Historic Preservation Commission Resolution 2017-09

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RESOLUTION NO. 09 SERIES 2017 A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR A HISTORICAL SIGN LOCATED ON 640 MAIN STREET WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Louisville Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) an application requesting a landmark eligibility determination for a historical sign located on 640 Main Street, on property legally described as Lots 11 and 12, Block 4, Town of Louisville, together with a portion of Lot 10, Block 4, Town of Louisville City of Louisville, State of Colorado; and WHEREAS, the City Staff and the HPC have reviewed the application and found it to be in compliance with Chapter 15.36 of the Louisville Municipal Code, including Section 15.36.050.A, establishing criteria for landmark designation; and WHEREAS, the HPC has held a properly noticed public hearing on the proposed landmark application; and WHEREAS, the Sign at 640 Main Street (Blue Parrot Sign) has social significance because it exemplifies the cultural and social heritage of Louisville's Italian community, and the popular Blue Parrot restaurant; and WHEREAS, the Sign at 640 Main Street has architectural significance because it is representative of neon signs popular in the 1950s, and it represents the Colacci family and the Blue Parrot restaurant which operated in that location for 98 years; and WHEREAS, the HPC finds that these and other characteristics specific to the Blue Parrot Sign have social and architectural significance as described in Section 15.36.050.A of the Louisville Municipal Code; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: The application to landmark the Blue Parrot Sign be approved for the following reasons: 1. Architectural integrity of the overall form and neon tube lettering. 2. Association with the Blue Parrot Restaurant. WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. The sign at 640 Main Street shall remain in its current location, provided that the existing structure at 640 Main Street remains in its current form; 2. If the existing structure at 640 Main Street is demolished or undergoes a major renovation, the sign shall be reinstalled generally in its current location prominently displayed at the intersection of Main St. and Pine St. An applicant may propose an alternative location on an exterior wall fronting either Main Street or Pine Street as long as the sign is prominently oriented toward either Main Street or Pine Street and subject to approval by the Historic Preservation Commission through an Alteration Certificate. PASSED AN 1 ADOPTED th s 16th day of October 2017. Lynda Haley, Chairperson 1 CAW° at da SQn , v 1(9_ Gr\a\ c