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There is no deviation from Aspen,s area '~ i '¢.~.P4RiSrON.~C~ART'j ,~ '~ ON <br /> community plan or land.use code regulationsi} <br /> including all matters of site design, circula~ <br /> lion, environmental matters, architectural ~.[ <br /> design, availability of se~ices, and neighbOr.~ ~ <br />hood compatlbili~, ' :? ' informallY: ~ <br /> ~e h~ghly interactive process ~s ~cIII- <br />toted rather than directed by pllnnin, sta~. <br />~e team makes recommendations directly <br />the councd, bypassing the pl~nin~ and zon-~I F~ms~V~l~bieion <br />ing commiss an and a I other commissions~ ~.~ ~si <br /> Strengths of the process idclude: <br />m ~rojects o~ higher quads; <br />m potenua y shorter development revmw <br />time frames; <br /> <br /> · fewer so~ costs and, therefore, be~er use j · <br /> R~ew~(appl~atmn <br /> of public ~nds~ .-: <br /> <br />n issues identified up front and msolv~ eady[~ ~: ~ :~ I ~ ~'~ <br /> <br /> ~ a~ Pe~ ~en~r <br /> m ss ons and boards - <br /> . ~ ~ cl~ar ~xp~ctati~ns <br />. cross-fe~ilization of ideas by affected mte~: · ~ ~ :, <br /> <br />ests and commission and board areas of <br />expe~ise; <br />~ early citizen involvement; <br />a building public trust; <br />· se~in~ an educational [unction; and : ? P~de~elo~men[ <br /> <br />n council representation and presence in th~ <br /> team. : ~ ~ ~dl~ofca~e~ager <br /> Increased public mistrust o~ this "~ovem-~ ~ <br />merit-only" streamlining is one potential weak- <br />ness el this process. Others include a "design <br /> -~ opt~e p~ofeS~lonal <br />by comm~ee" res~ff, a potenttalfy longer <br />opment r~iew time frame if the process ge~ <br />bog~ed down, more meetings for volunteer <br /> <br />zoning commission membem feeling excluded~ <br /> P~ce~s <br /> ObermeyerPtace. The mixed*use, : · c~m~is~n ~n~ board <br />44-unit condominium prelect with ~o,ooo <br />square [eet of affordable commercial space <br /> :~ Plan cbm~issian <br />a joint public-private venture. ~e z.s-acre <br /> : : ~ :, .~. <br />site, zoned semi.ce commercial industrial <br />(SCI). had a few dozen commer[iat tenants i~.: : S~ff r~c~e~dation <br />a variety of older buildings--mostly of undis- <br />tinguished architectural character--but includ <br />lng several historical buildings owned by ~e:~ ~ :: A~Pr~al~on~i~ions~ : ; ~ . <br /> agr~ t~ a~hcant <br />ci~. Tenants included the basic so.ice cam-: : :: } .~ ~ ~ . <br />mercial uses of ski tuning, flo.ist shoo. glass', j in~a,?.5~ of:h?nng <br /> <br />uses. According to 6eiinski, the site was <br />increasingly run down and non~nctiona[, and'r ~=~ ! -:~ ~ ~ · <br /> <br />CRITICAL FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS <br /> <br /> Milwaukee [rvine Aspen <br /> Planned Discretionary COWOP <br /> Oevelopment Review <br /> <br /> Yes Yes COWOP info not on <br /> on website <br /> <br /> Yes Yes Yes <br /> <br /> Online, POF files Online, key word Online, PDF files <br /> by code searchable by code chapter <br /> <br /> No-minimum 30 days No minimum <br /> Yes Yes Yes <br /> <br /> Yes Yes Yes <br /> <br /> Modest. set fees Trust account and Hourly billing <br /> hourly billing <br /> <br /> Yes Yes Yes <br /> <br /> Coordinate and Coordinate, single Coordinate and <br /> advocate formal contact facilitate <br /> <br /> Yes Yes Yes <br /> No 'No Yes. if needed <br /> <br /> Midway in Early in process Early and extensive <br /> process <br /> <br /> z to 3 months Up to t8 months Up to t8 months <br /> Yes Yes Only council <br /> <br /> Yes Yes No--representatives <br /> only <br /> <br /> Team consensus Independent Team consensus <br /> judgment <br /> <br /> Yes Yes Yes <br /> <br /> 4 to 5 days prior One week'prior to One week prior to <br /> to hearing hearing hearing <br /> <br />ZONINGPRACTICF ol.o5 <br />AMERICAN PLAN NING ASSOCIATION If~9 <br /> <br /> <br />