HomeMy WebLinkAboutDOWNTOWN TRANSIT FACILITY - PDP - 9-00 - CORRESPONDENCE - HISTORIC PRESERVATION (10)The Landmark Preservation Commission is pleased with the special
effort the City is making to preserve historic fabric of the
building for future interpretation to the public. It sets an
important precedence to the development community, and this effort
is to be commended.
If you have any questions regarding this approval, please contact
me at 221-6597.
Sincerely,
Carol Tunner, Historic Preservation Planner
cc: Jack Gianola
Tom Frazier
Joe Frank
Michael Rush
James Stratis
Per, attached is the new plan.
Community Planning and Environmental Services
Advance Planning Department
City of Fort Collins
September 12, 2000
Ron Fuchs, City Planner
Current Planning Department
Dear Ron:
On August 9, the Landmark Preservation Commission gave final
approval to the rehabilitation of the C & S Depot at 136 Laporte
Avenue with conditions. The conditions are:
1. Use less reflective glazing on the new storefronts - a shade
coefficient of 30%. Staff can review this change
administratively and has approved the submitted sample.
2. Change the anodized aluminum new storefront frames from a dark
bronze to medium bronze.
3. Use clear interior storm windows on the existing windows of
the front office building. The LPC understands that the
historic freight doors left in place will have their broken or
missing glazing repaired with a match to the historic glass,
and the existing historic glass will remain.
4. Leave historic overhead doors in place where practical, in
particular, the two north elevation doors should remain as
well as the five doors on the east elevation.
5. Where the historic doors are filled in with storefronts, and
where practical, the doors should be fixed up in the ceiling
in place. (It was understood by the LPC that they will make
an effort to save hardware, chains, and track as much as
possible since they are part of the exterior doors.)
With these conditions the Commission found the work to be in
keeping with the adopted Secretary of the Interior's Treatments for
Historic Properties. Since that meeting and after consultation
with the LPC's Design Review Subcommittee on September 12, staff
has administratively approved the metal AHU enclosure on the roof.
These things may be approved administratively because they are
minor changes to a proposal already approved by the LPC, and the
change does not affect the historic character of the building.
I have reviewed the plans submitted for Planning and zoning Board
approval, and find them to be in accordance with the historic
preservation approval. Mr. James Stratis of the State Historical
Fund has also looked at the project plans and verbally concurred
with the proposed plans.
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