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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/20/2011 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 175, 2011, DESIGNADATE: December 20, 2011 STAFF: Karen McWilliams AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 13 SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 175, 2011, Designating the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 6, 2011, designates the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of the property, Judith Goeke, is initiating this request. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - December 6, 2011 (w/o attachments) COPY COPY COPY COPY ATTACHMENT 1 DATE: December 6, 2011 STAFF: Karen McWilliams AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 23 SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 175, 2011, Designating the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of the property, Judith Goeke, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage at 160 Yale Avenue. The residence is eligible for designation as a Landmark under Designation Standard 3, for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. A 1950s Split-Level home, it is a early example of this housing type within Fort Collins, and exhibits a high level of physical integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, association, and feeling. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Constructed in 1958, this Split-Level home exhibits many character-defining features, including the one-and-one-half story form paired with a one-story bay; the central entry; window pattern; use of new types of exterior building materials; the use of decorative 4 x 10 and 4 x 12 purlins under the eaves; and two car attached garage. This housing type was marketed to families with older children and was designed to create zones for noisier living and service areas, such as the kitchen and TV room, and quieter activities, such as the living room, and sleeping areas. This home, like most Split-Levels, features a below grade basement with small slider windows. The upper story windows on the central bay indicate the bedrooms. The window and entry pattern on the non-garage bay support the existence of a living room, kitchen, and stairway located near the front door. The location of the two car garage in the separate bay on the facade gives this home a more sprawling appearance than most. The property at 160 Yale Avenue has been home to a number of local professionals over its fifty-three year history. The original owners were Marty F. Koolen, a pharmaceutical salesman for Pitman Moore, his wife Aletha, and their son, also Marty F. During the 1960s, dentist Cecil L. Bartlett and his wife Carolyn R. Bartlett, a registered nurse, lived in the house. From the 1970s to the mid 1990s, Delbert McGuire, his wife, Virginia, and their son, Delbert Jr., lived in the house. Delbert McGuire was responsible for establishing the Department of Journalism at Colorado State University. He died in 1993, and at that time his widow sold the home to Dennis R. and Julie Drake. The Drakes in turn sold the house to Amy L. and Mark A. Talbot in 1997. The current owner, Judith Goeke, purchased the home from Mark Talbot in 2005. A Licensed Professional Counselor, Ms. Goeke is a behavioral health and social service provider, with a specialization in mental health. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At a public hearing held on November 9, 2011, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standard (3), Architecture, as an early example of Split- Level Architecture in Fort Collins. ATTACHMENTS 1. Historic Landmark Designation Nomination Form and Agreement 2. Staff Report 3. Resolution 6, 2011, Landmark Preservation Commission, Recommending Landmark Designation of the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage at 160 Yale Avenue. 4. Photos ORDINANCE NO. 175, 2011 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE BARTLETT/GOEKE HOUSE AND ATTACHED GARAGE, 160 YALE AVENUE, 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 November 9, 2011, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage have significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standard (3), as an early example of the split-level housing type within Fort Collins, with a high level of physical 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 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 owner of the property has requested 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 Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached 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: All of Lot 67 and a Portion of Lot 66 in South College Heights Second Subdivision, Fort Collins, according to Plat filed November 10, 1955 in Plat Book 6, page 106 contained within boundary lines described as follows: Beginning at the most Westerly Front Corner of said Lot and running thence S 57 degrees 50 minutes East along the Southwesterly side line to the most Southerly corner of said Lot, and running thence N 25 degrees 10 minutes E 3.44 feet along the rear line of said Lot, thence N 58 degrees 19 minutes West 112.22 feet to the front line of said Lot, thence Southwesterly along said front line along the arc of a 297 feet radius curve to the right 2.51 feet, the long chord of which bears S 31 degrees 55.5 West 2.50 feet to the Point of Beginning, County of Larimer, State of Colorado be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter l4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. 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 Code of the City of Fort Collins Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of December, A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of December, A.D. 2011. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of December, A.D. 2011. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk