HomeMy WebLinkAbout057 - 04/15/2014 - AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING LANDMARK PRESERVATION ORDINANCE NO . 057 , 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY FORT COLLINS
REGARDING LANDMARK PRESERVATION
WHEREAS , the City Council has directed City staff to undertake a two-phase project to
consider improvements to the City' s historic preservation codes and processes to make these
codes and processes more transparent, predictable and effective; and
WHEREAS , City staff has prepared and presented to the City Council the second phase
of the work, which addresses City Council ' s concerns regarding the readability of the codes ,
increased flexibility in applying the codes, and better notice of the City' s historic review
processes and regulations to the purchasers of historic landmarked properties and properties that
are eligible to become landmarks ; and
WHEREAS , the Landmark Preservation Commission has reviewed the proposed changes
and has recommended the same to the City Council ; and
WHEREAS , the City Council has determined that the proposed changes are in the best
interests of the citizens of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows :
Section 1 . That Article I of Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE I.
IN GENERAL
See. 14-1. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this Section :
Adverse effect shall mean that a project or undertaking may alter, directly or indirectly,
any of the characteristics that qualify a property for designation, either individually or as
a contributing element of a district, in a manner that would diminish the property's
exterior integrity. Adverse effects may include reasonably foreseeable effects caused by
the undertaking that may occur later in time, be removed in distance, or be cumulative.
Alteration shall mean any act or process, including relocation, which changes one ( 1 ) or
more of the physical characteristics of a designated site, structure, object, or district or a
site, structure, object or district eligible for designation.
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Characteristics shall mean the visible and tangible attributes of a site, structure, object or
district, including, but not limited to, the architectural design, style, general arrangement
and components of all the outer surfaces of a site, object, structure or improvement,
including, but not limited to , the color, texture, materials, type and style of all windows ,
doors, lights , signs and other fixtures appurtenant to said site, object, structure or
improvement.
Commission shall mean the Landmark Preservation Commission created in § 2-276 .
Compatible shall mean the characteristics of different uses or activities or design which
allow them to be located near or adjacent to each other in harmony. Some elements
affecting compatibility include height, scale, mass and bulk of structures. Other
characteristics include pedestrian or vehicular traffic, circulation, access and parking
impacts . Other important characteristics that affect compatibility are landscaping,
lighting, noise, odor and architecture. Compatibility does not mean "the same as . " Rather,
compatibility refers to the sensitivity of development proposals in maintaining the
character of existing development.
Construction shall mean the erection of any on-site improvements on any parcel of
ground located within a designated or eligible district or on a designated or eligible site,
whether the site is presently improved or unimproved, or the erection of a new structure
on such property.
Context shall mean the totality of interrelated conditions in which a site, structure, object
or district exists . The context of an area is the sum of the existing buildings and spaces ,
and the pattern of physical development in the area. It can also be a measurement of the
scarcity or profusion of a particular resource type.
Contributing shall mean a site, structure or object eligible for designation, or formally
designated, that has significance and that retains enough exterior integrity to contribute to
the character of a district even though its exterior may have been altered.
Demolition shall mean any act or process that destroys in its entirety an eligible or
designated site, structure or object, or a site, structure or object within an eligible or
designated district.
Determination of eligibility shall mean a decision by the Director and the chair of the
Commission, or the Commission, that a site, structure, object or district meets one ( 1 ) or
more of the standards for designation as a Fort Collins landmark, which determination
shall be valid for five (5) years. The determination of eligibility for the National and/or
State Register of Historic Places shall be according to the processes and procedures of the
Colorado Historical Society.
Director shall mean the Director of Community Development and Neighborhood
Services or his or her designee.
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District shall mean a geographically definable area possessing a significant
concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites , structures, or objects and their surrounding
environs united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development. A district
may also comprise individual elements separated geographically but linked by association or
history.
Eligibility shall mean a resource ' s ability to meet one ( 1 ) or more of the standards for
designation as a Fort Collins landmark, or the criteria for designation on the National
Register of Historic Places and/or State Register of Historic Properties . There are three
(3) levels of eligibility for Fort Collins landmark designation : individual, contributing to
a district, and noncontributing/not eligible.
Improvement shall mean any building, structure, place, work of art or other object
constituting a physical betterment of real property or any part of such betterment,
including improvements on public property.
Individual landmark shall mean a site, structure or object eligible for designation, or that
has been formally designated, that has significance and exterior integrity. The property
may have minor exterior alterations as long as such alterations have not substantially
compromised the site' s, structure ' s or object' s exterior integrity.
Landmark or landmark district shall mean any site, structure, object or improvement and
its surrounding environs or a group of sites, structures, objects or improvements or both
and their surrounding environs :
( 1 ) Which has a special character or special historic or aesthetic interest or value as
part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City, State or Nation ;
or
(2) Wherein any event of major historic significance with a measurable effect upon
society took place ; or
(3) Which is closely identified with a person or group of persons who have had some
measurable influence on society; or
(4) Wherein the broad cultural, political , economic or social heritage of the
community is exemplified; or
(5) Which faithfully portrays the environment of a group of people in an era of
history characterized by a distinctive architectural style or which embodies those
distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen or which is the work of an
architect or master builder whose individual work has influenced the development of the
City; or
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(6) Which, because of being a part of or related to a square, park or other distinctive
area, should be developed or preserved according to a plan based upon a historic, cultural
or architectural significance; or
(7) Which, due to unique location or singular physical characteristic, represents an
established, familiar and significant visual feature of the neighborhood, community or
City; or
(8) Officially designated as a Fort Collins landmark or Fort Collins landmark district
pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter; or
(9) Officially designated as a state or national landmark or landmark district.
Major alteration shall mean work that has the potential to substantially affect more than
one ( 1 ) aspect of exterior integrity.
Minor alteration shall mean work that has the potential to substantially affect no more
than one ( 1 ) aspect of exterior integrity.
Noncontributing/not eligible shall mean a site, structure or object that does not possess
sufficient significance and/or exterior integrity for designation, and is considered
noncontributing to a district, or not eligible to be designated as an individual landmark.
Object shall mean a material thing of functional , aesthetic, cultural, historical or scientific
value that may be, by nature or design, movable.
Owner shall mean the owner of fee simple title as shown in the records of the County
Assessor.
