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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Town Board Study Session 2020-08-11August 11, 2020 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Board Room/Virtual The Town Board of Trustees will participate in the meeting remotely due to the Declaration of Emergency signed by Town Administrator Machalek on March 19, 2020 related to COVID-19 and provided for with the adoption of Ordinance 04-20 on March 18, 2020. To view or listen to the Study Session by Zoom Webinar ONLINE (Zoom Webinar): zoom.us/join Webinar ID: 926 4967 8441 CALL-IN (Telephone Option): 1-346-248-7799 Meeting ID: 926 4967 8441 5:30 p.m. Stanley Historic District Overview. (Director Hunt & Town Attorney Kramer) 6:20 p.m. Trustee & Administrator Comments & Questions. 6:25 p.m. Future Study Session Agenda Items. (Board Discussion) 6:30 p.m. Adjourn for Town Board Meeting. Informal discussion among Trustees concerning agenda items or other Town matters may occur before this meeting at approximately 5:15 p.m. AGENDA TOWN BOARD STUDY SESSION Page 1 Page 2 8/12/2020 Stanley Historic District: Overview Town Board Study Session August 11, 2020 Key Points: •The Stanley Historic District is unique in Estes Park, for reasons including: •The Stanley Hotel itself is unique – historically, culturally, aesthetically; •The history of land‐use regulation for Stanley property has been unique since the 1970s, and especially from 1994 onward; •The structure of land‐use regulation for Stanley property relies on plans, ordinances, and agreements that aren’t found elsewhere in our regulations; •The process of land‐use regulation for Stanley properties is just as unique; •Litigation over years has shaped Stanley regulations in specific ways; •Additionally, some Stanley regulatory matters have relied on less‐formal approaches, evolved over many years. Page 3 8/12/2020 Key Points (cont.): •Stanley History (can’t do it justice in one slide…!): •Early 1900s: F. O. and Flora Stanley conceived “grand hotel” in Estes; •July 4, 1909: The Stanley Hotel opened; •Over many decades, the Stanley’s fortunes soared, plummeted, soared again; •1970s: one of the low points for the Stanley, with an air of neglect: •Stephen King stayed there in 1974, wrote and published The Shining in 1977 ‐ fictionalized Overlook Hotel; •Stanley Kubrick film The Shining in 1980, also fictionalized – book and movie generated interest in The Stanley. •1994: Current owner purchased Hotel and campus; many projects done since; property upkeep maintained; significant increase in visitors •Today: Uses include hotel, restaurants/bars; performance hall; wedding/event venue; periodic special events; object of iconic interest and value Credit: Stanley Hotel website: https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about.html Page 4 8/12/2020 Credit: Stanley Hotel website: https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about.html Key Points (cont.): •Structure: Five sets of regulations unique to the Stanley (all still effective): •Subdivisions (plats): Numerous revised plats considered since 1970s; current effective plat recorded in April 1994, includes nine lots (some further subdivided since); •Stanley Historic District Master Plan –adopted January 11, 1994; no significant changes since; •Stanley Historic District Zoning regulations (Municipal Code) – originally adopted 1991, with several modifications since –none recent; •Stanley Historic District Development Agreements –three agreements approved Jan. 15 ‐17, 1994; •Conservation [or Historic] Easements –held by Colorado Historical Foundation (Lot 1) or Estes Valley Land Trust (Lots 5, 6, and 8) Page 5 8/12/2020 Numerous Plats over the years… some were developed, others (1973 example) were not Page 6 8/12/2020 Most Recent Final Plat of Stanley area (April 1994), Lots 3 through 9 Key Points (cont.): •Structure: Master Plan –a few specifics: •Each lot has its own set of specific design and development standards –e.g., specific setbacks from lot boundaries; maximum floor areas for buildings; •Specific design standards in the Plan –e.g., views of the Stanley primary buildings (Lot 1), and from the Stanley primary buildings, are to be preserved with no developed features interrupting them; solar access is to be maintained; there’s a long list of prohibited architectural styles (Mediterranean, A‐frame, “highly ornate Victorian”, frontier, Swiss…); •Several facilities on Lot 1 “…shall not extend beyond the southern‐most facade of the Stanley Hotel structure.” Page 7 8/12/2020 Page 8 8/12/2020 Key Points (cont.): •Structure: Stanley Historic Zoning District –a few specifics: •Chapter 17.44 in Municipal Code, not Development Code –this makes no material difference, but