HomeMy WebLinkAbout153 - 01/15/2013 - DESIGNATING THE WHITCOMB STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CH ORDINANCE NO. 153, 2012
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE WHITCOMB STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT
AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK DISTRICT 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 and landmark
districts within the City; and
WHEREAS,by Resolution dated October 10,2012,the Landmark Preservation Commission
(the "Commission") has determined that the Whitcomb Street Historic District forms a cohesive
unit; that a large percentage of the primary historic resources within the district are contributing to
the district; that the district contains a preponderance of historical integrity; and that the district is
historically and architecturally significant to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standards
1, 2 and 3; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has further determined that said district meets the criteria of
a landmark district as set forth in Section 14-5 of the Code and is eligible for designation as a
landmark district, and has recommended to the City Council that said district be designated by the
City Council as a landmark district; and
WHEREAS, the owners of ten of the fourteen properties comprising the district have
consented to, and desire such landmark designation; and
WHEREAS, such landmark designation will preserve the district'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 properties as a landmark district.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Whitcomb Street Historic District, consisting of the following
properties located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado:
105 South Whitcomb Street; 108 South Whitcomb Street; 112 South Whitcomb
Street; 113 South Whitcomb Street; 117 South Whitcomb Street; 118 South
Whitcomb Street; 121 South Whitcomb Street; 122 South Whitcomb Street; 125
South Whitcomb Street; 126 South Whitcomb Street; 129 South Whitcomb Street;
130 South Whitcomb Street; 601 West Mountain Avenue; and 612 West Oak Street
and described as follows, to wit:
A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 11,
TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 69 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN; CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COUNTY OF LARIMER; STATE OF
COLORADO;BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 270 OF THE
LOOMIS ADDITION,AND CONSIDERING THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK
270 TO BEAR SOUTH, WITH ALL BEARING CONTAINED HEREIN
RELATIVE THERETO;
THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ACROSS THE RIGHT OF
WAY OF WHITCOMB STREET TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY
OF WHITCOMB STREET, SAID POINT LYING 10 FEET NORTH OF THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 6, BLOCK 71 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF
THE TOWN OF FORT COLLINS;THENCE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE
OF SAID LOT 6, EAST, A DISTANCE OF 55 FEET;
THENCE PARALLEL TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WHITCOMB
STREET, SOUTH, A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH
LINE OF SAID LOT 6; 1
THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, EAST, A DISTANCE OF 20 FEET;
THENCE PARALLEL TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WHITCOMB
STREET, SOUTH, A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH
LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SAID LOT 6;THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH
LINE, EAST, A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET;
THENCE PARALLEL TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WHITCOMB
STREET, SOUTH, A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH
LINE OF LOT 7 OF SAID BLOCK 71; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE,
EAST, A DISTANCE OF 55 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
LOT 7; THENCE SOUTH, A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF SAID LOT 7;THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT
7, EAST, A DISTANCE OF 7 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE LINE OF THE
ARTHUkDITCH; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE OF THE
ARTHUR DITCH TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF
OF LOT 8 OF SAID BLOCK 71, SAID POINT BEING 126 FEET MORE OR LESS
EAST OF THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WHITCOMB STREET;
THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, WEST,26 FEET;THENCE PARALLEL
TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WHITCOMB STREET, SOUTH,-A
DISTANCE OF 50 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE
OF OAK STREET AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE ALONG
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 8, WEST, A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET TO
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8;THENCE CONTINUING WEST,
A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET ACROSS THE RIGHT OF WAY OF WHITCOMB
STREET TO,THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 270 OF THE LOOMIS
ADDITION; THENCE CONTINUING WEST, A DISTANCE OF 190 FEET TO
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 17 OF SAID BLOCK 270; THENCE
ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOTS 17, 16, 13, AND 12 OF SAID BLOCK 270,
NORTH, A DISTANCE OF 200 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
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SAID LOT 12; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12, EAST,
A DISTANCE OF 110 FEET;THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 2 OF
SAID BLOCK 270 AND ITS EXTENSION,NORTH,A DISTANCE OF 200 FEET
TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF LOTS 2 AND 1 OF SAID BLOCK 270, EAST, A DISTANCE
OF 80 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; CONTAINING 3.037 ACRES
MORE OR LESS
be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark District in accordance with Chapter 14 of the Code of the
City of Fort Collins.
Section 2. That the criteria in Section 14-48 of the Municipal Code will serve as the
standards by which alterations, additions and other changes to the buildings and structures located
within the boundaries of the above described district 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 18th day of
December, A.D. 2012, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of January, A.D. 2013.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of January, A.D. 2013.
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