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Does this follow from our conversation as you understood it? It is possible to quote directly from the Standards
though I didn't bother in trying to get this to you.
Randy Everett
On Nov 12, 2014, at 2:09 PM, Clark Mapes <CMAPES@fc og v.com> wrote:
Okay make it Wednesday December 3 at 5 pm here in our conference room.
Clark Mapes, AICP
City Planner
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Clark Mapes
From: Randy Everett <bizzy@everettl.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:55 PM
To: Clark Mapes
Subject: Re: Wednesday December 3 Hearing 5 pm
Clark,
I have written several drafts of a statement regarding an understanding to be recorded regarding protections for
the SITE concerns of these two portions of a historic property. I am free today, and have been working on it
again. As I write, I have had difficulty with defining the audience or the framework in which it will be
recorded. So I am going to pass along to you a statement of what I understand our working agreement to
be. We will probably have to refine this further together.
In consideration of dividing the historic buildings of the Boughton House and Barn into to two separate
properties, in part to improve the likelihood of preservation of the barn, several concerns have been
identified. The city staff express concerns that the Secretary of the Interiors Standards and Guidelines for the
Preservation of Historic Buildings ( hereafter referred to as the Standards) for the site as a whole will be
difficult to assure given that with separate owners of parts of a whole, the separate owners may act in ways
toward their own historic building that may follow the Standards and/or city zoning requirements, but detract
from the preservation of the site as a whole.
The City acknowledges that the Standards provide that rehabilitation through repurposing may require
improvements to the building supporting the new use such as adding a porch or entryway, providing parking,
adding to and/or changing windows or other architectural features that are of period significance, making
additions to the structure, etc. The Standards regarding the site of a historic building recommend against
changing notable land features or landscape that is of a permanent nature, or of excessive changes. Thus, for
example, providing parking may be recommended, but too much parking, or parking in the wrong place might
be at variance with the standards.
The owner expresses concern that overly prescriptive restrictions or overly vague statements of what constitutes
an impingement on the historic site will now or in the future affect the current owner's or potential owner's
ability in reasonable time and fashion to obtain the necessary permits or permissions to construct legal and
appropriate improvements to the owner's property.
Therefore, the following is agreed:
The owner and city have a reasonable expectation that as part of the repurposing rehabilitation of the barn into a
single family dwelling that A) a porch or entryway may be added to the front or east elevation of the barn and
extend up to 10 feet to the east or front from the barn. B) a one or two car garage can be built of up to 480 sf
footprint, and that additional covered parking can be constructed for a total of 4 covered or enclosed
spaces. Said covered/enclosed parking shall be limited to the northern most 27 feet of the barn lot, and to the
west of the eastern wall of the current cellar. The current cellar can be repurposed to this covered or enclosed
parking as a one or two car parking structure so long as the eastern and northern stone walls are preserved as
part of said structure in which case the structure's current distance to the property line would be maintained. C)
an addition(s) may be made to the sides and or rear of the building not to exceed 960 sf footprint. D) Windows
including dormers may be added or altered including infill to current barn openings.
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