HomeMy WebLinkAbout021 - 02/21/2006 - DESIGNATING THE KIRBY/WADE HOUSE AND HISTORIC GARAGE, 816 LAPORTE AVENUE, AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK ORDINANCE NO. 021, 2006
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE KIRBY/WADE HOUSE AND HISTORIC GARAGE,
816 LAPORTE 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 Kirby/Wade House and Historic Garage has individual
significance to Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standards(1) and(3), as a good example
of a vernacular hipped roof dwelling with projecting front gable, with very good integrity; that the
property, which contains a historic dwelling, historic garage, and non-contributing, non-historic
workshop/garage,is also significant as a very nice example of working-class residential architecture
that has contributed to its Laporte Avenue neighborhood for over 100 years; 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 Kirby/Wade House and Historic Garage 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:
East'/<of Lot 29 and West%of Lot 30,Block 292,West Side Addition,Fort Collins,
together with the Vacated Portion of Laporte Avenue adjacent to the Property on the
South also known as 816 Laporte 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 th 1 st day of February,A.D. 2006.
Ma
ATTEST:
i
City Clerk�� O
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21st day of February, A.D. 2006.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City Clerk