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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/15/2009 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 089, 2009, DESIGNA ITEM NUMBER: 8 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: September 15, Zoos FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Karen McWilliams SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No.089,2009,Designating the Paramount Cottage Camp, 1544 West Oak.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. 089,2009,unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 1,2009,designates the Paramount Cottage Camp, 1544 West Oak Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of the property, Maureen Plotnicki and Stephen Weber, are initiating this request. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary- September 1, 2009. (w/o original attachments) j ATTACHMENT 1 ITEM NUMBER: 13 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: September 1, 2009 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Karen McWilliams SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance Nor089;-2009 -De gnating,the-Paramount Cottage Camp, 1544 West Oak Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to;Chapter 14 of the City Code. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. The Landmark Preservation Commission, in a public hearing on August 5, 2009, unanimously approved a resolution recommending designation of this property under Landmark Standards 1 and 3, for its historical and architectural importance to Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY P V The owners of the property, Maureen Plotnicki and Stephen Weber, are initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the property at 1544 West Oak Street,historically called the Paramount Cottage Camp. The property has individual significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Preservation Standard 1, as a locally rare, representative example of the tourist camp industry in Colorado,utilized to promote tourism and community growth;-and Standard 3,as an intact example of a cottage camp, embodying the distinctive characteristics of this unique property type. Built in a vernacular architectural style typical of tourist camps, the two mirror-image cottage camp buildings retain good integrity. The owners are applying for a State Historical ajnt to reha'"bilitate the buildings by installing a new roof, removing the siding�tto eexposeand:estore the original clapboard siding, restoring the original windows and window boxes on the front elevations, and reconstructing the cottage camp sign with an historical description. The City's Advance Planning Department is sponsoring the grant. BACKGROUND With the advent of the automobiile,--auto t ruringlbe camecpopular nationwide. In the fall of 1928,two buildings,each with eight connected units,were c onstI ru ed a l 544 West Oak Street to supplement the popular camping facilities located in City Park. iDue in large part to recreational advertisements circulated nationwide,tourists were:drawn to.Fort C-othns from11•1 across the country,and City Park became a noted recreation destination. The popularity of auto tourism and camping led Robert W. September 1, 2009 -2- Item No. 13 Lampton, the City's concessionaire for the City Park Campground, to advocate the construction of camping cottages. These would allow campers to enjoy all of the recreational opportunities Fort Collins and Northern Colorado had to offer without the need to "rough it" in a tent or automobile. Two buildings were constructed jointly by Mr. Lampton and the City of Fort Collins, each housing eight cottages,enabling tourists to drive their automobiles right up to the door of their unit. Named the Paramount Cottage Camp,this tourist camp was advertised widely in promotional literature for Fort Collins. The Paramount Cottage Camp operated for nearly twenty years. The tourist camp business likely ended, and the cottages were rented to more permanent residents, by the late 1940s or early 1950s, with the advent of recreational vehicles. Records show that by 1970, the cottages had been turned into apartments�The proper,y siillr'retains he'historic feel of the cottage camp industry,as demonstrated by photographic evidenceILml )the 1930s. Each of the two mirror-image, rectangular shaped, one-story, wood bui�l�dmgs/retains its original band of connected cottages. Significantly, the historic patte�of a drive-up cottage remains. ATTACHMENTS 1. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form 2. Photos of 1544 West Oak 3. Resolution 1, 2009, Landmark Preservation Commission,, Recommending Fort Collins Landmark Designation of the PPara unt Cottage Caam /1544 West Oak Street. 4. Landmark Preservation Commission ommissio\, n mi ut��Augus�5/2009 ORDINANCE NO. 089, 2009 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE PARAMOUNT COTTAGE CAMP, 1544 WEST OAK STREET, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE CITY CODE 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 historic landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated August 5, 2009, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Paramount Cottage Camp has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Preservation Standard (1), as a locally rare, representative example of the tourist camp industry in Colorado; and Standard (3), as an intact example of a cottage camp, embodying the distinctive characteristics of this unique property type; and WHEREAS,the Commission has further determined that said property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in City Code Section 14-5 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 Paramount Cottage Camp, 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: LOTS 16 AND 17 of BLOCK 5, SCOTT-SHERWOOD ADDITION also known as 1544 West Oak Street be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code. Section 2. That the criteria.in City Code Section 14-48 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 City Code Chapter 14, Article 111. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of September, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of September, A.D. 2009. r Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of September, A.D. 2009. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk