Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2020 01 13

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1. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. Staff finds that the proposed changes would maintain and enhance the historic character of the building. Section 15.36.120 of the LMC gives the criteria for evaluating alteration certificates and based on the proposed design, staff finds that the proposed design meets the following applicable standards: C.1. The effect upon the general historical and architectural character of the structure and property. Staff Response: Staff finds that the proposed work will remove modern materials from the structure and return it to a more accurate historical appearance based on photographs and intact historic materials found on neighboring properties. These changes will have a positive impact on the historic structure and property. C.5. The effects of the proposed work in creating, changing, destroying, or otherwise impacting the exterior architectural features of the structure upon which such work is done. Staff Response: Staff finds that the proposed work will repair existing historic materials and features when possible. Where historic materials are missing, historically accurate replacement materials will be added. C.8.F. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. When the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. In the replacement of missing features, every effort shall be made to substantiate the structure's historical features by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. Staff Response: Staff finds that the proposed changes to the house meet this standard. The proposed work includes the replacement of missing features (front door replacement, door and window trim, front porch columns) and those changes are based on pictorial evidence from the Boulder County Assessor's photo and historic materials found on neighboring properties from the same time period. GRANT CRITERIA ANALYSIS: The applicants are requesting approval of a Preservation and Restoration Grant for rehabilitation and restoration work on the structure at 917 LaFarge Avenue. The total grant request is $40,000 and would be matched by the applicant at 100%. This grant would be in addition to the $5,000 signing bonus for landmarking the structure and the $4,000 grant for the Historic Structure Assessment previously approved for the property. 24