Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2018 11 29

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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes October 15, 2018 Page 7 of 8 Staff recommends that the Commission place a 60-day stay on the permit based on architectural integrity and social significance. This will provide staff with adequate time to discuss preservation options with the owner as well as to evaluate the structure for architecturally significant materials. The stay would expire on November 17, 2018. Haley invited the applicant to present. David Abel of Colorado Happy Homes LLC, 821 Mount Evans Court in Louisville, stated that they had been presenting this project to staff since March and staff said it was fine, which is why they put in a demolition review. The 60-day stay was a surprise to them. Haley asked for public comments. Seeing none, she requested comments from the Commission. Haley stated that it met the criteria for social significance and architectural integrity. Chuck Thomas disagreed on the architectural integrity criterion. The windows looked about the same size as they did in the assessor's photo, but otherwise the structure did not look intact. Dickinson asked about the square footage of the building. The applicant replied that it was roughly 1100 square feet. Selvoski added that it was 1184 square feet. Justin Wood, 2771 White Tail Circle in Lafayette, stated that since no asbestos showed up in their abatement tests and houses of this age usually have asbestos, he believed that there had been a lot of work done to the structure. Cyndi Thomas asked if staff had the intent of photographing and possibly salvaging parts of the building during the stay. Selvoski responded that that was their intent. Zuccaro added that the goal of the stay was to discuss full or partial preservation options with the applicant. Dickinson stated that it was clear that the applicant was not interested in preserving the structure and a stay needed to have a direct intent. It would be nice to see if there was something in the house worth keeping for the museum or for the town before the structure was demolished. He added that it was a small house and so did not seem like there would be much to incorporate into a new structure. He thought the 60-day stay was fine. Chuck Thomas, Haley, and Fahey concurred. Chuck Thomas moved to place a 60-day stay on 1028 Rex Street. Dickinson seconded.