoted and extended retail hours.
Use signage, streetscape design, landscaping, points of
interest, and other wayfinding elements to help orient
visitors to important destinations within the district and the
larger Town Center.
Use architectural detailing on ground level/first floor to
enhance the pedestrian environment that includes a human
scale, display windows, appropriate lighting, and other
pedestrian amenities. Encourage architectural detailing on
ground level/first floor that includes a human scale, display
windows, appropriate lighting, and other pedestrian
amenities.
Site buildings of various sizes along the street edge to
maximize sun exposure, protect views, and break up
building bulk.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 73
Develop a new transit center andEnhance private/public
structured parking facilities that to provide easy access to
and through the district.
Development and area improvements should adhere to the
planning principles outlined in the West Town Center
District Plan, and the Tract G Master Plan.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 74
District 2: East Town Center District
The East Town Center District is a key revitalization prospect
area for the community. Significant redevelopment
opportunities exist in the district, and must should be considered
comprehensively with concern for the needs and desires of the
community. This district also abuts the Village at Avon and its
associated future development. Strong pedestrian and street
connections should be established so that these districts create a
consistent and cohesive community core.
The size of the parcels provides an opportunity for a variety of
redevelopment opportunities. The challenge of enticing people
out of their car to experience Town Center will be to overcome
the confusing street patterns, indirect pedestrian walkways, and
diminished sight corridors, and. to entice people out of their car
to experience the entire Town Center.
A mix of uses, including major retail establishments, smaller
retail shops, personal services, offices, and supporting
residential/lodging uses will be essential for the district.
A key
revitalization
prospect.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 75
Planning Principles:
Develop a mix of commercial uses with supporting
residential/lodging development.
Implement an intuitive street pattern that functionally links
extends “Main Street” across Avon Road.
Plan for public plazas and other community gathering places.
Develop Facilitate structured parking facilities to make
parking less obtrusive. to the pedestrian.
Accommodate anchor retailers without large expanses of
parking to ensure these uses are integrated into a unifying
framework. Encourage shared parking structures and parking
districts to accommodate retail without large expanses of
parking.
Create Define a cohesive and quality set of design principles
physical framework and community image (compatible
building orientation, scale, massing, sitting, street
alignments, streetscape furnishings, signage, lighting, etc.)
between the Town Center Districts and the Village at Avon.
Use Encourage architectural detailing on ground level/first
floor to enhance the pedestrian environment that includes a
human scale, display windows, appropriate lighting, and
other pedestrian amenities.
Site buildings of varying sizes along the street to maximize
sun exposure, protect views, and break up building bulk.
Ensure Encourage convenient pedestrian and auto access to
the entire Town Center.
Development and area improvements should adhere to the
planning principles outlined in the East Town Center District
Plan.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 76
District 3: Confluence Riverfront District
The Confluence Riverfront District is the essential community
connector. Not only a place where a river and creek converge,
the Confluence District represents one whereand roads, the
railroad, regional trailEagle Valley Trail, and future lift gondola
connection brings the community together and vitalizes the
Town Center. The intent of the district serves as is to facilitate
an extension of the Town Center with a significant residential/
lodging component, limited supporting commercial and services
uses, and direct transit connection access to Beaver Creek
Village, and create a connection with the Eagle River.
The district is still contains lots comprised largely of
undeveloped land., with the exception of the wastewater
treatment facility and employee housing. The district has direct
access to the railroad right-of-way, the Eagle River, and Avon
Road. The pPlanning and development of this district must
incorporate these three key assets.
The
essential
community
connector.
Town District Planning Principles
High Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
Page 77
Planning Principles:
Recognize the Confluence Riverfront District as the most
valuable property in Town limits and should to be developed
at its most optimal level.
Develop a mix of uses consisting of bed-base development
and supporting commercial development.
Create a vibrant mix of uses and creative use of recreation
and open space to allow a unique river experience.
Develop a lift connection linking the Confluence to Beaver
Creek Landing.
Design architecture to be significant from all sides (no front
or back), maximize solar exposure, protect views, and break
up building bulk.
Parking areas, trash containers, and loading or service areas
should be screened and/or buffered from the river corridor,
Benchmark Road and from U.S. Highway 6 to minimize
impacts on the river corridor.
Create a seamless vehicular and pedestrian connection to the
Town Center.
Preserve and enhance public access to the existing linear
park along the riverbank. Connections from this path to both
the Town Center and Nottingham Park must be created in an
ecologically sensitive manner as a key natural amenity.
Encourage preservation of trees in wetland areas. Encourage
development efforts to minimize the loss of trees and impact
to the riparian area while still achieving the urban design
goals of this section.
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts. Use signage, streetscape
design, building forms, landscaping, points of interest, and
other wayfinding elements to help orient visitors to
important destinations within the district and the Town
Center area.
Provide for transit facilities between the Town Center and
the Confluence Riverfront in anticipation of a passenger
train on the railroad ROW.
Plan for public plazas and other gathering spaces for
community interaction, social interaction, and special events.
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Develop a whitewater park to broaden the spectrum of
recreational opportunities in Town.
District 4: Avon Road Corridor
The Avon Road District’s role as a is the showcase for the best
of Avon is derived from the part it plays in the experience of the
community. Being the major connection between I-70 and
Beaver Creek Resort, Avon Road is the first (and occasionally
only) area many people see in the community. It is important
that theis generally vehicular experience is significant enough to
pique the interest of the vehicle’s occupants by getting them out
of their cars and into to visit the Town Center. The artwork and
immaculate landscaping helps this cause, but and the
surrounding architecture and streetscapeing must also be
affecting.
Avon Road is the most traveled road in Avon, providing direct
A showcase
for the best
of Avon.
Comment [DM1]: Moved to District 27,
Nottingham Station
Comment [DM2]: Intermediate or stable
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access to Avon’s Town Center, I-70, U.S. Highway 6, and the
Beaver Creek and Bachelor Gulch base areas. In 1997, the
Town completed a major improvement of Avon Road that
replaced all five signalized intersections with roundabouts and
significant streetscape enhancements. Though these
improvements are widely recognized for reducing congestion,
two significant challenges remain. First, tthe ease and speed at
which vehicles traveling through Avon’s Town Center area
between the I-70 interchange and the entrance to Beaver Creek is
such that travelers are not enticed to venture into the Town
Center’s major mixed-use districts; and. The second issue is
that Avon Road is a barrier for pedestrians attempting to walk
between East and West Town Center Districts.
Planning Principles:
Extend Town Center urban design principles to Integrate
Avon Road into the Town Center development by
incorporating wayfinding, pedestrian planning, and other
streetscape enhancements to ensure that Avon Road
provides a sense of arrival to Avon.the Town Center.
Site buildings of various sizes along the street edge to
maximize sun exposure, protect views, and break up
building bulk.
Reconfigure key parcels and/or redevelop older,
underutilized buildings adjacent to Avon Road to fulfill the
purpose of the district as a showcase and to make them
compatible with existing and future development in the West
Town Center District.
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts. Use signage, streetscape
design, landscaping, points of interest, and other wayfinding
elements to help orient visitors and lead them toward
important destinations within the district and the Town
Center.
Create stronger pedestrian connections across Avon Road to
fully integrate the Town Center and link the East and West
Town Center Districts.
Limit building heights fronting Avon Road to existing
heights to avoid a canyon effect and to preserve Beaver
Creek views.
Continue and expand the use of Avon Road (and
surrounding Town Center Districts) as a gallery for
sculptural art.
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Pursue the Blue Zones recommendation of “right-sizing”
Avon Road through studying available options.
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C. Medium Priority Intermediate Areas Districts
The following Districts are deemed to present a medium priority
for the Town.
District 5: Nottingham Park District
The Nottingham Park District is Avon’s cultural, civic, and
recreational hub. Included in this district are Harry A.
Nottingham Park, the municipal office complex, fire department,
library, elementary school, and the Town’s recreation center.
The district functions as the center for community activities,
such as the Town’s Fourth Salute to Americaof July celebration
and various athletic tournaments. Good pedestrian circulation
between the municipal center, the park, the Town Center, and
adjacent residential uses exist, but will need to be enhanced to
respond to key future developments in the West Town Center
District and the Confluence Riverfront District. Views and
access into and from the Nottingham Park are key components to
the District.Avon’s image and identity.
Cultural, civic,
and recreational
hub.
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Planning Principles:
Strengthen this area as a cultural and recreational center by
including amenities such as athe Pperformanceing arts
Ppavilion, through programming and improved supporting
facilities. maintaining flexible space for temporary
concession facilities, and providing a western anchor to the
future “Main Street”.
Create private, comfortable spaces along Buck Creek for
passive activities as an alternative to the play fields and other
enhance the playground with more active space.s available
within the rest of Nottingham Park.
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts.Use signage, streetscape
design, landscaping, points of interest, artwork, and other
wayfinding elements to help orient visitors to the district’s
various functions, the cultural and civic activity center, and
toward important destinations within the Town Center area.
Realign Benchmark Road perpendicular with the future
“Main Street” per the Avon Town Center Plan and enhance
the pedestrian connections between the municipal center and
the park.
Preserve view corridors to Beaver Creek and the new “Main
Street” in the West Town Center District.
