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LANDMARKS BOARD
July 1, 2008
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room
5 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the July ls`, 2008 City of Boulder Landmarks Board
meeting. A digital recording and a permanent set of these minutes (maintained for a period of
seven years) are retained in Central Records (telephone: 303-441-3043). You may also listen to
the recording on-line at: www.boulderplandevel~.net.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Nancy Kornblum (recused)
Leonard May
Tim Plass, Chair
Lisa Podmajersky
John Spitzer
Andrew Shoemaker (ex-officio Planning Board, non-voting member)
STAFF MEMBERS:
Sue Ellen Harrison, Assistant City Attorney
Susan Richstone, Long Range Planning Manager-
James Hewat, Historic Preservation Planner
Chris Meschuk, Historic Preservation Planner
Allison Hawes, Historic Preservation Intern
1. CALL TO ORllER
The roll having been called, Chair T. Plass declared a quorum at 5:07 p.m. and the following
business was conducted.
2. ACTION ITEMS
A. Public hearing and consideration of an application to designate the house and
property at 3231 llu' Street as a local historic landmark per Section 9-11-5 of the
Boulder Revised Code, 1981 (HIS2008-00063). Owner: Michael and Michelle
Clements;
Applicant: Landmarks Board
Board members were asked tv reveal any ex-parte contacts they may have had on this item.
All board members received emails regarding the application from members of the public, and
Board members ,J. Spitzer and I,. Podmajersky visited the site.
Owner's Presentation
Joe deRaismes, 1800 Broadway, the Clements' attorney, spoke against landmark designation.
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Public Hearing
Donunie Sekich, 635 Dewey Avenue: on behalf of Historic Boulder: spoke in favor of landmark
designation.
Marty Beauchamp, 4820 Riverbend Rd, principal architect for the owners: spoke of blending
the existing building into the new design.
Michelle Clements, 3231 11`h St, property owner: spoke against landmark designation.
Gale (Tray, 670 Logan Mill Road: spoke against landmark designation.
Bev Potter, 3201 11`h St: spoke in favor of landmark designation.
Kristin Lewis, 511 Pleasant St, on board of Historic Boulder: spoke of concern about covenant.
Abby Daniels, 1123 Spruce St, Director of Historic Boulder: spoke in favor of landmark
designation.
Richard Anderson, 1023 Forest Avenue: spoke in favor of landmark designation.
Joyce Davies, 350 Ponca Place: part of Historic Boulder but speaking on own behalf: spoke in
support of landmark designation.
Owner Rebuttal
Joe deRaismes: addressed concerns about covenant.
Motion
On a motion by T. Plass, seconded by J. Spitzer, the Landmarks Board (4-0, N. Kornblum
recused) recommended to City Council designation of the house and the site at 3231 11th Street
as a local historic landmark finding; that it meets the standards for individual landmark
designations in 9-ll-1 and 9-11-2 of the Boulder Revised Code and is consistent with the criteria
specified in 9-11-5(c} of the Boulder Revised Code; and that the landmark boundary shall
encompass the entire parcel at 3231 1 lth Street, and adopted the following as findings of the
board:
1. The following sections of the staff memorandum dated July 1, 2008:
a. Background section pages 2 and 3;
b. Sections of the staff analysis beginning on page 5
2. The property needs the protection of the preservation ordinance
3. The property meets the architectural and historic significance criteria to be a local
landmark.
4. The proposed new construction addition on the site would so negatively impact
the integrity of the historic building that it would be no longer eligible fox local
landmark designation.
5. The designation of the property does not preclude significant new development
and that the design guidelines used by the board to evaluate proposed projects are
interpretive in nature and the board recognizes that deviation from the guidelines
is sometimes necessary particularly in the case of small historic resources as long
as the proposed work meets the criteria set forth in §9-11-18 of the Boulder
Revised Code which is the landmark criteria.
J. Spitzer offered a friendly amendment to incorporate the additional information on Heil Valley
Ranch. T. Plass accepted the friendly azxaendment
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L. May offered a friendly amendment to state that historic integrity can be lost as surely by
inappropriate development as by demolition and that non-demolition is not de facto preservation.
T'. Plass and J. Spitzer accepted the friendly amendment.
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Approved on September 3, 2008
Respectfully submitted,
Chairperson
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