Public Comment 03-27-2018Preston Neill
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Dear Town Council,
Kristi Ferraro <kristi@kristiferraro.com>
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 7:47 AM
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I will not be able to attend the Town Council meeting on March 27, 2018, but I'd like to provide my comments
on the Amendment to the Village at Avon Preliminary PUD Application and the Hahnewald Barn.
Village at Avon
I am opposed to amending the maximum height on Planning Area F to 58 feet. This would allow a 6 story
building, which would be too tall for the neighborhood. As I've commented before, the comprehensive plan
contemplates that the tallest buildings in Avon will be located in the West Town Center, and heights should
diminish with distance from the West Town Center. A 58 foot building on F would be 10 feet taller than the
maximum height allowed on C and D, adjacent parcels which are closer to the West Town Center. The parcels
adjacent to F across East Beaver Creek Boulevard and Post Boulevard have maximum heights of 35 feet, so a
58 foot building would be 23 feet taller than those neighboring buildings. A 58 foot building will stick out like
a sore thumb in this neighborhood.
I would also like to remind the Town Council that this property will not be subject to any Town design review
process and will be exempt from many of the provisions of the Avon Municipal Code that would help ensure
good development on this parcel. Exhibit G to the Amended PUD provides an extensive list of Avon Municipal
Code sections that don't apply to the Village at Avon, including:
Impact Fees: Avon will get no additional funds to help mitigate the additional impact on its bus service,
recreational facilities, police protection, roads, etc., arising from the additional density on this parcel. Avon
should deny this amendment unless it gets additional funds to help mitigate the impacts of the additional
height, density and residential development permitted on this parcel.
Design Review and Design Standards: Avon will have little to no control over the design of this taller, denser
development. Avon should deny this amendment unless this parcel, with greater heights, density and visual
impacts, is required to go through Avon's design review process.
Outdoor Lighting Standards: This taller building will not have to comply with the outdoor lighting standards.
Avon should deny additional height on this parcel unless the improvements on F are required to comply with
Avon's outdoor lighting standards.
Approval of any Special Review Uses: Avon will have no say if the Village at Avon's own design review board
decides to grant any special review uses on this parcel. Consequently, the developer could install a wireless
telecommunication tower on the top of this taller building or could allow a gas station on the corner of this
residential development as its commercial component, both of which are special review uses on this parcel.
These uses would fly in the face of P&Z's desire for this parcel to activate the streetscape and add vibrancy to
this neighborhood.
I also don't see any public benefits to the Town for approving this PUD Amendment. The applicant claims that
the amendment will provide more customers and employees for local businesses. If this was a public benefit,
then any residential development would meet the requirement of a public benefit. Residential development
does not pay for itself, especially in the Village at Avon, which would pay the Town only a tiny amount of sales
tax revenues generated from this property, and no transfer tax revenues, or accommodation tax revenues.
There is no guarantee that these residential units will be small enough or affordable enough to be attainable
by local residents. These residential units could be targeted to second homeowners who might only stay in
them a few weeks a year, providing few benefits to Avon, but adding greater impacts on Avon's services and
infrastructure.
The Village at Avon development has taken advantage of this community and has been a drain on our
community's resources. This dysfunctional development uses litigation as a weapon, and often chooses to
fight rather than fulfill its obligations. The Village at Avon development failed to pay Avon for municipal
services, leading to a lawsuit with the town. The Village at Avon development failed to reimburse Corum for
expenses it incurred on the developer's behalf to complete Buffalo Ridge, leading to a lawsuit with Corum.
The Village at Avon developer insisted on building its own water tank which has subsequently failed, leading to
more litigation. With every new twist and turn of this development, more and more costs must be subsidized
by the citizens of this valley. I would recommend denying any amendment to the Village at Avon PUD
unless the Town of Avon gets something material and immediate in return.
Hahnewald Barn.
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As you know from my comments at the last meeting, I am pleased to see the Town proceeding with the RFP
for design of the Hahnewald Barn. We have a window of opportunity to save this iconic structure and create a
public gathering place that would take advantage of the best views in town. The barn would give Avon a sense
of place, and a sense of history, something that Avon desperately needs. For years, Avon has had a reputation
that "there's no there, there." A renovated Hahnewald Barn in Harry A. Nottingham Park would go a long way
to changing that reputation.
Thank you for your attention to my concerns and for your service to our community.
Best regards,
Kristi Ferraro
Avon Citizen and Voter
Kristi Ferraro, LLC
3860 Eaglebend Drive
P.O. Box 145
Avon, Colorado 81620
Phone: (970)471-4715
Fax: (970)748-3175
kristi@kristiferraro.com
www.kristiferraro.com
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Avon Town Council and Planning and Zoning Commission:
Please accept this email regarding the Lot 1, Filing 1, Village at Avon, 1000 E Beaver Creek Boulevard
request for 1) increase in density allowance and 2) increase maximum allowable residential
development.
I am renewing my objection to the Traer Creek proposal. I believe it is impossible to make this decision
without a proper site plan for the entire Village (at Avon) PUD. I understand that this is only a request
for one parcel, and the developer claims "Maximum residential density and commercial square footage
of entire Village (at Avon) PUD would remain unchanged." I respectfully comment that without knowing
where the density is being taken from, and commercial is being added to, you should not allow any
changes like this.
I do believe that the developer has every right to develop the site as already agreed upon, but I again
state that allowing this action would just be another example of BAD planning.
The way good development happens is to have a complete plan.
Sincerely,
Robert "Bobby" Bank
5147 Eaglebend Drive