HomeMy WebLinkAbout011 - 05/03/2022 - DESIGNATING THE MAXWELL ROCK HOUSE, 1433 SOUTH OVERLAND TRAIL, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO AS A FORT COLL 1 Ordinance Postponed Indefinitely on Second Reading
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ORDINANCE NO. 011, 2022
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE MAXWELL ROCK HOUSE, 1433 SOUTH OVERLAND TRAIL,
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 adoption of Resolution 5-2021 after a hearing held at its meeting on
December 15, 2021, the Historic Preservation Commission (the “Commission”) determined that
the Maxwell Rock House, 1433 South Overland Trail, 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 significance to Fort Collins
under Standard of Significance 2, Persons/Groups as a reflection of the significant contributions
of Paul and Emerald Maxwell to the social and agricultural history of what is now west Fort
Collins, and under Standard of Significance 3, Design/Construction as a significant and rare
surviving example of a stone masonry farm house in the Fort Collins area, contained in City
Code Section 14-22(a)(1) and 14-22(a)(3) and strong integrity under all seven standards of
integrity under City Code Section 14-22(b)(1-7); 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 Historic Preservation Commission (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
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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:
THAT PORTION OF TRACT A, THE PONDS AT OVERLAND TRAIL, FIRST FILING, LARIMER COUNTY
PARCEL #9717406001 THAT IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH,
RANGE 69 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, LARIMER
COUNTY, COLORADO, THE SAID TRACT IS ALSO LOCATED IN TRACT A OF THE PLAT OF THE
PONDS AT OVERLAND TRAIL FIRST FILING, A PLAT OF RECORD WITH THE CLERK AND
RECORDER OF LARIMER COUNTY, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
CONSIDERING THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17 AS BEARING
NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST BETWEEN A 2. 5 11 ALUMINUM CAP
MONUMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 17 AND A 2. 5 11 ALUMINUM CAP
MONUMENT AT THE EAST QUARTER CORNER SECTION 17, BASED UPON GPS OBSERVATION
AND THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COORDINATE BASE, AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED
HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO;
COMMENCING AT THE SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 17; THENC E ALONG THE EAST
LINE OF THE SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 11
SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 387.61 FEET; THENCE LEAVING THE SAID EAST LINE,
NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 261.83 FEET TO TH E
TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES 18 MINUTES
42 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 42.68 FEET; THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 22 MINUTES
00 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 52.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 53 MINUTES
22 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 23.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 75 DEGREES 44 MINUTES
37 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 29.87 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 77 DEGREES 15 MINUTES
42 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 33.29 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 07 DEGREES 26 MINUTES
21 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 31.58 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 28 MINUTES
19 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 53.37 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 81 DEGREES 40 MINUTES
27 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 24.83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 64 DEGREES 46 MINUTES
53 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 29.15 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING
7232 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS
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.
Section 4. That in compliance with Section 14-36 of the City Code, the City shall,
within fifteen days of the effective date of this Ordinance, record among the real estate records of
the County Clerk and Recorder a certified copy of this Ordinance designating the property.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day of
January, A.D. 2022, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd of May, A.D. 2022.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 3rd of May, A.D. 2022.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk