HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/01/2008 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 071, 2008, DESIGNA ITEM NUMBER: 17
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: July 1, 2008
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 071, 2008, Designating the H. H. Hale House and Detached
Garage,529 South Whitcomb,as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ordinance No. 071, 2008, unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 3, 2008, designates the
H. H. Hale House and Detached Garage, 529 South Whitcomb, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The
owners of the property, Dale and Mary Eggleston, are initiating this request.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - June 3, 2008.
(w/o original attachments)
ATTACHMENT 1
ITEM NUMBER: 24
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: June 3, 2008
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Sj;AFF: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 071,2008,Designating the H.H.Hale House and Detached Garage,
529 South Whitcomb, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
At a public hearing held on March 13, 2008, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted to
recommend designation of this property as a landmark for its significance to Fort Collins as a very
nice example of the Mediterrane ai ar t tylg-
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the property, Dale and Mary Eggleston, are initiating this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the property. The Hale House and Detached Garage qualify for individual
Landmark designation under Landmark Standard(3). The buildings on the property embody many
distinctive characteristics of the Mediterranean Renaissance architectural style of the early twentieth
century.The house's flat roof with castellated parapets and heavy tile combines with its stucco walls,
arched windows,and arched porch entrance to represent a relatively unaltered example of this form
of construction. Popular in Colorado during the 1920s,homes of this style are relatively uncommon
in Fort Collins.
BACKGROUND
Built in 1925 by H. H. Hale,atildicng�c tract e H eat one time featured a decorative
classically styled rounded fron u ort b lassical c umns. City records do not indicate
when this feature was removed from the house,but material found at the Fort Collins Museum does
provide the exact nature of its dimensions, removing the need for any guesswork in future
rehabilitation efforts.Building permits also indicate that a basement entrance was added on the rear
right side of the house in 1943. The main structure and its accompanying garage,also built in 1925,
do not appear significantly altered in other ways.
June 3, 2008 -2- Item No. 24
In 1927, Seymour Bellairs and his wife purchased the home from the Hales. City records show that
the Paul Corey family owned the home from 1932-33,but it has not been determined how long they
resided in the house. Marion Bradford owned the home in 1943 when the basement entrance was
added. In the late 1940s,the pro as ld C Nho
Hutchins who were the owners
until 1963 when Warren E. G and h s ife G e ev a house.This is the last recorded
transaction until 1994 when M� true s d theto Dale and Mary Eggleston, the
current owners seeking Landm sign .
ATTACHMENTS
1. Landmark Designation Nomination Form.
2. Landmark Preservation Commission Staff Report- March 12, 2008
3. Photos.
4. Resolution 7, 2008, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark
Designation for the H. H. Hale House and Detached Garage.
ORDINANCE NO. 071, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE H. H. HALE HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE, 529 SOUTH
WHITCOMB STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14-2 of the City Code,the City Council has established a
public policy encouraging the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of landmarks within the
City; and
WHEREAS,by Resolution dated March 13,2008,the Landmark Preservation Commission
(the "Commission")has determined that the H. H.Hale House and Detached Garage has individual
significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standard(3),as a very nice example of the
Mediterranean Renaissance architectural style in Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS,the Commission has further determined that said property meets the criteria of
a landmark as set forth in Section 14-5 of the Code and is eligible for designation as a landmark,and
has recommended to the City Council that said property be designated by the City Council as a
landmark; and
WHEREAS,the owners of the property have consented to such landmark designation; and
WHEREAS, such landmark designation will preserve the property's significance to the
community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation of the Commission and
desires to approve such recommendation and designate said property as a landmark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the property known as the H. H. Hale House and Detached Garage and the
adjacent lands upon which the historical resources are located, in the City of Fort Collins,Larimer
County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit:
The North 43.88 Feet of the South 87.76 Feet of Lots 15 & 16,Block 3, West Lawn
Subdivision, Fort Collins (also known as 529 South Whitcomb Street)
is hereby designated as a Fort Collins Landmark pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins. In addition to the historic house,the property also contains a historic detached garage.
An integral part of the home's architectural character, this detached garage is a part of this
designation.
Section 2. That the criteria contained in Section 14-48 of the City Code will serve as the
standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to the buildings and structures
located upon the above described property will be reviewed for compliance with Chapter 14,
Article III, of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 3rd day of June,
A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on the 1 st day ly, A.D. 2008.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 1 st day of July, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk