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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/09/2013 - Landmark Preservation Commission - Agenda - Regular MeetingCommunity 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 LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA January 9, 2013 Council Chambers, City Hall West, 300 Laporte Avenue 5:00 p.m. Commission’s Dinner 5:30 p.m. Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call Agenda Review Staff Reports Commission Member’s Reports Approval of Minutes Public Input Demolition/Alteration Review: Final Hearing for 217 South Sherwood Street; Postponed from 12/12/12 – David Shurna and Gina Curler, Property Owners Landmark Designation: 712 Dartmouth Trail, the Robert A. and Margaret J. Zimmerman Property – Jason E. and Jennifer R. Franikowski, Owners Conceptual/Final Review: Addition of Solar Panels to 215 Jefferson Street – Carl Glaser, Owner Demolition/Alteration Review: Final Hearing for 401 Mathews Street – Richard Anderson, Architect Appeal of the Determination of Eligibility for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark: 411 West Oak Street – Brandon Grebe, Blue Ocean Enterprises, Property Owner Adjourn Agenda materials are available at 281 N. College Avenue, Community Development and Neighborhood Services Department. LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETINGS The Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 300 Laporte Avenue. Worksessions are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month in the 1st floor conference rooms of 281 North College Avenue. The Commission is charged with design review of exterior changes to locally designated landmarks or properties in landmark districts, the designation process, the demolition / alteration review process, the Landmark Rehabilitation Loan Program, and, as a Certified Local Government, administering State and Federal preservation programs and regulations. LPC Members: Ron Sladek, Chair Doug Ernest – Vice Chair Dave Lingle Sondra Carson W.J. (Bud) Frick Pat Tvede Belinda Zink Alexandra Wallace CONSENT AGENDA This agenda consists of items with no known concern and is considered for approval as a group, allowing the LPC to spend its time and energy on other scheduled items where there may be questions. Anyone may request an item be “pulled” off the Consent Agenda and considered separately immediately following the Consent Agenda item. STAFF REPORT The Staff Report gives a description of each item to be considered by the LPC. It includes background information on the proposed project, the review criteria that apply to the proposed project, and a brief staff recommendation on the project. Order of Proceedings I. Board Disclosures II. City (Staff) Presentation and LPC Questions III. Applicant’s Presentation and LPC Questions IV. Public Testimony V. Applicant Response VI. Staff Response to Public Testimony and Applicant Response VII. LPC Motion VIII. LPC Discussion IX. LPC Vote and Findings Decisions of the Commission may be appealed to City Council. However, Council may not hear any new evidence. Therefore, it is important that you present all evidence that you feel is relevant during the meeting today. Community Development & Neighborhood 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 LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION January 9, 2013 STAFF REPORT PROJECT: 215 Jefferson Street, Photovoltaic Array STAFF CONTACT: Josh Weinberg, Historic Preservation Planner APPLICANT: Carl Glaser, Owner REQUEST: Conceptual/Final Design Review — Addition Photovoltaic Array to Roof BACKGROUND: The building at 215 Jefferson Street was constructed in 1881 as part of a block of commercial buildings. These buildings are the oldest commercial buildings in Fort Collins. The building is designated as part of the Old Town National and State Register Districts, and also as part of the Old Town Fort Collins Landmark District. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK: The applicant is proposing to add a photovoltaic array to the roof of the building, which run parallel to, on the west side of, the existing row of skylights and sunshade structure covering the skylights. The panels will be elevated slightly higher than the existing sunshade to allow for a “portrait” orientation, increasing the quantity of panels along the roof and preventing shading from the shade structure at certain times of day. Conduit will be installed on the building’s rear elevation in association with the photovoltaic array. The conduit will be painted with the same color as the remainder of the elevation and tucked next to the western side of the existing downspout. REVIEW CRITERIA: Proposed changes to Fort Collins Landmarks are reviewed by the Landmark Preservation Commission under Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code. Section 14-48, “Approval of Proposed Work” states, “In determining the decision to be made concerning the issuance of a report of acceptability, the Commission shall consider the following criteria: (1) The effect of the proposed work upon the general historical and/or architectural character of the landmark or landmark district; (2) The architectural style, arrangement, texture and materials of existing and proposed improvements, and their relation to the sites, structures and objects in the district; (3) The effects of the proposed work in creating, changing or destroying the exterior characteristics of the site, structure or object upon which such work is to be done; (4) The effect of the proposed work upon the protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of the landmark or landmark district; and (5) The extent to which the proposed work meets the standards of the city and the United States Secretary of the Interior then in effect for the preservation, reconstruction, restoration or rehabilitation of historic resources. The proposed work would fall under the Secretary of the Interior’s Standard’s for Rehabilitation: The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation: 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. 3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken. 4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right shall be retained and preserved. 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved. 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. 7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. 8. Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. Exterior Integrity Exterior integrity is the composite of seven (7) aspects or qualities, which convey a property’s identity for which it is significant. These seven aspects are: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space, structure, and style of a property. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. Whereas location refers to the specific place where a property was built or an event occurred, setting refers to the character of the place. It involves how, not just where, the property is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and open space. Materials are the physical elements that form a historic property. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of artisans’ labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure, or site. Feeling is a property’s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a particular period or time. It results from the presence of physical features that, taken together, convey the property’s historic character. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property. A property retains association if it is the place where the event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features that convey a property’s historic character. EVALUATION: As proposed, Staff believes that the project would not affect the historic and architectural integrity of the building’s character-defining features or primary elevations. Staff finds that the proposed work complies with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and that the addition will uphold a preponderance of the property’s historic integrity. RECOMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Landmark Preservation Commission approve the proposed rear addition at 215 Jefferson Street, finding that such work would meet the criteria of Chapter 14, Section 14-48 of the Municipal Code, “Approval of Proposed Work.” ATTACHMENTS: Photographs, Mock-ups, Framework plan