07.05.17 LB Minutes CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD
July 5, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
1777 Broadway, Municipal Building, Council Chambers
The following are the action minutes of the July 5, 2017 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:
Eric Budd, Chair
William Jellick
Ronnie Pelusio
Fran Sheets
Deborah Yin
David Ensign, *Planning Board representative without a vote
STAFF MEMBERS:
Deborah Kalish, Senior Assistant City Attorney
James Hewat, Senior Historic Preservation Planner
Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Planner
Tony Wiese, Historic Preservation Intern
Holly Opansky, Landmarks Board Secretary
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Chair E. Budd declared a quorum at 6:01 p.m. and the
following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by B.Jellick, seconded by R. Pelusio, the Landmarks Board approved
(5-0) the minutes of the June 7, 2017 Landmarks Board meeting minutes.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA
Abby Daniels, 1200 Pearl St., Director of Historic Boulder, encouraged the board to
hold a hearing to consider initiation of landmark designation for the property at
132191h St.
Ed Byrne, 250 Arapahoe Ave., spoke in support of a demolition permit application
for 3131 Th St. and answered questions from the board.
Margaret Freund, 3139 Th St., spoke in support of issuing a demolition permit for
the house at 3131 Th St.
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION
APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING [00:12:30 to 02:06:23 audio minutes]
• [00:05.40 audio minutes]13219th St. -- Stay of Demolition expires July 12, 2017
• [00:06.50 audio minutes]31317th St. --Stay of Demolition expires August 13,
2017
o On a motion by D. Yin, and seconded by F. Sheets, the Landmarks
Board voted to hold an initiation hearing for 3131 71" St. at the next
regular board meeting on August, 2, 2017 (3-2, E. Budd and R. Pelusio
opposed).
• [00:49.20 audio minutes]Statistical Report
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM
A. [00:52:05 audio minutes] Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark
Alteration Certificate application to demolish a non-contributing 480 sq. ft. two-
car garage and, in its place, construct a new 640 sq. ft., two-car accessory building
at the northwest corner of the property, at 911 Pine St. in the Mapleton Hill
Historic District, per Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised Code 1981 (HIS2017-
00180). Owner/Applicant: Corey and Karl Strohmeyer/Joel Smiley
Ex Parte Contacts
E. Budd, W.Jellick, R. Pelusio, and D. Yin made site visits. F. Sheets had no ex-
parte contacts.
Staff Presentation
J. Hewat presented the case to the board, with a staff recommendation to
conditionally approve the application.
Applicant's Presentation
Joel Smiley, 1627 Spruce St., contractor, spoke in support of the application as
submitted and answered questions from the Landmarks Board.
Public Comment
Abby Daniels, 1200 Pearl St., Director of Historic Boulder, spoke in support of
the Landmark Alteration Certificate application as submitted.
Motion
On a motion by B.Jellick, and seconded by R. Pelusio, the Landmarks Board
voted (4-1, D. Yin opposed) to approve a Landmark Alteration Certificate to
demolish the non-contributing garage and in its place, construct a new garage at
911 Pine St., in that, provided the conditions below are met, the proposed
demolition and new construction will meet the requirements of Section 9-11-18,
B.R.C. 1981, and adopt the staff memorandum dated July 5, 2017, as findings of
the board.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
The applicant shall be responsible for constructing the garage in compliance with
the approved plans dated June 7, 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 (Ldre), for its final review and approval:
a. Revised plans showing a reduction in the mass and scale of the
proposed new garage to reduce the width to be more in scale with the
contributing accessory building, to provide more permeability into the
historic property, and to prevent the alleyscape from becoming tunnel-
like.
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 Mapleton
Historic District Design Guideline, and the intent of this approval.
D. Yin voted in opposition, citing the Mapleton Hill Design Guidelines, Section P, that
states that two-story garages are rarely appropriate.
6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT,
AND CITY ATTORNEY[02:03:00 audio minutes]
a. Update Memo
b. Retreat Agenda for July 14, 2017
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourn at 8:32 p.m. [02:31:42 audio minutes]
Approved on 2017
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Respectfully submitted,
�`L chairperson