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Home My WebLink About02.04.2004 LPAB MinutesCITY OF BOULDER LANDMARKS PRCSERVATION AllVISORY BOARll MINUT~S Feb. 4, 2004 Council Chambers Municip~l Building 1777 Broadway 6 p.m. Tlie followmg are the nunutes of the Febniary 4, 2004, City of Bouldcr Landmarks Presetvahon Advisory Boaid meetmg A peunanent set of these mmutes and a tape recoiding (mauttauiecl For a pcitod of l years) is retamec( in Central Rccords (telephone 303-441-3043) Yott may also Lsten to Che mmutes via the City of Boulder website at www ct boulder co us/plannmg/landmaiks/agendas/2_4_04 ht~n BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Leslie Durgm (anived 7 07) L~sa I:gger Leland Rucker Roty Salance, Chairperson STATF MEMBGRS PR~SENT: Sue ~;llen Harrison, City Altomcy Bohdy Hedgcock, Associate Planner Malt Russcll, Intern L CALI. TO ORD~R The roll havmg been called, Chauperson Salauce declared a quonim at 6 10 p m and the followmg busmess was conducted 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTTS The boaid approved the mmutes of the Dccembei 3, 2003 and January 7, 2004 meetmgs 3. RCPORT ON LANDMARK ALTEI2A'CION AND DEMOLITION PERMITS ISSUED AND PCNDING. 'Cheie weie no commeuts 4. C[TIZEN PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA There weie no comments S \PI AMdatn\Iongiang\HIS~ \minutcti~2004~2-4-04ncnon Ipabmin doo s, Ac•rtoN iTr Nts A. Public heai ing and consideration of a recommcndation to City Council concerning a rcqucst for individual landmarlc status for tlie strncture and site at 820 Pine Street. Applicaut / Owner: Sebastian de Atucha Board naernbeis were as/zed to reveal aray ex ~~arte contacts they ntny have had on this nenr Theiewercnone Public He~ring No one fiom the puUhc addressed the boaid Motim~ On a motion by L Eggct, scconded by L Rucl<er, thc Landmaiks Prescrvation Advisory Boaid recommended (4-0) to Crty Couuml that the bwldmg and rts site localed at 820 Prne be designated as an mdrvid~ial landmaik undei the C~ty of Boulder's histoiic presctvation code, adopting the staff inemorandum detail~ug the sigu~ficancc ciitena as find~ngs of the board The board recommended that the biuldmg be named the Williain V Casey House based on the "Guidclives for Namcs of Landmarked Structures and Sites" adopted as admimstialrve regulattons m 1989 6. MATTI?RS FROM THP. LANllMARKS BOARD, PL,ANNING DEPARTMENT, AND CITY ATTORN~Y 5. ACTION ITFMS (continued) C. Public hearing and consideration of a recommend~tion to the Bonlder Coimty Historie Preservation Advisory Board regarcling moditications to the Pl~gstaff Amphitheater and site to allow for disabled access. Applicant: City of Boulder Open Space & Mowrtain Parks 73oard members were asked to reveal any ex-pm te contncts they may have had on thes ctem L Ruckei, R Salauce and L Eggei rev~ewed designs at a Landmarks Pieservahon Advisory Board Dcsign Review Committee meehng PuUlic Hearing J~m Reedei, Open Space & Mountam Parks, pio~ect manager, said this pro~ect has becn under cousideration for more than Four ycars He noted that southern route represents a simple, effechve route w~tl~ mmmlal unpact, no alterahons to stage David Bohn, Centet foi People wrth Disabihhcs, Boulder, supported the south i oute SVPI AMJat~AlunowngAIIIS fAmmu~es~2004\2-0-04aUmn Ipabmm doc 2 ~nhe Land , 457J Beachcombei Ct, repiesentauve of ADAP'I', supported the south ioute Tim Wheat, 735 S 42°~ Sheet, s~ipporied accessibiLty on thc site Lowell La~rd, 4579 Beachcombci Ct, suppoited thc south route M~ke McC~utv, 333 Pearl Street, suppoited the soulh ioi~tc Board Recommendltion: L Does the I3oard agree with thc impact assessment'? The boaid recommendcd that the followiug addrt~onal mfoimation shall be iequned pnoi to final approv~l • Gradmg plan detailmg required cut and fill and necessary retammg wall consh uchon • More detailed illushahon of railmg design m section and elevahou • Photos oi rendcnngs ill~istraling visual m~pact of pioposals from key v~ewmg pomts • Evaluat~on of the proposals m hght of the "nahonal" levcl of sigmficance of the amphitl~eatrc, with a d~scussion oFthe potenhal nnpact upon Nahon~113~stonc I.andmatk Itshi~g • A inore in-depth evaluation of the north route, to determine if iailings could be mmunized, m the same faslnon that they wei e inuumized from earhei versions ofthe south routc In addtt~on lo these requiiements, the board recommended pursumg a culhiiat landscape assessment to provide a better fouudat~on foi assessmg current and firture proposals LhtoughoLR the Flagstaff Mountam site That analysis, as rewmmended m federal gu~deLnes, would assuie that cltaracter-dafi~ung featuies of the site ate ~dentifled so Yhat ADA requirements may be appropnatcly balanced wrth the historic sigmficance of the site This assessment should be completed by a qualt6ed professional who mmimally meets the federal gmdehnes for li~stotic prescrvahoit cousultants (36 CFR 16) Spectfic expenence ielated to historic and cultural landscape assessments should also be requ~red Desprte Cl~e potcnCial value oFsuch a report, the Board does uot wish to delay this pio~ect unCil s~ich analysis