Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2020 01 13

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L■ Cit Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 188Z Eligible Costs and Improvements: Eligible costs include hard costs associated with the physical preservation of historic fabric or elements. Labor costs are eligible IF the work is to be done by someone other than the applicant/owner (whose labor can only be used for matching purposes with an acceptable written estimate). Example eligible improvements: Repair and stabilization of historic materials: • Siding • Decorative woodwork and moulding • Porch stairs and railing • Cornices • Masonry (such as chimney tuckpointing) • Doors and Windows Removal of non -historic materials, particularly those covering historic materials: • Siding, trim and casing • Porch enclosures • Additions that negatively impact the historic integrity • Repair/replacement to match historic materials Energy upgrades: • Repair and weather sealing of historic windows and doors • Code required work Reconstruction of missing elements or features: (Based on documented evidence such as historic photographs and physical evidence) • Porches and railings • Trim and mouldings • False -fronts Ineligible Costs and Improvements: • Redecorating or any purely cosmetic change that is not part of an overall rehabilitation • Soft costs such as appraisals, interior design fees, legal, accounting and realtor fees, sales and marketing, permits, inspection fees, bids, insurance, project signs and phones, etc. • Excavation, grading, paving, landscaping or site work such as improvements to paths or fences unless the feature is part of the landmark designation, except for correcting drainage problems that are damaging the historic resource • Repairs to additions on non -historic portions of the property • Reimbursement for owner/self labor (which can count only towards the matching costs) • Interior improvements, unless required to meet current code • Outbuildings which are not contributing structures to a landmarked site or district Page 3 33