Implement use and design principles from the 2017 Tract G
planning effort’s recommendations.
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District 6: U.S. Highway 6 Gateway Corridor
The U.S. Highway 6 Gateway Corridor is the main entrance to
the community and identifies Avon’s image. The area is
characterized by: (1) the flat areas presently used for ski area
parking, and high visibility from U.S. Highway 6; (2) the
primary access to Beaver Creek; and (3) the Folsom/White
property (The Gates Development) located on the south side of
U.S. Highway 6.
The undeveloped parcels currently serving as parking areas and
other accessory uses for the Beaver Creek ski area present an
important influence on development within the Town. Although
these parcels are outside of Avon’s municipal boundaries, the
Town should be consulted on any proposed development on
these parcels.
This intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and Avon Road is a major
gateway to the Town. As part of the Town’s roundabout
improvement project, this intersection was converted to a full
roundabout with attractive landscaping and monumentation
identifying both the Town and Beaver Creek. This corridor area
also includes the Nottingham Station commercial area at the
intersection of Hurd Lane and Avon Road. A pedestrian link is
needed to connect this commercial area to the East Town Center
District and the Confluence Riverfront District.
The Folsom/White property is intended to provide
residential/lodging uses with supporting commercial and service
uses at a scale appropriate to buildable area. The area is
somewhat isolated from other development within Avon due to
The southern
community
gateway.
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its location on the south side of U.S. Highway 6. The area is
characterized by steep terrain, with limited buildable areas
directly adjacent to U.S. Highway 6.
Planning Principles:
Enhance the U.S. Highway 6 right-of-way as a landscaped
boulevard/parkway to provide a sense of arrival and
departure for those traveling to and from Avon and to
strengthen Avon’s overall community image and identity.
Limit development of south side of U.S. Highway 6 to guest
service facilities near the Village Road intersection and to
neighborhood supporting commercial near the Prater Lane
intersection.
Strengthen the association between the Town and Beaver
Creek through compatible urban design elements.
streetscape elements, efficient access, and cooperative visitor
information center.
Encourage screening of ski area parking areas and other
accessory uses.
Create strong pedestrian connections to the Confluence
Riverfront and the East Town Center Districts.
Site buildings of various sizes (but smaller than those found
in the West Town Center District) to maximize sun
exposure, protect views, break up building bulk, and prevent
a canyon effect on Highway 6.
Minimize cut areas and preserve areas of steep slopes.
Buildings should be built into the hillside and stepped up
with rising topography to reduce their dominance above U.S.
Highway 6.
Address access and parking at Nottingham Station.
Ensure that vehicular access points align with existing roads
and create clean intersections.
Consider buildable area when determining an appropriate
scale and density for development.
Encourage shared access when appropriate.
Enhance Preserve river access to the future whitewater park.
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District 7: Village at Avon West District
The Village at Avon Village West District will be is a
pedestrian-oriented mixed-use extension of the Town Center
Districts with commercial, residential, lodging, educational, and
cultural/recreational uses including an ice-skating/events center.
The site is characterized by good visibility from I-70, gentle
topography, and proximity to the East Town Center District. In
order Tto create a unified and cohesive framework and
community image, building and site development elements as
well as public design elements such as street alignments,
streetscape furnishings, signage, and lighting must be
coordinated between the Village at Avon developer and the
Town.
A pedestrian-
oriented urban
village.
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Planning Principles:
Create strong auto, bicycle, and pedestrian connections to
the East Town Center District via both East Beaver Creek
Boulevard and Chapel Place.
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts.Create a unified and cohesive
physical framework and community image (compatible
building orientation, scale, massing, street alignments,
streetscape furnishings, signage, lighting, etc.) between the
Village at Avon West District and the East Town Center
District.
Site buildings of various sizes (but Buildings should be
smaller than those found in the West Town Center District)
to and maximize sun exposure, protect views, and break up
building bulk.
Avoid large single-use buildings set back from the street
edge that are surrounded by expanses of parking.
Create inviting storefronts, public plazas, green spaces,
water features, streetscapes, sidewalks, and other gathering
spaces for public interaction.
Encourage architectural detailing on ground level/first floor
that includes a human scale, display windows, canopies,
overhangs, sloped roofs, appropriate lighting, and other
pedestrian amenities. Provide architecturally interesting
detailing on ground level/first floor with elements such as
canopies, overhangs, and sloped roofs.
Provide well-lit, pleasant pedestrian access from
underground parking structures to the public street, paths and
buildings.
Encourage retail and restaurant uses on ground levels with
offices, lodging, and residential above.
Encourage shared parking structures and parking districts to
accommodate vehicles without large expanses of
parking.Utilize joint private/public structured parking
facilities.