Repair and maintenance shall mean work done on a site, structure or object in order to
correct any deterioration, decay or damage to any part thereof in order to restore the same
as nearly as practical to its condition prior to such deterioration, decay or damage.
Resource shall mean any site, structure or object that is part of or constitutes a property.
Significant structure shall mean a house, commercial/industrial building, barn, stable,
granary, carriage house, chicken house or similar structure.
Site shall mean the location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or
activity, or a structure or object whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location
itself maintains historical or archeological value regardless of the value of any existing
structure.
Structure shall mean that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind
or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some
definite manner.
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Sec. 14=2. Declaration of policy.
(a) It is hereby declared as a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement
and perpetuation of sites, structures , objects and districts of historical, architectural or
geographic significance, located within the City, are a public necessity and are required
in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride and general welfare of the people.
(b) It is the opinion of the City Council that the economic, cultural and aesthetic
standing of this City cannot be maintained or enhanced by disregarding the historical,
architectural and geographical heritage of the City and by ignoring the destruction or
defacement of such cultural assets .
Sec. 14=3. Purpose.
The purposes of this Section are to :
( 1 ) Designate, preserve, protect, enhance and perpetuate those sites , structures ,
objects and districts which reflect outstanding elements of the City's cultural, artistic,
social, economic, political, architectural, historic or other heritage;
(2) Foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past;
(3) Stabilize or improve aesthetic and economic vitality and values of such sites,
structures, objects and districts ;
(4) Protect and enhance the City's attraction to tourists and visitors ;
(5) Promote the use of outstanding historical or architectural sites, structures , objects
and districts for the education, stimulation and welfare of the people of the City;
(6) Promote good urban design ;
(7) Promote and encourage continued private ownership and utilization of such sites,
structures, objects or districts now so owned and used, to the extent that the objectives
listed above can be attained under such a policy.
Sec. 144. Staff.
The staff of the Commission shall consist of a secretary and such other staff as may be
authorized by the City. The secretary shall be the custodian of the records of the
Commission, shall handle official correspondence and shall generally supervise the
clerical and technical work of the Commission . The Director shall act as secretary and
staff liaison to the Commission.
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Sec. 14-5. Standards for determining the eligibility of sites, structures, objects
and districts for designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Landmark
Districts.
Properties eligible for designation must possess both significance and exterior integrity.
In making a determination of eligibility, the context of the area surrounding the property
shall be considered.
( 1 ) Significance is the importance of a site, structure, object or district to the
history, architecture, archeology, engineering, or culture of our community, state
or nation. Significance is achieved through meeting one or more of four standards
recognized by the U. S . Department of Interior, National Park Service. These
standards define how properties are significant for their association with events or
persons , in design or construction, or for their information potential.
(2) Standards for determining significance :
a. Events. Properties may be determined to be significant if they are
associated with events that have made a recognizable contribution to the
broad patterns of the history of the community, state or nation . A
property can be associated with either (or both) of two types of events :
1 . A specific event marking an important moment in Fort
Collins prehistory or history; and/or
2. A pattern of events or a historic trend that made a
recognizable contribution to the development of the community,
State, or Nation.
b . Persons/Groups. Properties may be determined to be significant if
they are associated with the lives of persons or groups of persons
recognizable in the history of the community, state or nation whose
specific contributions to that history can be identified and documented.
c. Design/Construction. Properties may be determined to be
significant if they embody the identifiable characteristics of a type, period,
or method of construction ; represent the work of a craftsman or architect
whose work is distinguishable from others by its characteristic style and
quality; possess high artistic values or design concepts ; or are part of a
recognizable and distinguishable group of properties . This standard
applies to such disciplines as formal and vernacular architecture,
landscape architecture, engineering, and artwork, by either an individual
or a group. A property can be significant not only for the way it was
originally constructed or crafted, but also for the way it was adapted at a
later period, or for the way it illustrates changing tastes, attitudes, and/or
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uses over a period of time. Examples are residential buildings which
represent the socioeconomic classes within a community, but which
frequently are vernacular in nature and do not have high artistic values .
d. Information potential. Properties may be determined to be
significant if they have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information
important in prehistory or history.
(3 ) Exterior integrity is the ability of a site, structure, object or district to be able to
convey its significance. The exterior integrity of a resource is based on the degree to
which it retains all or some of seven (7) aspects or qualities established by the U. S .
Department of Interior, National Park Service : location, design, setting, materials,
workmanship, feeling, and association . All seven (7) qualities do not need to be present
for a site, structure, object or district to be eligible as long as the overall sense of past
time and place is evident.
(4) Standards for determining exterior integrity:
a. Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the
place where the historic event occurred.
b. Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan space,
structure, and style of a property.
c. Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. Whereas
location refers to the specific place where a property was built or an event
occurred, setting refers to the character of the place. It involves how, not just
where, the property is situated and its relationship to the surrounding features and
open space.
d. Materials are the physical elements that form a historic property.
e. Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture
or people during any given period in history or prehistory. It is the evidence of
artisans ' labor and skill in constructing or altering a building, structure, or site.
f. Feeling is a property' s expression of the aesthetic or historic sense of a
particular period or time. It results from the presence of physical features that,
taken together, convey the property' s historic character.
g. Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person
and a historic property. A property retains association if it is the place where the
event or activity occurred and is sufficiently intact to convey that relationship to
an observer. Like feeling, association requires the presence of physical features
that convey a property' s historic character.
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(5) Context. The area required for evaluating a resource' s context is dependent on the
type and location of the resource. A house located in the middle of a residential block
could be evaluated in the context of the buildings on both sides of the block, while a
house located on a corner may require a different contextual area. Upon the submittal of
an application necessitating a determination of eligibility for designation as a Fort Collins
Landmark or Landmark District, the Director and/or the chair of the Commission shall
determine the minimum area required for evaluating context, and such information,
including photographs and other documents, as required for the determination.
Sec. 146. Process for determining the eligibility of sites, structures, objects and
districts for designation as Fort Collins Landmarks or Landmark
Districts.
