HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/2015 - Landmark Preservation Commission - Agenda - Work SessionLandmark Preservation Commission Page 1 March 25, 2015
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Doug Ernest, Vice Chair Council Information Center (CIC)
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Meg Dunn 300 Laporte Avenue
Kristin Gensmer Fort Collins, Colorado
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Dave Lingle
Alexandra Wallace
Belinda Zink
Laurie Kadrich Karen McWilliams Josh Weinberg Gino Campana
Staff Liaison, CDNS Director Preservation Planner Preservation Planner Council Liaison
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Work Session
March 25, 2015
Call to Order
Discussion Items
1. OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOODS PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES UPDATE- PROJECT
INTRODUCTION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is an update from staff on two concurrent projects that are taking place in
2015-16.
APPLICANT: Pete Wray, Senior City Planner; Josh Weinberg, Preservation Planner
2. 254/256 LINDEN STREET; CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED SIGNS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to provide a Conceptual Review of proposed signs on the
building at 254/256 Linden Street.
APPLICANT: Brandon Silar, LARK Design/Build LLC
Landmark
Preservation
Commission
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STAFF REPORT March 25, 2015
Landmark Preservation Commission
PROJECT NAME
OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOODS PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES UPDATE- PROJECT INTRODUCTION
STAFF
Josh Weinberg, City Planner
PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is an update from staff on two concurrent projects that are taking place in
2015-16.
APPLICANT: Pete Wray, Senior City Planner; Josh Weinberg, Preservation Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Old Town Neighborhoods Plan
The East Side Neighborhood Plan was the first sub-area or neighborhood plan developed by the City, adopted in 1986. The
West Side Neighborhood Plan was adopted a few years later in 1989. These neighborhood plans included initial vision,
policies and implementation strategies, in response to concerns, issues, and pressures at that time. They led to rezoning with
new development regulations and other implementation over the years. However, sine adoption, these plans have never
been updated.
The purpose of updating the original East Side and West Side Neighborhood Plans is to revisit the original visions, policy
directives, and implementation actions in the existing documents and revise these elements based on emerging issues and
trends. As part of this new update process, the current plans for both the east side and west side areas are proposed to be
combined into a single consolidated plan document and process, referred to as the “Old Town Neighborhoods Plan (OTNP, or
project).
The Old Town Neighborhoods are a composite of two individual neighborhoods centered on both sides of College Avenue,
between Colorado State University and the Downtown. The neighborhoods are diverse, with a range of existing character
and contexts. These conditions help shape development and may influence its perceived compatibility. Understanding
neighborhood characteristics, including physical conditions and dynamic aspects such as past and future changes, are an
important part of this update process.
While the new approach reflects a single plan, the planning process and evaluation of both neighborhoods will not be
compromised in the depth of analysis. The proposed effort will provide more efficiency of resources, effective community
engagement and opportunity for collaboration of stakeholders and desired outcomes. Outcomes of this project will include
more awareness and agreement about the acceptable levels and kinds of change that are appropriate in the OTNP area, and
ultimately a clarified strategy for implementing Plan action items and more compatible development projects over time.
The OTNP will be developed through four distinct phases: (1) Develop background assessment of existing conditions, issues,
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analysis, and community engagement process; (2) reaffirm the plan vision and land use framework; (3) reaffirm policies and
develop strategies to address issues; and (4) develop an implementation action plan and new document.
The OTNP is scheduled to be completed and presented to City Council for adoption in March 2016.
