7-30 Roads, Driveways, and Parking

7-30-10 ROADS

(a) Applicability

The road standards in this section are applicable to all roads and driveways. All new road and driveway construction must receive a development permit from the County Engineer and Community Development Director in compliance with subsection (c) below.

(b) Consistency with County Plans

All roads and rights-of-way shall consider adopted County plans and needs for the extension of roads.

Outside the Aspen Urban Growth Boundary, roads and driveways shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the Pitkin County Road Standards and Specifications and Pitkin County Asset Management Plan. Within the Aspen Urban Growth Boundary, roads and driveways shall be designed and constructed in compliance with those standards and specifications applicable within the City of Aspen.

(d) Subdivision Access

All access points to subdivisions shall be reviewed and approved through the applicable development review and approval process in Chapter 2. All access points and road designs must comply with the standards in subsection (c) above.

(e) Completion of Road Improvements

Required County highway, road, street and private street improvements must be completed within the time limits set forth in the development approval.

(f) Traffic Volumes in Excess of Existing Road Capacities

Development proposals for all types of development other than single family detached dwellings that generate traffic volumes in excess of existing road capacities are prohibited unless a road improvement plan is approved by the County. Any development proposal that is expected to generate or attract vehicle trips in excess of existing road capacities may propose to upgrade the road(s) to serve the additional traffic volume. Techniques other than road improvements may also be proposed to provide for public or private transit solutions to increased traffic volumes. The County may approve any road improvement plan, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan, or other technique that is found to be consistent with adopted County plans and policies. The County may deny any road improvement plan or other technique that it finds to be inconsistent with adopted plans and policies, or that fails to adequately mitigate increased traffic impacts. Any road improvements required of a proposed development shall be assessed on a pro rata basis considering the traffic to be generated by the development in relation to the design and/or operational capacity of the finished road.

(a) Applicability

The parking standards in this section are applicable to all development, off-street parking lots and areas. Wherever the off-street parking requirements of subsection (c) below apply, the provision of non-commercial off-street parking to meet the requirements of subsection (c) shall be considered a permitted accessory use of the property.

(b) Design Standards

All off-street parking spaces shall conform to the following standards:
1. Each space shall be at least eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet wide, eighteen (18) feet long; if covered shall be at least seven (7) feet high; and shall have unobstructed back out space of twenty-four (24) feet.
2. Each space shall have vehicular access to a street or alley, and be located on the same lot as the principal use, unless otherwise provided on an approved development plan.
3. Parking lots for businesses, commercial, or multi-family developments shall be suitably screened and concealed from the arterial highways, major roads, or collector streets by landforms and/or landscaping.

The minimum quantity of off-street parking spaces to be provided for allowed land uses in each zone district is determined from the standards identified in the following table.

TABLE 7-3: Minimum Required Off-Street Parking SPACES

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