(a) Application. An application for determining the eligibility of a site, structure,
object or district for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark or Landmark District may be
made by any resident of the City or owner of property in the City on forms prescribed by
the City. Said application shall be filed with the Director. Within fifteen ( 15) days of the
filing of such application, the Director and the chair of the Commission (or a designated
member of the Commission appointed by the chair) shall determine the site, structure,
object or district's current level of eligibility (individual, contributing or not eligible) for
designation as a Fort Collins landmark based on the information contained in the
application and information provided by the staff of the City or others, which
determination shall be valid for five (5) years. The Director shall promptly publish the
determination in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, and cause a sign to be
posted on or near the structure stating that the building or structure is undergoing historic
review. Said sign shall be at least four (4) square feet in size, readable from a point of
public access and shall state that more information may be obtained from the Director.
(b) Appeal of determination. Any determination made by the Director and the chair of
the Commission, or his or her designee, regarding the structure' s level of eligibility may
be appealed to the Commission by any resident of the City or owner of property in the
City. Such appeal shall be set forth in writing and filed with the Director within fourteen
( 14) days of the date of the Director's determination. The appeal shall include a Colorado
Cultural Resource Survey Architectural Inventory Form, prepared by an expert in historic
preservation acceptable to the Director and the applicant, with the cost of such form to be
paid by the appellant. Such form need not be filed with the appeal but must be filed at
least ten ( 10) days prior to the hearing of the appeal . The Director shall schedule a date
for hearing the appeal before the Commission as expeditiously as possible. Not less than
ten ( 10) days prior to the date of the hearing, the Director shall provide the appellant with
written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing of the appeal , which notice shall
be deposited in the U. S . Mail, and shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City. In addition, the Director shall cause a sign to be posted on
or near the structure stating that the building or structure is undergoing historic review .
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Said sign shall be at least four (4) square feet in size, be readable from a point of public
access, and state that more information may be obtained from the Director.
Sec. 14-7. Waiver of conditions.
(a) Upon a showing of substantial hardship or to protect against an arbitrary result,
and following notice as provided in § 14-23 , the Commission may waive such conditions
and requirements as are set forth in this Chapter provided that the Commission finds that
the spirit and purpose of the Chapter are not significantly eroded and that the requested
waiver meets one or both of the following criteria:
( 1 ) The requested waiver is the minimum necessary to accommodate exceptional
physical conditions or other extraordinary and exceptional situations unique to the
affected property, which may include, but are not limited to, physical conditions such as
exceptional narrowness , shallowness or topography, and such difficulties or hardship are
not caused by the act or omission of the applicant; and/or
(2) The requested wavier as submitted will not diverge from the conditions and
requirements of this Chapter except in nominal and inconsequential ways, and will
continue to advance the purposes of this Chapter.
(b) Any finding made under Paragraph ( 1 ) or (2) above shall be supported by specific
findings showing how the proposal, as submitted, meets the requirements and criteria of
said Paragraph ( 1 ) or (2) .
Sec. 14-8. Offenses against historic property.
(a) Except as may be authorized pursuant to this Chapter or the provisions of the
Land Use Code, no person shall damage, deface, or destroy any site, structure or object
that is designated as a Fort Collins , state or national historic landmark or that is a
contributing structure to any Fort Collins or national landmark district, or that is
undergoing any of the processes provided for in this Chapter.
(b) Except in response to a bona fide determination of imminent threat under § 14-51 ,
no person shall deviate from or fail to comply with any approved plan of protection for
any historic resource that is required under this Chapter or the Land Use Code.
Sec. 14-9. Appeal of decisions.
Final decisions of the Commission shall be subject to the right of appeal to the City
Council as set forth in § 2-46 et seq. unless otherwise provided. Any action taken in
reliance upon any decision of the Commission that is subject to appeal under the
provisions of this Chapter shall be at the sole risk of the person(s) taking such action, and
the City shall not be liable for any damages arising from any such action taken during
said period of time.
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Sec. 14=10. Severability.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the City Council that the provisions of
this Chapter shall be severable in accordance with the provisions set forth below :
( 1 ) If any provision of this Chapter is declared to be invalid by a decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, the effect of such judicial decision shall be limited to that
provision which is expressly stated in the decision to be invalid. Such decision shall not
affect, impair or nullify this Chapter as a whole or any other part, and the rest of this
Chapter shall continue in full force and effect.
(2) If the application of any provision of this Chapter to any lot, structure or other
improvement or a tract of land is declared to be invalid by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction , the effect of such judicial decision shall be limited to that lot,
structure or other improvement or tract of land immediately involved in the controversy,
action or proceeding in which the judgment or decree of invalidity was rendered. Such
decision shall not affect, impair or nullify this Chapter as a whole or the application of
any provision to any other lot, structure or other improvement or tract of land.
Secs. 14=11 - 14=20. Reserved
Section 2. That Article II of Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows :
ARTICLE II.
DESIGNATIONXROCEDURE
Sec. 14=21. Initiation of designation procedure.
The landmark designation process may be initiated by motion of the Commission
or upon application of the owner(s) of the property to be designated, or of any three (3) or
more residents of the City. All applications submitted in accordance with this Section
shall include a description of the property proposed for designation and a detailed outline
of the reasons why such property should be designated and why the boundaries of the
property should be determined as described in the application. The Commission shall
promptly determine whether the site, structure, object or district meets the criteria of a
landmark or landmark district, and, if so, direct staff to investigate the benefits to the City
of landmark designation. If the owner(s) are not the applicant, the Director shall contact
the owner or owners of such landmark or landmark district outlining the reasons and
effects of designation as a landmark and, if possible, shall secure the owner's consent to
such designation. If the Director is unable to personally contact such owner(s) , it shall be
sufficient to send a written request for the consent to designation of such property by
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner(s) as shown on the most
recent records of the County Assessor at the address shown on such records .
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Sec. 14=22. Hearing process.
(a) If all owners of the property to be designated consent in writing to such
designation, the Commission, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members
present, may adopt a resolution recommending to the City Council the designation of the
landmark or landmark district without the necessity of notice or hearing and without the
review by the Department of Community Development and Neighborhood Services
required by § 14-24 below.
(b) If all owners of the property to be designated do not consent to designation of the
property within fifteen ( 15) days from the date of receipt of the request for consent to
designation, the Commission shall hold a hearing at a specified time, date and place,
following the giving of notice as described in § 14-23 . The purpose of said hearing shall
be to determine whether to proceed with consideration of the designation process without
the consent of one ( 1 ) or more owners of the property. Upon the affirmative vote of at
least six (6) of its members at the hearing, the Commission may adopt a resolution stating
that the preliminary investigation by the Commission indicates that the described
property is eligible for designation as a landmark or landmark district, and stating the
reason the Commission feels that it should further consider the possible designation of
the property without the consent of the owner(s) . The Commission shall then schedule a
second public hearing as described in Subsection (c) .
(c) Upon determination by the Commission under Subsection (b) that it should
further consider the designation of the property, and following the giving of notice as
described in § 14-23 , the Commission shall hold a second hearing. At least six (6)
members of the Commission must be present at such hearing. If at least six (6) members
are not present, the members present shall adjourn the meeting to another date within two
(2) weeks . If at least six (6) members are not present at such adjourned meeting, the
hearing shall be canceled and the designation procedure terminated. If any hearing is
continued, the time, date and place of the continuation shall be established and
announced to those present when the current session is to be adjourned. Such information
shall be promptly forwarded, by regular mail, to the owners of record as established and
addressed pursuant to § 14-23 .
(d) Reasonable opportunity shall be provided for all interested parties to express their
opinions at the foregoing hearings regarding the proposed designation(s) . However,
nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent the Commission from establishing
reasonable rules to govern the proceedings of the hearings or from establishing
reasonable limits on the length of individual presentations . The hearings shall be recorded
and minutes provided to each City Councilmember. Written presentations, including the
report of the Department of Community Development and Neighborhood Services as
described in § 14-24, shall be included in the record of the hearing.
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Sec. 14=23. Notice of hearing.
Notice of the hearings referenced in § 14-22 shall be given as follows :
( 1 ) Written notice of the time, date, place and subject of the hearing shall be sent by
registered or certified mail not less than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing to all owners
of record on the date of the resolution who own the real property being proposed for
designation as a landmark or landmark district. Such notice shall be deemed delivered
upon the passage of five (5) days from the deposit of the notice in the mail.
(2) Signs indicating that landmark designation is being considered by the
Commission shall be posted by the Commission for a period of not less than fifteen ( 15)
days immediately preceding the applicable hearing on all property proposed for landmark
designation and/or on the boundaries of all areas proposed for landmark district
designations . Such signs shall be prominently displayed and easily readable from abutting
public ways .
(3) A legal notice indicating the nature of the hearings , the property involved and the
time, date and place of the scheduled public hearing shall be published in a local
newspaper of general circulation one ( 1 ) time at least fifteen ( 15) days prior to the
hearing.
(4) Written notice of the proposed landmark designation, including the identification
of the property, the basis for commencing with the designation procedure and the time,
date and place of the hearing, shall be given to the Director not later than thirty (30) days
prior to the hearing.
See. 14=24. Department of Community Development and Neighborhood Services
review.
(a) The Department of Community Development and Neighborhood Services shall
review the proposed designation with respect to :
( 1 ) Its relationship to the zoning ordinance of the City and the Comprehensive
Plan of the City;
(2) The effect of the designation upon the surrounding neighborhood;
(3) Such other planning considerations as may be relevant.
(b) The Department of Community Development and Neighborhood Services may
recommend approval, rejection or modification of the proposed designation and its
recommendation shall contain a statement of the basis for the recommendation. The
recommendation shall be delivered to the Commission in written form at or prior to any
hearing held under Subsection 14-22(c) .
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Sec. 14=25. Findings and recommendations of the Commission.
The Commission shall, within thirty-five (35) days of a hearing held under Subsection
14-22(c) , adopt a recommendation to the City Council regarding the application for
designation. The Commission may recommend modification of any proposal, but no
proposal may be extended beyond the boundaries of the land described in the original
application unless the initiation and hearing procedures are repeated for the enlarged
boundaries . The Commission shall set forth in its records the findings of fact that
constitute the basis for its recommendation.
Sec. 14=26. Transmittal to City Council.
(a) Within fifteen ( 15) days after reaching its decision, the Commission shall transmit
to the City Council its recommendation on the designation of a landmark or landmark
district, including the description of the property involved and the findings upon which
the recommendation was based.
(b) If more than one ( 1 ) property is involved in the designation procedure, the
Commission may recommend designation for any or all of the properties involved. In no
event may any property be added to the area described in the initiation resolution without
instituting a new designation procedure.
Sec. 14=27. City Council action.
Upon receipt of the recommendations transmitted by the Commission, the City Council
may by ordinance designate property as a landmark or landmark district. Due
consideration shall be given to the written view of owners of affected property, and in its
discretion the City Council may hold public hearings on any proposed landmark or
landmark district designation. If the City Council does not so designate a property, then
any pending application for a permit to alter or demolish the structure on the property
may be approved without the necessity of compliance with Article IV of this Chapter.
Sec. 14-28. Recording with County Clerk.
Within fifteen days of the effective date of an ordinance designating property as a
landmark or landmark district, the City shall record among the real estate records of the
County Clerk and Recorder either:
( 1 ) A certified copy of the ordinance designating the specified property as a landmark
or landmark district; or
(2) A notice stating that the specified property has been designated as a landmark or
landmark district and citing the ordinance and the effective date of the ordinance which
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made the designation effective. The notice may also contain a brief summary of the
effects of such designation as set forth in this Chapter.
Sec. 14=29. Final notification to owner.
Within fourteen ( 14) days after the recording of the ordinance or the notice of designation
of property as a landmark or landmark district, the Director shall send to the owner of
each property so designated a letter outlining the reasons for such designation and the
obligations and restrictions created by such designation . Such letter shall also contain a
request that the owner or his or her successors or assigns notify the Director prior to:
( 1 ) Preparation of plans for the reconstruction or alteration of the exterior of
improvements located on such property;
(2) Preparation of plans for the construction, exterior alteration, or demolition
of improvements on such property.
Sec. 14=30. Interim control.
No building permit shall be issued by the Department of Community Development and
Neighborhood Services for the construction, exterior alteration, or demolition of a site,
structure or object under consideration for landmark designation or any site, structure or
object within a district under consideration for landmark district designation from the
date of the hearing of the Commission at which the Commission approves a motion
directing staff to investigate the benefits to the City of landmark designation under § 14-
21 until final disposition of the designation by the City Council unless such alteration,
construction, or demolition is approved by a motion of the Commission as not having an
adverse effect on the property' s eligibility for designation, or is authorized by resolution
of the City Council as necessary for public health, welfare or safety. In no event shall the
delay in issuance of a building permit due to the provisions of this Section be for more
than one hundred eighty ( 180) days .
