Minutes - Landmarks - June 3, 2009
CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS BOARD ACTION MINUTES
June 3, 2009
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers Room
6 p.m.
The following are the action minutes of the June 3, 2009 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.boulderplandevelop.net.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Leonard May
Liz Payton
Tim Plass, Chair
Lisa Podmajersky
John Spitzer
*K.C. Becker *Planning Board representative without a vote
STAFF MEMBERS:
Deb Kalish, Assistant City Attorney
James Hewat, Historic Preservation Planner
Chris Meschuk, Historic Preservation Planner
1. CALL TO ORDER
The roll having been called, Chair T. Plass declared a quorum at 6:07 p.m. and the
following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by J. Spitzer, seconded by L. Payton, the Landmarks Board approved (5-0) the
minutes of the May 6, 2009 board meeting.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Gwen Dooley, 730 Spruce, spoke regarding the landmarking of trees.
4. DISCUSSION OF LANDMARK ALTERATION AND DEMOLITION
APPLICATIONS ISSUED AND PENDING
5. ACTION ITEMS
LANDMARK DESIGNATION & ALTERATION:
Items 5A & 5B were combined into one hearing.
A. Public hearing and consideration of an application to designate the property at 800 Pearl
Street as a local historic landmark per Section 9-11-5 of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981
(HIS2008-00260). Owner/Applicant: Pearl Street Properties, Danica Powell
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B. Public hearing and consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate to remove 3,350 sq.
ft. of the existing 6,450 sq. ft. building and rehabilitate the W.J. Chamberlain Sampling
Works building at 800 Pearl Street (pending landmark property), per Section 9-11-18 of the
Boulder Revised Code (HIS2009-00092). Owner/Applicant: Pearl Street Properties, Danica
Powell
Board members were asked to reveal any ex parte contacts they may have had on this item.
T. Plass, L. Payton, L. Podmajersky, and J. Spitzer visited the site, and all board members
received one letter from a neighbor.
Applicant's Presentation
Danica Powell, spoke in support of landmark designation.
Public Hearing
Gwen Dooley, 730 Spruce, spoke in support of landmark designation. She spoke in support of
retention of the rear of the building and the catalpa tree on the site.
Abby Daniels, 1123 Spruce, Historic Boulder, spoke in support of the landmark designation and
alteration certificate application.
Motion
On a motion by T.Plass, seconded by L. May, the Landmarks Board recommended (4-1, J.
Spitzer opposed) to City Council an application to designate the building and a portion of the
property at 800 Pearl Street as a local historic landmark, to be known as the Chamberlain & Co.
Sampling Works, finding that it meets the standards for individual landmark designation in
Sections 9-11-1 and 9-11-2, B.R.C., 1981 and adopted the June 3, 2009 staff memorandum
excluding the analysis of the boundary, and including the following as findings of the board:
FINDINGS
1. The Landmarks Board fmds, based upon the application and evidence presented that the
proposed landmark designation application for 800 Pearl will be consistent with the purposes and
standards of the Historic Preservation Ordinance, and:
2. The proposed designation will protect, enhance, and perpetuate buildings, sites, and areas of
the city reminiscent of past eras, events, and persons important in local, state, or national history
and providing significant examples of architectural styles of the past. (9-11-1(a), B.R.C. 1981)
The proposed designation will develop and maintain appropriate settings and environments for
such buildings, sites, and areas to enhance property values, stabilize neighborhoods, promote
tourist trade and interest, and foster knowledge of the city's living heritage. (9-11-1(a), B.R.C.
1981)
3. The proposed designation and the boundary as proposed by the board draws a reasonable
balance between private property rights and the public interest in preserving the city's cultural,
historic, and architectural heritage by ensuring that demolition of buildings and structures
important to that heritage will be carefully weighed with other alternatives. (9-11-1(b), B.R.C.
1981).
4. The board substitutes the following dimensions for the landmark boundary: The west and
north boundaries will follow the property lines, the eastern boundary will extend 13 feet from the
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eastern wall of the existing building, and 20 feet from the proposed southern face of the building
in the LAC drawings dated May 7, 2009.
Board member J. Spitzer was not opposed to the designation of the building, but was opposed to
the size of the landmark boundary, and desired a larger boundary and additional review of the
new construction.
On a motion by T. Plass, seconded by L. May, the Landmarks Board approved (5-0) the
proposal for the demolition, and rehabilitation at 800 Pearl Street (as shown on drawings dated
May 7, 2009), in that it meets the standards set forth in Chapter 9-11-18 (a)(b, 1-4), B.R.C. 1981,
is consistent with the General Design Guidelines, subject to the conditions below, and adopted
the staff memorandum as findings of the board.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
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 Landmarks design review committee final architectural plans
showing details regarding stucco color and finish, proposed new door and window
details, details regarding the design of the new south wall. The applicant shall
demonstrate that the design details are in compliance with the intent of this approval and
the General Design Guidelines.
6. MATTERS FROM THE LANDMARKS BOARD, PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND
CITY ATTORNEY
A. West Trail Study Area (TSA) Planning Process
B. Update Memo
C. Discussion on City/BVSD MOU's
D. Planning Board Calendar
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:54 p.m.
Approved on July 1, 2009
Respectfully submitted,
Chairpe on
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