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Home My WebLink About4 - Draft Minutes - Landmarks - March 12, 2008CITY OF BOULDER LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD March 12, 2008 1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room 6 p.m. The following are the action minutes of the March 12`", 2008 City of Boulder Landmazks Preservation Advisory Boazd 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-line at: www.boulderplandevelop.net. BOARD MEMBERS: Nancy Kornblum Leonazd May Tim Plass, Chair Lisa Podmajersky Kirk Watson *Willa Johnson *Planning Board STAFF s:;~«;:: Sue Ellen Harrison, Assistant City Atrorney James Hewat, Historic Preservation Planr~~s Chris Meschuk, Historic Preservation Planrier Marcy Cameron, Historic Preservation Interri ~.. -'~-sa>~ _ ~~.~'xe::~~m~:" 1. CALL TO ORDER ~~_ The roll baving be~called,"~r T. Plass d~clazed a quorum at 6:04 p.m. and the ,~. , following busiqess~s conduc~d. ak -" 2. APPROV AL_ OF M1Ni~ ._- ~ On a m ~ k ornblt~in, seconded l~y K. Watson, the Landmarks Preservation ~~~ Advzso`iy Board a~ u~d (5-'~~te minutes as amended of the February 6`h, 2008 board m~e~ 3. PUBLI~ PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Dominick 5ekich, 635 D~Ney Avenue, representative of Historic Boulder, spoke of their intention to iniE~ate landm~rk designation of 819 6°i Street and clarified that they have not yet attempted to contact the'representatives of the estate. 4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING • 819 6`° Street- Staff has met with the applicants, and have received indication that Historic Boulder may submit a landmark designation application.. T. Plass, L. Podmajersky, L. May, N. Kornblum spoke in support of initiating landmark designation before the stay of demolition expires in May. • 1116 Maxwell Avenue- to be covered under Matters 5. ACTION ITEMS A. Public hearing and consideration of Landmark Alteration Certificate to install a photovoltaic system on the roof of the contributing building located at 900 Baseline Road, Chautauqua Cottage #32, in the Chautauqua Park Historic District per Section 9-11-18 of the Boulder Revised Code (HIS2008-00025). Applicant/Owner: Namaste Solar/Senator Tim and Wren Wirth Board members were asked to reveal any ex-pane contacts they may have had on this item. T. Plass, L. Podmajersky, and L. May reviewed the case at various Design Review Committee meetings. T. Plass called the case up to the full Board on the basis that its the first such request and was concerned with the impact the solar panels would have on lte Chautauqua Pazk Historic District. K. Watson and N. Kornblum reviewed the case for the rearaddition at a Design Review Committee meeting. T. Plass and N. Kornblum visited the site°on separate occasions, at which Ms. Kornblum spoke with a worker regarding the addition, which i ender construction. W. Johnson was recused from this item due to her role at Historic Boulder;~ich has submitted a letter stating their position on this matter. Applicant's Presentation Allison Schneider, Namaste Solaz, 2639 Spruce Street, spoke in support of the proposed design, and answered questioned regarding the survey of potential sites for solaz panels in Chautauqua Park, included in the staff memorandum. - Steven Kane, Namaste Solar, 2639 Spruce street, spoke in suppor(=ef-the proposed design, and was available for questions. Public Hearing Susan Conelly, executive directiiir-;pf the Chautauqua Association, spoke in support of the application and was available for questions. And spoke of Chautauqua Park's aspiration to be the greenest National Landii~at`~c in thecountry. Steve Watkins, ChautaugtYa'T~~€€~'~t`li[Cies and preservation management, was available for questions. _ Dominicl€ Sekrch 635: Dewey due, representative of Historic Boulder, expressed concern of installation of solar panels°it7.a hist district, and recommended that specific conditions be imposecT; including that no change be made to the historic roofline, that the panels be reversible, without danatige upon their reircwal, that a separate Landmark Alteration Certificate be required for their removal' or replacemedt, and that the structure be returned to its original condition after the removal. Catherine Long Gates, 3240 Broadway, owner of Cottage #29, spoke in support of the installation of solar panels in the historic district. Applicant's Rebuttal The applicant waived their right to a rebuttal. Motion On a motion by N. Kornblum, seconded by K. Watson, the Landmarks Preservation Advisory approved (3-2, L. May and L. Podmajersky opposed) a request for a Landmark Alteration Certificate to install a photovoltaic panel system on the roof of the rear addition at 900 Baseline, Chautauqua Cottage #32 as shown on drawings dated March 12`h, 2008, in that it meets the standards in Chapter 9-11-18 (a) (b, 1-4), B.R.C. 1981, is consistent with the General Design 2 Guidelines and the Chautauqua Park Design Guidelines, subject to the conditions below, and adopts the March 12, 2008 staff memorandum as findings of the board. 1. Roofing materials and details regarding the installation of the photo-voltaic system shall be reviewed and approved by the Landmarks Design Review Committee prior to the issuance of a Landmark Alteration Certificate. 2. 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. K. Watson offered a friendly amendment that roofing materials and details shall be reviewed and approved by staff. N. Kornblum accepted the friendly amendment. L. May offered a friendly amendment that on the removal o~Ekieanels, the roof will be returned to its original conditk~aXi no worse than that irni~iately prior to the installation and to add to findings~elarification that this approvaj:is not intended to establish a precedent; each app- lacation must be reviewed on a case by case basis. N. Kornblum and K. Watson accepted the friendly amendment. L. May offered a friendly tne~~lment that an additional Landmark Alteration Certificate would be require` ` ,_,temoval of the's~xlar panels. K. Watson and N. Kornblum did not accepthe ari~~irdinent, finding'fhat this is already required as part of the code, and including ~t in a specific motion would cause confusion. B. Public hearing _and coissit7exation of Landmark Alteration Certifcate to remove non- historic adclens and reh~ciite the erdsting~ house south on the property, construct a 768 square food adpp at thg rear of the bull, and reconstruct chimney features and front porch on th~e~s7ptrjtiug¢ b tldrng located at 2529 61h Street in the Mapleton Hill Historx~D4strict per lion 9=1~~t~`8,6-~fe Boulder Revised Code (HIS2008-00019) A;iplicaDvener Stevp; ntgomery~enny Normann Board ineznbers were asked Eo reveal any ex-parte contacts they may have had on this item. All members reviewed the efise at various Design Review Committee meetings. N. Kornblutti and T. Plass v~Sited the site on separate occasions. Applicant's Presentation Steve Montgomery, 22Q71VIapleton Avenue, spoke in support of the project, showing evidence that the current lot lines were altered, and are not historic. Public Hearing Dominick Sekich, 635 Dewey Avenue, assumes that the lot will be developed at some point and supports a design such as this, which is sensitively designed. Rebuttal Penny Normann, 2529 6`h Street, spoke regarding the Floor Area Ra[ios of a larger area than reviewed in the staff memorandum, finding that they were slightly lower. 3 Motion On a motion by T. Plass, seconded by N. Kornblum, the Landmarks Preservation Advisory moved (5-0) to continue this matter within 180 days from tonight, during which the applicant and staff will work together to incorporate the comments made by the Board. 6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND CITY ATTORNEY A. Staff level demolition review and approval B. 1116 Maxwell Avenue C. 800 Arapahoe Avenue D. The Depot E. 4051 Broadway F. New Hill Re-survey project G. Planning Board Calendar 7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:50 pm. Approved on Apri12"d, 2008 Respectfully submitted, a~ -r. Chairperson 4