Historic Preservation Commission

MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOWN OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO December 5, 2019 4:30 PM Community Center, Pinon Room I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 4:35pm. II. ROLL CALL Present: Katy Welter, Vic Kuklin, Suzy Kelly, Dan Cartwright, Nancy Locke, Melanie Roth, John O’Brien via phone Staff: Mark Doering, Phillip Puckett Public: Cheryl Richmond, Tim Fleager and Trustee Mark Jenkins III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approved unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 24, 2019 Approved unanimously as corrected. V. PUBLIC COMMENT None VI. BUSINESS ITEM A. Architectural Guideline Subcommittee a. Dan gave a short report. Reviewing Chapter 5 within the subcommittee and will issue a final edit for review on Monday, via email to the full board. HPC will issue a draft when completed to the town board by email no later than the deadline for including in the Board packet. B. 300-304 E. Main demolition permit public hearing a. Meeting is for a public hearing for a demolition permit for the buildings located at 301—304 E. Main Street, b. Cheryl Richmond presented on behalf of the property owner, Sharon Young, their final changes for the building. c. The Wine shop will be moved to Main Street rather than on RR Street. The space vacated by wine shop on RR Street will be made into an ADA assessable unit.  d. All the original windows on the second floor have been replaced, what is there now are wood or aluminum but only one with original glass. The new replacement windows will look similar to a double hung window. e. Revised doors on the west elevation along RR Street to accommodate the ADA accessability unit and exit stair. f. Two sections of the first floor, brick wall on the west elevation along RR Street will be removed and new store front windows will be installed. g. The alley on the north elevation will be screened to cover the mechanical equipment area and new windows will be installed on the second floor. h. Cheryl checked on restoring the windows on the 2nd floor and it cost $2200 per window to restore the old windows. The restoration cost is much more than new double hung, replacement windows which cost $500 each. i. Mark Doering presented the staff report and recommendations in detail. A copy is attached. j. Katy reminded the HPC that their task was to determine whether each of the properties meet any of the historic designation criteria listed in Section 16-40 of the Buena Vista Municipal Code. k. After discussion of each of the criteria, Dan Cartwright made a motion, seconded by Suzy Kelly that the HPC finds that the building located at 300 E. Main Street meets the following local historic designation criteria: #’s 1,2,3,6,7,9.10, and 13. Motion passed unanimously. l. Dan Cartwright made a motion, seconded by Suzy Kelly that the HPC finds that the building located at 302-304 E. Main Street meets the following local historic designation criteria: #’s 1,2,3,6,7, still eligible according to the criteria of our list.10, and 13. Motion passed unanimously. m. Katy Welter made a motion, and Dan Cartwright seconded: to recommend to the Town Administrator that he implement a suspension of the demo permit approval of 30 days for the purpose of exploring alternative possibilities for the windows for 300 East Main. Motion passed unanimously. n. Katy Welter made a motion, and Dan Cartwright seconded: to recommend to the Town Administrator that he implement no suspension for the demolition permit on 302-304. Motion passed unanimously. C. Saving Places Conference a. Saving places will be attended by Nancy Locke and Melanie Roth in January 2020. Town Staff will register Nancy. D. Next Meeting a. Next meeting scheduled for 3pm, January 3, 2020 in the Community Center or Town Hall. E. Adjournment a. Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm Respectfully Submitted: __________________________________ Katy Welter, Chair