{"id":2449706,"date":"2019-10-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=314133"},"modified":"2019-10-10T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T14:00:00","slug":"ordinance-continues-to-influence-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/ordinance-continues-to-influence-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordinance continues to influence decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/pandoraplan-atd-031218-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/pandoraplan-atd-031218-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/pandoraplan-atd-031218-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/pandoraplan-atd-031218-1-325x216.jpg 325w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/03\/pandoraplan-atd-031218-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>The top terminal of the proposed Pandora chairlift would be on Richmond Ridge, south of the top terminal of the Silver Queen Gondola.<\/strong><br \/><em>Aspen Times file<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">Twenty-five years after it was passed, Pitkin County\u2019s Rural and Remote zoning ordinance remains a pivotal part of development concerns in the Aspen area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">The restrictive ordinance was one of the main reasons the Aspen Skiing Co. chose to split off its plans to expand skiing into the Pandora\u2019s area of Aspen Mountain from the general mountain master plan that was eventually approved by commissioners last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">During discussion about Pandora\u2019s, where Skico is lobbying to rezone 132 acres from Rural and Remote to the far less restrictive SKI-REC designation, Pitkin County Commissioner Steve Child said in June that his concerns about undermining Rural and Remote led him to vote against moving the application forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">\u201cIt really boils down to upzoning the Rural and Remote zoning,\u201d Child said at the time. \u201cWe\u2019re setting a precedent to get rid of Rural and Remote zoning for high intensity development from expanding the ski area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">If Pitkin County allows Skico to rezone the expansion area, what\u2019s to stop other business owners from asking for the same thing, Child said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">\u201cThey could say, \u2018You did it for the ski company, why don\u2019t you let us do it also?\u2019\u201d Child said. \u201cSo that\u2019s my fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_InfoBox_Body\">The issue remains undecided as Skico officials have not yet said when they plan to bring the issue back before the county board.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/ordinance-continues-to-influence-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top terminal of the proposed Pandora chairlift would be on Richmond Ridge, south of the top terminal of the Silver Queen Gondola.Aspen Times file Twenty-five years after it was passed, Pitkin County\u2019s Rural and Remote zoning ordinance remains a pivotal part of development concerns in the Aspen area. 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