Old Town Neighborhoods Design Guidelines and Pattern Book
The general concept for the voluntary design guidelines and accompanying pattern book is to explain and illustrate context
specific designs in the Old Town Neighborhoods. The documents will be highly illustrative and include:
• Best practices in historic neighborhood design
• Sustainability and energy efficiency
• Identify prototypes for additions
• New construction prototypes
• Character area contexts and description
Both projects will progress along the same schedule:
Jan. - Feb. 2015 Project Mobilization
Mar. - Apr. 2015 Existing and Future Conditions
May - June 2015 Plan Vision
Jul. - Sept. 2015 Framework
Oct. 2014 - Nov. 2015 Strategies, Plan Implementation
Nov. 2013 - Dec. 2015 Preparation of Final Plan
February 2016 Adoption Process - Boards and Commission Hearings
March 2016 City Council Hearing
ATTACHMENTS
1. FTC_OTN_DGUpdate_ProjectDescription (PDF)
2. OTNP Overview_Rev_2 5 15 (PDF)
3. Landmark Preservation Commission Update (3-25-15) (PPTX)
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Old Town Neighborhoods
Design Guidelines Update
City of Fort Collins, Colorado
The Old Town Neighborhood Design Guidelines (1996 Eastside
and Westside Neighborhoods Design Guidelines) will be updated
to promote the community’s vision for the neighborhood for
compatible, context specific design. It will also help to interpret
the special zoning standards that apply to the area.
What are Design Guidelines?
The guidelines convey general design policies about new con-
struction, rehabilitation of existing structures, additions and site
work. They define a range of appropriate responses to address a
variety of specific design issues. These include mass and scale,
materials, location, historic preservation and sustainability.
Why have Design Guidelines?
The guidelines have several purposes:
• To manage change so the character of the neighborhood is
respected while accommodating compatible improvements
• To promote the preservation of the historic, cultural and
architectural heritage of the Old Town Neighborhood
• To provide a basis for consistent guidance about the design
of new infill and the treatment of historic resources
These illustrations show design fea-
tures and principles for a residential
porch. These types of illustrations will
be provided in the design guidelines.
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This project will be a collaborative effort with City staff and the
community. It will focus on historic preservation, sustainable build-
ing practices and the compatibility of new construction. The design
guidelines will include in-depth research on design principles that
enhance character, preservation, economics, sustainability, and
context throughout the neighborhoods.
For a successful update to the design guidelines it will be critical
to integrate community involvement, best practices in urban de-
sign, and previously established policies and codes. This will create
guidelines that are contextually appropriate.
City of Fort Collins
Josh Weinberg
Preservation Planner
City of Fort Collins
(970) 224-6078
jweinberg@fcgov.com
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
PRESERVE Neighborhood Character SEEK Sustainability PROMOTE Creativity
Consultants
Winter & Company
www.winterandcompany.net
with
Pel-Ona Architects & Urbanists
pel-ona.com
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WHAT IS THE OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOODS PLAN?
The City is currently updating two neighborhood plans
that encompass what is known colloquially as Old Town,
which are the neighborhoods to the east and west of
downtown. This update will combine the two old area plans
into one new plan called the Old Town Neighborhoods
Plan (OTNP). The two former plans under revision are
the East Side and West Side Neighborhood Plans. These
plans were the first sub-area plans created by the City
and were adopted in 1986 and 1989 respectively. These
plans responded to concerns, issues and pressures at that
time. In addition, the OTNP will feature a set of design
guidelines. These design guidelines will not be a refresh
CSU
COLLEGE AVE
SHIELDS ST
RIVERSIDE AVE
MULBERRY ST
LAUREL ST
MOUNTAIN AVE
LAPORTE AVE
HOWES ST
MELDRUM ST
STOVER ST
GARFIELD ST
OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOODS
PLAN BOUNDARY
LEMAY AVE
TAFT HILL RD
PROSPECT RD
VINE DR
City Park
Lee Martinez
Park
of the existing design standrds. The new design guidelines will include a “pattern book” that will assist
developers and builders with creating compatible buildings in the Old Town neighborhoods.
PURPOSE
The purpose of updating the original East Side and West Side Neighborhood Plans is to revisit the original
visions, policy directives, and implementation actions in the existing documents and revise these elements
based on emerging issues and trends. While the new approach reflects a single plan, the planning process
and evaluation of both neighborhoods will not be compromised in the depth of analysis. The proposed effort
will provide more efficiency of resources, effective community engagement and opportunity for collaboration
of stakeholders and desired outcomes.
The main outcomes of this planning process include 1)
greater awareness and agreement about the levels and
kinds of change in the neighborhoods, 2) retention and
enhancement of the irreplaceable, defining character of
the neighborhoods as they continue to age and change,
and 3) the City will also address transportation issues on
the Shields and Mulberry corridors, which are recognized
as constrained arterials. Through the planning process,
the City will perform a cursory overview of these two
corridors to assess potential enhanced bicycle and
pedestrian facilites, including streetscape design.
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PLANNING PROCESS
The OTNP will take form over the course of the next year
with many opportunities to get involved and share your
thoughts. The plan will be broken down into the 5 phases
as illustrated below.
Phase I: (Discovery) Where are we now?
Initiate project with existing conditions analysis of each
neighborhood’s character, context, transition areas (land
use), transportation, and sustainability.
Phase II: (Dialogue) Where do we want to go?
Reconfirm plan vision and framework for neighborhoods
and corridors.
Phase III: (Design) What is our overarching
framework?
Develop policy frameworks and corridor alternatives.
Phase IV: (Development) How are we going to get
there?
Develop potential strategies, policies and design solutions.
Phase V: (Delivery) What are our priorities?
Create a plan with tools, systems, and actions for
implementation and adoption.
EVALUATE EXISTING
& FUTURE
CONDITIONS
UPDATE
VISION
DEVELOP
FRAMEWORK
PLANS &
CORRIDOR
OPTIONS
DEVELOP
POLICIES &
STRATEGIES
IMPLEMENTATION
& PLAN
ADOPTION
2015 FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 2016 JAN FEB MAR
Get Involved!
Visit fcgov.com/oldtownneighborhoods for more information about the plan, upcoming events and how to
stay involved. You may also contact Pete Wray at pwray@fcgov.com or 970.221.6754 for more information
about the planning process.
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Old Town Neighborhoods Plan
Project Overview
March 25, 2015
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Project Overview – An Update to Two Plans
Plan Boundaries
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Project Overview – An Update to Two Plans
§ Combined update of the 1980’s Eastside & Westside
Neighborhood Plans
§ Key Objectives:
§ Examine recent trends & identify neighborhood issues
and opportunities
§ Reconfirm neighborhood vision
§ Develop policy & implementation strategies to achieve
neighborhood vision & goals
§ Emphasize neighborhood and stakeholder participation
throughout planning process
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East Side Neighborhood Plan
• Adopted in 1986
• First sub-area plan
• Has not been
updated since
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• Adopted in 1989
• Second sub-area plan
• Has not been updated
since
West Side Neighborhood Plan
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East Side Neighborhood Plan
Zoning
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West Side Neighborhood Plan
Zoning
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Old Town Neighborhoods Plan
Potential Issues to Address
§ Neighborhood Compatibility – Fringe Areas (NCB, CC)
§ Addition of Permitted Use – Unintended Consequences
§ Potential Zoning Conflicts (LMN, NCB, Laurel Hist. District)
§ Dev. proposals on sites with historic resources
§ CSU growth and impacts in neighborhoods
§ Parking Study Implementation – Permit Program
§ Constrained Arterial Streets – New bike & pedestrian facilities
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Transportation Analysis and Design
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Five Phase Planning Process
Phase I: (Discovery) Where are we now?
Existing conditions analysis of each neighborhood’s character, context,
transition areas (land use), transportation, and sustainability
Phase II: (Dialogue) Where do we want to go?
Reconfirm plan vision and framework for neighborhoods and corridors
Phase III: (Design) What is our overarching framework?
Develop policy frameworks and corridor alternatives
Phase IV: (Development) How are we going to get there?
Develop potential strategies, policies and design solutions
Phase V: (Delivery) What are our priorities?
Create a plan with tools, systems, and actions for implementation and
adoption
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Coordination with other Plans/Efforts
§ Neighborhood Design Guidelines/Pattern Book
§ Downtown Plan
§ CSU Master Plan
§ West Central Area Plan
§ Nature in the City
§ Parking Study
§ TOD Parking Study and Zoning Overlay
§ Pedestrian Plan
§ Bicycle Plan
§ Climate Action Plan
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Outreach & Engagement Opportunities
§ Neighborhood Listening Sessions
§ Public Open Houses/Workshops
§ Webpage/Social Media/Online Surveys
§ Intercept Events
§ Stakeholder Groups
§ Civic Groups/Organizations
§ Boards and Commissions
§ City Council
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Phase I Public Involvement – Listening Sessions
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Listening Sessions Summary
Two neighborhood listening sessions held the week of
March 9th
§ March 9th
– 42 Participants
§ March 11th
– 47 Participants
Participants rotated through three discussion sessions to
discuss:
- Neighborhood Character & Compatibility
- Land Use, Form & Transition Areas
- Mobility, Access & Amenities
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Listening Sessions Summary
Neighborhood Character & Compatibility
§ Residents enjoy neighborhood diversity (housing
sizes & styles, socioeconomic characteristics)
- New construction can be too large, too
contemporary
§ Neighborhood affordability continues to decline
§ Standards/guidelines should allow for personal
preference. Utilize incentives for context-sensitive
design and compatibility
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Listening Sessions Summary
Land Use, Form & Transition Areas
§ Concern with fit and scale of new construction
§ Varying support for existing neighborhood-oriented
businesses; concerned about any new commercial
§ More flexibility for ADU’s & carriage houses
§ Need better enforcement of occupancy violations
§ Need context-specific solutions in transition areas
- Design, parking, lighting, intensity
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Listening Sessions Summary
Mobility, Access & Amenities
§ Do not widen Mulberry & Shields Streets; better
arterial street crossings needed
§ Explore new & improved urban design opportunities
§ Sidewalk network incomplete, in disrepair, too narrow
§ Better connectivity needed to MAX stations
§ Parking is a problem near campus, downtown, library
§ Improve access to parks, river, downtown
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Listening Sessions Summary
Misc.
§ Hard for residents to navigate existing rules,
regulations. What is possible given current standards?
§ Majority of new construction and additions are building
permit reviews; no neighborhood notification
§ Investigate recent building permit and variance data
since the Eastside-Westside Character Study
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Next Steps:
§ Existing Conditions Assessment
§ Formation of Stakeholder Groups
§ Kick Off Open House
• March 30th
• 6:00 – 8:00 pm
• Community Room at 215 N Mason St.
Old Town Neighborhoods Plan
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Comments / Questions?
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• The document will contain:
– Area context, highlighting neighborhood scale
and character areas
– General design guidelines for sites and
buildings
– A pattern book illustrating specific styles and
forms with context-sensitive examples of
additions and new construction
– Rehabilitation guidelines for historic and old
buildings
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The plan update and design guidelines projects will
be coordinated in the following ways:
• Public outreach efforts
• Design goals and principles that are identified in
the outreach efforts for the NCM and NCL zone
districts will be considered in the development of
the residential design guidelines and pattern
book.
• Sharing of Eastside and Westside Strategy
Report materials
Design Guidelines/Pattern Book
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Old Town Neighborhoods Plan
Project Overview
March 25, 2015
Visit the website
www.fcgov.com/planning/
oldtownneighborhoods.php
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Agenda Item 2
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STAFF REPORT March 25, 2015
Landmark Preservation Commission
PROJECT NAME
254/256 LINDEN STREET; CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED SIGNS
STAFF
Josh Weinberg, City Planner
PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to provide a Conceptual Review of proposed signs on the
building at 254/256 Linden Street.
APPLICANT: Brandon Silar, LARK Design/Build LLC
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BACKGROUND: The building at 252/254/256 Linden Street is a non-contributing element of the Old Town Historic
District. The non-contributing status is a result of the alterations the building has undergone. It is, however, the
oldest building in the historic district according to the County Assessor, with an 1867 construction date.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting to add signage to the building in multiple locations: a
lighted marquee and vertical cabinet sign on the building’s northern corner; poster cabinet and door locators on the
northwestern elevation; and rectangular lighted cabinet sign on the northeastern elevation. Please reference the
enclosed packet from the applicant for sketches and photographs of the proposed project, and also the following
statement and project description from the applicant:
“The Downtown Artery is going through an exciting transition! The entire downstairs of the current 252/254/256
Linden Building is being remodeled to support a café and toast bar, a recording studio and practice space for local
musicians, and a 225-person live music venue. Work is underway on this 7,000 sqft change-of-occupancy and
tenant finish project, and is expected to wrap up by the summer months.
To identify the cluster of businesses both at sidewalk level and above - and to bring exterior interest to an
otherwise non-descript building - the approximately twenty businesses located in the Artery building are proposing
to add signage to the various faces of the building to highlight their ecosystem of artists, musicians, support
businesses, and shared resources. Instead of individual signs identifying each of the twenty businesses, the Artery
folks want to put forward a consolidated brand around the building name (aka: “The Downtown Artery”), with a
modest cluster of smaller way-finding and support signage, such as poster cabinets to display art, band posters, or
event announcements.
The keystone of the signage concept is a large corner sign to highlight the heart of the building’s draw to the
public: the live music venue. An intended secondary goal of this sign is also to highlight Linden as a major
downtown circulation element from the Jefferson route, and to draw passing traffic out either direction on Linden to
patronize our growing end of downtown. While the signage concept is significantly smaller than the signage area
allowance for this building, the marquee/flag sign does exceed a few of the massing constraints outlined in the sign
code, and the Artery is concurrently seeking approval of these variances through the zoning process.
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Due to the vintage of the Linden street façade and an overall drive to keep consistent with the authentic feel of the
architectural inventory in downtown Fort Collins, the businesses are proposing a vintage concept - a deco-inspired
marquee with corner-flag signage. Both the form and technology have drawn heavily from research into vintage
signs from the beginning of the 20th century. The proposed Artery sign would be a metal cabinet marquee with
vintage extruded letters (clip-in). The marquee would wrap the corner of the building in the location of the original
signage used in the middle of the last century. The lighted marquee would be backlit with a simple white to
highlight the black or red marquee letters at night. Above the marquee, mounted to a gloss-painted metal panel,
the “Artery” text would be constructed of individually riveted, gloss-painted, boxed letters made from sheet metal.
These letters, at about 2’ in height (each), would be lit with a double-stroke neon pattern, and would glow a warm
red at night. These “Artery” letters would gently skew toward both frontages on either side of the center panel, so
as to be readable from as many angles as possible around the intersection of Linden and Jefferson. Above the
“Artery” letters and panel, the Artery flourish would cap the flag, also traced in double-stroke neon. Additional
neon-style accents would be added to the edge of the panel, and as modest striping to ad glow to the entire sign at
night. To attain that neon-look throughout the sign while staying consistent with the Artery’s energy-conservation
goals, the entire sign is designed to be lighted with a new LED technology that exactly mimics neon at a fraction of
the energy use, and without the inclusion of mercury-filled tubing; the Artery folks will demonstrate this technology
during the review process.
Additional address-specific signage on the Linden facade would remain consistent with the marquee/flag in color,
material and height from ground, but would be purely diminutive in stature with their purpose being for door
identification. We are also asking approval for sidewalk-level poster cabinets which consist of shallow, lit, lockable
glass display cabinets to house rotating artwork or event advertising.
Thanks for your consideration, and we hope to present this concept to you, soon!”
STANDARDS/GUIDELINES: Typically, when the Commission reviews alterations to non-contributing buildings in
a historic district, their concern is the impact changes will have on the character of the district, as a whole.
Alterations to properties in Fort Collins Landmark Districts are reviewed for compliance with Municipal Code
Section 14-48, “Approval of Proposed Work;” the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for Rehabilitation; and
applicable sections of the Old Town Design Standards (http://www.fcgov.com/historicpreservation/pdf/old-town-
design-guidelines.pdf).
Sec. 14-48. Approval of proposed work.
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;
(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.
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair,
alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or
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architectural values.
1. Rehabilitation Standard 1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires
minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships;
2. Rehabilitation Standard 2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal
of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a
property will be avoided.
3. Rehabilitation Standard 3. Each property will 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
elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
4. Rehabilitation Standard 4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right
will be retained and preserved.
5. Rehabilitation Standard 5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or
examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved.
6. Rehabilitation Standard 6. Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the
severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in
design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be
substantiated by documentary and physical evidence.
7. Rehabilitation Standard 7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the
gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used.
8. Rehabilitation Standard 8. Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such
resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken.
9. Rehabilitation Standard 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy
historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work shall be
differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and
proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment.
10. Rehabilitation Standard 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will 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.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 150326_VenueCafe_CohereSignageConcept (PDF)
2. 150326_VenueCafe_MarqueeSignageConcept (PDF)
3. 150326_VenueCafe_StudioCafeVenueDoorSignageConcept (PDF)
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Bandwidth Sign
(basic lighted cabinet w/
printed logo and text)
LARK DESIGN/BUILD
www.larkdesignbuild.com
ph: 970.682.5110
607 E 5th Street
Loveland, CO 80537
Properties Creations
252 Linden Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
attn: Kent Bradley
ph: (970) 581-2607
[new address] JEFFERSON FACADE IMPROVEMENT - Jefferson Business Signage Concept March 26, 2015
2.2.a
Packet Pg. 42
Attachment: 150326_VenueCafe_CohereSignageConcept (3028 : 254/256 Linden Street; Conceptual Review of Proposed Signs)
Lighted Cabinet
Marquee
(frosted acrylic)
Extruded Clip-in Le�ers
(black acrylic; movable)
Individual Le�ers
(lighted hollow aluminum;
w/ red 2-stripe LED “neon”)
“Artery Flourish”
(lighted hollow aluminum;
w/ red 2-stripe LED “neon”)
Aluminum Cabinet
(box aluminum; w/ 3-stripe LED
“neon” accents at edge, and near top)
LARK DESIGN/BUILD
www.larkdesignbuild.com
ph: 970.682.5110
607 E 5th Street
Loveland, CO 80537
Properties Creations
252 Linden Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
attn: Kent Bradley
ph: (970) 581-2607
254/256 LINDEN FACADE IMPROVEMENT - Corner Signage Concept March 26, 2015
2.2.b
Packet Pg. 43
Attachment: 150326_VenueCafe_MarqueeSignageConcept (3028 : 254/256 Linden Street; Conceptual Review of Proposed Signs)
Door Locators (typ.)
(basic lighted cabinet w/
black painted text)
Poster Cabinets (typ.)
(interior light; showing
rota�ng band, ar�st, and
event posters)
LARK DESIGN/BUILD
www.larkdesignbuild.com
ph: 970.682.5110
607 E 5th Street
Loveland, CO 80537
Properties Creations
252 Linden Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80524
attn: Kent Bradley
ph: (970) 581-2607
254/256 LINDEN FACADE IMPROVEMENT - Studio/Cafe/Venue Door Signage Concept March 26, 2015
2.2.c
Packet Pg. 44
Attachment: 150326_VenueCafe_StudioCafeVenueDoorSignageConcept (3028 : 254/256 Linden Street; Conceptual Review of Proposed Signs)