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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit C_Draft HPC Minutes April 8 2020 Regular Meeting Historic Preservation Commission April 8 2020 Chairperson Greenwood opened the meeting at 4:35 p.m. Commissioners in attendance: Gretchen Greenwood, Kara Thompson, Bob Blaich, Roger Moyer, Jeffrey Halferty, Scott Kendrick, Sheri Sanzone Commissioners not in attendance: Nora Berko Staff present: Amy Simon, Interim Planning Director/Historic Preservation Officer Sarah Yoon, Historic Preservation Planner Andrea Bryan, Assistant City Attorney Wes Graham, City Deputy Clerk APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Halferty motioned to approve the minutes of March 11th, Ms. Thompson second. All in Favor, Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Mr. Halferty stated that is was lovely to see everyone exceptionally under the circumstances. PROJECT MONITORING: Ms. Simon stated that the only project monitoring is 533 W Hallam. Ms. Yoon asked Mr. Halferty if they could set up a meeting to discuss site changes about fenestration and drainage. Ms. Greenwood stated that HPC has an electronic meeting resolution that needs to be passed. Ms. Bryan explained that city staff looked at other similar municipalities that passed a resolution for virtual meetings to comply with their health order and came up with one that fits HPC needs. Ms. Bryan stated that HPC should adopt the police for virtual meetings. Ms. Greenwood asked if everyone saw this resolution in their packet. Mr. Moyer Motioned to adopt Resolution #8, Mr. Halferty Seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. Ms. Greenwood asked Ms. Bryan if all public notices where in order. Ms. Bryan stated that they were. CERTIFICATES OF NO NEGATIVE EFFECT: Ms. Simon stated that there was one on W. Bleeker for an addition of a window on a historic resource. CALL UPS: None. OLD BUSINESS: 227 E. Main- Conceptual Major Development, Relocation, Setback Variations, the public hearing continued from March 18th. Kim Raymond and Milo Stark, Kim Raymond Architecture + Interiors Ms. Raymond stated that at the last meeting some of the concerns that were brought up were about the setbacks on the east side, primarily the new structure sitting all on one side of the property. Ms. Raymond explained her team moved the structure to the middle of the lot in Regular Meeting Historic Preservation Commission April 8 2020 alignment with the historical resource and now there is a 3-foot setback on both sides. Ms. Raymond stated that now she and her team are asking for a 2-foot variance on each side. Ms. Raymond spoke about the concern HPC had about the garage being only 1-foot from the property line. Ms. Raymond explained that they moved the garage back to connect to the other structure and now has a 5-foot setback. Ms. Raymond stated that the only thing they are asking for is for both side yards to have the 2-foot variance. Ms. Raymond showed visuals of the new location of the structure aligning with the historic resource. Ms. Raymond stated another concern was the new roof. Ms. Raymond showed a rendering of the newly designed roof and how it matches aesthetically with the historical resource. She pointed out that the roof pitch of the new addition matches the historic gable pitch. Ms. Raymond stated that they took off the sloping roof in the top stairwell landing and replaced it with a flat shed roof for headspace. Ms. Raymond stated that there was a concern with the windows on the new addition. She stated that the new plan reflects what is on the historic resource, smaller windows and symmetrical placement in the gable. Ms. Raymond stated that on the east side of the new addition they wanted to bring in light into the stairwell and basement and chose larger windows and felt that since this was not a heavy public traffic area that this was appropriate. Ms. Raymond stated that they have been in communications with the owners of the property where Main Street Bakery sits and that they have worked out a deal to set the transformer there. Ms. Raymond talked about the drainage issues and pointed out that the green roof and raised gardens will meet the drainage needs. Ms. Sanzone asked if a civil engineer has been involved with the new set of plans. Mr. Stark replied yes. However, he has not given the stormwater plan yet. Ms. Sanzone asked if the comments on the survey have been resolved. Ms. Simon replied that they will be addressed in the final review. STAFF COMMENTS: Ms. Simon stated that the applicants covered the major topics from the last presentations. Ms. Simon reminded HPC that this is conceptual approval and not final. Ms. Simon stated staff supports