Sec. 14-31. Amendment or rescission of designation.
A landmark and landmark district designation may be amended or rescinded in the same
manner as the original designation was made.
Sec. 14-32. Notification of state or national designation.
The Director shall promptly notify the Commission of any known national or state
designations which occur within the City.
Secs. 14=33 — 14=45. Reserved.
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Section 3 . That Article III of Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE III.
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR DEMOLITION OF DESIGNATED
HISTORIC RESOURCES
Sec. 14=46. Work requiring building permit.
(a) Except as provided in § 14-51 , action on an application for a building permit-for a
structure or object designated as a landmark or located in a landmark district shall be
deferred by the Director until the application is accompanied by a report of acceptability
from the Commission for the proposed work, when the proposed work involves any of
the following:
( 1 ) Alteration or reconstruction of or addition to the exterior of any
improvement which constitutes all or part of a landmark or landmark district;
(2) Demolition or alteration of any improvement or object which constitutes
all or part of a landmark or landmark district;
(3) Construction or erection of or addition to any improvement upon any land
included in a landmark district.
(b) In order to obtain a report of acceptability, the applicant shall submit the
application for a building permit, including sketches and plans. Such plans shall include,
without limitation, a plan of protection acceptable to the Commission showing how the
applicant will ensure that no damage will occur to any historic resources on or adjacent to
the site, and other documents as required by the Commission, to the Commission through
the Director. All such applications shall be reviewed by the Commission in two (2)
phases to determine compliance with this Chapter as follows :
( 1 ) Conceptual review. Conceptual review is an opportunity for the applicant
to discuss requirements , standards , design issues and policies that apply to
landmarks or sites, structures and objects within a landmark district. Problems can
be identified and solved prior to final review of the application. Conceptual
review of any proposed work may be limited to certain portions of the work as
deemed appropriate by the Commission. If, upon review of the proposed work,
the Commission determines that conceptual review is not necessary given the
absence of a significant impact on the landmark or landmark district involved, it
may be waived by the Commission, and the Commission may then proceed to
consider the proposed work on final review at the same meeting.
(2) Final review and approval. Each application shall be finally reviewed and
approved by the Commission at the same meeting as the Commission ' s
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conceptual review of the application, if any or at a subsequent meeting of the
Commission . During final review , the Commission shall consider the application
and any changes made by the applicant since conceptual review as set forth in this
Subsection .
Sec. 14=47. Work not requiring building permit; application for approval.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, no land surface within any real property
designated as a landmark or landmark district shall be changed and no improvements
shall be erected, removed, restored, demolished or altered, including alterations of color,
without prior written approval of the Commission. No addition shall be made to any real
property designated as a landmark or landmark district in such a manner or of such a
character as to change the exterior appearance or exterior characteristics which change
shall be visible from any public street, park or other public place, without prior written
approval of the Commission.
(b) Any person desiring to remove, demolish, or in any way change the exterior
appearance or the exterior characteristics of improvements on real property designated as
a landmark or in a landmark district or desiring to change the land surface of any such
real property, shall submit to the Commission an application for approval and a specific
statement of the work proposed, together with such details as the Commission may
require.
Sec. 1448. Report of Acceptability.
(a) If upon receipt of an application for a report of acceptability pursuant to § 14-46,
or upon receipt of an application pursuant to § 14-47 , the Commission finds that the
proposed work is of a nature that will not erode the authenticity or destroy any distinctive
exterior feature or characteristic of the improvements or site and is compatible with the
distinctive characteristics of the landmark or landmark district and with the spirit and
purpose of this Chapter, the Commission shall advise the applicant in writing by issuing a
report of acceptability. In the case of an application under § 14-46, upon receipt of the
Commission's report of acceptability and approved plans and specifications, the Director
may proceed with the review of the application for a building permit. No change that
would defeat the purpose of this Chapter shall be made in an application for a building
permit or the plans and specifications for the proposed work approved by the
Commission without resubmittal to the Commission and approval of such changes in the
same manner as the original application.
(b) In determining the decision to be made concerning the issuance of a report of
acceptability, the Commission shall consider the following criteria:
( 1 ) The effect of the proposed work upon the general historical and/or
architectural character of the landmark or landmark district;
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(2) The architectural style, arrangement, texture and materials of existing and
proposed improvements, and their relation to the landmark or the sites , structures
and objects in the district;
(3) The effects of the proposed work in creating, changing, obscuring or
destroying the exterior characteristics of the site, structure or object upon which
such work is to be done;
(4) The effect of the proposed work upon the protection, enhancement,
perpetuation and use of the landmark or landmark district;
(5) The extent to which the proposed work meets the standards of the City and
the United States Secretary of the Interior for the preservation, reconstruction,
restoration or rehabilitation of historic resources .
Sec. 14=49. Work not detrimental to historic, architectural or cultural material ;
administrative process.
(a) Any work that would otherwise qualify for consideration under the procedures
established in § 14-46 or 14-47 of this Article may, at the option of the applicant and with
the consent of the chair of the Commission, be considered administratively by the
Director. The Director may consider, under the authority of this Section, applications for
approval of color selection from a historically authentic palette of colors , signs, awning
re-coverings and minor exterior alterations to a landmark or a site, structure or object
located in a landmark district. The Director may, under the authority of this Section,
consider changes originally initiated by the applicant as well as changes to plans
previously approved by the Commission. Any application submitted to the Director under
the authority of this Section shall be in writing and shall contain a specific statement of
the work proposed, together with such details as the Director may require.
(b) If, upon receipt of any such application, the Director finds that the proposed work
is compatible with the distinctive characteristics of the landmark or landmark district and
with the spirit and purpose of this Chapter, and complies with all of the criteria for review
established in § 14-48(b) above, the Director shall render a written decision approving the
work. In the case of an application under § 14-46, the Director shall proceed with the
review of the building permit application only upon receipt of the Director's decision and
approved plans and specifications . No change shall be made in any such application for a
building permit or in the plans and specifications for work approved by the Director
unless such changes are submitted to and approved by the Director in the same manner as
the original application. The proposed work shall not be commenced until the Director
has issued the decision approving the work and a building permit (if applicable) has been
issued.
