HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/2021 - 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
Elizabeth Michell
Kevin Murray
Anne Nelsen Staff Liaison:
Jim Rose Maren Bzdek
Vacant Seat Interim Historic Preservation Manager
Work Session
June 9, 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 remotely
on June 16, 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 June 16, 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, JUNE 16, 2021 AT 5:30 P.M. VIA ZOOM
(Please see the agenda for the June 16, 2021 meeting for information on how to join that meeting.)
CONSENT
1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 19, 2021
DISCUSSION
2. REPORT ON STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS FOR DESIGNATED PROPERTIES
3. 308 CHERRY ST – LANDMARK DESIGNATION
4. 710 MATHEWS ST – FINAL DESIGN REVIEW
5. 821 WHEDBEE ST – NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW
BOARD TOPICS
1. Training – Methods – Substitute Materials
2. Training – Content – PRIDE
3. HPC Work Plan – Action Items
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
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Gretchen Schiager
From:meg dunn <barefootmeg@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 1, 2020 4:54 PM
To:Karen McWilliams; Gretchen Schiager
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Extending our virtual meeting period
Hi Karen,
Given our ongoing COVID‐19 “Safer at Home” recommendation from the State, I think it would be prudent for us to
continue to hold meetings virtually for the foreseeable future. Why don’t we set June 2021 as a cut off point to revisit
this, with the option to revisit the issue sooner if somehow a vaccine is found and quickly disseminated early next year,
and the Safer at Home recommendation is lifted. I know that P&Z is holding a mixed meeting soon, so I think we should
be open to that should the need arise.
So, to summarize: Let’s plan to continue our virtual LPC meetings until June 2021 with the understanding that, should
the need arise, we would be willing to consider an alternative option on a one‐off basis. Given that the members of the
LPC seem to feel that our virtual meetings have been going well, I don’t foresee this happening. But I would like to be
flexible should an applicant or appellant feel the need for an in‐person setting.
Thanks!
‐ Meg
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Roll Call – Work Session
Historic Preservation Commission
Date: 6/9//21
Mike Bello Absent
Meg Dunn X
Walter Dunn X
Kurt Knierim X
Elizabeth Michell X
Kevin Murray X
Anne Nelsen X
Jim Rose X
Vacant Seat N/A
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DATE:
STAFF:
June 9, 2021
Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner
WORK SESSION ITEM 1
Historic Preservation
Commission
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
Training – Methods Series – Substitute Materials
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 present a brief overview of the use of substitute materials on historic buildings in ways consistent
with 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 using substitute materials, when and where they are appropriate, the
risks and benefits of using them, and where they’ve been successfully used on historic properties in Fort Collins.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Staff Presentation
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HPC Training
Methods Series
Substitute Materials
Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner
Substitute Materials – What & Why?
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• What’s a substitute?
• Use of any material that is not an in-kind match
for the historic material it is replacing.
• Substitutes and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
• Allowed, but with care
• NPS Preservation Brief 8 – Aluminum and Vinyl
Siding
• NPS Preservation Brief 16 – Use of Substitutes
on Building Exteriors
• Rehab Guidance on Substitutes
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Substitutes – When to Use Them?
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• 4 Primary justifications
• When historic material is
unavailable
• When skilled craftspeople familiar
with the historic material are
unavailable
• When there are inherent flaws in
the historic material
• When code requires changes
(can be destructive)
• Cost may or may not be a factor
Substitutes – When to Use Them? – cont.
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• Philosophical Concerns
• Loss of authenticity
• Loss of historic character/integrity
• Substitutes may not be proven / can cause
damage to historic materials
• Practical Benefits
• Can be cost-effective
• Can permit accurate duplication of historic features
• Can enhance durability
• Use of the substitute should match the historic materials
closely AND will not result in damage to historic materials
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Common Substitute Concerns
• Can the substitute accurately match
the appearance of the historic
material?
• Can the substitute reasonably match
the physical properties of the historic
material (moisture, heat, etc.)
