ASPEN – — With Councilman Adam Frisch returning to his seat after a scheduled vacation that caused him to miss last week’s special meeting, the Aspen City Council on Monday revisited the discussion on downtown building heights.
Council members didn’t hold another vote on the controversial ordinance that passed 3-1 at the special meeting, however. Even a “nay” vote from Frisch on the ordinance, crafted by city staff and amended significantly by Mayor Mick Ireland, would have made the vote 3-2, which would not have changed the outcome.
Frisch had previously argued for a reduction in maximum building heights but not nearly to the extent of Ireland’s ordinance.
The measure seeks to reverse the heart of “infill” regulations that were designed a decade ago to stimulate growth in the city. The ordinance limits building heights of future projects in the downtown area to 28 feet, a reduction from the currently allowed 42 feet in the Commercial Core District and 40 feet in the adjacent Commercial District. It goes into effect in early May.
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