Provide well-lit, pleasant pedestrian access from
underground parking structures to the public street, paths and
buildings.
Buffer schools from commercial uses by surrounding them
with residential development or open space.
Comment [DM4]: Is this possible under the PUD
or current zoning?
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Encourage the design of Beaver Creek Boulevard to include
a planted median.
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District 8: Village at Avon East District
The Village at Avon East District is the a regional’s commercial
center. It is intended to provides the Village at Avon West
District with supporting commercial development and regional
commercial uses associated with the I-70 and Post Boulevard
interchange. The site is characterized by gently sloping
topography along the valley floor with steeper slopes rising up to
I-70.
Planning Principles:
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts Create a unified and cohesive
physical framework and community image (compatible
building orientation, scale, massing, street alignments,
streetscape furnishings, signage, lighting, etc.) between the
Village at Avon West District and the rest of the Town.
Site buildings of various sizes (but smaller than those found
in the West Town Center District) to maximize sun
exposure, protect views, and break up building bulk.
Create a strong overall pedestrian-orientation with tree lined
streets and walking paths.
Screen large regional commercial uses from I-70 with trees
and berms.
The region’s
commercial
center.
Comment [DM5]: Area of Stability
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District 9: Village at Avon North Gateway District
The Village at Avon North Gateway District is primarily a high-
quality residential neighborhood. It is intended to provide for
residential development and a large community park. The
northern frontage road through this district will provide an
important east-west connector on the north side of I-70 linking
Post Boulevard and Avon Road and connecting Buffalo Ridge to
the rest of the Town. The district is highly visible from I-70 and
thus presents a strong influence on Avon’s identity.
Additionally, tThe area will serve as the gateway to the Village
at Avon Northern Residential District. While Buffalo Ridge
residential area is relatively isolated from other community
commercial and service areas, efforts must be made to integrate
it into the vitality of the Town. The elevated topography on
either side of I-70 offers the possibility to construct a pedestrian
overpass that would directly link this area with the Village at
Avon East and West Districts and thereby the rest of the town.
The school use currently approved for the district may be more
appropriate elsewhere in the Village at Avon Planned Unit
Develop. This will be evaluated as amendment proposal are
brought forward for review.
Planning Principles:
Site buildings to maximize sun exposure, protect views, and
break up building bulk.
Protect view corridors, ridgelines, U.S. Forest Service lands,
and steep slopes from development.
Encourage quality architecture to provide a positive gateway
experience to the community.
Provide east-west pedestrian and bicycle routes.
Encourage additional informal landscaping of properties to
soften the visual impact of the structures.
Ensure that any neighborhood commercial uses are truly
intended to service the neighborhood.
Create connections through the park and residential uses to
the USFS lands surrounding the district.
High-quality
residential
neighborhood.
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Include bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in development.
Explore the addition of trailhead facilities connecting to the
East Avon Preserve and Forest Service lands.
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts.
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District 10: Village at Avon Northeast
The Village at Avon Northeast is the Town’s eastern gateway as
it is highly visible from the I-70 corridor. It is currently zoned
for regionally oriented commercial, residential, and service-
oriented uses and activities, however, the ultimate vision of the
site is to protect it as open space. The area is relatively flat
located at the base of steeply sloping hillsides. There is limited
access to the site; therefore, it is important to consider moving
entitlements to a more appropriate location within the Village at
Avon Planned Unit Development.
Planning Principles:
Explore ways of preserving all or part of the site for open
space or park.
Consider view of the site from I-70 when developing, and
ensure that the site represents a suitable gateway to the
Town.
Identify and preserve significant cultural/heritage resources
present on site and important views.
Maximize orientation to the river to provide connections and
a potential riverfront park.
Prioritize Allow access to site from U.S. Highway 6 only
instead ofover a frontage road.
The Town’s
eastern gateway.
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District 11: Metcalf Road District
The Metcalf Road District is the Town’s only industrial center.
It provides light industrial and commercial service uses as well
as accessoryand dense residential development. During any
redevelopment effort, long-term issues such as parking and
access should be addressed. Existing light industrial uses on
Nottingham and Metcalf Roads are intensely developed, with
large buildings on small sites; generally with insufficient
landscaping; inadequate access; and unscreened parking, storage,
and trash containers.
The area’s high visibility from I-70 makes it important to the
Town’s image. Concerns over traffic safety issues as well as the
area’s generally poor aesthetic characteristics are perceived as
negatively affecting the image of the Wildridge and Wildwood
residential developments located nearby.
Yet, it is also recognized that tThese businesses provide an
important component to Avon’s overall economic health.
