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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Landmarks - February 06, 2008CITY OF BOULDER LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD February 6~', 2008 1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room 6 p.m. The following aze the action minutes of the February 6`", 2008 City of Boulder Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board meeting. A permanent set of these minutes and a tape recording (maintained for a period of seven years) is retained in Central Records (telephone: 303-441- 3043). You may also listen to the recording on-]ine at: www.bouldernlandevelop.net. BOARD MEMBERS: Nancy Kornblum Leonard May Tim Plass, Chair Lisa Podmajersky Kirk Watson STAFF MEMBERS: Sue Ellen Hamson, Assistant City Attomey James Hewat, Historic Preservation Planner Chris Meschuk, Historic Preservation Planner Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Intern 1. CALL TO ORDER The roll having been called, Chair T. Plass declared a quorum at 6:03 p.m. and the following business was conducted. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by K. Watson, seconded by N. Kornblum, the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board approved (5-0) the minutes of the January 9~h, 2008 boazd meeting. 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA No members of the public addressed the board. 4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING 819 6`h Street- Staff has contacted a representative of the estate to set up a meeting time to discuss aiternatives to demolition. The stay of demolition expires May 2, 2008 5. ACTION ITEMS A. Public hearing and consideration of a landmark alteration certificate to rehabilitate the west face of a non-contributing buitding and install a rooftop photovoltaic solar system at 192814t° Street in the Downtown Historic District per Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2008-00008) Applicant/Owner: Kristin Lewis. Board members were asked to reveal any ex-parte contacts they may have had on this item. T. Plass, L. Podmajersky, K. Watson, L. May reviewed the case at various Design Review Committee meetings. T. Plass and N. Kornblum visited the site on separate occasions. L. May had a phone conversation with the applicant, Kristen Lewis following a Design Review Committee meeting. T. Plass called the projected up to the full Board because of concerns with the untraditional window configuration. Information on the photovoltaic panels was not received at this time and will be reviewed under a separate Landmark Alteration Certificate by the Design Review Committee. Applicant's Presentation Kristen Lewis, 511 Pleasant Street, spoke in support of the application, answered questions about the approved configuration, and presented a study model showing the proposed window configuration. Public Hearing Chuck Frosmen, 511 Pleasant Street, spoke in support of the project. Katie Pekarek, 1000 Maxwell Avenue, spoke in support of the project. Applicant's Rebuttal The applicant waived her right to a rebuttal. Motion On a motion by T. Plass, seconded by K. Watson, the Landmarks Preservation Advisory denied (4-1, May opposed) a request for a Landmark Alteration Certificate to rehabilitate the west facade of the non-contributing building located at 1928 14`h Street in the Downtown Historic District in that the proposed construction fails to meet the requirements set forth in Chapter 9-11- 18, B.R.C. 1981, citing section (b) of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981, and that the project does not conform with the following Downtown Urban Design Guidelines: 1) The architectural style, arrangement, texture, color, arrangement of color, and materials used on existing and proposed structures shall be compatible with the character of the existing landmark and its site or the historic district. (Chapter 9- 11-18 (b-3), B.R.C., 1981) 2) Align architectural features with the established patterns of neighboring buildings. (1.2.2 Downtown Urban Design Guidelines) 3) Maintain a human building scale rather than a monolithic or monumental scale. (1.2.6 Downtown Urban Design Guidelines) 4) Maintain the proportions of storefront winows and doors and establised pattern of upper story windows. Asymmetry of the second-story windows is not appropriate(1.2.7 Downtown Urban Design Guidelines) 2 B. Public hearing and consideration of a landmark alteration certificate to remove an existing 2-story mudroom/porch at the rear of house and the construction of a new larger mudroom/porch addition and deck on the contributing house at 745 Mapleton Avenue in the Mapleton Hill Historic District per Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2007-00152) Applicant/Owner: Tony GrantBrian and Kathleen Spear. Board members were asked to reveal any ex-pane contacts they may have had on this item. T. Plass, L. Podmajersky, K. Watson and N. Kornblum reviewed the case at various Design Review Committee meetings. T. Plass, L. Podmajersky and N. Kornblum visited the site on separate occasions Applicant's Presentation Tony Grant, Scott Coburn & Associates Architects, 3020 Carbon Place, spoke in support of the application. Public Hearing No one from the public addressed the Board. The applicant withdrew the application prior to vote by the Board. C. Public hearing and consideration of a landmark alteration certificate to construct a new 440 square foot, one story, two car garage at the contributing property at 512 Marine Street in the Highland Lawn Historic District per Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2008-00012) Applicant/Owner: Waugh and Associates/Mary Beth Emerson. 