Minutes - Landmarks - October 03, 2007CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
October 3, 2007
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room
6 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the October 3, 2007 City of Boulder Landmarks
Preservation Advisory Board meeting. A permanent set of these minutes and a digital recording
(maintained for a period of seven years) is retained in Central Records (telephone: 303-441-
3043). You may aiso listen to the on-line at: www.boulderplandevelop.net.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Nancy Kornblum
L,eonard May
Tim Plass, Chair
Kirk Watson
Lisa Podmajersky
*Willa Johnson- Planning Board representative without a vote (excused).
STAFF MEMBERS:
Sue Ellen Harrison, Assistant City Attorney
Susan Richstone, Acting Long Range Planning Manager
James Hewat, Historic Preservation Planner
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Chair T. Plass declared a quorum at 6:06 p.m. and the
following business was conducted:
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by K. Watson, seconded by L. Podmajersky, the Landmarks Preservation
Advisory Board approved (5-0) the minutes as amended of the September Sth joint meeting
with the Environmental Advisory Board and the September Sth Landmarks Preservation
Advisory Board meeting.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Beverly Potter, 3201 I 11h Street, spoke of difficulties with the online agenda and website.
Michelle Clements, 3231 11`" Street, requested that the board expedite the initiation process
for their property at 3231 11`" Street and expressed concern of the Design Review
Committee's role as architectural reviewers.
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION
APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING
5653 Baseline Road
800 Pearl Street
5. ACTION ITEMS
A. Public hearing and consideration of a landmark alteration certificate to retrofit
twelve double-hung wood windows with thermal-pane glass on the contributing
house located at 516 Mapleton Avenue in the Mapleton Historic District (HIS2007-
00232). Applicant: Phoenix Window Restoration Inc. Owner: Dennis Goggin
Board members were asked to reveal any ex-pane contacts they may have had on this item.
T. Plass, L. Podmajersky and N. Kornblum visited the site. N. Kornblum spoke briefly with
Alice Gilbertson, City of Denver Preservation Planner, about their policy on window retrofit
and the bi-glass system.
Applicant's Presentation
Dennis Goggin, 516 Mapleton Avenue, spoke in support of the application.
Lynn Bingham, Phoenix Window Restoration, 20000 Silver Ranch Road, Conifer, spoke in
support of the application and presented examples of low-e glass.
Public Hearing
No one from the public addressed the Board.
Motion
This item was officially transcribed as part of the call-up from City Council. See Attachment A
for the verbatim motion of this item.
On a motion made by L. Podmajersky, seconded by N. Kornblum, the Landmarks Board
approved (3-2 T. Plass and K. Watson oppose) the retrofit of the twelve double-hung windows
on the contributing house at 516 Mapleton Avenue excluding the windows on [he north
elevation, with the condition --~°~~`°~~°a °°a that glass with a
clear appearance be used, and that direction be given to staff to approve an in-kind replacement
for the single-light windows on the north facade if is determined that there are broken lights,
finding that it meets 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 this memorandum, excluding
the portions that address the front facade, as findings of the Board.
1. The retrofit of the windows with "clear" un-tinted thermal pane glass into the
existing sash and frames on the east, south and west sides of the house will not
adversely affect the exterior features of the contributing house or the special
character of the Mapleton Hill Historic district. The wavy glass on the north
elevation of the building is acharacter-defining feature within the district and its
removal would adversely affect the special character and would damage or destroy
the architectural features of the building.
2. The proposed retrofit of the windows with "clear" un-tinted thermal-pane glass into
the existing sash and frames with the exception of the front facade of the house
complies with Sections 3.7 (Windows) and 8.2 9(Energy Efficiency) of the General
Design Guidelines, adopted by the Landmarks Board as Administrative Regulations,
and the Historic Preservation ordinance, Section 10-13-18,(b)3, of the Boulder
Revised Code. (The discretion of "clear" can be left to staff)
K. Watson offered a friendly amendment to remove the language from the motion that
requires the reveal to be maintained. L. Podmajersky and N. Kornblum accepted the
friendly amendment.
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K. Watson offered an amendment to direct staff to do an assessment of the north
elevation to determine whether the glass has previously been replaced with modern glass
or is damaged enough to constitute replacement with the bi-glass system. The
amendment was not accepted by L. Podmajersky.
L. May offered a friendly amendment to direct staff to approve in-kind replacement for
the single-glazed windows that are broken on the north elevation. L. Podmajersky and
N. Kornblum accepted the friendly amendment.
6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT
AND CITY ATTORNEY
A. Request by Michelle and Michael Clements to waive the time requirements of a
designation hearing for their property at 3231 11`"Street as defined in Section 9-11-
SA of the Boulder Revised Code and that the board schedule a special meeting on
October 24"'' 2007 to review the application. No action was taken.
B. Draft Guidelines and application for replacement of doors and windows on
landmarked properties and contributing buildings. The Board voted (5-0) to initiate
the rulemaking process.
C. Planning Board Calendar
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved on November 7, 2007
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ATTACHMENTS:
A: Official transcript of Item SC of the October 3`d, 2007 Landmarks Preservation Advisory
Board meeting
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