Item 3 - 3.2.2016 LB meeting minutes DRAFT
CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD
March 2, 2016
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room
6:00 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the March 2, 2016 City of Boulder Landmarks
Board meeting. A digital recording and a permanent set of these minutes (maintained
for a period of seven years) are retained in Central Records (telephone: 303-441-3043).
You may also listen to the recording on-line at: www.boulderplandevelop.net.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Kate Remley, Chair
George Clements, Vice Chair
Briana Butler
Fran Sheets
Deborah Yin
*John Gerstle, *Planning Board representative without a vote
STAFF MEMBERS:
Debra Kalish, Senior Assistant City Attorney
James Hewat, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Planner
Lesli Ellis, Comprehensive Planning Manager
Holly Opansky, Landmarks Board Secretary
William Barnum, Historic Preservation Intern
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Chair K. Remley declared a quorum at 6:01 p.m. and
the following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by F. Sheets, seconded by G. Clements, the Landmarks Board
approved (5-0) the minutes as amended of the February 3, 2016 board meeting.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
There were no public speakers for items not on the agenda.
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION
APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING
J. Hewat gave an update to the 717 17th Street demolition application
(HIS2015-00337) from the February 3, 2016 Landmarks Board meeting’s vote
to place a stay of demolition on the application. Staff and board members met
with applicants. Perspective buyer / applicant shared that there was
significant mold and disrepair that made it unfeasible to rebuild. The meeting
ended without specific resolution.
G. Clements noted that neighbors mentioned that the property had been
vacant and ill-maintained for almost a decade.
Statistical Report
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate
application to demolish an existing house built in 1957 and, in its place, construct
a new 2,266 sq. ft. house at 2110 4th Street in the Mapleton Hill Historic District,
per section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2015-00254). Owner /
Applicant: Katrina H. Anastas Revocable Trust / Angela Feddersen
Ex-parte contacts
G. Clements, J. Gerstle, K. Remley, F. Sheets, and D. Yin made site visits.
B. Butler did not have ex-parte contacts.
Staff Presentation
J. Hewat, presented the case to the board, with the staff recommendation that the
Landmarks Board conditionally approve the request.
Applicant’s Presentation
Angela Feddersen, 522 Humboldt Street, Denver, architect, spoke in support of
Landmark Alteration Certificate and responded to the Board’s areas of concern
shared at the January 6, 2016 meeting.
Public Hearing
There were no public comments.
Motion
On a motion by K. Remley, seconded by G. Clements, the Landmarks Board
voted and approved (5-0) the demolition of the non-contributing house and the
construction of the proposed 2,266 sq. ft. house at 2110 4th St. as shown on plans
dated 1/26/2016, finding that they generally meet the standards for issuance of a
Landmark Alteration Certificate in Chapter 9-11-18, B.R.C. 1981, subject to the
conditions below and adopts the staff memorandum dated March 2, 2016 in
matter 5A (HIS2015-00254) as findings of the board.
This recommendation is based upon staff’s opinion that if the applicant complies
with the conditions listed below, the proposed demolition and new construction
will be generally consistent with the conditions specified in Section 9-11-18,
B.R.C. 1981, the General Design Guidelines, and the Mapleton Hill Historic District
Design Guidelines.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1. The applicant shall be responsible for constructing the house in compliance
with the approved plans dated 1/26/16, except as modified by these
conditions of approval. As noted in the findings that the home shall be
documented per standard procedures.
2. Prior to submitting a building permit application and final issuance of the
Landmark Alteration Certificate, the applicant shall submit the following,
which shall be subject to the final review and approval of the Landmarks
design review committee: final architectural plans that include revisions to
ensure that the final design of the building is:
a. Consistent with the General Design Guidelines and the Mapleton Hill
Historic District Design Guidelines; and
b. Consistent with neo-traditional interpretations of the Edwardian
Vernacular, including the elimination of standing seam roof on the
porch, elimination of horizontal railings on secondary elevations, the
use of double hung windows on the north elevation on the front,
retaining and historic retaining wall if possible.
3. The Landmarks design review committee shall review details for the
building, including dormers, wall materials, fenestration patterns on the front
and north elevations, doors and window details including moldings, and
proposed insets, paint colors, and hardscaping on the property to ensure that
the approval is consistent with the General Design Guidelines and the Mapleton
Hill Historic District Guidelines and the intent of this approval.
B. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate
application to construct a new one-car garage on north side of lot at 2303 Bluff
Street, an individual landmark, the Perry White House, per section 9-11-18 of the
Boulder Revised Code (HIS2016-00007). Owner / Applicant: Madeline and Peter
Vogenthaler / Steve Montgomery
Ex-parte contacts
B. Butler and G. Clements reviewed the case at the LDRC, but did not make a
site visit.
F. Sheets and K. Remley reviewed the case at the LDRC and made site visits.
D. Yin saw the part of the project that did not include the garage in LDRC and
made site visits.
J. Gerstle did not have ex-parte contacts.
Staff Presentation
J. Hewat, presented the case to the board, with the staff recommendation that the
Landmarks Board conditionally approve the request.
Applicant’s Presentation
Steve Montgomery, 2207 Mapleton Avenue, architect expressed his support for
this application.
Public Hearing
Heather Campbell, 2480 23rd Street, inquired if the existing garage would be
removed. K. Remley clarified that the space would remain and become condition
space.
Motion
On a motion by G. Clements, seconded by K. Remley, the Landmarks Board
voted (5-0) to adopt the staff memorandum dated March 2n, 2016, as the findings
of the board and approve a Landmark Alteration Certificate for the proposed
construction and relocation shown on plans dated 3/2/2016, finding that they
generally meet the standards for issuance of a Landmark Alteration Certificate in
Chapter 9-11-18, B.R.C. 1981, subject to the following conditions:
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
1. The applicant shall be responsible for constructing a new one-car garage in
compliance with the approved plans dated 3/2/2016, except as modified by
these conditions of approval.
2. Prior to submitting a building permit application and final issuance of the
Landmark Alteration Certificate, the applicant shall revise plans to:
a. Eliminate the half-timbered motif at the portico;
b. Show a reduced amount of driveway/paving area and the use of
crusher fines or similar in front of the garage.
3. Prior to submitting a building permit application and final issuance of the
Landmark Alteration Certificate, the applicant shall submit the following,
which shall be subject to the final review and approval of the Landmarks
design review committee: window and door details, wall material details,
siding material details, paint colors, roofing material details and details
regarding any hardscaping on the property to ensure that the approval is
consistent with the General Design Guidelines and the intent of this approval.
Amendment
On an amendment to the motion by G. Clements, seconded by D. Yin, voted and
approved (5-0) the condition that:
a. Change the man door windows to single light; and 2 over 2 lights on
the gable window.
C. Public hearing and consideration of revisions to the Downtown Urban Design
Guidelines, Section 1, The Downtown Historic District.
Staff Presentation
M. Cameron, presented the revisions worked on by K. Remley and D. Yin.
Public Hearing
There were no public speakers for item.
Motion
On a motion by K. Remley, and seconded by G. Clements, the Landmarks Board
voted (5-0) to approve as to substance the proposed revisions to Section 1, “The
Historic District” of the Downtown Urban Design Guidelines pursuant to the
rulemaking procedures set forth in Chapter 1-4, B.R.C. 1981.
6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
AND CITY ATTORNEY
A. Update Memo
B. Subcommittee Update
1) Outreach and Engagement
2) Potential Resources
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
Approved on _______________, 2016
Respectfully submitted,
, Chairperson