(c) Decisions of the Director made under the authority of this Section may be
appealed to the Commission by the applicant, provided that any such appeal shall be set
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forth in writing and filed with the Director within fourteen ( 14) days of the date of the
Director's decision. The Commission shall schedule a date for hearing the appeal before
the Commission as expeditiously as possible. The Commission shall provide the
appellant with written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing of the appeal,
which notice shall be deposited in the U. S . Mail not less than five (5) days prior to the
date of the hearing, and shall also publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City not less than ten ( 10) days prior to the date of the hearing. Any
action taken in reliance upon the decision of the Director shall be totally at the risk of the
persons taking such action until all appeal rights related to such decision have been
exhausted, and the City shall not be liable for any damages arising from any such action
taken during said period of time.
Sec. 14=50. Denial of building permit.
If the proposed work is not approved by the Commission, the Director shall deny the
application for the building permit and shall advise the applicant. No reapplication shall
be submitted pursuant to § 14-46 et seq. , under the original plans and specifications found
unacceptable by the Commission except upon a showing of changed circumstances
sufficient to justify the reapplication .
Sec. 14=51. Remedying of dangerous conditions.
In any case where a properly authorized public official or employee orders the demolition
of any structure that has been designated as a Fort Collins or national landmark, or any
structure located in a Fort Collins or national landmark district, for the purpose of
remedying conditions determined by that public official or employee to constitute an
imminent threat to life, health or property, nothing contained herein shall be construed as
making it unlawful for any person to comply with such order. Such public official or
employee shall take immediate steps to notify the Commission of the proposed issuance
of such order and may include in the order any timely received requirements or
recommendations of the Commission . In the event that such public official or employee
has determined that the structure in question is capable of being made safe by repairs and
need not be demolished, the structure shall be repaired or demolished only in accordance
with the provisions of this Article.
Sec. 14=52. Normal maintenance and repair.
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit the accomplishment of any work on
any landmark or in any landmark district which will neither change the exterior
appearance nor the exterior characteristics of improvements, nor the character or
appearance of the land itself and which is considered necessary as a part of normal
maintenance and repair.
Sec. 14=53. Minimum maintenance requirements.
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(a) All sites, structures or objects designated as landmarks and all sites, structures or
objects located within a landmark district shall be maintained in such fashion as to meet
the requirements of the International Property Maintenance Code or the Uniform Code
for Building Conservation, as adopted by the City. The owner of such sites , structures or
objects shall also keep in good repair all structural elements thereof which, if not so
maintained, may cause or tend to cause the exterior portions of such sites , structures or
objects to deteriorate, decay or become damaged or otherwise to fall into a state of
disrepair which would have a detrimental effect upon the historic character of such sites,
structures or objects or the landmark districts, if any, in which they are situated.
(b) The Commission may request that the Director require correction of defects or
repairs to any sites, structures or objects regulated by this Section.
Sec. 14=54. Violations and penalties.
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to the penalty
provided in § 1 - 15 . In case any improvement is erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered, added to or demolished in violation of this Chapter, the City or any proper person
may institute an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful action. The
imposition of any penalty hereunder shall not preclude the City or any proper person
from instituting any proper action or proceeding to require compliance with the
provisions of this Chapter and with administrative orders and determinations made
hereunder.
Sec. 14-55. Severability.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that the several provisions of this Chapter
shall be severable in accordance with the provisions set forth below :
( 1 ) If any provision of this Chapter is declared to be invalid by a decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that the effect
of such decision shall be limited to that provision which is expressly stated in the
decision to be invalid. Such decision shall not affect, impair or nullify this Chapter as a
whole or any other part, but the rest of this Chapter shall continue in full force and effect;
(2) If the application of any provision of this Chapter to any lot, structure or other
improvement or a tract of land is declared to be invalid by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that the effect of
such decision shall be limited to that lot, structure or other improvement or tract of land
immediately involved in the controversy, action or proceeding in which the judgment or
decree of invalidity was rendered. Such decision shall not affect, impair or nullify this
Chapter as a whole or the application of any provision to any other lot, structure or other
improvement or tract of land.
Sees. 14-56 — 14=70. Reserved.
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Section 4. That Article IV of Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE IV,
DEMOLITION OR ALTERATION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES NOT DESIGNATED
AS FORT COLLINS LANDMARKS OR LOCATED IN A FORT COLLINS
LANDMARK DISTRICT
Sec. 14=71. General.
(a) This Article shall not apply to any structure designated as a Fort Collins landmark
or located in a Fort Collins landmark district.
(b) With the exception of any structure found to pose an imminent threat under
Section 14-51 as adopted and amended by the City, no structure (or portion thereof) fifty
(50) years of age or older that meets one ( 1 ) or more of the standards of eligibility
contained in § 14-5 of this Code may be demolished or altered nor shall any permit for
such demolition or alteration be issued unless the owner of such structure has complied
with the provisions of this Section and § 14-72 below . This Article shall not apply to
interior demolition or alteration activities not visible from any public street, park or other
public place, or to demolition or alteration activities as they affect the surface or
subsurface of the ground, or any archeological impacts pertaining thereto.
Sec. 14=72. Procedures for review of applications for demolition or exterior
alteration.
(a) The owner of any structure governed by this Article shall make application for
City approval of the demolition or exterior alteration of such structure (or portion thereof)
on forms prescribed by the City. Said application shall be filed with the Director. Within
fourteen ( 14) days of the filing of such application, the Director and the chair of the
Commission, (or a designated member of the Commission appointed by the chair, who
shall in this Section be referred to as "designee' ) , shall determine if the proposed work
constitutes a demolition or a minor or major alteration of the exterior.
(b) If the Director and chair of the Commission (or designee) agree that the proposed
work is a minor alteration, then the application shall be approved, and any such approval
shall not be subject to appeal . If the work is determined to be a demolition or major
alteration, the Director and the chair of the Commission (or designee) shall either refer
the matter to the Commission or Design Review Subcommittee pursuant to Subsection
(c) , or shall determine whether either Paragraphs ( 1 ) or (2) is met:
( 1 ) the structure (or portion thereof) , is not eligible for individual designation
as a Fort Collins landmark, and the structure is not designated on the National
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Register of Historic Places and/or State Registers of Historic Properties , either
individually or as a contributing element of a National and/or State Register
district; or
(2) both of the following conditions are met:
a. the structure (or portion thereof) is eligible for individual
designation as a Fort Collins landmark, or the structure is designated on
the National and/or State Registers of Historic Places , either individually
or as a contributing element of a National and/or State Register district;
and
b , the proposed demolition or exterior alteration of the structure (or
portion thereof) , in the judgment of the Director and the chair of the
Commission (or designee) , would not be detrimental to the current level of
eligibility of the remaining structure, if any, adjacent properties, the
surrounding neighborhood and the National and/or State Register district
in which the structure is located, if any.
If the Director and chair of the Commission (or designee) so determine, then the
application shall be approved.
(c) If the application is not approved pursuant to Paragraph ( 1 ) or (2), above, the
application shall be considered by the Commission pursuant to Subsection (f), below,
unless the Director or the chair of the Commission, with the consent of the applicant,
refers the application to the Design Review Subcommittee of the Commission. The
decision to refer is not an appealable decision .
(d) If the application is referred to the Design Review Subcommittee, the Director
shall schedule a meeting on the application before the Design Review Subcommittee as
expeditiously as practical following receipt of the information required under Subsection
14-46(b) and any other documents required by the Design Review Subcommittee. At the
meeting, the Design Review Subcommittee shall explore with the applicant all means for
substantially preserving the eligibility of the structure which would be affected by the
requested permit.
( 1 ) In making a determination concerning the proposal, the Subcommittee
shall consider the following criteria:
a, the effect of the proposed work upon the general historical and/or
architectural character of the landmark or landmark district;
b , the architectural style, arrangement, texture and materials of
existing and proposed improvements , and their relation to the landmark or
the sites, structures and objects in the district;
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c. the effects of the proposed work in creating, changing, obscuring
or destroying the exterior characteristics of the site, structure or object
upon which such work is to be done ;
d. the effect of the proposed work upon the protection, enhancement,
perpetuation and use of the landmark or landmark district; and
e . the extent to which the proposed work meets the standards of the
City and the United States Secretary of the Interior for the preservation,
reconstruction, restoration or rehabilitation of historic resources .
(2) If the Design Review Subcommittee unanimously agrees on alternative
plans acceptable to the applicant, it shall provide the Director with a written
approval of such alternative plans, and any permit for the project shall include
such alternative plans .
(3) If the Design Review Subcommittee does not so agree, then the
application shall be referred to the Commission for review under Subsection (f)
below .
(e) Any determination made pursuant to Subsection (b) above by the Director and the
chair of the Commission (or his or her designee) or made by the Design Review
Subcommittee pursuant to Subsection (d) above, may be appealed to the Commission by
any resident of the City or owner of property in the City. Such appeal shall be set forth in
writing and filed with the Director within fourteen ( 14) days of the decision being
appealed. The appeal shall include a Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Architectural
Inventory Form, prepared by an expert in historic preservation acceptable to the Director
and the applicant, with the cost of such form to be paid by the appellant. Such form need
not be filed with the appeal but must be filed at least ten ( 10) days prior to the hearing of
the appeal . The Commission shall schedule a date for hearing the appeal before the
Commission as expeditiously as possible. Not less than ten ( 10) days prior to the date of
the hearing, the Commission shall provide the appellant with written notice of the date,
time and place of the hearing of the appeal, which notice shall be deposited in the U. S .
Mail, and shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the City notice of the
hearing. In addition, the Commission shall cause a sign to be posted on or near the
structure proposed for demolition or exterior alteration stating that the building or
structure is undergoing historic review. Said sign shall be at least four (4) square feet in
size, readable from a point of public access and shall state that more information may be
obtained from the Director.
(f) If a demolition or exterior alteration permit application has been referred to the
Commission under Subsection (c) , then the application shall be processed and considered
in accordance with this Subsection.
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( 1 ) All applications under Section14-72(f) shall be accompanied by the
payment of a fee in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) to cover the
costs of processing the request for demolition or exterior alteration at the final
hearing before the Commission and shall contain such information as the Director
reasonably believes is necessary for a full and complete consideration of the
request, which information shall include, but need not be limited to :
a. A Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Architectural Inventory
Form prepared by an expert in historic preservation, acceptable to
the Director and the applicant, with the cost of such form and
report to be paid by the applicant;
b. Detailed plans and specifications describing and depicting the
appearance of the site, structure or object that is the subject of the
application, in context, after the proposed alteration or demolition;
C. Evidence satisfactory to the Director that all administrative and
quasi judicial approvals necessary to accommodate the proposed
demolition or alteration have been obtained.
d. A plan of protection acceptable to the Commission showing how
the applicant will ensure that no damage will occur to any historic
resources on or adjacent to the site.
(2) The Director shall schedule a date for any hearing to be held by the
Commission under this Paragraph as expeditiously as possible and shall provide
the applicant with written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, which
notice shall be deposited in the U. S . Mail not less than ten ( 10) days prior to the
date of the hearing, and shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City notice of the hearing not less than ten ( 10) days prior to the date of the
hearing.
(3 ) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing of the Commission, the
applicant shall :
a. Cause a sign to be posted on or near the structure proposed for
demolition or exterior alteration, stating that the building or structure is
undergoing historic review. Said sign shall be at least four (4) square feet
in size, readable from a point of public access and shall state that more
information may be obtained from the Director.
b . Request that the City generate a list of owners of record of all real
property within a minimum of eight hundred (800) feet (exclusive of
public rights-of-way, public facilities , parks or public open space) of the
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property lines of the parcel of land upon which the structure is situated,
which list shall be prepared from the records of the County Assessor.
(4) Written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by the Director to all persons
named on the list generated under Paragraph (3 )b . above. Said mailing shall occur
at least fourteen ( 14) days prior to the hearing date. The applicant shall pay
postage and handling costs as established by the Director.
(5) The Commission shall approve the application (with or without
conditions) at the hearing or, in the alternative, it may postpone consideration of
the application for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days, in order to facilitate
the gathering of additional information needed for the full and complete
consideration of the request by the Commission, which information may include
the opinion of the staff regarding the benefits to the City of landmark or landmark
district designation of the property in accordance with Article H of this Chapter.
