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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.hpc.20030924 ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24~ 2003 513 W. SMUGGLER ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2 WILIAMS WAY - MAJOR DEVELOPMENT - (CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO OCT. 22, 2003) ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 623/625 E. HOPKINS AVE. -MINOR DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 1 WORK SESSION 2 - WILLIALM WAY - SITE PLAN - NO MINUTES ............................................. 4 LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES -NO MINUTES ......................................................................................... 4 5 ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24~ 2003 Chairperson, Jeffrey Halferty called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Commissioners in attendance: Michael Hoffman, Derek Skalko, Neill Hirst, Valerie Alexander and Sarah Broughton. Excused was Teresa Melville. Staff present: Assistant City Attorney, David Hoefer Amy Guthrie, Historic Preservation Planner Kathy Strickland, Chief Deputy City Clerk MOTION: Derek moved to approve the Minutes of Sept. lO, 2003; second by Neill. All in favor, motion carried. Disclosure: Valerie and Sarah recused themselves on 513 W. Smuggler. 513 W. SMUGGLER Amy said the discussion is the Victorian cottage and the front doors which are replications of the originals. Drew Harman would like to finish them with a stain rather than paint. Drew presented drawings and said there are doors in town stained rather than painted. Amy said in the past most finishes on doors were a painted finish or possibly a darker appearance. Drew said the trim is white and black and the door is new. The board said it was OK to paint the door because the hardware is a modem element and sets it off. 2 WILIAMS WAY - MAJOR DEVELOPMENT - (Continue Public Hearing to Oct. 22, 2003) MOTION: Derek moved to continue the Major Development and public hearing to Oct. 22, 2003; second by Valerie. All in favor, motion carried. 623/625 E. HOPKINS AVE. - Minor Development ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24~ 2003 John Bogaert, owner was sworn in. The affidavit of posting was entered into the land use file as Exhibit I. Amy said this project deals with replacing the existing wood boardwalks on the site. There are two Victorian miner's cottages toward the front that are in their original locations on the 1904 map. There have been minimal alternations and they are nicely preserved cottages: Staff has no concerns with the concept of replacing the wood with brick or with anything that is happening toward the back of the structure. The majority of repairs are for safety issues. The only discussion was whether replacing everything really meets are current guidelines and it doesn't. Some of the hard scape can be limited down to improve the setting of the structures, as they were residential buildings even though they have a commercial use. The current deck blends right into the front of Susie's Victorian and you no longer have an edge to that front porch which is not a great thing for the integrity of the structures. John Bogaert said he has owned the building for ten years and they have had complaints about the walkways during the winter primarily. Through the years they have tried paint and grit etc. to keep the ice down and it became a safety problem. Most of the construction would be at the back and for safety and viability of the tenants. The wood decking would be replaced with brick on an even plane, no steps up or down. There is no plan to change the current vegetation. Lighting would be added in the back of the building to match the existing fixtures. Amy has proposed the change to replace some of the brick with vegetation but the tenants use that area for display of their merchandise. The owner is opposed to the proposed changes. Chairperson, Jeffrey Halferty opened and closed the public hearing. Derek said as a whole he sees nothing wrong with any of the brick paving as it has been specified. Sarah said she respects what staff is trying to do by complying with standard 1.10 which talks about preserving the historic yard. With the front band of 2 ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 plantings she feels the standard has been met and she supports the applicants proposal. Neill said standard 1.10 says the front yard should be maintained with planting materials and sod and not covered with paving. Neill supports staff's recommendation. The brick pavers will have a modem look and will not be complementary to the building. Michael said the proposal would be an improvement over what exists. Guideline 1.13 has to do with the consistency of the material with the historic structure and the choice of brick compliments the project. Michael supports the change from wood to brick. He also agrees that Amy's suggestion would highlight the historic buildings more. This is a step forward and he would not vote against the project. Valerie said she is tom and would like to see the vegetation taken back to its original condition and revive the historic context. She also agrees with Sarah that in the commercial core and its current uses the historic context is definitely deteriorating and it has a new use. Jeffrey said this is a commercial core site and a lot of the Victorians do have pavers so that they can maximumize their salability and use. Jeffrey approved of staff's suggestion as it would help the Victorians but at the same time would hurt the lessee. It would be great if we could have a compromise to soften the area. The lighting and improvements on the rear of the building are acceptable. John Bogaert said he also agreed with Amy's comments but he is not in the position to comply with the request. Amy said the applicant has to pull a building permit and trying to get the building permit means they have to comply with the current guidelines. MOTION: Derek moved to approve Resolution #19, 2003 parcel ID 2 737- 182-12-001 with condition 1,2, and 3; Theproject is approved as proposed with the exception that the front porch deck needs replaced and a drawing needs to be submitted to staff; second by Sarah. Vote. 3 ASPEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF SEPTEM~ 2~ Valerie, no Michael, yes Neill, no Sarah, yes Derek, yes Jeffrey, no The motion dies 3- $ John Bogaert said he cannot compromise his application and would rather be denied. Amy said she is ready to issue a certificate of no negative effect for the safety improvements at the back of the house if the applicant still wants to proceed with them. WORK SESSION 2 - WILLIALM WAY - SITE PLAN NO MINUTES LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES NO MINUTES MOTION: Michael moved to adjourn; second by Jeffrey. All in favor, motion carried. Kathleen J. Strickland, Chief Deputy Clerk 4