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Home My WebLink About10/14/2020 - Landmark Preservation Commission - Agenda - Work SessionPage 1 Meg Dunn, Chair Meeting to be conducted remotely. Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair See below for instructions on how Mollie Bredehoft, Co-Vice Chair to attend online or by phone. Michael Bello Kurt Knierim Elizabeth Michell Kevin Murray Staff Liaison: Anne Nelsen Karen McWilliams Vacant Seat Historic Preservation Manager Work Session October 14, 2020 5:30 PM Landmark 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 Landmark 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/96309435724. (Using earphones will greatly improve your audio). Keep yourself on muted status. JOIN BY PHONE: Please dial 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID 963 0943 5724. 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 October 21, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission regular meeting will be held remotely and not in-person. Information on remotely participating in the October 21, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission regular meeting is contained in the agenda for the October 21, 2020 meeting available at https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/landmark- preservation.php. 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 to kmcwilliams@fcgov.com at least 24 hours prior to the October 21, 2020 meeting. 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 Landmark 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. Video of the meeting will be broadcast at 1:30 p.m. the following day through the Comcast cable system on Channel 14 or 881 (HD). Please visit http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/ for the daily cable schedule. The video will also be available for later viewing on demand here: http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/video-archive.php. •CALL TO ORDER •ROLL CALL •REVIEW OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 AT 5:30 P.M. VIA ZOOM (Please see the agenda for the October 21, 2020 meeting for information on how to join that meeting.) CONSENT 1.CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 DISCUSSION 2.REPORT ON STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS FOR DESIGNATED PROPERTIES 3.TENNEY COURT NORTH AND WEST OAK STREET ALLEYS CONCEPTUAL REVIEW 4.126 S. WHITCOMB ST: APPEAL OF STAFF DECISION ON DESIGN REVIEW 5.237/243 JEFFERSON CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REVIEW 6.ADOPTION OF THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION’S 2021 WORK PLAN •BOARD TOPICS 1.DOE Training (Bulletin #15 & Local Survey) 2.LPC Work Plan Progress & Priorities •OTHER BUSINESS •ADJOURNMENT Board Topic 1, Page 1 DATE: STAFF: October 14, 2020 Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner WORK SESSION ITEM 1 Landmark Preservation Commission SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION Evaluating Landmarks – Best practices and methods EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is a presentation and discussion about federal, state, and local guidance about how to determine whether properties are eligible for historic designation. This will include a discussion of how to determine significance and how to evaluate historic integrity within the framework of a property’s significance. Supporting topics will include assessing the importance of setting, location, geographic context, etc., in how properties are evaluated for historic designation. Staff will facilitate a discussion with the Commission regarding this topic and is seeking questions to clarify appropriate methodology on this topic. ATTACHMENTS 1. Staff Presentation 2. Staff guidance to City consultants 3. NR Bulletin 15, available online, here: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB- 15_web508.pdf 1 Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission 10.14.2020 Work Session Training Evaluating Eligibility for Landmark Status Purpose of Training •Clarify how we determine properties eligible for Landmark status • Answer questions from the LPC about this process • Empower the LPC to review & scrutinize eligibility determinations and new Landmark nominations in a manner consistent with best practices 2 1 2 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Purpose of Landmarking Properties •“the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of sites, structures, objects and districts of historic, architectural, archeological, or geographic significance, located within the City, are a public necessity and are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people” - Municipal Code 14-1(a) • Ongoing process of telling the community’s story 3 HOW Do We Determine Eligibility? • Guided by: • NR Bulletin #15 • Guidance document to consultants on Local Landmarking • Linear process of questioning: • Is the property significant? • If so, does it retain integrity? • This depends on when, where, and why the property is important • In most cases, if there’s no verifiable evidence to establish significance, it’s usually not eligible 4 3 4 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Linear Process Significance 1. Events 2. Persons/Groups 3. Design/Construction 4. Information Potential 5 *Section 14-22, ““Standards for determining the eligibility of sites, structures, objects and districts for designation as Fort Collins landmarks or landmark districts.” Integrity (7 Aspects) 1. Design 2. Materials 3. Workmanship 4. Location 5. Setting 6. Feeling 7. Association Integrity Exercise 6 5 6 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Standard 1 - Events • Significance: • Specific event • Pattern of events • Period of significance varies significantly • Integrity – varies heavily, but usually most important: • Location • Setting • Materials • Design (overall) • Important to focus on character- defining features 7 Standard 2 – Persons/Groups • Significance: • Primary location where important work was done • For individuals, typically includes a residence as well (local only) • Period of significance is tied to person or group • Integrity – important aspects: • Location • Setting • Materials • Design (overall) • Important to focus on character-defining features 8 7 8 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Standard 3 – Design/Construction • Significance: • Architectural style/type • Work of a master builder/architect • Style/type of construction • Period of significance is usually date of construction • Integrity – varies heavily, but usually most important: •Design • Materials • Workmanship • Feeling & Setting (sometimes) • Important to focus on character-defining features 9 Standard 4 – Information Potential • Significance: • Usually an archaeological site • Information from the site must be important. • Integrity – important aspects: • Location • Design (is the site “deposition” intact?) • Materials (the artifacts) • Association 10 9 10 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Location & Setting • Location – when does it matter?: • A factor in most assessments, but importance varies • Less important for Standard 3 Design/Construction unless the design directly responds to the location • Setting – when does it matter and what matters?: • Setting on-site? • Important landscape features, trees, etc. • Setting off-site? • General character • Type and scale of development 11 LPC Questions? • Will revisit this topic as needed • What questions/clarifications do Commission members have? 12 11 12 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 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 Updated March 2020 Planning, Development & Transportation Approved Third-Party Historic Survey Consultants Clerestory Preservation Erika Warzel (303) 847-5108/info@clerepres.com Humstone Consulting Mary Humstone 4420 Bingham Hill Road Fort Collins, CO 80521 humstone@gmail.com Retrospect Jason Marmor 1031 East 4th Street, Unit B Loveland, CO 80537 (970) 219-9155/ Jason.marmor@yahoo.com Front Range Research Associates, Inc. Tom and Laurie Simmons 3635 West 46th Avenue Denver, CO 80211 (303) 477-7597/frraden@msn.com Tatanka Historical Associates Ron Sladek P.O. Box 1909 Fort Collins, CO 80522 (970) 221-1095/ tatanka@verinet.com BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Board Topic 2, Page 1 DATE: STAFF: October 14, 2020 Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Manager WORK SESSION ITEM 2 Landmark Preservation Commission SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION LPC 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 LPC adopted the attached 2020 work plan at its October 16, 2019 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 2020 Work Plan City of ktColli� Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue DATE: TO: CC: P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.2740 970.224.6134-fax fcgov.com MEMORANDUM October 16, 2019 Susan Gutowsky, Council Liaison Darin Atteberry, City Manager Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk n,rfL,{>-FROM: Meg Dunn, Chair, Landmark Preservation Commission Landmark Preservation Commission 2020 Work Plan RE: Overview of the Landmark Preservation Commission (Est 1968): •Federally authorized Certified Local Government (CLG} since 1991. CLG status: o Authorizes LPC to administer state and federal preservation regulations, notably Section 106 Review and Compliance for all projects with federal licensing, permitting, or funding. Ex: MAX bus system, Linden Street improvements, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG}, flood mitigation, telecommunications. o Enables residents to participate in the 20% Colorado State Tax Credit program. o Provides a dedicated pool of grant funding: Fort Collins has received over $200,000 in CLG grants for training, surveys, building preservation, and community education and outreach. o Requires enforcement of appropriate state and local legislation for the designation and protection of historic properties, consistent with the Secretary of Interior's Standards. o Requires on-going survey of historic resources. •Nine-member board, at least 40% of whom must have professional expertise in the fields of historic preservation, architectural history, architecture, archaeology, or closely related fields: o Commission professional expertise includes: Architecture (Nelson, Paecklar, Simpkins); Landscape Architecture (Bredehoft); Archeology (Gensmer); Finance (Bello); Historic Preservation (Murray, Wallace); and Education (Dunn). •Final decision-maker on: o Requests for alterations to properties designated on the National Register, Colorado State Register, and as Fort Collins Landmarks o Determinations of eligibility for Fort Collins Landmark designation o Allocation of Landmark Rehabilitation Loan funds •Makes recommendations: o To Council on Fort Collins Landmark designations; o To the Colorado State Review Board on nominations to the National and State Register o To Decision Makers on compatibility of developments adjacent to historic properties •Advises Council on the identification and significance of historic resources, threats to their preservation, and methods for their protection •Advises Council and staff about policies, incentives and regulations for historic preservation. BOARD TOPIC 3, ATTACHMENT 1 BOARD TOPIC 4, ATTACHMENT 1 BOARD TOPIC 4, ATTACHMENT 1