HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/19/2013 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2013, DESIGNADATE: February 19, 2013
STAFF: Josh Weinberg
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 10
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2013, Designating the Zimmerman Property, 712 Dartmouth Trail, as a Fort
Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 5, 2013, designates the Zimmerman Property,
712 Dartmouth Trail, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The property owners, Jason Franikowski and Jennifer Haussmann,
are initiating this request.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - February 5, 2013
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DATE: February 5, 2013
STAFF: Josh Weinberg
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 20
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2013, Designating the Zimmerman Property, 712 Dartmouth Trail, as a Fort
Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The owners of the property, Jason Franikowski and Jennifer Haussmann, are initiating this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the Zimmerman Property, 712 Dartmouth Trail. The property is eligible for designation as
a Landmark under Designation Standard 3, as an excellent representation of late 1960s Ranch-style architecture in
Fort Collins.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Constructed in 1967, the residence displays many character defining features of the Ranch architectural style,
including a low-pitched roof with wide overhanging eaves and broad, low, front-facing gables, prominent garage,
contrasting materials, decorative wooden porch supports, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
The open interior plan, low and linear shape, and minimal detail of the Ranch styles caught the attention of post-World
War II society. The simplistic form represented the postwar fascination with the American West and also allowed for
standardization in the construction process. Within the context of the Cold War, the overall protective form of the
Ranch style house – with low-pitched roofs and wide overhanging eaves – combined with the secluded nature of
suburban neighborhoods of cul-de-sacs and irregular patterned streets, appealed to American families that sought
solace from perceived Communist threats. Decorative traditional elements, such as decorative porch supports or
shutters, were also common and were loosely based on Spanish or English precedents. Attached and focal garages
became an integral part of this style as reliance on streetcars and buses for personal transportation was reduced with
the availability of the automobile. As the building period of the style progressed into the 1960s, garages became more
prominent than in earlier examples. Additionally, picture windows and porches in the front, along with sliding glass
doors in the rear, provided occupants of Ranch homes with opportunities to embrace the serene and safe
surroundings of their secluded, planned, and controlled suburban environment.
Oriented to the south and centered on a large lot with grassy front and rear yards, this spacious Ranch style home
rests on a concrete foundation. The majority of the primary (southern) elevation of this U-shaped house features
blonde, nearly white brick, while the garage and remaining elevations are clad in board and batten siding. The roof
is predominantly side gabled with two intersecting front gabled elements on each end, which comprise the overall U-
shape of the building. The westernmost brick element contains living space and the easternmost is a dominant garage
that protrudes more than the western front gabled element. Eaves are boxed and feature wide overhangs.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
At a public hearing held on January 7, 2013, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted unanimously to
recommend designation of this property under Designation Standard (3), as an excellent representation of late 1960s
Ranch-style architecture in Fort Collins.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Map
2. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form and Agreement
3. Staff Report
4. Photos
5. Resolution 3, 2013, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark Designation of the
Zimmerman Property at 712 Dartmouth Trail
ORDINANCE NO. 017, 2013
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE ZIMMERMAN PROPERTY, 712 DARTMOUTH TRAIL,
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 January 16, 2013, the Landmark Preservation Commission
(the "Commission") has determined that the Zimmerman Property has significance to Fort Collins
under Landmark Designation Standard (3), as an excellent example of later 1960s Ranch-style
residential 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 City 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, Jason E. and Jennifer R. Haussmann, 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
wishes 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 Zimmerman Property, and the adjacent lands
upon which the historical resource is located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado,
described as follows, to wit:
Lot 81, Indian Hills Subdivision, Fifth Filing; Located in the Northeast Quarter of
Section 24, Township 7 North, Range 69 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian; City
of Fort Collins, County of Larimer, State of Colorado
be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with City Code Chapter 14.
Section 2. That the criteria 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 City
Code.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
February, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2013.
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Mayor
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2013.
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Mayor
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City Clerk