• Can the substitute perform as well or
better than the historic?
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Common Substitutes
• Cast aluminum (to replicate cast iron)
• Benefit: Lighter, corrosion resistant, easily
assembled, more durable
• Drawback: lower structural strength, greater
heat gain (requires gaskets or caulked
joints), difficult to keep painted
• Fiberglass (to replace lightweight elements &
architectural features)
• Benefit: lightweight compared to strength,
good molding ability, easy to install, rot-
resistant
• Drawback: requires separate anchorage
system, combustible and fragile to impact,
greater heat gain (requires expansion
joints), can be UV sensitive, may require
ventilation
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Common Substitutes (cont)
• Epoxy (to repair broken elements or mold for
replacement elements)
• Benefit: easily installed, good casting ability,
durable
• Drawback: materials are flammable and can
be toxic when burned, often needs filler
mods to match expansion coefficients,
vapor impermeable
• Concrete fiber (to replace stone, metal, or wood
features)
• Benefit: lightweight, weather-resistant,
accurate molding from historic features
• Drawback: non-load bearing only, usually
needs separate anchorage system, may
have different absorption rate of adjacent
historic material
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Other Factors That May Affect Substitutes
• Local historic context – What’s important?
• Important features or regionally
important materials
• Character-defining features of
individual properties.
• Local community goals
• Environmental sustainability
• What Treatment method is being used?
• Important to be consistent; adapt to new
technologies
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Successful applications in Fort Collins
• Stone-coated metal in place of wood or
asphalt roofing
• Benefits – more durable,
recyclable, reasonably
replicates wood shingles
• Drawback – ventilation is key;
high heat absorption rate
• Staff developing new roofing guidance w/
Code staff
• Not many other applications – Fort
Collins has been conservative regarding
substitutes in the past.
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Wrap-up / Q & A
• Have Commission members seen successful applications of
substitute materials in your own work/experiences?
• Have Commission members seen particularly bad applications of
substitute materials?
Other Questions?
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DATE:
STAFF:
June 9, 2021
Maren Bzdek, Interim Historic Preservation Manager WORK SESSION ITEM 2
Historic Preservation
Commission
SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
Training – Content Series – PRIDE History
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 content training session will present a brief overview of LGBTQ+ history in Fort Collins, and how it fits into
historic contexts that have been recently developed or are currently underway at the state and national levels.
Staff has presented preliminary information along with places associated with local LGBTQ+ history at
https://www.fcgov.com/historicpreservation/pride and will briefly review some of those initial findings and next
steps in the training session. Representation of LGBTQ+ history is an important component of an inclusive historic
preservation program that serves all existing community groups and supports a sense of belonging for all.
ATTACHMENTS
1.Staff Presentation
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LPC Training
Content / Methods Series
LGBTQ+ History
Maren Bzdek, Interim Historic Preservation Manager
LGBTQ+ History in Place: National/State
NPS Theme Study
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Colorado LGBTQ+ History Project
Colorado Historical Fund
Identifying LGBTQ Sites
(grant-funded)
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fcgov.com/historicpreservation/pride
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Trifold Tour Brochure
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LGBTQ+ History in Place: Local Landmarks
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LGBTQ+ Property Types: Event Sites
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LGBTQ+ Property Types: Bars, Social Halls
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LGBTQ+ Property Types: Community Resource Centers
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LGBTQ+ Property Types: Civic, Medical Services
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Implications/Next Steps
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• Addressing social inequity
• Recent history focus (<50 years)
• Sites of ephemeral events
• New stories for historic places
• Crowdsource info for
https://www.fcgov.com/historicpreservation/pride
•PRIDE Month Activities
• Bike to Work Day – bike tour of sites
• LGBTQ+ History Month (October)
• Landmarks
• Momentum for formal context report
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DATE:
STAFF:
June 9, 2021
Maren Bzdek, Interim Historic Preservation Manager WORK SESSION ITEM 3
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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Landmark Preservation Commission
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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