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Home My WebLink About328 REMINGTON ST - CORRESPONDENCE - 4/26/2011To: Landmark Preservation Commission Re: Handicap "Lift" providing access to Mountain View Community Church Project Location: 328 Remington St. 80524 From: Jason McConahy Mountain View Community Church 328 Remington St 80524 Jason@mvcchurch.org 970.219.1081 Project Background In November 2009, Mountain View Community Church purchased this beautiful, historic church building in order to continue to expand the ministries of our growing church. In the spring / summer of 2010, we made several improvements to the interior of the building. All of those improvements, which included new bathrooms, classrooms, meeting areas, were completed in compliance with ADA standards and with accessibility in mind. However, there still remains no way for a handicap person to get into the building since all entrances are roughly 36 to 40 inches above the sidewalk. We are desiring to provide accessibility to the building in time for heading into our summer ministry season (June 2011). On March 30th, we met onsite with Courtney Rippy and Bud Frick to discuss different options. We showed them draft plans we had drawn up for both lift and ramp options. It was decided that the visual impact of a ramp would be too great. As such, we are presenting our proposal for a handicap lift for your approval. Project Summary Construct a "landing outside existing entrance on Remington St. • Install handicap lift to provide wheelchair access to the landing • Construct a low wall to hide the handicap lift from view from the street -side • Face the new wall with stone selected to match the stone on the building • Remove and re -set stair stones leading up to the front of the new landing • Pour concrete pad as needed to provide access to the lift location To illustrate the details of this project, please see the attached... - Plan and elevation views of the proposed work - Details for structural concrete work - Brochure / spec sheet for proposed handicap lift Proposed Location The lift is proposed for the northern most entrance to the building Remington Street. This entrance (shown in Photos 1 & 2) was chosen for several locations... 6 //o / 7Y / • This entrance is not one of the main entrances to the building • This entrance provides the greatest accessibility once inside the building, including immediate access to the sanctuary, main bathrooms, and fellowship / gathering room • This entrance is the main "office" entrance used during weekdays • This entrance has space available in the lawn to the north for the required project components without hindering existing traffic flow through this entrance • The -new screening wall -will also -hide the gas meter from view once in -place -that fronts the building just north of the existing entrance -.Pho.to 1.- West..facing_elevation_along..Remington_St. _..... Photo 2 - Proposed entrance for the handicap lift (northern most entrance along the west facing elevation) Proposed Stone for Screening Wall The new wall that is built to "screen" the handicap lift from view will be faced with stone to match the existing building. The picture below (Photo 3) shows a sign that was constructed in more recent years where stone was selected to match the historic stone. The stone used to front the screening wall will be selected accordingly. Photo 3 - Existing, recent sign showing the selection of stone to match the existing, historic stone used to construct the building. €&I u HISTORY B� 101 74� 1 April 20, 2011 Pastor Jason McConahy Mountain View Community Church 328 Remington Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 RE: Faith Tabernacle -First Baptist Church -Mountain View Community Church, SHF #04-01-066 Dear Pastor McConahy: After careful consideration, the State Historical Fund approves die proposed installation of a handicap lift for the Faith Tabernacle -First Baptist Church -Mountain View Community Church as outlined in your email and attachments received April 13, 2011. Our statutory and regulatory authority require that we deny support to changes that negatively affect a site and fail to meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards far the Treatment of Historic Properties and Guidelines for Presemin& Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. However, die proposed lift will tnininhize the impact on the Historic building in die following ways: 1) the lift is located at a secondary entrance (which fortunately also proves the most accessible); 2) the historic stone stairs will be removed for the installation of a new concrete landing but will be reinstalled as the new stairs, thus retaining much of die historic appearance; and 3) .tie lift will be hidden behind a wall which will be faced with stone similar in color and size to the original stone of the church building; the lift will also be connected to this new wall rather dean the historic walls of the church. As outlined above, the proposed lift meets the Standards due to the low visual impact and tie potential reversibility of much of the alterations. For these reasons we approve your request, wits the request that you provide photographic documentation of die lift after completion. Please be advised that the covenant agreement on this property remains intact. Any future proposed changes to the Faith Tabernacle -First Baptist Church -Mountain View Corrununity Church need to be pre -approved by the State historical Fund. The terms of the covenant expire October 1, 2053. We feel, as you do, that this is a Highly significant site. Please contact me at any time if you have questions or concerns about covenant compliance issues. Sincerely, -16A Erika Warzel Outreach Specialist and Property Protection Coordinator State Historical Fund Covenant Review 04-01-066 X: \Docwnent\20153709.doc IVIC CENTER PLAZA 1560 BROADWAY SUITE 400 DENVER COLORADO 80202 www.historycolorado.org From: Mike Gebo <MGEBO@fcgov.com> Subject: RE: building permit question - Mountain View Community Church Date: April 20, 2011 2:58:37 PM MDT To: 'Jason McConahy' <jason@mvcchurch.org> 4/20/1.1 ason, B111N01741 This message shall serve as authorization for you to act as the general contractor for this project, using licensed trades as needed. Mike Gebo From: Jason McConahy [mailto:jason@mvcchurch.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:25 PM To: Mike Gebo Subject: building permit question - Mountain View Community Church. Hi Mike, I hope you are well. Thanks for all your help on our big pen -nit / renovation project last spring and summer We are getting ready to submit another building permit to add a wheelchair lift to one of our exterior entrances to make the building accessible. It will require some modification to the existing entrance, including building a "landing" outside the door and moving the existing stairs. It is mostly concrete work and then the actually install of the lift. We are working with Mobility & More from Loveland on the lift design. I met with the Landmark PresefVatiorf Committee last Wednesday night (4/13) and got their approval or our design. I. am awaiting the final word from the State Historic Fund but we are planning on submitting the building permit next Monday. Would you give us pennission to self -contract this work so we don't have to hire a General? We will use licensed subs for all the components (concrete, electrical, lift install). I just wanted to submit this request to you. Thanks for your consideration. If you would like to see a concept of the project, I can forward you what we submitted to the Landmark Preservation Committee. Just let me know. Thanks! Jason McConahy - Pastor Mountain View Community ChurchCal iasonmvcchurch.org F1F �«tnVk'�•� 328 Remington, Fort Collins, CO 80524 970.490.2262 [office]