03.04.20 LB Agenda
Please note the meeting venue change: The main entrance for the Brenton Building, 1136 Alpine Avenue, is at
the back or south side of the building off North Street, not Alpine Avenue. If you are driving, the parking
options are a surface parking lot entered from North Street, the streets, and a parking garage entered from
Alpine Avenue.
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes from the February 5, 2020 meeting
3. Public Participation for Non-Public Hearing Items
4. Discussion of Landmark Alteration, Demolition Applications issued and pending
• Statistical Report for March
5. Public Hearings
A. Public hearing and consideration of recognition of Friends of the Boulder-Dushanbe
Teahouse as a historic preservation organization, as defined in 9-16, Boulder Revised
Code, 1981.
B. Public hearing and consideration of a motion to adopt a resolution to initiate the
process for designation of the property at 1770 13th St. (Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse),
as an individual landmark pursuant to Section 9-11-3, B.R.C. 1981. (HIS2020-00009).
Owner: City of Boulder / Applicant: Friends of the Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse.
C. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate application to
construct an attached two car garage at 2621 5th St., a non-contributing building in the
Mapleton Hill Historic District, pursuant to Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised
Code 1981 (HIS2020-00042). Owner/Applicant: George and Natalie Clements.
6. Matters from the Landmarks Board, Planning Department, and City Attorney
• Update Memo
• Subcommittee Updates
7. Debrief Meeting / Calendar Check
8. Adjournment
For more information, contact Clare Brandt at brandtc@bouldercolorado.gov or
(303) 441-1994. You can also access this agenda via the website at:
https://bouldercolorado.gov/historic-preservation, select “Next Landmarks Board Meeting”.
LANDMARKS BOARD MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, March 4, 2020
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Brenton Building, 1136 Alpine Avenue, Boulder, CO.
PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
Board members who will be present are:
Fran Sheets, Chair
John Decker, Vice Chair
Abby Daniels
William Jellick
Ronnie Pelusio
Sarah Silver and/or Lupita Montoya *Planning Board representative without a vote
The Landmarks Board is constituted under the Landmarks Preservation Ordinance (Ordinance No. 4721; Title 9,
Chapter 11, Boulder Revised Code, 1981) to designate landmarks and historic districts; review and approve
applications for Landmark Alteration Certificates on such buildings or in such districts; review demolition
applications for non-designated buildings over 50 years old; and recognize buildings as Structures of Merit.
Public hearing items will be conducted in the following manner:
1. Board members will explain all ex-parte* contacts they may have had regarding the item, if the
hearing is quasi-judicial.
2. Those who wish to address the issue (including the applicant, staff members and public) are sworn
in, if the hearing is quasi-judicial.
3. A historic preservation staff person will present a recommendation to the board.
4. Board members will ask any questions to historic preservation staff.
5. The applicant will have a maximum of 10 minutes to make a presentation or comments to the board.
Electronic presentations should be emailed to the Board Secretary at least 24 hours in advance of
the meeting.
6. The public hearing provides any member of the public three minutes within which to make
comments.
(1) At the chair’s discretion, members of the public may pool their time provided all members of the
pool are present. Only one member of the pool may speak on behalf of the pool. Maximum
pooled time allowed is as follows: 2 people = 5 minutes; 3 people = 7 minutes; 4 people = 9
minutes; 5 or more people = 10 minutes.
(2) Members of the public may, at the chair’s discretion, use Powerpoint, images, or handouts as
part of their presentation. Electronic presentations should be emailed to the Board Secretary at
least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Time limits (above) apply.
7. After the public hearing is closed, there is discussion by board members, during which the chair of
the meeting may permit board questions to and answers from the staff, the applicant, or the public.
8. Board members will vote on the matter; an affirmative vote of at least three members of the board is
required for approval.
* Ex-parte contacts are communications regarding the item under consideration that a board member may have
had with someone prior to the meeting.
All City of Boulder board meetings are digitally recorded and are available from the Central Records office at
(303) 441-3043. A full audio transcript of the Landmarks Board meeting becomes available on the city of
Boulder website approximately ten days after a meeting. Action minutes are also prepared by a staff person and
are available approximately one month after a meeting.
If you need Spanish interpretation or other language-related assistance for this meeting, please call 303-441-
1905 at least three business days prior to the meeting. Si usted necesita interpretación o cualquier otra ayuda
con relación al idioma para esta junta, por favor comuníquese al 303-441-1905 por lo menos 3 días antes de la
junta.