HomeMy WebLinkAbout136 - 12/02/2008 - DESIGNATING THE LOOMIS-JONES HOUSE, 401 SMITH STREET AS A FORT COLLINS LANDMARK PURSUANT TO CHAPTER ORDINANCE NO. 136, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DESIGNATING THE LOOMIS-JONES HOUSE, 401 SMITH 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 September 24, 2008, the Landmark Preservation
Commission(the "Commission") has determined that the Loomis-Jones House has significance to
Fort Collins under Landmark Designation Standards (1) and (3), as one of the oldest frame
residences in Fort Collins; for its likely association with Abner Loomis, an important and well-
known early citizen of Fort Collins;and as a rare surviving example of the Vernacular Architectural
Style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, embodying many distinctive characteristics of the
style; 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 Loomis-Jones House,and the adjacent lands upon
which the historical resources are located in the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado,
described as follows, to wit:
NORTH 53 FEET OF LOT 4, BLOCK 164, CITY OF FORT COLLINS
be designated as a Fort Collins Landmark 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
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 21st day of
October,A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on th day of December,A.D. 2008.
Mayo
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 2nd day of ce ber, A.D. 2008.
Mayo
ATTEST:
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City Clerk