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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/19/2020 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 069, 2020, DESIGNAAgenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 1 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. 069, 2020, Designating the Horsley/Delta Zeta Property, 201 East Elizabeth 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 Horsley/Delta Zeta Property, 201 East Elizabeth Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Stephanie Walter, has a pending Landmark Rehabilitation Loan for which funds have been requested and obligated but cannot be released without the Landmark designation in place. The property is eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to its significance to Fort Collins under Designation Standards 1. Events, and 3. Design/Construction and its 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. 069, 2020 (PDF) Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 1 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. 069, 2020, Designating the Horsley/Delta Zeta Property, 201 East Elizabeth 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 Horsley/Delta Zeta Property, 201 East Elizabeth Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Stephanie Walter, is initiating this request. The property is eligible for recognition as a Landmark due to its significance to Fort Collins under Designation Standards 1. Events, and 3. Design/Construction and its historic integrity. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Horsley/Delta Zeta Property at 201 East Elizabeth is significant under both Standard 1 and Standard 3 for its historical and architectural importance. The property is a significant reflection of mid-twentieth century university fraternity and sorority life in Fort Collins, specifically as a well-preserved example of a residential property east of campus purchased by a sorority in 1945 and adapted for use as a sorority house. The property is also an excellent instance of a comparatively rare surviving example of Tudor Revival architecture in Fort Collins. Although the property has evolved over time, it has strong integrity to its historic use as a sorority house and retains its character-defining features as a Tudor-Revival style residence. 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 ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 2 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) unanimously adopted a motion to recommend that City Council designate the Horsley/Delta Zeta Property as a Fort Collins Landmark in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 14, based on the property’s significance under Standard 1, Events and 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 Application, with photos (PDF) 3. Photos (PDF) 4. Landmark Preservation Commission Resolution No. 1, 2020 (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 069, 2020 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING THE HORSLEY/DELTA ZETA PROPERTY, 201 EAST ELIZABETH 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 Horsley/Delta Zeta Property, 201 East Elizabeth 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 Standards of Significance 1, Events, and 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. -2- Section 2. That the Property located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit: Lot 2 and North 20 feet of Lot 3, Block 5, Crafts Re-subdivision; also known by street and number as 201 East Elizabeth 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. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of May, A.D. 2020. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk