The town believes that preserving certain vistas is in the interest of the town’s residents and guests. Specifically, the town believes that:
(A) The protection and perpetuation of certain mountain views and other significant views from various pedestrian public ways within the town will foster civic pride and is in the public interest of the town;
(B) It is desirable to designate, preserve and perpetuate certain views for the enjoyment and environmental enrichment for the residents and guests of the town;
(C) The preservation of such views will strengthen and preserve the town’s unique environmental heritage and attributes;
(D) The preservation of such views will enhance the aesthetic and economic vitality and values of the town;
(E) The preservation of such views is intended to promote design which is compatible with the surrounding natural and built environment, and is intended to provide for natural light to buildings and in public spaces in the vicinity of the view corridors; and
(F) The preservation of such views will include certain focal points such as the Clock Tower and Rucksack Tower, which serve as prominent landmarks within Vail Village and contribute to the community’s unique sense of place.
(Ord. 18(1992) § 1)
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as shown below.
STRUCTURE. Anything permanently constructed or erected with a fixed location including, but not limited to, new buildings, building expansions, decks, mechanical equipment, vents, ducts, satellite dishes, fences, stop lights, light poles, signs, utility poles, skylights or any similar object.
VIEW POINT ORIGINATION. The survey pin, called out as the instrument in each legal description defining a view corridor boundary, which is the basis for each view corridor.
(Ord. 18(1992) § 1; Ord. 29(2005) § 47)
The maintenance of vegetation through limbing and pruning may be necessary for preservation of the view corridors set forth in this chapter. The removal of vegetation shall only be permitted when said vegetation is found to be detrimental to the view corridor purposes set forth in this chapter, as determined by the Design Review Board. Mitigation of vegetation removal may require replacement to preserve and enhance the landscape character of the area.
(Ord. 10(2012) § 2)
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