City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 08 10

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: WILLIAM A. SIMMONS CITY MANAGER DATE: AUGUST 10, 2004 SUBJECT: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION/ PROPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE SUMMARY: The Historic Preservation Commission last came to City Council in February with the draft preservation ordinance. At that time, the City Council directed the Commission to take the draft ordinance to the public for comments and discussion. Since then, the Commission has made a number of presentations on the ordinance and taken feedback from residents and business owners. In addition, members have met with others in preservation to learn more about the process and citizen involvement. To date, Commission members have done /scheduled the following. • Information in the April /May and August /September Community Update • Joint meeting with the Historical Commission - April 3 • Meeting with Dan Corson, Colorado Historical Society - April 12 • Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Presentation - April 21 • Historical Society Meeting Presentation - May 20 • Participated in the Comp Plan Stakeholder Meetings - May 24 • Taste of Louisville Booth - June 12 • Met with Members of the Lafayette Preservation Board - June 14 • Sponsored Citywide preservation session with a speaker from the National Historic Trust - June 24 • Attended a countywide preservation forum - July 31 • A meeting with the Downtown Business Association is scheduled for August 18 Commission members will give you a brief overview of their activities since we last met in February, including some information about what kind of response and questions they have been getting from residents about the program. They will also be happy to discuss any questions you might have about the ordinance. In general, the types of questions that the Commission and staff have been getting are broad assumptions that owners will never be able to change anything on their homes. Typical questions /statements have been: • Will this automatically landmark all of downtown /Old Town? — No. • Will I ever be able to change or update by house /building? — Yes, we encourage adaptive reuse of sites in a manner that retains the historic character of the original site. • / am interested in purchasing parcel X, what would these new regulations mean? — The new regulations would not affect any house /building unless it is landmarked. The landmarking process fully involves the owner of the site; you cannot be landmarked without your knowledge. L SUBJECT AGENDA ITEM HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION/ PROPOSED HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE