HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/13/2021 - Historic Preservation Commission - AGENDA - Work SessionPage 1
Meg Dunn, Chair Location:
Kurt Knierim, Vice Chair This meeting will be held
Michael Bello remotely via Zoom.
Walter Dunn
Kevin Murray
Anne Nelsen
Jim Rose Staff Liaison:
Vacant Seat Maren Bzdek
Vacant Seat Interim Historic Preservation Manager
Work Session
October 13, 2021
5:30 PM
Historic Preservation Commission
AGENDA
Pursuant to City Council Ordinance 079, 2020, a determination has been made by the Chair after consultation
with the City staff liaison that conducting the hearing using remote technology would be prudent.
This remote Historic Preservation Commission meeting will be available online via Zoom or by phone. No one will be
allowed to attend in person. The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:15 p.m. Participants should try to join
prior to the 5:30 p.m. start time.
JOIN ONLINE:
You will need an internet connection on a laptop, computer, or smartphone, and may join the meeting through Zoom
at https://zoom.us/j/97886780019. (Using earphones will greatly improve your audio). Keep yourself on muted status.
JOIN BY PHONE:
Please dial 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID 978 8678 0019. Keep yourself on muted status.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
No public comment is allowed during work sessions. Members of the public may join the meeting but will remain
muted throughout the duration of the meeting.
The public may comment in the regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission which will be held in person
and remotely on October 20, 2021. Information on how to participate is contained in the agenda for that meeting
available at https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/landmark-preservation.php.
Documents to share: Members of the public wishing to submit documents, visual presentations, or written
comments for the Commission to consider regarding any item on the agenda must email them at least 24 hours prior
to the October 20, 2021 meeting to abrennan@fcgov.com.
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Fort Collins is a Certified Local Government (CLG) authorized by the National Park Service and History Colorado based
on its compliance with federal and state historic preservation standards. CLG standing requires Fort Collins to maintain
a Historic Preservation Commission composed of members of which a minimum of 40% meet federal standards for
professional experience from preservation-related disciplines, including, but not limited to, historic architecture,
architectural history, archaeology, and urban planning. For more information, see Article III, Division 19 of the Fort
Collins Municipal Code.
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and
will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for
assistance.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
REVIEW OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 AT 5:30 P.M. VIA ZOOM
(Please see the agenda for the October 20, 2021 meeting for information on how to join that
meeting.)
CONSENT
1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 18, 2021
DISCUSSION
2. REPORT ON STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS FOR DESIGNATED PROPERTIES
3. 155 W MOUNTAIN/130 S LOOMIS – FINAL LANDMARK DESIGN REVIEW
4. MOUNTAIN AVENUE RESHAPING PROJECT – PLANNING PROJECTS REVIEW
BOARD TOPICS
1. Training – Methods – Making Historic Properties Accessible
2. HPC Work Plan – Action Items
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
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Roll Call – Work Session
Historic Preservation Commission
Date: 10/13/21
Mike Bello Absent
Meg Dunn
Walter Dunn Absent
Kurt Knierim
Kevin Murray
Anne Nelsen
Jim Rose
Vacant Seat N/A
Vacant Seat N/A
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DATE:
STAFF:
October 5, 2021
Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner WORK SESSION ITEM 1
Historic Preservation
Commission
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
Training – Methods Series – Making Historic Properties Accessible
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As part of retooling HPC training sessions in 2021, this will be a short (20-minute) training pod on a topic under
one of three categories: fundamentals (of being a preservation commissioner), content (on various topics related
to Fort Collins history relevant to the HPC), and Methods & Treatment (related to how we sustainably care for
historic places). Suggestions for topics from the Commission are always welcome.
This session will discuss with the Commission current best practices regarding making historic properties
accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), passed in 1990. This will include a brief
overview of the ADA and how to meet its requirements in ways consistent with the City’s adopted preservation
standards, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. This will include
the National Park Service’s general guidance on making historic properties accessible, and some case studies on
ADA adaptations in historic buildings in Fort Collins.
Commission members are encouraged to access and read NPS Preservation Brief 32, Making Historic Properties
Accessible, here: https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/32-accessibility.htm
ATTACHMENTS
1.Staff Presentation - To Be Added After the Work Session Presentation
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HPC Training
Methods Series
Making Historic Properties Accessible
Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner
What Comes to Mind?
• What words or impressions come to mind when it comes
to access and historic buildings/landscapes?
