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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/01/2015 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 102, 2015, DESIGNAAgenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 1, 2015 City Council STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 102, 2015, Designating the Schlichter/Akin/Smith Property, 1312 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 18, 2015, designates the Schlichter/Akin/Smith Property at 1312 South College Avenue as a Fort Collins landmark. The owner of the property, MaOlPh LLC, is initiating this request. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, August 18, 2015 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 102, 2015 (PDF) Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY August 18, 2015 City Council STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 102, 2015, Designating the Schlichter/Akin/Smith Property, 1312 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of the property, MaOlPh LLC, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the Schlichter/Akin/Smith Property at 1312 South College Avenue. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Schlichter/Akin/Smith Property at 1312 South College Avenue qualifies for Fort Collins Landmark designation under Designation Standards A, B, and C. Under Standard A, this property is eligible for the story it tells of Fort Collins during the early 1920s, a time when wealth and social status was reflected in the architecture of the era. This property is also eligible under Standard B for its association with prominent individuals in Fort Collins history: L.C. Moore, Edwin A. Schlichter, and Harris Akin. Finally, the property is additionally eligible for recognition under Standard C as an excellent example of Italian Renaissance architecture, which was popular during the first three decades of the twentieth century. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS Recognition of 1312 South College Avenue 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 likely 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 (LPC) recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. At a public hearing held on September 10, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission voted to recommend designation of this property under Designation Standard (C), for its architectural significance to the city. On July 16, 2015, the contract purchaser acquired the property, and wishes to have the landmark designation finalized. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. Site Map (PDF) 2. Landmark Designation Application (PDF) 3. Staff Report (PDF) 4. Photographs (PDF) 5. Special Warranty Deed (PDF) 6. LPC Resolution No. 7, 2014 (PDF) - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 102, 2015 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE SCHLICHTER/AKIN/SMITH PROPERTY 1312 SOUTH COLLEGE 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 historic landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated September 10, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the Schlichter/Akin/Smith Property located at 1312 South College Avenue 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 A (Events) as contained in Section 14- 5(2)(a) of the City Code, B (Persons/Groups) as contained in Section 14-5(2)(b) of the City Code, and under Landmark 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 owner of the Property has 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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by the City Council as findings of fact. Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: Lots 3 and 4, Block 2, L.C. Moore’s First Addition be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code. - 2 - Section 3. That the criteria in City Code Section 14-48 as they may from time to time be amended, will serve as the standards by which 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. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day of August, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of September, A.D. 2015. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 1st day of September, A.D. 2015. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk