Agenda Date: September 28, 2016
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Sommers Oil Service Station / Columbine on Main COA Application
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Presented By:
Dennis Swain, Senior Planner
POLICY QUESTION
Does the proposed project, which includes alterations to the roof and to the south and west facades of the Sommers Oil Service Station, at 2299 West Main Street, meet the criteria for a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness?
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the city's Historic Preservation Code (Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the City Code) is to promote the public health, safety and welfare through:
1. The protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of buildings, structures, sites and areas that are reminders of past eras, events and persons important in local, state or national history, or which provide significant examples of architectural styles of the past, or which are unique and irreplaceable assets to the city and its neighborhoods, or which provide for this and future generations examples of the physical surroundings in which past generations lived;
2. The development and maintenance of appropriate settings and environments for such buildings and structures, and in such sites and areas;
3. The enhancement of property values, the stabilization of neighborhoods and areas of the city, the increase of economic and financial benefits to the city and its inhabitants, and the promotion of tourist trade and interest;
4. The preservation and enhancement of a city of varied architectural styles, reflecting the distinct phases of its history: cultural, social, economic, political and architectural;
5. The enrichment of human life in its spiritual, educational and cultural dimensions by fostering knowledge of the living heritage of the past; and
6. The provision of educational opportunities and to increase the appreciation of Littleton's history.
The Sommers Oil Service Station was one of the original properties in the Main Street Historic District, which was created in 2005. The 1997 Histori...
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