• What key challenges come to mind with historic
buildings?
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Accessibility – What & Why?
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• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (and others)
• Civil Rights law
• All places of public business should be universally
accessible
• Accessibility and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
• No exemptions under the law
• Civil Rights, not building code
• Variances for designated historic buildings
• Law must still be complied with
The Standards & City Design Review
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• Standards for Rehabilitation
• Change allowed for many reasons,
including accessibility
• Protect character-defining features
• City does not enforce ADA but supports
compliance during plan review:
• IEBC includes 305.9 – compliance required
unless technically infeasible
• ICC A117 re: Access
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Access – Top Concerns for Historic Resources
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1. What are the character-
defining features?
2. What is the property’s existing
and required level of access?
3. What are the available and
best accessibility options
within a preservation context.
Access – In General.
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• Philosophical Concerns
• Avoid destroying character-
defining features
• Provide access to primary (not
always historic) entry
• Practical Concerns
• What is the existing and/or
proposed circulation pattern
around the site?
• How might the interior floorplan
affect the appropriate exterior
accessible entry?
• Avoid defaulting to rear or side entries just
because a property is historic
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Case Study 1 – St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
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Case Study 2 – St. Joseph’s School
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Case Study 3 – Ginger & Baker
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Case Study 4 – Northern Hotel
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Case Study 4 – Northern Hotel Utilities Add
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Case Study 5 – 1510 S College
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Case Study 6 – Downtown Transit Center
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Case Study 7 – Carnegie Library
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Case Study 8 – Carson City AG’s Office
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Wrap-up / Q & A
• Have Commission members seen successful accessibility adaptations
made to historic buildings in your own work/experiences?
• Have Commission members seen particularly bad modifications for
accessibility in historic buildings?
Other Questions?
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Board Topic 2, Page 1
DATE:
STAFF:
October 20, 2021
Maren Bzdek, Interim Historic Preservation Manager WORK SESSION ITEM 2
Historic Preservation
Commission
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
HPC Work Plan - Progress and Priorities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Code requires all boards and commissions to file work plans on or before September 30 for the following year.
According to the Boards and Commissions Manual, work plans should set out major projects and issues for
discussion for the following year. The HPC (legacy LPC) adopted the attached 2021 work plan at its October 21,
2020 meeting. Consideration of pending priorities associated with the work plan will be a regular work session
discussion item. The regular recurrence of this discussion item is intended to provide the Commission with the
opportunity to measure ongoing progress and identify action items.
ATTACHMENTS
1.LPC 2021 Work Plan
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Community Development & Neighborhood Services
281 North College Avenue
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580
970.416.2740
970.224.6134- fax
fcgov.com
Planning, Development & Transportation Services
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 21, 2020
TO: Susan Gutowsky, Council Liaison
CC: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
FROM: Meg Dunn, Chair, Landmark Preservation Commission
RE: Landmark Preservation Commission 2021 Work Plan
Landmark Preservation Commission (Est 1968):
The City of Fort Collins is an organization that supports equity for all, leading with race. The
Landmark Preservation Commission proactively addresses barriers that perpetuate inequality, to
help minimize impacts to historically under-represented and under-resourced community members;
and directly supports the City's goals of sustaining an environment where residents and visitors feel
welcomed, safe and valued in the community.
The LPC is a nine-member board, at least 40% of whom must have professional expertise in historic
preservation, architectural history, architecture, archaeology, or closely related fields:
o Architecture (Nelson, Rose); Landscape Architecture (Bredehoft); Land Development (Bello);
Historic Preservation (Murray, Wallace, Michell); and Education (Dunn, Knierim).
The LPC performs the Certified Local Government (CLG) responsibilities for the City of Fort Collins:
o Enables City to administer preservation regulations on behalf of the state and federal
governments; residents to receive 25% Colorado State Tax Credits for Historic Preservation; and
City to receive CLG grants for training, surveys, building preservation, and community education;
o Requires enforcement of state and local legislation for the designation and protection of historic
properties consistent with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards; requires on-going survey of
historic resources.
LPC is the final decision-maker on:
o Alterations to properties designated on the National Register, Colorado State Register, and as
Fort Collins Landmarks; determinations of eligibility for Fort Collins Landmark designation; and
allocation of Landmark Rehabilitation Loan funds.
LPC makes recommendations:
o To Council on Fort Collins Landmark designations; to the Colorado State Review Board on
nominations to the National and State Register; and to Decision Makers on compatibility of
developments adjacent to historic properties.
