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Gorsuch Haus asked to change hotel plans

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The developers behind a proposed hotel at the base of Aspen Mountain are going back to the drawing board after a city review commission told them their project was too tall.  

Developers of the Gorsuch Haus, Jeff Gorsuch and Bryan Peterson, were on site Wednesday to explain the project and its relation to the mountain and neighboring properties. The nearly 68,000-square-foot hotel is proposed at four stories tall.

Also of concern is where a new lift 1A would be situated. The developers said the relocation of the chairlift terminal would be more convenient for the public based on the design of the building and the yet-to-be built lodge below it. But critics said the location “privatizes” the chairlift for Gorsuch’s benefit.

Gorsuch said he’s open to re-examining the plans.

“We will take the feedback and use the next couple of weeks to look at connectivity, the project and the importance of what this represents,” he said.

The next meeting with the city of Aspen’s planning and zoning commission is scheduled for Aug. 16.