Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 03 15

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I.. C. Planning Department - Lol~!....!11 UbiVWe 749 Main Street I Louisville CO 80027 I 303.335.4592 I www.LouisvilleCO.gov COLORADO .SlNCB 1881 MEMORANDuM To: Historic Preservation Commission Members From: Mike Koertje, Chair Subject: Landmarking Workshop Date: March 15,2010 As originally proposed by Louisville resident John Leary and discussed at the last HPC meeting, the landmarking workshop has now been scheduled for May 8, 2010 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Library. Although the details have not all been worked out, the topics and speakers are tentatively scheduled to be as follows, though not necessarily in this order or exactly titled this way: How to Research Your Historic Property (Bridget Bacon) Benefits of the Louisville Historic Preservation Fund (Mike?) Local Zoning Incentives for Historic Properties (Heather Lewis) State Tax Credits & the State Historic Fund (to be determined) The Process and Criteria for Applying for Local Landmark Status (to be determined) The Property Owner's Perspective (John Leary) We briefly discussed the concept of the workshop with City Council at the Study Session on February 23, 2010, and the comments were supportive. While there is a small group working on the details of the workshop, please feel free to offer additional suggestions. There has been a suggestion that the HPC recommend and ask Council to adopt certain automatic benefits for owners of landmarks from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). Examples would include a $1000 automatic grant simply for landmarking a property, and/or automatic eligibility for a grant of up to $5000 for qualified projects. As it would be helpful to know whether or not these additional benefits exist at the time of the May 8 workshop, please be prepared to discuss this concept at our March 15 meeting, so that we could make any recommendation to Council in short order and they could take action prior to May 8.