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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/19/2017 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 125, 2017, DESIGNAAgenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 19, 2017 City Council STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 125, 2017, Designating the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, 1300 West Mountain 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 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 2017-017. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 5, 2017, designates the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, located at 1300 West Mountain Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, Anthony and Heather McNeill, have submitted this application requesting consideration of the property for such designation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, September 5, 2017 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 125, 2017 (PDF) Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 5, 2017 City Council STAFF Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 125, 2017, Designating the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, 1300 West Mountain 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 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 2017-017. The purpose of this item is to consider the designation of the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property, located at 1300 West Mountain Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, Anthony and Heather McNeill, have submitted this application requesting consideration of the property for such designation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard B, Persons/Groups, for its association with three prominent, twentieth-century Fort Collins citizens: Dr. Ira McCarty, Arthur C. Sheely, and Thomas F. Dreher; and under Standard C, Design/Construction, for its architectural significance as an excellent example of a Craftsman-style bungalow and for the outdoor fireplace constructed by Arthur Sheely. Significant historic resources consist of the Craftsman style brick residence, with brick planter boxes and details; the brick two-car garage; the wood-frame storage shed; and the interesting stone outdoor fireplace. Non-significant features include the backyard’s flagstone patio, brick and wood boundary fence, and landscaping. Ira McCarty was a prominent early dentist who was instrumental in the local professionalization of dentistry. He was also known for his association with the McCarty Barber Shop, a local business he started with his brother, Bert McCarty, which endured for more than a century. Arthur Sheely was the proprietor of the Sheely-Andrews Motor Company, and an influential member of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national levels. Sheely served as the Colorado Republican chairman in the 1940s and 1950s, and co-chaired Dwight Eisenhower’s second presidential campaign in Colorado. In the 1960s, Sheely also served as President of the Colorado State Board of Agriculture. Dreher was owner of the Dreher Pickle Company and served as its treasurer. Under his leadership, the company became a nationally recognized brand. The Dreher brothers also founded the original Jax Surplus business on North College Avenue in 1955. The property contains an excellent example of a Craftsman-style brick bungalow with intact character-defining features, including a low-pitched, multi-gabled roof with an intersecting cross gable, wide overhanging eaves, ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 2 wood shingles and knee braces under the gables, exposed shaped rafter tails, and bands of original 6-over-1 double hung windows. The brick material is of particular note: the primary blonde brick is complemented by red brick with an unusual random tooled finish, used to create contrast. The garage is also constructed of the same blonde and red brick. Other historic resources are the hand-built outdoor stone fireplace constructed by Art Sheely, and a work shed. 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. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its August 16, 2017, Regular Hearing, the Landmark Preservation Commission unanimously approved a motion recommending adoption of an ordinance by Council for landmark designation. PUBLIC OUTREACH The Landmark Preservation Commission held a public hearing on this item at its August 16, 2017, meeting. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) 2. Landmark Nomination Form (PDF) 3. Staff Report (PDF) 4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution 5, 2017 (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 125, 2017 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE MCCARTY/SHEELY/DREHER PROPERTY, 1300 WEST MOUNTAIN 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 August 16, 2017, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) has determined that the McCarty/Sheely/Dreher Property at 1300 West Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins as more specifically described in the legal description 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 (Person/Group) 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 desire to protect the historic buildings and structures from all but minor alterations; 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 1, BLOCK 2, SWETTS 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 September, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of September, A.D. 2017. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Chief Deputy City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of September, A.D. 2017. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk