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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/07/2014 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2014, DESIGNAgenda Item 4 Item # 4 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 7, 2014 City Council STAFF Josh Weinberg, City Planner SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 126, 2014, Designating the Bode Property, 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2014, designates the Bode Property at 220 Remington Street a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of the property, Colleen Scholz, initiated this request. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, September 16, 2014 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 126, 2014 (PDF) Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 16, 2014 City Council STAFF Josh Weinberg, City Planner SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 126, 2014, Designating the Bode Property, 220 Remington Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The owner of the property, Colleen Scholz, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation of the Bode Property at 220 Remington Street. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The property at 220 Remington Street is significant under Fort Collins Landmark Designation Standard C for embodying distinctive characteristics of an architectural type and period. Specifically, this intact and unmodified early twentieth century dwelling is locally significant as a noteworthy example of modest working class Vernacular Masonry architecture in Fort Collins. If its original date of 1884 is correct, it is one of the declining numbers of very early Fort Collins homes still extant. Its modifications appear to pre-date 1901 and are themselves significant components of the house, reflecting early architectural practices to enhance the utility of small dwellings. No evidence was found to indicate important associations with historic events, patterns of events, or important people. Its architectural importance is insufficient to qualify the property as individual eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or for Local Landmark designation. However, it is representative of early residential development on the east side of College Avenue and is one of several historic homes on the same block. FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS Recognition of 220 Remington Street 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 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 Standards (C), for its architectural significance to the city. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. Designation Application (PDF) 3. LPC Staff Report (PDF) 4. Photographs (PDF) 5. LPC Resolution (PDF) - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 126, 2014 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE BODE PROPERTY, 220 REMINGTON 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 landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by Resolution dated September 10, 2014, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the "Commission") has determined that the Bode Property, located at 220 Remington Street in Fort Collins (the “Property”) and as more specifically described below, has significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standard C for its architectural significance to Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the Commission has further determined that the Property meets the criteria of a landmark as set forth in Section 14-5 of the Code 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, Colleen Scholz, 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, known as the Bode Property, 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: A PORTION OF TRACT ONE OAKPARK P.U.D. SITUATE IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE SIXTH P.M., CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER. STATE OF COLORADO, WHICH, CONSIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE AS BEARING NOO°OO'OO" E AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO, IS CONTAINED - 2 - WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LINES WHICH BEGIN AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE WHICH BEARS SOO°OO'OO" E 196.18 FEET FROM NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE AND RUN THENCE N9O°OO'OO" E 140.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE, SOO°OO'OO" E 53.82 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE, N90°00'00" W 140.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT ONE; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT ONE, N00°00'00'' E 53.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark according to City Code Chapter 14. Section 3. 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 City Code. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of September, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of October, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of October, A.D. 2014. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk