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LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
May 11, 1983
Wayne Sundberg
Susan McMillen
Ron Carsten
Janet Scott
Lauri Zitowitz
Dick Beardmore
John Dewhirst
Felix Lee
Debbie Zeigler
Susan McMillen called the meeting to order. She read a letter requesting conceptual
approval from Old Town Associates on the Old Town project. Ed freer and Gail Udall,
SLP, made their presentation. They explained that they wanted attention centered on
the plaza design concept today.
Ed described their intentions for the plaza as wanting to maintain a romantic element.
There will be fixed seating, moveable seating, kiosks. They will maintain linear prom-
enade with trees and planters. There will be a multi -use plaza which will be a place
for amateur actors, to meet friends, plan get togethers and see programs. They want
to reduce scale of previous 100 foot right-of-way. Planters and paving will have a
diagonal design. Planter design will create amphitheatre affect. They will provide
outdoor dining in an enclosed courtyard or in the public right-of-way. Emergency
access will be provided but will not be a full 20 feet. They will provide service en-
trance to all people who have shops in Old Town. Ed stated that drainage has been
a problem in planning this project. From Shields to Cherry to Magnolia, all water
drains down Mountain to Linden and then to the river. To facilitate drainage and
create a special atmosphere, elevations will change. They will design storm drain
system that will accommodate 70% of the 25 year flood plain. SLP is planning some
kind of water element in the middle of the square for kids to climb on, dangle their
feet, provide drainage. Thoughts on this include blocks of granite stacked with step-
ping stones. Planters will be people height to use as they see fit, i.e. seating. They
are planning 10 to 15 feet in front of the stores on one side and 22 to 25.5 feet in
front of stores on other side. The street will not be all concrete nor all brick. It
may have some patterns in them. At this point they do not know if there will be
any grass areas because it is not a park. They are still considering this. John Dew-
hirst asked whether materials would be coordinated with alleys and streets. Gail
Udall said they planned to make it different in each Area. They wanted to make
the entrys special. Lighting will be sensitive to peopleand pedestrians. College
Avenue stores will have access to alleys. Gail stated that they were asking for
approval on massing, footprint, estimated location of elements and programming
of plaza itself. They would ask for approval on window designs and other more
specific items at a later date. Jim Reidhead said they would like approval to
demolish Ace Liquor, Golden Slipper, and the Yarber Buildings. Jim said all of
these buildings were decertified by the Colorado Historic Society. He said that
if you don't decertify, you cannot depreciate cost of rising new building on income
tax. Jim said the OTA would like to apply for F & F permits by the 1st of June
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and break ground by June 15. They will start on buildings A, B, D and E as far as
renovation. They will do all demolition at once and lay all utility lines at once also.
Then the new construction will start. Construction site will be between J and K.
This will be the last area to be developed. A fire lane will be maintained through
all of the construction.
Ron Carsten made motion to approve conceptual design of plaza as depicted on
model date April 20, 1983. Janet Scott seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANI-
MOUSLY.
Janet Scott made motion to approve massing of proposed in fill structures, Build-
ings B, D, E, and G. Ron Carsten seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Janet Scott made motion to approve the demolition of Ace Liquor Building, Golden
Slipper Building, Salahma's at 136 Linden and the Fort Collins Glass Buiilding with
contingency upon legal descriptions be provided. See Exhibit 1. Ron Carsten se-
conded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan McMillen, Co -Chairman
Felix Leepfiff Support
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