Opportunities should be encouraged to develop live/work
developments that allow for light manufacture/industrial uses
that do not possess significant conflicts with other surrounding
land uses.
The town’s
industrial center.
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Planning Principles:
Accommodate limited/accessory residential development
that supports primary industrial/employment land uses.
Develop a pedestrian connection linking West Beaver Creek
Boulevard to Nottingham Road.
Coordinate with CDOT to introduce trees on uphill slopes in
the I-70 right-of-way and along Metcalf Road to partially
screen buildings and other accessory uses.
Require development that Mminimizes significant re-
grading, and provides for proper on-site parking and access.
Require development and Eencourage existing development
to add architectural or landscape screening of storage areas,
HVAC equipment, loading docks, and trash containers.
Site buildings to maximize sun exposure, protect views, and
break up building bulk.
In the event of a major redevelopment of this area, add
traffic lanes on Metcalf Road to accommodate truck traffic.
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District 12: Railroad Corridor
The railroad corridor runs the length of Avon along the Eagle
River and represents the Town’s greatest transit opportunity.
Currently the railroad is not being used for rail traffic, leaving
the corridor effectively vacant. Regional transportation
agencies/coalitions have made efforts to acquire the right-of-way
in whole or in part in order to develop a regional transit and/or
trails system. The I-70 Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement and the Intermountain Connection Capital Investment
Plan bothPast studies indicate the corridor’s potential has merit
as a mass transit and trail corridor. The right-of-way corridor
represents an important opportunity for Avon and its
preservation and enhancement is recommended.
The presence of the railroad tracks through Town creates a
substantial north-south barrier through much of Avon. The
Town has been successful in securing rights to construct at-grade
crossings for West Beaver Creek Boulevard and two access
points into the ConfluenceRiverfront. Recent approvals seem to
indicate an increased willingness on the part of the Union Pacific
to allow such crossings. The rail corridor should be visually
integrated into the Town. It should be considered a
transportation corridor that is an integral component of Avon’s
overall structure and character.
The Town’s
greatest transit
opportunity.
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Planning Principles:
Ensure that the railroad right-of-way is preserved for future
transit, trail or other transportation related endeavors.
Erase the railroad as a barrier to circulation in the
community.
Develop additional at-grade and above grade crossing to
better connect the Confluence District and the Nottingham
Station commercialall areas to the Town Center’s mixed-use
lodging and commercial areas. Ensure that essential
crossings are permanent even if at-grade crossing rights are
terminated in the future.
Work with Union Pacific to maintain railroad corridor,
including mowing and weed mitigation.
Purchase or lease the railroad right-of-way when available.
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District 13: Nottingham Road Commercial District
This area’s proximity to the I-70/Avon Road Interchange
establishes its importance to the Town’s identity. The addition
of a medical facility and the joint Police Fire facility reflects the
strategic location of the area. Development and redevelopment
that occurs here should reflect the standards in the Town Center,
but should not compete with the Town Center in terms of size of
buildings or intensity of development.
Planning Principles:
Limit access points on Nottingham Road to simplify traffic
movements.
Require landscape setbacks and internal landscaping of
parking lots.
Screen all equipment and storage areas from view.
Limit building heights and setbacks to that which is
compatible with the existing surrounding development.
Development intensity and activity should diminish when
traveling north on Buck Creek Road.
Lot 1B, Buck Creek is designated for a public facilities use
A secondary
commercial
district.
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for the planned construction of joint public safety facility
including a regional fire station and police station, which
facility will require direct ingress and egress access on Swift
Gulch to enhance emergency response time.
Allow a building height of up to 60’ on Lot 1B, Buck Creek
(zoned Public Facility), for a joint public safety facility, and
allow scale and proportion in response to adjacent medical
office building height and scale.
Districts 14, and 15,16,17, and 18: Northern Hillside
Open Space
The Northern Hillside Open Space areas are comprised of the
steep slopes of the valley wall north of I-70. The Metcalf Road
District splits the district in half. These areas are protected from
development with some limited informal recreational uses
allowed. No further recommendations are made herein.
Planning Principles:
Support and cooperate in efforts to bury power lines.
District 16, 17, and 18: U.S. Forest Service Parcels
Avon’s key open spaces are comprised of the steep slopes of the
valley wall north of I-70. The West Avon Preserve (included in
District 14) includes 11 miles of trails added in 2015, and the
East Avon Preserve (District 17) is planned to include trails.
Open space adjacent to town (Districts 16 and 18) isThree
parcels owned by the U.S. Forest. Service are the Town’s key
open space. Although outside the Town boundary, these parcels
are important to maintaining the desired character of Avon and
to directing for development to be consistent withto the overall
land use plan. The parcels meet U.S. Forest Service criteria for
exchange to eliminate irregular boundaries or awkward
configurations. Loss of any of these parcels to private ownership
and development would eliminate valuable visual and physical
buffers between and among developed areas of Town and would
deprive our citizens of prized open space and natural habitats.
Planning Principles:
Maintain these districts as open space with continuing U.S.
Forest Service ownership of the districts by collaborating
with the agency to improve, utilize, and maintain them as
low-impact publicly accessible regions. Pursue Town
acquisition of these parcels for dedicated open space by
working with the local and national land conservation
The Town’s key
open space.
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organizations.
Use these partnerships to eEstablish the public’sAvon’s
values and desires with the U.S. Forest Service so that land
swaps are unlikely to occur without approval from the Town.
Vigorously oppose any and all other possible disposition or
degradation of the parcels by the U.S. Forest Service.
Pursue Town acquisition of these parcels for dedicated open space
by working with the local and national land conservation
organizations.
Support and cooperate in efforts to bury power lines.
D. Low Priority DistrictsAreas of Stability
District 19: West Residential District
The West Residential District is the western gateway to Town.
Presently, the west residential district consists of the Aspens
Mobile Home Park. In recent years, improvements to landscape
treatments, fences, and general clean up have resulted in the area
presenting itself as a vital, local’s neighborhood.
The area has the potential to be redeveloped over time as a
higher density, master-planned, economically diverse residential
area to include primarily attainable local housing. This could be
considered in the long-term future of Avon when residential
developments in the area reach capacity, and alternative
solutions for housing are being sought. Those solutions should
include pocket parks and enhanced pedestrian connectivity.
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Planning Principles:
Coordinate with CDOT to introduce low landforms and
plantings (trees and shrubs) along the southern I-70 right-of-
way to buffer the mobile home park from the interstate and
light industrial uses across the interstate. In addition, the
view from I-70 to the mobile home park will be screened
while preserving views to the Town Center.
Encourage continued improvements to the visual quality of
the area.
Limit building heights to a level subordinate to the Town
Center and preserve views to the Town Center through the
strategic placement of open space or the further limitation of
building heights.
Encourage the construction of pocket parks and sidewalks to
service the residential development in the area.
Extend Town Center urban design principles to provide
consistency between districts.
District 20: River Residential District
The River Residential District is a major local’s residential area.
Much of the river residential district has been developed, but and
future residential development that will occur along the river
beyond the boundaries shown on the Urban Design Plan should
be developed in accordance with the recommendations for this
District. The major design influences are U.S. Highway 6, the
riparian environment along the Eagle River, and public access to
the river.
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Planning Principles:
Encourage redevelopment to take into consideration the
objectives of the Eagle River Watershed Management Plan
including river setbacks and best practices for development
in proximity to the river.
Provide a public access easement, where appropriate, within
building setback areas in development adjacent to the Eagle
River for public enjoyment of the river and construction
preservation of the Eagle Valley Trail.a public recreational
trail.
Provide public parking and signage at strategically located
trailheads.
Encourage the further connection and enhancement of the
ECO Eagle Valley Trail.
Orient buildings to capitalize upon the Eagle River as an
amenity. Parking areas, trash containers, and other uses that
could potentially disrupt the quality of the river environment
should be located away from the river and designed to have
the least impact on the river corridor.
Limit building height to a scale that is subordinate to the
Town Center and compatible with the river environment.
Use sensitive site planning, architectural detailing,
articulation, and appropriate setbacks, color, and scale of
structure to preserve the character of the river and its
associated natural habitat.
Plant indigenous trees and shrubs to screen existing large
residential buildings along U.S. Highway 6 and provide
landforms and landscaping between residences and U.S.
Highway 6.
Enhance the pedestrian experience by adding sidewalks
along all roads on the valley floor.
District 21: Nottingham Park Residential District
Nottingham Park is bordered to the west, north, and northeast by
existing high quality residential development. Provisions for
pedestrians and bicyclists along West Beaver Creek Boulevard
and adequate screening of parking and trash areas would help
enhance the character of the area.
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Planning Principles:
Encourage existing development and require encourage
redevelopment to screen parking and trash areas with
landscaping material.
Site buildings of varying sizes along the street to maximize
sun exposure, protect views, be compatible with existing
surrounding development, and break up building bulk.
District 22: Nottingham Road District
This district is characterized by limited developable area due to
steep slopes to the north, frontage on Nottingham Road, which is
classified as a commercial collector road, and high exposure to I-
70. Existing residential development is typically multi-family
buildings.
Planning Principles:
Encourage additional informal landscaping to soften the
visual impact of large existing structures.
Reseed exposed slopes with native grasses and wild flowers.
Require development to provide a landscape buffer adjacent
to Nottingham Road and I-70.
Encourage high quality redevelopment consistent with the
land use regulations.
Provide directEnhance access to existing trails and further
link existing pedestrian infrastructure.
Improve signage for trailheads.
District 23: I-70 Gateway
The interchange on I-70 at Avon Road is the main gateway to the
Town. As such, this should reflect the character and quality of
the community and create a sense of arrival. Currently, a lighted
gateway sign is placed along the west bound off ramp to Avon.
However, tThe gateway approach should continue to be
improved needs to be redesigned to enhance the overall image of
the community including but not limited to through enhancing
the pedestrian experience, lighting, road and right of way
materials, enhanced view corridors, and signage.
The emphasis should be on the creation of a positive entry
experience that extends the character of the Town Center to
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Avon’s front door.
Planning Principles:
Enhance the intersections at the on/off ramps on Avon Road
to include streetscape improvements and special landscape
features.
Maintain the cottonwood trees that contribute to the gateway
experience.
Improve the I-70 interchange for pedestrians and bikers.
District 24: Wildridge Residential District
This area consists of a residential subdivision containing varying
densities, located on the sunny, south-facing slopes north of the
main valley floor. The character for the developed landscape
should reflect the area’s dry climate and typically steep terrain
with low water-requiring plant materials and natural landscaping.
Due to the limited amount of existing trees and shrubs and the
open character of the property, special care should be taken to
ensure that all structures are compatible with one another and in
harmony with the natural surroundings.
Planning Principles:
Redesign the intersection of Metcalf and Nottingham Roads,
and implement the other recommendations for District 4 to
enhance the entry to Wildridge and provide more direct
access from the Town Center to Wildridge.
Construct bicycle lanes along Metcalf and Wildridge Roads.
Promote a trail system through open space areas in
Wildridge to provide alternatives to the roadways for
pedestrian circulation and greater connection to the
surrounding open space.
Preserve and enhance the existing open space trails and
explore the possibility of developing additional parcels into
pocket parks.
Acquire and maintain as public open space the U.S. Forest
Service-owned parcel adjacent to Wildridge that includes
Beaver Creek Point.
Add an alternative or second access route to Wildridge
(perhaps forest service road during the spring and summer).
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Identify and delineate all open space parcels and public trails.
Site buildings of varying sizes along the street to maximize
sun exposure, protect views, be compatible with existing
surrounding development, and break up building bulk.
District 25: Mountain Star Residential District
This area is a planned unit development established in 1992, of
large-lot, single-family homes, located east of Wildridge on the
south-facing slopes north of the main valley floor. This
covenant-controlled, gated community has its own design review
committee.
Planning Principles:
Prohibit significant alteration of natural environment and
minimize stress on wildlife and loss of habitat.
Consider the development of a trailhead to access the
surrounding public lands.
District 26: Swift Gulch District
The Town of Avon’s Public Works and Transportation
Departments are located in the Swift Gulch District. In response
to the area’s high visibility from I-70, efforts have been made to
screen the existing buildings and facilities and ensure that they
blend into the surrounding environment.
Planning Principles:
Encourage building at a scale that minimizes visibility from
I-70.
Screen accessory uses with landforms and landscaping,
while allowing Building Heights up to 60’ along with scale
and proportion in response to regional operations and
facilities increasing the site development potential.
Encourage sidewalks and pedestrian connections.
Incorporate housing where appropriate.
District 27: Nottingham Station/Eaglebend District
The Nottingham Station/Eaglebend District contains single-
family and multi-family residential development. The area is
mostly developed, with a few remaining individual residential
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lots still undeveloped. Design issues for development in this
area are to address visibility from U.S. Highway 6, the protection
and enhancement of the riparian environment along the Eagle
River, and appropriate public access along the river.
Planning Principles:
Examine the potential to develop pedestrian and bicycle
connections between Stonebridge Drive and the Village at
Avon Residential and Commercial Districts.
Encourage development to take into consideration the
objectives of the Eagle River Watershed Management Plan
objectives, including river setbacks and best practices for
development in proximity to the river, into consideration.
Provide a public access easement, where appropriate, within
building setback areas in development adjacent to the Eagle
River for public enjoyment of the river and preservation of
the Eagle Valley Trail.
Provide a public access easement, where appropriate, within
building setback areas in development adjacent to the Eagle
River for public enjoyment of the river and construction of a
public recreational trail.
Encourage the further connection, enhancement, and
visibility of the Eagle Valley Trail and the Whitewater Park.