In the event that the Commission has not made a final decision within said forty-
five-day period, then the Commission shall be deemed to have approved, without
condition, the proposed demolition or exterior alteration.
(6) Upon approval of the application by the Director or the Commission, the
owner may obtain a demolition or alteration permit and may thereafter demolish
or alter the structure (or portion thereof) in compliance with all applicable laws,
ordinances and regulations .
(7) The Commission may, as a condition of its approval of the demolition or
alteration of a structure (or portion thereof) , require the property owner to provide
the City with such additional information as will , in the opinion of the
Commission, help to mitigate the loss to the City caused by the demolition or
exterior alteration of the structure (or portion thereof) . These conditions may
include, but need not be limited to :
a. Comprehensive photographic documentation of such structure,
with prints and negatives ;
b . Comprehensive historical, developmental , social, and/or
architectural documentation of the property and the neighborhood
containing the property; and/or
c. Any other mitigating solution agreed upon by the Commission, the
applicant, and any other applicable parties .
Sec. 14=73. Remedying of dangerous conditions.
In any case where a properly authorized public official or employee orders the demolition
of any structure that has been determined under this Chapter to be eligible for designation
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as a contributing element of a Fort Collins or national landmark district, or any structure
located in a Fort Collins or national landmark district, for the purpose of remedying
conditions determined by that public official or employee to constitute an imminent threat
to life, health or property, nothing contained herein shall be construed as making it
unlawful for any person to comply with such order. Such public official or employee
shall take immediate steps to notify the Commission of the proposed issuance of such
order and may include in the order any timely received requirements or recommendations
of the Commission. In the event that such public official or employee has determined that
the structure in question is capable of being made safe by repairs and need not be
demolished, the structure shall be repaired or demolished only in accordance with the
provisions of this Article.
Sec. 1444. Notice defects.
Neither of the following shall affect the validity of any hearing or determination made
under the provisions of this Chapter:
(a) The fact that written notice, mailed as required under the provision of this
Chapter, was not actually received by one or more of the intended recipients .
(b) The fact that signage posted in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter
was subsequently damaged, stolen, or removed, either by natural causes or by persons
other than the person responsible for posting such signage or his or her agents.
Secs. 1445 — 14-80. Reserved.
Section 5 . That Article V of Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows :
ARTICLE V.
LANDMARK REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM
Sec. 14-81 . Purpose.
The City Council hereby establishes a landmark rehabilitation loan program and finds
that the program promotes a valid public purpose of increasing the quality, exterior
integrity and permanence of the City's stock of historic landmarks for the enjoyment and
benefit of present and future generations of citizens of the City by making available to the
owners of designated Fort Collins landmarks or contributing structures in designated Fort
Collins landmark districts a source of funding for exterior rehabilitation of such
structures .
Sec. 14-82. Establishment; funding.
The City Manager shall administer the program for awarding zero-interest loans for the
rehabilitation of Fort Collins landmark structures and/or contributing structures in Fort
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Collins landmark districts. The City Manager may promulgate procedural rules and
regulations for the efficient administration of the program. No such loan shall exceed the
sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500 .) unless the City Council, by
ordinance or resolution, authorizes a larger loan. All loans shall be funded solely from
those funds held by the City for financial support of the program in the General Fund,
and all loans shall be expressly contingent upon the availability of sufficient funds to
support the loan. Loan recipients shall, as a condition of obtaining the loan, agree to
repay the loan in full upon sale or transfer of the property. All loan repayments shall be
returned to the landmark rehabilitation loan program.
Sec. 14-83. Criteria.
No landmark rehabilitation loan shall be awarded unless the following criteria and
requirements have been met:
( 1 ) The subject structure must have been designated as a Fort Collins landmark or be
a contributing structure in a Fort Collins landmark district pursuant to this Chapter before
the landmark rehabilitation loan can be awarded.
(2) All loan recipients shall provide matching funds in an amount equal to or greater
than the amount of the loan.
(3 ) The matching funds provided by the loan recipient may be utilized only for
exterior rehabilitation of the subject property and/or the stabilization of the structure, the
rehabilitation of electrical, heating or plumbing systems, and/or the rehabilitation or
installation of fire sprinkling systems in commercial structures. Neither the loan nor the
matching funds shall be used for the installation of nor rehabilitation of signage or
interior rehabilitation or decoration, nor the installation of building additions or the
addition of architectural or decorative elements which are not part of the landmarked
structure.
(4) Loan funds may be expended only for rehabilitation of the exterior of a
designated Fort Collins landmark structure or contributing structure in a Fort Collins
landmark district. No interior improvements may be purchased utilizing City loan funds.
(5) The standards and/or guidelines of the City and the United States Secretary of the
Interior for the preservation, reconstruction, restoration or rehabilitation of historic
resources then in effect shall serve as the standards by which all rehabilitation work must
be performed.
(6) No loan funds shall be disbursed until after the recipient has completed the work,
the work has been physically inspected by the City and has been approved by the City
Manager and the loan recipient has documented the cost of the work by submitting to the
City copies of all bills, invoices, work orders and/or such other documentation showing,
to the satisfaction of the City, that the funds requested are reasonable and are supported
by actual proof of expense.
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(7) Loan recipients shall, as a condition of the loan, prominently place a sign upon the
property being rehabilitated stating that such rehabilitation has been funded, in part,
through the City's landmark rehabilitation loan program.
(8) Property owners who have previously received loans shall be eligible for
subsequentloans.
(9) All rehabilitation work shall be completed within one (1) year from the date upon
which the loan was awarded; provided, however, that upon application and a showing of
good cause as to why the project cannot be timely completed, the Commission may
authorize an extension of up to one (1) additional year for completion of the work.
(10) No landmark rehabilitation loan shall be awarded unless the Commission (or in
cases of loans exceeding the maximum amounts established herein, the City Council)
first determines that:
a. The applicant has demonstrated an effort to return the structure to its
original appearance;
b. It is in the best interests of the public welfare that the structure proposed to
be rehabilitated be preserved for future generations; and
C. The amount proposed to be spent on exterior rehabilitation is reasonable .
under the circumstances.
(11) No landmark rehabilitation loan shall be awarded unless the loan recipient has, as
a condition of obtaining the loan, agreed to repay the loan in full upon sale or transfer of
the property.
See. 14-84. Reserved.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of
April, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of April, A.D. 2014.
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