HomeMy WebLinkAbout068 - 07/01/2008 - DESIGNATING THE MYERS HOUSE, 902 MATHEWS STREET, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14 O ORDINANCE NO. 068, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE MYERS HOUSE, 902 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 Section 14-2 of the City Code, the City Council has established a
public policy encouraging the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of landmarks within the
City; and
WHEREAS,by Resolution dated March 13,2008,the Landmark Preservation Commission
(the"Commission")has determined that the Myers House has individual significance to Fort Collins
under Landmark Designation Standard(3),as a very nice example of the Bungalow variation of the
Craftsman architectural style in Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS,the Commission has further determined that said property meets the criteria of
a landmark as set forth in Section 14-5 of the Code and is eligible for designation as a landmark,and
has recommended to the City Council that said property be designated by the City Council as a
landmark; and
WHEREAS,the owners of the property have consented to such landmark designation; 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 approve such recommendation and designate said property as a landmark.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the property known as the Myers House and the adjacent lands upon
which the historical resource is located, in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado,
described as follows, to wit:
The North 1/3 of Lots 9& 10,Resubdivision of Block 149,Fort Collins,(also known
as 902 Mathews Street)
is hereby designated as a Fort Collins landmark pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins.
Section 2. That the Secretary of the Interior's standards and guidelines for the treatment
of historic properties will serve as the standards by which alterations, additions and other changes
to the buildings and structures located upon the above described property will be reviewed for
compliance with Chapter 14, Article III, of the Code of the City of Fort Collins.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 3rd day of June,
A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on the I st day pHply, A.D. 2008.
May r
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the I st day of Ju . 2008.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City Clerk