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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/05/2016 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 087, 2016, DESIGNATAgenda Item 7 Item # 7 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 5, 2016 City Council STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 087, 2016, Designating the Leo and Hilda Ritter Property, 720 West Oak 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 Leo and Hilda Ritter property located at 720 West Oak Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, Margaret M. Kool Dunn and Robert Louis Dunn 3rd, are initiating this request. The1925 Craftsman-style residence and detached garage are eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to their 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 Leo and Hilda Ritter Property is an excellent example of a Craftsman-style cottage and detached garage. Constructed in 1925, the residence exhibits many character-defining architectural features, including battered columns and piers on the offset front porch, a clipped gable roof, wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends, and the use of natural materials. The detached garage shares a similar, but simplified, version of the same Craftsman style. Alterations to the residence undertaken in 2008 are subordinate with compatible design and materials, and do not adversely impact the building’s overall integrity. The property is located on Block 280 in the Loomis Addition, a subdivision that includes a mixture of architectural forms and influences, many reflecting a vernacular quality. The Ritter Property is located within a row of eight Craftsman-influenced homes on the north side of the 700 block of West Oak Street, retaining the street’s overall historic character and pattern of development. 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 Agenda Item 7 Item # 7 Page 2 The Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. At a public hearing held on May 25, 2016, the Landmark Preservation Commission adopted a motion on a vote of 6-0 to recommend that City Council designate the Leo and Hilda Ritter Property as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Criterion C, and its exterior integrity based upon all seven aspects of integrity. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location map (PDF) 2. Landmark Designation Application and Owner's Consent (PDF) 3. Photos (PDF) 4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution 2, 2016 (PDF) W Oak St W Olive St S Grant Ave S Washington Ave N Grant Ave N Loomis Ave N Washington Ave Akin Ave S Loomis Ave Laporte Ave W Mountain Ave The Leo and Hilda Ritter Property © 720 W. Oak Street 1 inch = 201 feet Site ATTACHMENT 1 ATTACHMENT 2 ATTACHMENT 3 ATTACHMENT 4 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 087, 2016 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE LEO AND HILDA RITTER PROPERTY, 720 WEST OAK 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 May 25, 2016, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the Leo and Hilda Ritter Property located at 720 West Oak 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 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: SOUTH 115 FEET OF LOT 24, BLOCK 280, LOOMIS ADDITION, FORT COLLINS -2- 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 5th day of July, A.D. 2016, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of July, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of July, A.D. 2016. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk