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CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD
May 6, 2009
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room
6 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the May 6, 2009 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:
Leonard May
Liz Payton
Tim Plass, Chair
Lisa Podimajersky
John Spitzer
Absent: *K.C. Becker *Planning Board representative without a vote
STAFF MEMBERS:
Debra Kalish, Assistant City Attorney
Susan Richstone, Long Range Planning Manager
James Hewat, Historic Preservation Planner
Chris Meschuk, Historic Preservation Planner
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Chair T. Plass declared a quorum at 6:04 p.m. and the
following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by T. Plass, seconded by L. Payton, the Landmarks Board approved (5-0) the
minutes of the April 1, 2009 board meeting.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
No one addressed the board.
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION
APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING
5. ACTION ITEMS
LANDMARK ALTERATION:
THIS ITEM WAS WITHDRA WN AND NOT HEARD A T THE MEETING.
A. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate to add
dormers and construct a two-story, 1,100 sq. ft. rear addition to the 2,300 sq. ft.
contributing house and to erect a one and one-half story, two-car garage; all at 707
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Maxwell Avenue in the Mapleton Hill Historic District (HIS2009-00047). Applicants:
Leonard and Janet Ashack
B. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate to rehabilitate
and construct a two-story, 5,050 sq. ft. rear and side addition to the landmarked
Temple-Bowron House at 1507 Pine Street, per Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised
Code (HIS2009-00062). Applicant: Craig Bundy, Architect, Owner: Clifford 1. Neuman
Board members were asked to reveal any ex parte contacts they may have had on this item.
T. Plass and L. Payton made site visits.
L. May revealed no ex-parte contacts.
L. Podmajersky reviewed a previous proposal at a Design Review Committee meeting and
made a site visit.
J. Spitzer received emails, made a site visit, and received one phone call from Vaida Daukantas
who borrowed the staff memorandum, but they did not discuss the application.
Applicant's Presentation
Craig Bundy, 745 Jonquil Pl., architect for the project, spoke in support of the application.
Public Hearing
Sam Oltmans, 1619 Pine Street, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Jim Downton, 1515 Mapleton Avenue, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Grant Armstrong, 1519 Pine Street Unit 2, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Marian Armstrong, 1519 Pine Street Unit 2, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Jan Hittelman, 1527 Pine Street, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Alice Norton, 1543 Pine Street, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Vaida Daukantas, 1510 Mapleton Ave, spoke in opposition to the application as proposed.
Abby Daniels, Historic Boulder, 1123 Spruce Street, spoke in opposition to the application as
proposed.
Motion
On a motion by T. Plass, seconded by L. May, the Landmarks Board denied (5-0) the proposal
for the rehabilitation and construction of a 5,050 sq. ft. rear and side addition to the landmarked
Temple-Bowron House (as shown on landmark alteration certificate drawings dated 04.09.2009),
in that it fails to meet the standards in Chapter 9-11-18 (a)(b, 1-3), B.R.C. 1981, and is not
consistent with the General Design Guidelines, in that the proposed work will damage the
historic character of the property. The board adopted the staff memorandum dated 5.6.09 as
findings of the board.
DEMOLITION
C. Public hearing and consideration of a demolition permit for the building located at
1700 Bluff Street, per Section 9-11-23 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2009-00034)
Applicant: Boulder Custom Homes, LLC.
Board members were asked to reveal any ex parte contacts they may have had on this item.
T. Plass revealed no ex-parte contacts.
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L. Payton and J. Spitzer made site visits.
L. May reviewed the project at a Design Review Committee meeting.
L. Podmajersky made a site visit and reviewed the project at a Design Review Committee
meeting.
Applicant's Presentation
Daniel Hersh, 1700 Bluff, owner, spoke in support of the demolition application.
Public Hearing
Claudia Naeseth, 1725 Bluff, spoke in opposition to the demolition application.
Andy McDonald, spoke in support of the demolition application.
Motion
On a motion by J. Spitzer, seconded by T. Plass, the Landmarks Board approved (5-0) the
issuance of a demolition permit for the building located at 1700 Bluff Street in that the property
does not have historic significance, lacks distinction as a significant or unique example of intact
architecture to the Sunset Hill area or the city of Boulder as a whole, per the criteria set forth in
Section 9-11-23(f) B.R.C and the Individual Landmark Significance Criteria (1975). The board
based this decision upon the findings of the staff memorandum dated 5.6.09.
6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
AND CITY ATTORNEY
A. Update Memo
B. Draft Intensive Level Survey Forms for Post WW-11 Residential Survey
C. Changes to Enforcement and Penalties Section of Ordinance
D. Landmarks Board Retreat Debrief
E. Planning Board Calendar
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
Approved on June 3, 2009
Respectfully submitted,
Chairperson