Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2018 03 19

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 3 of 10 Roy Krughoff stated that he was the owner of the property and Gen 3 Homes, LLC at 2417 Willow Creek Drive in Boulder, CO 80301. He had considered new ways to include the front of the house in the rebuilding of the property, but could not find a way to rebuild with the original front face that he liked. Chuck Thomas asked if the applicant had seen any examples in which the original facade had been preserved. The applicant replied that he had seen such examples, such as a yellow house in Louisville northeast of a Catholic School, but was still uninterested. He wants an option with a much bigger front porch. Chuck Thomas stated that there was a thoughtful example of saving a facade featured on the last historic walk that HPC led. Trice responded that the example Chuck Thomas was thinking of might be 620 Lincoln Avenue, but that it was no longer yellow. She offered to look up the address for the applicant. Chuck Thomas stated that he thought that example was very tasteful and suggested the applicant look at that example. Cyndi Thomas asked the applicant about reasonable cost of repair and feasibility of repair. The applicant stated that the foundation was reasonably stable for this old of a house, though the floors were not level. He stated that the asbestos inside the house in the drywall and the roof shingles were the major expenses if he were to save the house. He had not evaluated costs addressing preserving any part of the house as he was uninterested in that option. Cyndi Thomas asked for additional questions of the applicant. Susan Hanstein, 727 Pine Street in Louisville, stated that she would be sad to see the house go, though it was small and she could see why the applicant did not want to keep the house. She stated that she was concerned about the remnant alley being affected by the new construction. Since the lot was small, a bigger house might cause a change to the alleyway, which she uses as a driveway. Hanstein added that the previous owners had told her that they had done some work on the house in the hopes that it could stay as -is. Trice stated that Hanstein could talk to staff about the issue, since the Commission would not police the steps after their decision. She stated that any building application would have to comply with City requirements. Chuck Thomas asked if it was a right-of-way issue. Hanstein stated that it was a City alley. Ulm asked if it fell outside the property line of the application. Hanstein stated that it fell outside her property line and the applicant's property line. Ulm asked the applicant if he was the owner of the property. Krughoff stated that he was the owner.