the new design of realignment. Ms. Simon stated staff is in support of the new roof pitch and stairwell redesign. Ms. Simon listed the recommended conditions for approval. Ms. Simon wants to see a continuance of investigation whether a transformer will be needed on the site. Ms. Simon stated that the applicant has tried to reach out to Explore Booksellers to discuss the impact of trees on the properties relative to the planned basement excavation. Ms. Simon stated at the final review additional study and documentation of the historic resource will be necessary in order to identify and respond to historic conditions that are currently not visible. Ms. Simon stated that as part of the approval to relocate the house on the site, the applicant will be required to provide financial security of $30,000 until the house is set on the new foundation. Ms. Simon recommended that the applicant comes back within one year for a final review. Ms. Greenwood asked if during final review that the applicant could come in with roof and wall penetrations and any exterior adds like downspouts and gutters. Ms. Simon responded that would be expected and doesn’t need to be listed as a condition. Ms. Sanzone asked if parks had any comments about the trees. Ms. Simon responded that the Parks Dept has agreed to the tree removal. Ms. Thompson asked how does the green roof link to the historic resource. Regular Meeting Historic Preservation Commission April 8 2020 Ms. Simon asked Ms. Thompson if she was concerned about the vegetation spreading to the historic part. Ms. Thompson replied yes. Ms. Simon stated that the connector would be shown at the final review. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ms. Simon stated that she reached out to Ruth Carver who showed concern at the last meeting. Ms. Simon continued that Ms. Carver is satisfied with the new plan. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: Ms. Greenwood thanked the applicants for listening to their concerns. Ms. Greenwood stated that she is in favor of this project moving forward. Mr. Blaich stated that he is in favor of this moving forward. Mr. Halferty stated he would like a staff monitoring on the east elevation on the new addition. Mr. Halferty pointed out the window to wall ratio is off. Mr. Halferty stated he would like to see a restudy of this before final. Mr. Halferty stated that the CMP is very important to this project. Ms. Thompson stated that she agrees with Mr. Halferty's statements. Ms. Thompson asked to see more information on the linking element for the green roof. Ms. Thompson stated that she is on board with moving this to the final review. Mr. Moyer stated he agrees with the staff moving this forward and Mr. Halferty. Mr. Kendrick stated he agrees with moving this forward. Mr. Kendrick agrees with Mr. Halferty and breaking up the east side glass wall. Ms. Sanzone stated she agrees with the staff and moving this forward. Ms. Greenwood stated that she agrees with Mr. Halferty about the east side glass wall and that it needs to be broken up. Ms. Greenwood stated that the restudy on the east side windows needs to be added as a condition. MOTION: Mr. Halferty motioned to approve resolution #9 with conditions attached, Mr. Blaich seconded. Roll Call Vote. Ms., Thompson YES, Mr. Blaich, YES, Mr. Kendrick, YES, Ms. Greenwood, YES, Mr. Moyer, YES, Mr. Halferty, YES, Ms. Sanzone, YES. All in favor. Motion Passes. NEW BUSINESS: 620 Gillespie Avenue and 845 Meadows Road, Aspen Institute- Final Commercial Design, Final Major Development, Planned Development REPRESENTATIVE: Curtis and Associates, Jeffrey Berkus Architects, Rowland + Broughton Architects, Dan Porterfield CEO of the Aspen Institute Mr. Porterfield thanked HPC and staff for holding this meeting. Mr. Porterfield stated that this project would be a wonderful new resource to the community, city, and valley. Mr. Porterfield said that it’s the growing relationship between the Aspen Institute and community that makes the renovation of the Boettcher Building so exciting. Mr. Porterfield stated that he sees the new building as a focal point in the community. Mr. Porterfield stated since January the applicant team has met with neighbors and gathered their feedback. Mr. Berkus showcased their last design and proposal. Mr. Berkus stated the old plan had a large round, elaborate walkway to enter Boettcher on the east side, a relocated spruce tree to the southeast corner, a sculpture in the center lawn, and an Aspen grove that surrounded the project. Mr. Berkus stated at that time they were proposing a southeast entrance on Gillespie. Mr. Berkus showed visuals of the new design and proposal. Mr. Berkus stated that he was asked to simplify