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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/18/2016 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2016, DESIGNAAgenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 18, 2016 City Council STAFF Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 114, 2016, Designating the H. W. Schroeder Property Located at 419 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 4, 2016, designates the H. W. Schroeder property located at 419 Mathews Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, the Carol Johnson Trust and the John McGowan Trust, are initiating this request. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, October 4, 2016 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 114, 2016 (PDF) Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 4, 2016 City Council STAFF Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 114, 2016, Designating the H. W. Schroeder Property Located at 419 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. The purpose of this item is to designate the H. W. Schroeder property located at 419 Mathews Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, the Carol Johnson Trust and the John McGowan Trust, are initiating this request. The 1901 Queen Anne-style residence is eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to its historic integrity and significance to Fort Collins under Designation Standard B, Persons/Groups, and Standard C, Design/Construction. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The H. W. Schroeder Property is an excellent example of a Queen Anne-style residence. Constructed in 1901, the residence exhibits many character-defining architectural features, including the wrap around porch, pediment with sunburst-imbricated shingles, asymmetrical facade, and projecting gable ends. The detached garage is noncontributing due to its age. Undated alterations to the residence undertaken are subordinate with compatible design and do not adversely impact the building’s overall integrity. The H. W. Schroeder Property is located on the west side of the 400 block of Mathews Street, which has retained its overall historic character and pattern of development. The property is already listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Laurel School National Register Historic District. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS Recognition of this property as a Fort Collins Landmark enables its owners to qualify for local financial incentive programs available only to Landmark designated properties. Based upon research conducted by Clarion Associates, the property will likely see an increase in value following designation. Clarion Associates attributed this increase to the fact that current and future owners qualify for financial incentives; the appeal of owning a recognized historic landmark; and the assurance of predictability that design review offers. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 6 Item # 6 Page 2 BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) recommends that City Council designate the H.W. Schroeder property as a Fort Collins landmark. At a public hearing held on September 14, 2016, the Landmark Preservation Commission adopted a motion on a vote of 6-0 to recommend that City Council designate the H. W. Schroeder Property as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Standards B and C, and its exterior integrity based upon all seven aspects of integrity. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location map (PDF) 2. Landmark Designation application, with photos (PDF) 3. Staff report to Landmark Preservation Commission (PDF) 4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution 3, 2016 (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 114, 2016 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE H. W. SCHROEDER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 419 MATHEWS STREET, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARKPURSUANT 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 historic landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated September 14, 2016, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the H. W. Schroeder Property located at 419 Mathews Street in Fort Collins as more specifically described below (the “Property”) is eligible for Landmark designation for its high degree of exterior integrity, and for its significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Standard B (Persons/Groups) and Standard C (Design/Construction) as contained in Section 14-5(2)(c) of the City Code; and WHEREAS, the Commission has further determined that the 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 the 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 the Property as a landmark; and WHEREAS, designation of the Property as a landmark is necessary for the prosperity, civic pride, and welfare of the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: -2- LOT 4, BLOCK 134, FORT COLLINS be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code. Section 3. That alterations, additions and other changes to the buildings and structures located upon the Property will be reviewed for compliance with City Code Chapter 14, Article III, as currently enacted or hereafter amended. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of October, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of October, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of October, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk