3-40-70 TR-2 (Transitional Residential-2)

(a) Intent

The TR-2 (Transitional Residential-2) zone district allows for low density, low intensity residential development. The principal land use in this district is residential with typically associated accessory uses. The purpose of the district is to allow residential use that minimizes impacts of construction, servicing and occupation of the residences, to decrease employment generation that would occur with more intense development; to otherwise limit the demand for public services; and to preserve the character of lands in this zone district. The zone district seeks to limit the intensity of development to moderate sized buildings and structures, as a transition from high density and intensity within the Aspen Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to the Rural and Remote (RR) area where zoning reflects a low intensity of use.

(b) Locational Criteria

Lands appropriate for the TR-2 zone district are those near the boundary of the Aspen Urban Growth Boundary and that are transitional in character; which may have or may be associated with environmental or ecological resources, environmental hazards, areas of state interest, scenic significance or properties otherwise sensitive to overly intensive development.

This provision applies to only those properties that are subject to more than one zone district and at least one of the zone districts is TR-2.

If development occurs in an area of the property not zoned TR-2, pursuant to a PUD approval, then the area of the entire property, including the portion zoned TR-2, shall be considered for density purposes according to the density allowed in the area to be developed.
If development occurs in an area of the property zoned TR-2, then the provisions and restrictions of the TR-2 zone shall control the development.

(d) Cluster Option

In the TR-2 zone district, a cluster option is available. Applications for a cluster development option shall be reviewed through the LIR/TR2 cluster subdivision process, which may be completed simultaneously. The following standards shall apply:

Eligibility
- The application must include the entirety of the unsubdivided parcel and adjacent parcels held in common ownership as configured on January 16, 2000.
Minimum Lot Size and Maximum Allowed Floor Area
- Minimum lot size, maximum allowed floor area, and other dimensional requirements shall comply with the description of the cluster option in Table 5-1.
Maximum Height and Setbacks
- Maximum heights of principal and accessory structures and set backs of all structures may be modified through the approval process, consistent with the intent of the TR-2 zone district.
Siting
- All buildings and structures shall be subject to Site Plan Review pursuant to Secs. 2-30-20(g)(2) and 7-10-50.
Deed Restriction for Undeveloped Land
- All land outside of the development areas designated in the cluster option Activity Envelope shall be designated as preservation areas in the approved Site Plan . These preservation areas shall be preserved in perpetuity by conservation easement or covenant approved by the County Attorney and the Community Development Director, which at a minimum shall restrict the property from future development and subdivision. Conservation easements may be granted prior to the cluster option application and approval process. If land has been preserved through a conservation easement, that land may still be considered as part of a cluster option application and approval.
Vested Rights
- Cluster option approvals pursuant to this zone district shall be granted vested property rights valid for twenty (20) years.

(e) Transferable Development Rights (TDRs)

TDRs may be severed and sold from lands in the TR-2 zone district pursuant to Secs. 6-70 and 2-40-30 and/or if the property is designated on the Pitkin County Historic Register. TDRs may be purchased and used in the TR-2 zone district, but only if the Sending Site from which the TDRs are transferred is located within the TR-2 zone district, and only for the purpose of increasing the maximum size of an existing dwelling within the limits on final maximum floor area established in Table 5-1, pursuant to Secs. 6-70 and 2-40-30, and as set forth in Table 2-1.

(f) Growth Management Quota System (GMQS)

Lands in the TR-2 zone district are subject to the GMQS (see Chapter 6).

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