Building should be oriented to capitalize upon the Eagle
River as an amenity. Parking areas, trash containers, and
other uses that could potentially disrupt the quality of the
river environment should be located away from the river and
designed to have the least impact on the river corridor. Set
buildings back from the river to preserve its natural
character, and step building facades back away from the
river to avoid creating a ‘canyon effect’.
Limit building height to a scale that is subordinate to the
Town Center and compatible with the existing development
and river environment. Buildings should be designed to step
down in height as they near the river and in response to the
natural topography.
Encourage landforms, landscaping, and sidewalks between
residences and U.S. Highway 6.
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Low Priority Districts
Town of Avon Comprehensive Plan
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District 28: Village at Avon Northern Residential
District
This area is part of the Village at Avon P.U.D. ofplanned to
become quality, large-lot, single-family homes and some multi-
family residential development located on the south-facing
slopes north of the main valley floor. This residential area is
covenant-controlled, gated community with its own design
review committee. This residential area has several provisions
for public services and access ways that should be maintained.
Further public access arrangements would be beneficial,
including the preservation and/ acquisition of public space
located adjacent to this area.
Planning Principles:
Encourage further public access arrangements including the
preservation/ acquisition of public space located adjacent to
this area.
Encourage sidewalks and pedestrian connections.
Prevent significant alteration of natural landscape as well as
ridgeline and steep slope development. This area should be
highly sensitive to visual impacts of improvements, wildlife,
and lighting.
To: Planning and Zoning Commission
From: David McWilliams, Town Planner
Meeting Date: February 7, 2017
Topic: Planning and Zoning Commission Schedule and Terms
Introduction
Staff was requested to produce a calendar for the next couple of months. The following is the
most current estimation of items that deviate from the traditional 1st and 3rd Tuesday meeting
schedule, as well as information related to PZC terms.
Date Event
April 11 Joint PZC TC meeting. The tentative agenda will focus on:
Comprehensive Plan
Landscape Code Changes for Replacement
AEC Process
Noticing Requirements
April 18 Term-expired PZC members are required to present a letter stating their interest in
extending their positions as PZC members. Lindsay, Tab, Jim, and Jared are term
expired in May, 2017. Staff suggests that the PZC contact citizens who may be
interested in serving as PZC members, so they may express their interest to TC.
April 25 TC will appoint new PZC members.
May 2 PZC members sworn in.
July 4 No meeting.
Member Appointment/Last Renewal Term Expiration
Lindsay Hardy May 2015 May 2017
Marty Golembiewski May 2016 May 2018
Kenneth J. Howell May 2016 May 2018
Tab Bonidy May 2015 May 2017
Jim Clancy May 2015 May 2017
John Minervini May 2016 May 2018
Jared Barnes May 2016 May 2017
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Planning & Zoning Commission
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
I. Call to Order – The meeting was called to order at 5:00pm
II. Roll Call
Commissioner Bonidy was absent, and all other Commissioners were present.
III. Additions & Amendments to the Agenda
Staff presented a memo illustrating potential locations and design for a Little Free Library. PZC guided staff
that the Lettuce Shed Lane location was preferred, and that the red color (Option #3) was preferred.
IV. Conflicts of Interest
No conflicts of interest were disclosed.
V. Major PUD Amendment – Short Term Lodging Use – CONTINUED FROM DECEMBER 6th, 2016 MEETING
File #: PUD16004
Applicant: Carryn and Bret Burton
Property: Lot 3, Block 3, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision / 1060 W. BC Blvd.
Owner: Westgate at Avon LLC
Summary: Application to amend the Westgate PUD to permit short term lodging use as a use by
right, and covert approximately 3,500 square feet from office into a hostel operation.
The applicant has withdrawn the application, and no motion was necessary.
VI. Work Session – Public Notice Procedures
Summary: Review of Public Notice Procedures for different Development Applications. Staff
received direction to propose a new noticing policy for certain development
applications.
VII. Work Session – Park Lighting
Summary: Staff received input on the plan to replace lights in Harry A. Nottingham Park with
bollard style fixtures. PZC was receptive to the proposal.
VIII. Work Session – Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Summary: Review strikethrough changes to Comprehensive Plan– Section IV Goals and Policies.
IX. Approval of Meeting Minutes
January 3, 2017 Meeting Minutes
Action: Commissioner Minervini motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Commissioner
Howell seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
X. Approval of Record of Decision - MJR16008 / AEC16008
Action: Commissioner Minervini motioned to approve the record of decision. Commissioner
Barnes seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
XI. Staff Updates
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Staff talked about the Tract G planning process, Beaver Creek Boulevard public meeting date, and the
upcoming PZC schedule.
XII. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10pm
Approved this 7th Day of February, 2017
SIGNED:
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Jim Clancy, Chairperson