LPC advises Council on the identification and significance of historic resources, threats to their
preservation, and methods for their protection; and advises Council and staff about policies,
incentives, and regulations for historic preservation.
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2021 Work Plan
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2020 Overview:
Generated $227,315 in new sustainable rehabilitation work by providing 12 property owners a total
of $79,322 in Landmark Rehabilitation Loans.
Completed a comprehensive Historic Structure Assessment of Fort Collins Water Treatment Plant
No. 1 at Gateway Park, supported by a State Historic Fund (SHF) grant; an intensive level survey of
50 Downtown College Avenue properties, supported by a second SHF grant, is underway.
Completed the survey and inventory of 1,474 properties in the 18 months since adoption of the
revised historic preservation codes, increasing the number of properties with up-to-date
evaluations of eligibility from 227 to 1,701, or 14% of the City’s 50+ year and older building stock
(approx. 12,000 buildings total); 60% were evaluated as not eligible, 30% as contributing to a
possible historic district; and 10% as individually eligible and a priority for protection.
Recommended six properties for official designation as Fort Collins Landmarks;
2021 Responsibilities and Initiatives:
In 2021, the Landmark Preservation Commission will continue to directly support Council’s affirmed
values of triple bottom line stewardship and innovation, centered in equity and inclusion. Aligning its
strategic objectives with those of City Council, the Commission:
Will support the Neighborhood Livability and Social Health Key Outcome Area by:
x Enhancing the community’s sense of place by actively working to see Design Assistance
Program (DAP) funding reinstated in the 2022 Budget. The DAP provides a voluntary,
educational means to address the impacts of poorly designed new construction on established
character, improving the outcomes of 144 construction projects since 2012 and reducing the
number of complaints Council received on this issue by 20%.
x Protecting historic character through landmark designation; and helping to ensure compatible
alterations and new development through design review and development review.
x Celebrating historic resources through a community recognition and appreciation
opportunities, such as the Friends of Preservation Awards; virtual tours; signage and brochures;
and partnerships with community history organizations.
x Supporting affordable housing goals by retaining and rehabilitating older building stock,
promoting more affordable options in housing; and by assisting Housing Catalyst in federal
clearance for the sale of properties eligible for federal, state, and local designation.
x Continue to develop a community-wide survey plan and identify priorities for historic survey.
Will support the Economic Health Key Outcome Area by:
x Allocating Landmark Rehabilitation Loans, and promoting State Tax Credits, State Historic
Fund grants, and other financial programs for work to preserve and rehabilitate eligible
residential and commercial properties.
x Supporting Housing Attainability and Affordability through revisions to the Rehabilitation Loan
Program and the Design Assistance Program to address issues of equity, inclusion, and financial
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2021 Work Plan
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need, and better assist low and moderate-income citizens with cost-effective repairs and
improvements to their homes.
x Ensuring a smooth, integrated Development Review process by providing early comments to
developers and staff on Land Use Code projects; and by providing decision makers with
recommendations on development near historic properties.
x Promoting and subsidizing the use of Fort Collins’ specialized skills and tradespeople to keep
more financial resources in the community.
Will support the Environmental Health Key Outcome Area by:
x Incentivizing sustainable building practices and energy conservation measures in older homes
through historic preservation review processes.
x Promote sustainability, retention of embodied energy, and waste-steam reduction by
encouraging the reuse of existing buildings and materials.
x Facilitating safe, cost-effective energy rehabilitation and retrofitting, and resource sustainability
through 0%-interest loans, grants, and free professional advice.
x Promoting the Historic Preservation Division’s Costs Calculator, an on-line tool that enables
area contractors and residents to understand the relative costs, longevity and energy trade-offs
in material choices.
Will support the High Performing Government Key Outcome Area by:
x Overseeing the implementation of the new historic preservation codes and processes and
continuing to identify improvements, recommending appropriate code revisions as needed.
x Providing the best service to Council and the residents of Fort Collins by identifying and
implementing innovative solutions and best practices through partnerships, continuing
education, and professional trainings.
x Building capacity, increasing productivity, and facilitating the career training and growth of
young professionals by working with CSU students in Historic Preservation, Archeology,
Construction Management, Heritage Tourism and other related fields of study.
x Furthering Council’s and the City’s goals and objectives through the performance of the
Commission’s duties.
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