Item 6A - Update Memo
DATE: August 5, 2017
TO: Landmarks Board
FROM: James Hewat, Marcy Cameron
SUBJECT: Update Memo
UPCOMING EVENTS
Landmarks Board Retreat
The Landmarks Board held their annual retreat on July 14. See attached Year in Review Handout. The board
set priorities for the upcoming year and formed the following subcommittees:
• Stay-of-Demolition Process – Fran Sheets, Ronnie Pelusio, Eric Budd
• Solar Panels (General Design Guidelines) – Deborah Yin
• Signage (Downtown) – Deborah Yin, Bill Jellick and Fran Sheets
• Community Engagement – Deborah Yin, Bill Jellick
ON-GOING PROJECTS
Chautauqua Lighting Plan and Design Guidelines – Open House and Joint Study Session
The City of Boulder and Colorado Chautauqua Association’s collaborative development of a lighting plan and
lighting design guidelines for Chautauqua is in process. On Monday, June 26, 2017 the first Open House and
Joint Study Session with the Landmarks Board/Colorado Chautauqua Association was held at Chautauqua to
gather feedback on the Draft Lighting Principles. The next open house and Joint Study Session is scheduled
for July 26 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Update at meeting.
Atrium Building/Public Market
Discussion is ongoing in considering whether the Atrium Building might be used as a Market Hall on a
temporary or permanent basis. Historic Boulder has agreed to continue keeping the March 2015 application to
landmark the Atrium on hold as exploration of these options continues. Update at meeting.
Civic Area
The Civic Area webpage has been updated to provide current information on the historic resources in the
Civic Area. Update at Meeting.
Selected Annotated Landmark Alteration Certificate Approvals:
Per the discussions, below are selected landmark alteration certificate descriptions and drawings to provide
the Board the opportunity to review larger proposals that have been reviewed by the Ldrc, whether through
conditions imposed by a Board approval or Ldrc without review by the Board.
511 Marine Street, Highland Lawn Historic District, issued July 6th, 2017 (HIS2017-00072)
The Ldrc reviewed and approved the following conditions of the Landmark Board’s May3rd, 2017 approval:
1. The applicant shall be responsible for constructing the house in compliance with the approved
plans dated 04/03/2017, 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 submit to the Landmarks design review committee (Ldrc), for its
final review and approval:
a. Details on the methodology for moving and rehabilitating the historic garage; consistent
with the General Design Guidelines the Highland Lawn Historic District Design
Guidelines; and
b. Final architectural plans that include details for the new building including wall and roof
materials, door and window details, and hardscaping on the property to ensure that the
final design of the building is consistent with the General Design Guidelines the
Highland Lawn Historic District Design Guideline and the intent of this approval.
511 Marine Street, Approved Landmark Alteration Certificate Plans:
341 Spruce Street, Mapleton Hill Historic District, issued June 7th, 2017 (HIS2017-00103)
The Ldrc reviewed several sets of revisions to plans for the demolition of a non-contributing house and the construction of
building to meet the following conditions of the Landmark Board’s May 1, 2017 approval of the proposal:
1. The applicant shall be responsible for constructing the house in compliance with the approved
plans dated 04/04/2017, 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 submit the following, which shall be subject to the final review and
approval of the Landmarks design review committee (Ldrc): 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
a. Simplify the massing and shapes, reduce the number of materials and window styles, and
consider reducing the scale of the front porch.
3. The Ldrc shall review details for the building, including dormers, wall materials, fenestration patterns
on the front, north and south 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.
Approved Landmark Alteration Certificate Plans
421 Mountain View Road, Mapleton Hill Historic District, LAC issued July 13th, 2017 (HIS2017-00207)
A 339 sq. ft., one and one-half car garage adjacent to a contributing garage at the rear of the property was reviewed and
approved by the Ldrc.
Approved Landmark Alteration Certificate Plans for 421 Mountain View Road: