(A) Employee housing plan. Each application for development review, except those exempt pursuant to § 12-24-5 of this chapter, shall include an employee housing plan which includes the following:
(1) Calculation method. The calculation of the inclusionary zoning requirement, including credits if applicable, and the mitigation method by which the applicant proposes to meet the requirements of this chapter;
(2) Plans. A dimensioned site plan and architectural floor plan that demonstrates compliance with § 12-24-3, “Building Requirements”, of this chapter;
(3) Lot size. The average lot size of the proposed EHUs and the average lot size of other dwelling units in the commercial development or redevelopment, if any;
(4) Schedules. A time line for the provision of any off site EHUs;
(5) Off site units. A proposal for the provision of any off site EHUs shall include a brief statement explaining the basis of the proposal;
(6) Off site conveyance request. A request for an off site conveyance shall include a brief statement explaining the basis for the request;
(7) Fees in lieu. A proposal to pay fees in lieu shall include a brief statement explaining the basis of the proposal; and
(8) Written narrative. A written narrative explaining how the employee housing plan meets the purposes of this chapter and complies with the town’s Comprehensive Plan.
(B) Review.
(1) The Administrator shall approve, approve with modifications or deny an employee housing plan involving a total mitigation requirement of less than 438 square feet of EHU floor area or a housing plan in the West Vail Mult-Family Overlay (WVMF) District that does not include a development plan.
(2) The Planning and Environmental Commission shall approve, approve with modifications or deny all employee housing plans except plans that involves less than 438 square feet of EHU floor area; plans where the development is located within a special development district; plans that includes a request to convey property; or plans located in the West Vail Multi-Family Overlay (WVMF) District that do not include a development plan.
(3) The Town Council shall approve, approve with modifications or deny an employee housing plan for a development located within a special development district or a plan requesting to convey property.
(4) Before granting approval of an employee housing plan, the applicable governing body shall make findings that the employee housing plan conforms to the general and specific purposes of this title, and that the plan is compatible with the applicable elements of the Vail Comprehensive Plan and the development objectives of the town.
(C) Housing plan modification. If modifications to a submitted application for development review changes the obligations of the applicant under this chapter, the applicant shall submit a modified employee housing plan. A modification to an employee housing plan shall be reviewed by the body that reviewed the initial employee housing plan, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(D) Approved housing plan. An approved employee housing plan shall become part of the approved application for development review for the affected site.
(E) Amendment requests. Requests to amend an approved employee housing plan shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures described in this chapter. At the discretion of the Administrator, minor amendments that do not alter the basic intent or methodology of the plan may be approved, or approved with modifications or denied by the Administrator.
(Ord. 1(2008) § 25; Ord. 19(2023) § 9)