HomeMy WebLinkAbout019 - 02/21/2006 - DESIGNATING THE JM MORRISON HOUSE AND CARRIAGE HOUSE, 718 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, AS A FORT COLLINS LA ORDINANCE NO. 019, 2006
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE J.M. MORRISON HOUSE AND CARRIAGE HOUSE,
718 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE,
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 January 25,2006,the Landmark Preservation Commission
(the"Commission")has determined that the J.M.Morrison House and Carriage House has individual
significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standards (1) and (3), as a nice example
of Edwardian residential architectural, with a notable carriage house exhibiting a level of integrity
and significance that is unusual in an outbuilding and for the reason that for over 100 years the
buildings have contributed to an understanding of the growth and development patterns of Fort
Collins, and associated changes in use and space requirements; 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 owner of the property has 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 J.M.Morrison House and Carriage House and
the adjacent lands upon which the historical buildings are located, in the City of Fort Collins,
Larimer County, Colorado, described as follows, to wit:
Lot 32, Block 281, Loomis Addition, Fort Collins
also known as 718 West Mountain Avenue
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 7th day of
February,A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passage on the 21 st day of February, A.D. 2006.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21 st day of February, A.D. 2006.
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