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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/03/2014 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 078, 2014, DESIGNAgenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 3, 2014 City Council STAFF Josh Weinberg, City Planner SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 078, 2014, Designating the Landblom Property, 116 North Pearl Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on May 20, 2014, designates the Landblom Property at 116 North Pearl Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of the property, Kenneth and Michele Christensen, are initiating this request. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, May 20, 2014 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 078, 2014 (PDF) Agenda Item 13 Item # 13 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY May 20, 2014 City Council STAFF Josh Weinberg, City Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 078, 2014, Designating the Landblom Property, 116 North Pearl Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owners of the property, Kenneth and Michele Christensen, are initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the Landblom Property at 116 North Pearl Street. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The residence at 116 Pearl Street is a great Fort Collins example of a one-story Craftsman style residence and is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark due to its distinctive architectural characteristics under Designation Standard 3. This detailed house exhibits exceptional features of the Craftsman architectural style, constructed during the height of the style’s popularity in Fort Collins. The building’s distinctive features include varying colors of brick, exposed roof elements, prominent front entry, divided light windows, and substantial front porch. Additionally, the building is significant under Designation Standard 2 for its association with Mrs. A.E. "Nellie" Landblom, an early professor of Mathematics and a Research Statistician at Colorado A & M (now Colorado State University). FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS Recognition of 116 North Pearl Street as a Fort Collins Landmark enables its owners to qualify for federal, state and local financial incentive programs available only to designated properties. Additionally, based upon research conducted by Clarion Associates, the property would see an increase in value following designation. Clarion Associates attributed this increase to the fact that future owners also qualify for the financial incentives; the perception that designated properties are better maintained; the appeal of owning a recognized historic landmark; and the assurance of predictability that design review offers. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Landmark Preservation Commission recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. At a public hearing held on April 9, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standards (2) and (3), for association with a prominent Fort Collins individual and its architectural significance to the city. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 13 Item # 13 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. Designation Application (PDF) 3. Owner Agreement (PDF) 4. Staff Report (PDF) 5. LPC Resolution 2, 2014 (PDF) 6. Photographs (PDF) - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 078, 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE LANDBLOM PROPERTY, 116 NORTH PEARL 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 April 9, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Landblom Property has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Standards (2) and (3) for its association with Mrs. A.E. "Nellie" Landblom and as its distinctive architectural characteristics with a high level of historic integrity; 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, Kenneth and Michele Christensen, 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 Landblom Property, 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 7, Hensel's Subdivision in the City of Fort Collins, Together with portions of vacated alleys adjoining said Lot on the South and East as vacated by Ordinance No. 147, 1977, recorded March 29, 1978 in Book 1845 at Page 89, Together with all that portion of vacated alleys adjoining Lots 2 and 3, Hensel's Subdivision, as conveyed by Deed recorded August 20, 1992 at Reception No. 92050690 and at Reception No. 92050691, and Together with the South Half of the vacated alley adjoining Lot 1, Hensel's Subdivision, as vacated by Ordinance No. 147, 1977, recorded March 29, 1978 in Book 1845 at Page 89, County of Larimer, State of Colorado. be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark according to City Code Chapter 14. - 2 - 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 City Code of Fort Collins. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of May, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of June, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of June, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk