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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY May 19, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner
Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner
Brad Yatabe, Legal
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 068, 2020, Designating the Brown-Gooding Property, 425 Mathews 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 Section 1(f) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064.
This item meets the following COVID-19 emergency priorities for being on the Council agenda:
• Priority 6 - Items that relate to funding, operation and business activities that the City must continue
despite the current crisis.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on May 5, 2020, designates the Brown Gooding
Property located at 425 Mathews Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, Sarah
Breseke and Wouter Montfrooij, have a pending Landmark Rehabilitation Loan for which funds have been
requested and obligated but cannot be released without the Landmark designation in place. The single-family
residence and garage are eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to their significance to Fort Collins under
Designation Standard 3, Design/Construction and their historic integrity.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, May 5, 2020 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Ordinance No. 068, 2020 (PDF)
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY May 5, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner
Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Planner
Brad Yatabe, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 068, 2020, Designating the Brown-Gooding Property, 425 Mathews 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 Section 1(f) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2019-064.
This item is coming to Council because it meets Priority 6: Items that relate to funding, operation and business
activities that the City must continue despite the current crisis. This property owner has a pending Landmark
Rehabilitation Loan for which funds have been requested and obligated but cannot be released without the
Landmark designation in place. Delay of this first reading and subsequent second reading would delay
construction activity at the property.
The purpose of this item is to designate the Brown Gooding Property located at 425 Mathews Street as a Fort
Collins Landmark. The owners of this property, Sarah Breseke and Wouter Montfrooij, are initiating this request.
The single-family residence and garage are eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to their significance to
Fort Collins under Designation Standard 3, Design/Construction and their historic integrity.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Brown-Gooding Property is an excellent example of brick “Free Classic” Queen Anne architecture in Fort
Collins, featuring a prominent curved front porch with a central, Classically-styled dormer above. The home is
also among the most prominent surviving examples of the work of master craftsman Herman Schroeder, a
significant builder and carpenter who arrived in Fort Collins in 1878 and constructed or worked on buildings of
all types, mostly in downtown or to its south and east. Late-Victorian styling, red brick walls, and ornate wood
detailing especially on porches, were indicative of Schroeder’s work in the community. The property at 425
Mathews is among the most significant and best preserved of his residential projects.
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
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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
At its January 15, 2020 meeting, the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) adopted a motion on a vote of
7-0 (1 recusal) to recommend that City Council designate the Brown-Gooding Property as a Fort Collins
Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Standard
3, Design/Construction and its exterior integrity based upon all seven aspects of integrity.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Public outreach was limited to interaction with the property owner and presentation/approval at a regular session
of the Landmark Preservation Commission.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location map (PDF)
2. Landmark Designation Application (PDF)
3. Photos (PDF)
4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 2, 2020 (PDF)
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ORDINANCE NO. 068, 2020
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE BROWN-GOODING PROPERTY,
425 MATHEWS 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 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 January 15, 2020, the Landmark Preservation
Commission (the “Commission”) determined that the Brown-Gooding Property, 425 Mathews
Street, 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 the property’s significance to Fort Collins under Standard of Significance 3,
Design/Construction, contained in City Code Section 14-22(a)(1) and 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 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:
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Lot 2, Block 134, Fort Collins;
also known by street and number as 425 Mathews Street,
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 5th
day of May, A.D. 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of May, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of May, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk