HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/01/2008 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 070, 2008, DESIGNA ITEM NUMBER: 16
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: July 1, 2008
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 070,2008,Designating the Poole House,309 East Locust Street,
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. 070, 2008, unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 3, 2008, designates the
Poole House, 309 East Locust Street,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: 23
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: June 3, 2008
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL SrFF: Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 070,2008,Designating the Poole House,309 East Locust Street,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 nice
example of the Minimal Traditi le hi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the property, Dale and Mary Eggleston, are initiating this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the property. The Poole House qualifies for individual Landmark
designation under Landmark Standard(3). The building embodies many distinctive characteristics
of the Minimal Traditional style with Craftsman elements like divided upper light windows and
exposed rafter tails. Popular during and after the economic depression of the 1930s, the Minimal
Traditional style of architecture rejected the steeper pitch and more decorative detailing of the Tudor
and Craftsman styles in favor of a more modest and practical design. Despite some alterations,the
Poole House retains enough significant features to be a compatible element of the Laurel School
National Register District and to qualify for recognition as a Fort Collins Landmark.
BACKGROUND
Although city directories menti the o e as 1928 is building permit has 1930 for the
date. Building permits also indicate a remodeling project of an unknown nature in 1936, the
construction of a fence in 1937, and roof work in 1943. Sometime between 1979 and 1995 the
attached garage was converted into an interior space. The outside walls have also been altered from
the original siding material to the current stucco. In 1997, Egress windows were added to the rear
side of the house, but do not interfere with the building's historic integrity. Despite some changes
to the building's exterior,the Poole house continues to embody the traits of its original construction
in the Minimal Traditional design.
June 3, 2008 -2- Item No. 23
Fred and Anna Poole were the first known residents at 309 East Locust Street. As an associate
professor at the Colorado Agricultural College,Fred Poole exemplified the middle-class professional
residents who formed the basis for the Laurel School National Register District neighborhood.In the
last several decades,students ratIrth4i p r C ie house as renters.The property
thus has a longstanding connec n to th nive ty n 72, oole House was sold to Dale and
Mary Eggleston, the current o ers set g L k Desig on.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Landmark Designation Nomination Form.
2. Landmark Preservation Commission Staff Report- March 12, 2008
3. Photos.
4. Resolution 6, 2008, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark
Designation of the Poole House.
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ORDINANCE NO. 070, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE POOLE HOUSE, 309 EAST LOCUST 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 Poole House has individual significance to Fort Collins
under Landmark Designation Standard (3), as a nice example of the Minimal Traditional style of
architecture 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 Poole House 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:
Lot 8, Resubdivision of Block 149, Fort Collins (also known as 309 East Locust
Street)
is hereby designated as a Fort Collins landmark pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins.
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 ofJune,
A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st of uly, 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