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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/07/2020 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 149, 2019, DESIGNAAgenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 7, 2020 City Council STAFF Reyana Jones, Historic Preservation Specialist Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 149, 2019, Designating the Frank J. Ulrich Property, 516 Laporte 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(f) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2019, designates the Frank J. Ulrich property located at 516 Laporte Avenue as a Fort Collins Landmark. This is a voluntary designation at the property owner’s request. The property owner is 516 Laporte, LLC, of which Dale Eggleston is a member. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 17, 2019 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 149, 2019 (PDF) Agenda Item 8 Item # 8 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 17, 2019 City Council STAFF Reyana Jones, Historic Preservation Specialist Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner Brad Yatabe, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 149, 2019, Designating the Frank J. Ulrich Property, 516 Laporte 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(f) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064. The purpose of this item is to designate the Frank J. Ulrich property located at 516 Laporte Avenue as a Fort Collins Landmark. This is a voluntary designation at the property owner’s request. The property owner is 516 Laporte, LLC, of which Dale Eggleston is a member. The Landmark Preservation Commission unanimously recommends approving this landmark designation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Frank J. Ulrich Property is an unusual example of a Craftsman Bungalow. Constructed in 1924, the residence exhibits many character-defining architectural features, including exposed rafter ends, ribbon-coursed shingles in the gable ends, multi-light windows, and prominent front porch using natural materials. The detached garage is contributing to the property because it exhibits Craftsman architectural details similar to the house and for its association with the house’s first owner, Frank Ulrich. Alterations to the house and garage are minimal or are historic changes that occurred during the period of significance, and so do not damage the property’s overall historic integrity. Furthermore, the Frank J. Ulrich Property is located on the north side of the 500 block of Laporte Avenue, which has retained its historic character and residential 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. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At a public hearing held on November 20, 2019, the Landmark Preservation Commission unanimously adopted a motion on a vote of 7-0 to recommend that City Council designate this property based on its significance under Standard 3, Architecture, and its exterior integrity based upon all seven aspects of integrity established by the National Park Service. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 8 Item # 8 Page 2 PUBLIC OUTREACH A public hearing on this item was held at the November 20, 2019, meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location map (PDF) 2. Application (PDF) 3. Staff Report (PDF) 4. Photos (PDF) 5. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 5 (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 149, 2019 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE FRANK J. ULRICH PROPERTY, 516 LAPORTE 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 City Code Section 14-1, the City Council has established a public policy encouraging the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of historic landmarks within the City; and WHEREAS, by resolution adopted on November 20, 2019, the Landmark Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) determined that the Frank J. Ulrich Property at 516 Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins, as more specifically described in the legal description below (the “Property”), is eligible for landmark designation pursuant to City Code Chapter 14, Article II, for the property’s high degree of all seven standards of integrity under City Code Section 14- 22(b)(1-7), and for its significance to Fort Collins under Landmark standard of significance 3 (Design/Construction), contained in City Code Section 14-22(a)(3); and WHEREAS, the Commission further determined that designation of the Property will advance the policies and purposes set forth in City Code Sections 14-1 and 14-2 in a manner and extent sufficient to justify designation; and WHEREAS, the Commission recommends that the City Council designate the Property as a Fort Collins landmark; and WHEREAS, the owner of the Property, 516 Laporte, LLC, of which Dale Eggleston is a member, has consented to such landmark designation and desires to protect the Property; 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 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: -2- COMMENCING 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF LOT 10, BLOCK 62, FORT COLLINS, WEST 40 FEET, NORTH 165 FEET, EAST 40 FEET, AND SOUTH 165 FEET, ALSO KNOWN BY STREET AND NUMBER AS 516 LAPORTE AVENUE, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER, STATE OF COLORADO be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with City Code Chapter 14. 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 IV, as currently enacted or hereafter amended. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of December, A.D. 2019, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of January, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of January, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk