Pitkin County’s rural and remote zone district was adopted in 1994 in large part to preserve the Little Annie area.
Category: Land Use
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Base Village owners tired of footing bill
Owners claim the pay 240 percent more than comparable property owners in Snowmass Village.
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Aspen runway expansion plans advance
Moving the existing runway by 80 feet to the west and widening it by 150 feet could help bring the airport up to FAA standards.
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County moves closer to paving two miles of Rio Grande Trail
The work, expected to begin by the end of July, will not close the popular trail that many visitors and locals use to ride between Aspen and Woody Creek.
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County officials ‘not impressed’ with efforts to restore wedding meadow
On Friday July 11 about half of the 2-acre wedding site, which is right off a public road at about 10,700 feet, appeared to be dry, bare dirt.
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Miller challenges county on party-tent moratorium
Little Annie’s landowner urges officials to “table” their moratorium on party tents in the rural and remote zone.
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Chamber: Lodging busy this summer, but we still need more rooms
Summer lodging business in Aspen looks quite busy, but Aspen Chamber Resort Association’s public affairs committee is calling for new incentives to spur new and renovated lodges and condos.
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Airport progress requires shifting runway 80 feet to the west
A $132 million project could be needed if Aspen wants to accommodate the next generation of regional commercial jets.
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Miller says wedding structures were much bigger than he expected
“The wedding was totally over the top from what I expected,” said John Miller, who allowed a June 14 wedding to take place on his property in the Little Annie Basin.
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Moratorium on party tents enacted by Pitkin County
No party tents for nine months in the “rural and remote” zone larger than 1,000 square feet without detailed review by the county.