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 on sepazate occasions. K. Watson reviewed the case for an addition to the house at a Design Review Committee meeting, where the possibility of a new accessory building was discussed. Applicant's Presentation Mary Beth Emerson, 535 Mapleton Avenue, spoke in support of the application. David Waugh, 2307 Carolina, Longmont, spoke in support of the application and clarified that alley is privately owned. Public Hearing Fran Sheets, 520 Marine Street, spoke in opposition of the proposed gazage, and supported consideration of rebuilding and adding onto the existing shed. Payson Sheets, 520 Marine Street, spoke in opposition of additional building on the site and supported a creative solution incorporating the existing structure. Steve Knoll, 540 Marine Street, spoke in opposition of additional building on the site and spoke of expanding the existing shed. Applicant's Rebuttal David Waugh, 123 Carolina, Longmont, mentioned that many of the houses on the block have been added onto previous to the district designation, and clarified that the existing shed will not be used as a pazking structure. 3 Motion On a motion by N. Kornblum, seconded by T. Plass, the Landmarks Preservation Advisory approved (3-2, Podmajersky and May opposed) a landmazk alteration certificate to construct a new 440 square foot, one story, two car garage at the contributing property at 512 Marine Street in the Highland Lawn Historic District in that the proposed construction meets the requirements set forth in Chapter 9-11-18, B.R.C. 1981, subject to the conditions below, and adopts staff's memorandum as findings of the board. 1. The applicant shall be responsible for ensuring that the development shall be constructed in compliance with all approved plans on file in the City of Boulder Planning Department, except as modified by these conditions of approval. 2. Prior to a building permit application, the Applicant shall submit, subject to the final review and approval of the Planning Director, final architectural plans showing details regarding landscaping and hndscaping. The applicant shall demonstrate that the design details are in compliance with the intent of this approval and the General Design Guidelines and the Highland Lawn Design Guidelines. 3. This recommendation is based upon staff's and the Board's opinion that with the conditions listed above, the proposed construction will be generally consistent with the conditions as specified in Section 9-11-18(a)&(b)(1-4) B.R.C., and the General Design Guidelines and the Highland Lawn Design Guideline. A friendly amendment was made by K. Watson that final materials will be reviewed and approved by the Design Review Committee. N. Kornblum and T. Plass accepted the friendly amendment. D. Public hearing and consideration of a demolition permit for the building located at 506 22°d Street, per Section 9-11-23 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2007-00308) ApplicanUOwner. John Griffith Board members were asked to reveal any ex-pane contacts they may have had on this item. T. Plass visited the site. Applicant's Presentation Ed Byrne, 250 Arapahoe Avenue, spoke in support of the demolition application. Public Hearing Jane Twig, 530 22"d Street, spoke in support of the demolition application. Applicant's Rebuttal Applicant waived the right to a rebuttal. Motion On a motion by T. Plass seconded by N. Kornblum, the Landmakks Preservation Advisory issued (5-0) a demolition permit for the house and shed located at 506 22nd Street, adopting the staff memorandum as findings, including the following: 4 1. Issuance of the demolition permit for 506 22nd Street is appropriate based on the criteria set forth in Section 9-11-23(g) B.R.C, in that the building: a) Is not eligible for individual landmark designation; b) The building does not contribute to the chazacter of the neighborhood as an intact representative of the area's past. 6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND CITY ATTORNEY A. Presentation by Dan Corson on the Certified Local Government program- rescheduled for April B. Design Review Committee meeting procedures were discussed. C. Planning Board Calendar D. Review of draft Embodied Energy White Paper E. University Hill Re-Survey Project Update F. Nancy Kornblum updated the Board on a recent ad-hoc panel set up by City Council regarding the Washington School. 7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:08 pm. Approved on March 12a', 2008 Respectfully submitted, i Chairpers n 5