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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLandmark Preservation Commission - Minutes - 11/17/19930 LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION Special Meeting November 17, 1993 Council Liaison: Gerry Horak Staff Liaison: Joe Frank SUMMARY OF MEETING: The Commission approved a proposal to repaint the facade of 242 Linden Street. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Commission Chair Jennifer Carpenter called the meeting to order at 5:43 p.m., 281 North College Avenue. Secretary Diane Slater called the roll. Commission members Jennifer Carpenter, Bud Frick, Per Hogestad, Jean Kullman, Richard Hill, James Tanner and Ruth Weatherford were present. Joe Frank and Carol Tunner represented staff. GUESTS: Rheba Massey, Local Historian at the Public Library; Dawn Owens and Natalie Zigler of Sunset Jazz Club. AGENDA REVIEW: Mr. Frank reported that the LPC received $100,000 from the Colorado Historical Society; the HRPP was approved by City Council; and the Cunningham Comer Barn and 816 West Mountain received Landmark Designation by City Council on first reading. Ms. Tunner introduced and welcomed Per Hogestad, architect, as the new member of the LPC. She also thanked Ms. Kullman for preparing the local designation papers for the Cunningham Comer Barn. Ms. Kullman is doing a second nomination, the Hunter House at 1315 Remington Street. STAFF REPORT: None. COMMISSION MEMBERS' REPORTS: None. CURRENT DESIGN REVIEW: Ms. Owens reported she had some changes from the information in the staff report. She is now asking to paint the proposed monorail grey area black and the proposed wineberry areas nautical blue; the letters on the sign will be nautical blue; she will leave the copper awning for now and may try to cover it with cloth in the future; the doors will be black; the corners of the sign will mold back so it won't stick out and will use "pushthrough" lighting (indirect lighting showing only through the edge of the letters). The dimensions of the box will be 5 feet x 11 feet x 81h inches. Landmark Preservation Commission Special Meeting Minutes November 17, 1993 Page 2 Ms. Tuner noted that since the applicant had the sign materials ready to present, that the Commission should look at the application as a complete package and review the sign as well as the design changes. Ms. Tuner would then review the sign administratively, taking the Commission's comments into account. Ms. Tunner suggested using a door kickplate; Mr. Frick suggested a burnished aluminum kickplate on the door to protect it from scarring. Ms. Weatherford moved approval of the plan as submitted and W. Hill seconded the motion. Ms. Carpenter opened discussion on the motion. Mr. Frick was concerned that the copper awning would clash with the suggested colors and make it stand out more than it does. Ms. Owens agreed and said she would like to find a way to either cover the copper with an awning or allow it to tarnish to its natural color. She agreed to charcoal instead of black for the facade trim, but said she would like the doors to be black. Mr. Hill suggested using a lighter grey for the black and Ms. Owens agreed that would be possible. Mr. Hogestad suggested lightening the whole color scheme. Ms. Owens suggested doing less painting contrast on the arches; Mr. Hill agreed that would be better. Mr. Tanner agreed that the current scheme was too busy. Mr. Frick suggested incorporating teal instead of the nautical blue to make it less busy. Ms. Weatherford withdrew her motion and Mr. Hill agreed. Mr. Frick moved that the Commission approve the following painting scheme with contrasting color locations similar to the proposal, only that the monorail areas be reflection grey; the black be steely grey; the teal be Egyptian Nile blue, and that nautical blue be acceptable for the sign as well as the top edging. There was no second, so the motion did not carry. Ms. Owens said that changing the color of blue for the sign would cause a financial hardship because it would require special preparations. In citizen comment, Ms. Massey pointed out that two different colors of gray would provide contrast and the arch detail would come out better with different tones. She also noted that only one "punch color" is recommended by colorists for a commercial building, and that this proposal had two. After a recess, Ms. Owens revised her proposal to the red and blue areas being reflection grey; the tan and white areas being steely grey, with accent in nautical blue; and the door being black, with one arch trim over the door in black and the other in nautical blue. Mr. Tanner moved to accept the proposal as revised and Ms. Weatherford seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-1. Ayes: Carpenter, Hill, Hogestad, Kulhnan, Tanner, Weatherford. Nay: Frick, because he was opposed to the black arch over the door. n Landmark Preservation Commission Special Meeting Minutes November 17, 1993 Page 3 OTHER BUSINESS: Mr. Felix Lee's presentation was rescheduled to December 1. Mr. Frank suggested that the LPC write a letter to City Council thanking them for supporting the HRPP, as well as for the $40,000 historic preservation monies in the budget for the Planning Department. He also suggesting writing letters to the editor to update the public about the HRPP and other progress. Ms. Carpenter suggested writing a press release regarding the grant from the National Park Service. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Submitted by Diane Slater, Secretary.