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SUMMARY: <br />The applicant requests to demolish the existing structures at 537 La Farge Avenue. The <br />applicant plans to remove the detached shed as well as the rear portion of the house, <br />retaining the front porch and the front 7'7" of the house. According to the Louisville <br />Municipal Code (LMC) section 15.36.020, a demolition is an act which removes "fifty <br />percent or more of the roof area as measured from directly above," or "fifty percent or <br />more of the exterior walls of a building as measured contiguously around the building". <br />Under section 15.36.200 of the LMC, if the commission finds that the building may have <br />historical significance under the criteria "no permit for demolition, moving or removal <br />shall be issued for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date the permit application <br />was accepted ... The commission will make all reasonable efforts to expedite resolution <br />of the application or request." <br />HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information from Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum <br />The Acme Place subdivision was platted in <br />1883. The Acme Mine was located closest to <br />Jefferson and La Farge Streets, discouraging <br />development in that area. The lots that make <br />up 537 La Farge were originally owned by the <br />Acme Coal Mining Company and then the <br />Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. The property <br />sold to the Mancini family in 1938, and again <br />to Jeremie and Marie Lucas (children: Marie, <br />Celeste, Zone, Jeremie). Records indicate that <br />the Lucas family built the house at 537 La <br />Farge in 1939. <br />Jeremie and Marie both immigrated to Illinois <br />from France in 1908. The family moved to <br />Louisville to work in the coal mines. Marie <br />passed away in 1946 and Jeremie continued <br />to live in the house until his death in 1963. <br />Marie, their eldest daughter, sold the house to <br />Edward and Carol Deborski in 1966. <br />The Deborskis were lifelong Louisville <br />residents. They started the Louisville business <br />Old Style Sausage in 1972 (which is still <br />owned and operated by the family today). <br />Edward served on the Louisville Planning <br />Commission and City Council in the 1970s. <br />They sold the property in 1993 to Stephen and <br />Paula Pair. In 2019 the property sold to Gen 3 Homes, LLC, who is the current owner. <br />Ze <br />Pr <br />-71 <br />Zs <br />7 <br />V <br />..;1%E /WAIF <br />537 La Farge, 1955 Boulder County Assessor <br />11 <br />