worth mentioning for those trying to find it (!) •Not different in character from the Master Plan; •Footnote: The two documents have different standards in some areas, and a few actually conflict –e.g., skylights have to be flush with roof plane (Master Plan), vs. skylights may protrude 2 feet above roof plane (CH. 17.44); •Has specific requirements for cases in which Special Reviews are required; •Contains some explicitly prohibited uses –e.g., RV parks, mazes. •Allows relocation of non‐historic buildings without development plan review (e.g., Carriage House); •Provides for appeals of variances to Town Board. Page 9 8/12/2020 Key Points (cont.): •Process:A few key elements: •Lot 1 (main campus): Major projects reviewed by Technical Review Committee (TRC), rather than Planning Commission or Town Board: •Five members, appointed by Town Administrator: 3 Town staff, 2 outside design professionals, from a list provided by The Stanley; •New TRC for each project – appointees serve for project’s duration; •TRC meetings not required by Master Plan to be held in public; however, staff and Stanley have agreed in recent years to hold public TRC hearings; •TRC has unusually stringent timelines for scheduling and review –e.g., they are required to meet no more than three weeks after staff confirms a complete application is in hand; •It’s not entirely clear who has standing to appeal TRC decisions to Town Board. Page 10 8/12/2020 Key Points (cont.): •Process (cont.): •Lot 4: now outside Historic District, and developed with Planning Commission and Town Board review: •Zoning is A (Accommodations); •Recent development (Aspire) on eastern Lot 4 was done under Special Review; •Future phase on western Lot 4 approved as a Wellness facility; •Additional parking in the central part of Lot 4, west of Aspire, is currently under review – grading permit only. •Remaining Lots: •Lot 2 (Overlook): Mostly built‐out with condominium development; six single‐family building sites to the west;zoning is A (Accommodations); •Lot 3 (Findley Court neighborhood): Mostly built‐out with single family homes; zoning is R (quarter‐acre lots); •Lot 7 (Mountain Creek): Built‐out with condominiums –single‐family or two‐family; zoning is RM (Multi‐Family Residential); •Lots, 5, 6, 8 in conservation easements; will not be developed; •Lot 9 (Canyon Creek): Built‐out with townhomes. Key Points (cont.): •Process (cont.): •Litigation, Court Orders: There have been several over the years: •Drainage, Lot 1 and Lot 2 (Overlook): Decision approx. 6 years ago resulted in construction of the drainage swale along eastern edge of Lot 1; •Amended Plat in 2020 split off western part of Lot 2 for six future single‐family homes. Page 11 8/12/2020 Key Points (cont.): •Process (cont.): •Building Permits for Stanley properties do not follow special process rules, nor do they have non‐standard Building Code requirements or regulations. •Building Permits and building plan reviews on many Stanley properties have been complex and difficult in recent history. •Most developments at Stanley properties have required multiple permits per project; changes in permits have occurred rather more often than usual; •Recent history has featured “partial” Certificates of Occupancy (COs) –these are difficult to track and difficult to coordinate; they are issued at the discretion of the Chief Building Official; •Some Stanley buildings are old enough to pre‐date any building codes –these generally are regulated under IEBC (International Existing Building Code) (this Code also applies to significant number of buildings downtown and in older areas of town). Key Points (cont.): •Process (cont.): •A few less‐formal process elements at Stanley properties (in no order): •Although the Codes and regulations are ambiguous on this point, Stanley main campus developments traditionally have not gone to Planning Commission. •Parking lots and parking changes at the Stanley main campus have typically gone straight to building‐permit review. Page 12 8/12/2020 The Town has a lot of Stanley materials… … all of it, of course, available for you to review… Page 13 8/12/2020 … We are here to help! Questions? Page 14 August 25, 2020 Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Plan Future of Human Resources Management – HR Strategic Plan September 22, 2020 Downtown Estes Loop Quarterly Update December, 2020 Downtown Estes Loop Quarterly Update Items Approved – Unscheduled: Discussion with County Assessor regarding Assessment of Vacation Rentals Distributed Energy Discussion Reverse Decriminalization of Municipal Code Vacation Home Cap and Transferability of Licenses Items for Town Board Consideration: None Future Town Board Study Session Agenda Items August 11, 2020 Page 15 Page 16