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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes January 9, 2017 Page 5 of 14 Staff Recommendations: HPC may release the permit or place a stay on the application for up to 180 days from the date of application. A 180 day stay would expire on May 14, 2017. Staff recommends the HPC place the full stay of 180 days to allow the applicant to explore design alternatives. Commission Questions of Staff: None. Applicant Presentation: David Maes, 1436 Cannon Street, Louisville, CO I am a current resident of the Cannon Street house along with my mother, Sharon. I have resided at the residence off and on my entire life. My most recent time was from 2008 to present day. This house is a very old building. It was constructed in the 1940s or 1950s. There is no real foundation. Literally, the cellar is a door we lift up and you go into a hole. That is where the hot water heater and heating system are located. My last apartment was probably twice the size of this house. It is around 500 SF. There are no real separating hallways and no separating doors. To get to my bedroom, I go through my mother's bedroom. We have tried to modernize as best we could. For example, we cannot run the microwave oven and toaster oven at the same time. We have wildlife issues. Because the house has so many cracks, we have garter snakes and mice, which are so bad we cannot inhabit the property. I am a recent cancer survivor and had brain surgery 11/2 weeks ago. If we continue to live in this structure, it would not be helpful. We have planned to demolish the property and are working with Liscott Custom Homes out of Castle Rock. They do modular homes and we have submitted plans to the City. We would put a home 3X the size currently there, but it is laid out so that it would not take away from the surrounding homes. It will not be a brand new gorgeous mansion in the middle of 1940s and 1950s houses. We will put down a concrete pad with a foundation. The current structure is held up with railroad ties and some joists. We have not had the means to upgrade this home until recently. My mother is retiring after 40 years at her job. This is her way of making sure she has a good life. This will help her and generations to come. We will have a good place where we can have people over and socialize. We do not currently invite people to our home because it is too small. My grandmother bought this home in the 1940s, early 1950s. We are attached to the property. We want to put a home on the property that will be better for us and help the look of the neighborhood. Michael Najera, Louisville, CO I married into the family almost 28 years. I have been in construction 30 years. I am a union plumber. As far as the roof, I have repaired it since I came into the family. The windows, doors, electrical, and plumbing are poor. When it rains or snows, the water goes down into the space below and puts out the water heater. We have replaced the water heater 4-5 times. We replaced the furnace because everything is caving in. It will not withstand someone staying in the house. We got a bid on structural repair and it was $28,000 just to lift the house and put in a foundation. Then we got the electrical bid and the plumbing bid. The entire house needs to be dry walled along with studs. The intention is to have a bigger home for family gatherings. The family has grown. My wife and I have five children and three grandchildren. The family likes to gather at Sharon's house. I would like her to get a bigger house at 1436 Cannon Street. Maes says the property has a great yard. The children can play in the yard and we don't worry about traffic. The street is not heavily trafficked. The family gathers outside for BBQs and to watch the Louisville parade. Commission Questions of Applicant: Koertje asks if anyone from the family talked to Staff about the possibility of landmarking the structure and the grants that are available to help fix it up.