is complctcd 2. lloes the Board agree with the preferred alternative as identified by the project manager? Bascd upon cutrent mformatiov, the board agrced that thc soutllein route will not have a sigmficanl negative ~mpact upon histoiic resources and is generally m conformanee wrth bolh the Sccrctary of the inCenor's Standards and the a~reed S\PI AN\data\longiang\I IIS f\nunutos~2004\2 4-04acunn Ipabnun doo upou cuteria adopted by the citizen group The northetn ioutc may also ~neet many of those ciitena, panc~ularly as related to pieseiv~ihon conceins, if equal t~me were devoted to refinement of tliat approach Given commumty pr~orittes and goals, the Boatd strongly bclreves lhat accessib~hty impiovements on the site are appropriatc 3. Are there ~nticipated commw~ity coucerns or public process consider~tions that sl~ould be addressed? The opportimihes for pubhc mput on this pro~ect havc bcen substantial Staff bclieves that this and other public heaungs that ~ie schediiled and iequiied foi ieview will piovide sufficicnt pubhc ~nput opportui~ities and feedbaclc for the dec~sion ma]<crs 4. Is the CEAP re~dy for Uoard review? Yes, the C~AP is ready for board rev~cw Additional informat~on, as tdentified m sechon 1 should Uc uicluded wrih any fiituie mateiials m ordei to prov~de nccessary mformation to dectsion-makmg bod~es While the Board bcheves that a culhiral laudscape assessmcut of the Flagstaff area would add to the understandmg of the s~te, its charactcr-dcfinmg features, and ds evolutton over ttme, tlie substanttal public mput and experhse of the vanous parties mvolved appelr to have resulted m a prcferred alteinative that meets tlie potentially competing commuiury goals of preservmg a stgmficant h~stone landscape while allowmg for mcreased aceessibility wtthiu the stte Approvmg boa~ds are encouraged to consider the added value that wo~ild res~ilt from the landscape assessmcnt, and the Open Space department is encouraged to pursue funduig foi such a sYudy no matter what direct~on the current proposal takes, m order to fotm a better foundation for ieview of futtne proposals throughout tlle Flagstaff aica The current pro~ect should not be delayed, however, for that puipose 6. Pnblic hearing ~nd consideration of a request to grant a L~ndmark Alteration Certificate for coustruction of an ~ddition for the property at 504 Maxwell, within tl~e M~pleton Hill Historic llistrict. Applicant / Owner: Tami Simon & Julie Kramer Board members were asked to reveal any ex parte contacts Ihey mny have had on th~s item L Rucker, L Egger and R S1lance revtewed destgns 1t a Landmarks Preservahon Advisory Boatcl Design Review Commrttee meetmg Public T~earing Kvlc Callahan, 2100 Pearl Street, archrtcct for U~e applic~nl, spoke m support Tami Simon, ownei, spoke m support. S\PLA N\dn~a\longi nng\I I IS I\mmules\2004\2-4-04~ctmn Ipabmm doc Guv Vickcrs, 510 Maxwell, s~olce ncithai m support or opposition Pat Young, 2424 5`~' Stiect, spoke m support John Young, 2424 5`~' Sheet, spolce m sttppott Tim Plass, 655 Maxwell, spokc m opposition Jan Otlo, 960 Lincoln Place, spoke ~n opposttion Motiou On a mot~on by L D~ugin, seconded by R S~lancc, the Landmaiks Presc~vation Adviso~y Board dcnicd (3-1, L Ruckei dissentiug) tlie icquest foi a Landtna~k Alteiation Certificate loi conshuchon of a 358 square foot additiou foi the pioperCy at 504 Maxwell, adophng the slaff inemorandum as findings of the board D. Public hearing and cousideration of the Cliaatauqua Park Historic District Cnltnral Landscape Assessment and Plan. L3oard memfiers were asked to reveal n~ay ex parte contacts they may have had on th~s ctem There we~e none Public Hearing Steve Watkins of the Colorado Chautauqua Assoaat~on and Tma Bishon o£ Mundus Bishop Design iesponded to queshons from the boatd 'I'here was no public testimony The item was postponed to March for further board review, with the permission of the applicant. E. Public hearing and consider~t~on of 1 request to gr~nt a Landmark Alter~tion Ce~ ti~cate for modi~cations to the alleys within the Ch~utauqua Park Historic District. Applicant: Colorado Cha~rtauqua Assoc~ation l3oard memfiers were asked to reveal any ex parte contacts they mny have had on th~s aterri L R~tekei, R Salance and L Eggei revtewed designs at a Landmail<s Pteseivahon Advisoiy Board Destgn Review Comm~ttee ineeling Public Hearing Laia Rainsev, 3075 1 1`~' Shcet, member of the Chatiitauqua Board of Diiectors, spoke m support and mdicated the CCA Boaid's unammous support S \PLAMdaln\longinng\I1161\ininutcY~2004\2-4-04nolion Ipabnun doc Motimi On a mohon by L Durgm, secondcd by L Eggcr, the Landmarks Pieservahon Advisoiy Boaid approved (3-1, R Salance dissenCing) thc tequest for mstallation of curbs, gutters and other improvements for alleys withm Uie Chatttauqtta Park Historic Distnct, adophng the staff inemoiandum as findmgs of the Board 7. DEBRIEF MGETING/CALF.NDAR CHTCK 8. ADJOURNML:NT The meeLng was ad~ourned at 10 a3 p m Respectfully submittcd, Heidt S aszewsl LPAB Secretary Approved on Maich 3, 2004 `~~K ' ~` Roty Salance Chairpcrson S\PI AMdnta\longiang\I IIS I\minutes~2004~2-~-04ncuon Ipabnun Aoc