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RESOLUTION NO. 01 <br />SERIES 2018 <br />A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE <br />LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR A HISTORIC SIGN CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 640 <br />MAIN STREET <br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Louisville Historic Preservation <br />Commission (HPC) an application requesting a landmark eligibility determination for a <br />historical sign currently located at 640 Main Street, the Blue Parrot Sign; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Staff and the HPC have reviewed the application and found it <br />to be in compliance with Chapter 15.36 of the Louisville Municipal Code, including Section <br />15.36.050.A, establishing criteria for landmark designation; and <br />WHEREAS, the HPC has held a properly noticed public hearing on the proposed <br />landmark application; and <br />WHEREAS, the Blue Parrot Sign has social significance because it exemplifies the <br />cultural and social heritage of Louisville's Italian community, and the popular Blue Parrot <br />restaurant; and <br />WHEREAS, the Blue Parrot Sign has architectural significance because it is <br />representative of neon signs popular in the 1950s, and it represents the Colacci family and <br />the Blue Parrot restaurant which operated in that location for 98 years; and <br />WHEREAS, the HPC finds that these and other characteristics specific to the Blue <br />Parrot Sign have social and architectural significance as described in Section 15.36.050.A <br />of the Louisville Municipal Code; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: <br />The application to landmark the Blue Parrot Sign be approved for the following <br />reasons: <br />1. Architectural integrity of the overall form and neon tube lettering. <br />2. Association with the Blue Parrot Restaurant. <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of January, 2018. <br />, Chairperson Lynda Haley <br />Q)0kWo Ok c1Ohson , V \ a CM(' <br />1 <br />