HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/03/2017 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO.141, 2016, DESIGNATAgenda Item 5
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 3, 2017
City Council
STAFF
Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No.141, 2016, Designating the Wilhelm Property Located at 717 and 717 ½
West Mulberry 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 December 20, 2016, designates the Wilhelm
Property, located at 717 and 717 ½ West Mulberry Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this
property, Housing Catalyst, formerly the Fort Collins Housing Authority, is initiating this request.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 20, 2016 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Ordinance No. 141, 2016 (PDF)
Agenda Item 9
Item # 9 Page 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 20, 2016
City Council
STAFF
Cassandra Bumgarner, Historic Preservation Planner
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No.141, 2016, Designating the Wilhelm Property Located at 717 and 717 ½ West
Mulberry 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 Wilhelm Property, located at 717 and 717 ½ West Mulberry Street,
as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Housing Catalyst, formerly the Fort Collins Housing
Authority, is initiating this request. The 1948 ranch-style residence and attached garage is eligible for
recognition as a landmark due to its historic integrity and significance to Fort Collins under Designation
Standard C, Design/Construction.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Wilhelm Property is an early example of a ranch-style residence with attached garage. Constructed in
1948, the residence exhibits character-defining architectural features, including the large, picture window,
attached garage on the façade, asymmetrical façade, boxed eaves, and low pitched roof. Alterations to the
residence undertaken are subordinate with compatible design and reversible.
Housing Catalyst has requested that the City of Fort Collins designate four of its properties as Fort Collins
Landmarks: 519 East Mulberry Street, 608 and 608 1/2 South Grant Avenue, 701 Mathews, and 717 and 717
1/2 West Mulberry Street. Housing Catalyst is proposing to sell several of its residential housing units, and to
apply the funds from the sales toward the acquisition of replacement units. As a federally funded entity,
Housing Catalyst is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to comply
with applicable federal regulations, including compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act. Upon review by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the subject properties were determined to
be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. As the sale of these eligible properties to
private individuals would result in the properties no longer being subject to federal oversight, the sale has been
determined to have an “adverse effect.” One way that the finding of adverse effect may be mitigated is for the
properties to become designated at the local level, and subject to local review. This solution will result in a
finding of no adverse effect on the sale of the properties, and complies with both SHPO and HUD regulations.
ATTACHMENT 1
Agenda Item 9
Item # 9 Page 2
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.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
This item will appear before the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) on December 14, 2016. The
results of the LPC meeting will be included in a read before memo to City Council on December 20, 2016.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location map (PDF)
2. Landmark Designation application, with photos (PDF)
3. Staff report to Landmark Preservation Commission (PDF)
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ORDINANCE NO. 141, 2016
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE WILHELM PROPERTY LOCATED AT
717 AND 717 1/2 WEST MULBERRY 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 historic landmarks
within the City; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution dated December 14, 2016, the Landmark Preservation
Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the Wilhelm Property located at 717 and
717 1/2 West Mulberry 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 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 its exterior integrity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the recommendation of the Commission and
desires to follow 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:
LOT 3, BLOCK 2, WEST LAWN, FORT COLLINS
be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code.
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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 20th day of
December, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of January, A.D.
2017.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd day of January, A.D. 2017.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk