Agenda Date: 01/15/2019
Subject:
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Appeal of a decision by the Historical Preservation Board regarding a certificate of historic appropriateness application for an automated teller machine for the Littleton Mixed Use Building, 2679 West Main Street
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Presented By:
Andrea Mimnaugh, Historic Preservation Planner
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
The council is requested to act on an appeal of the decision by the Historical Preservation Board (HPB) to deny a Certificate of Historic Appropriateness (COA) for an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and a deposit box in the storefront of the Littleton Mixed Use Building, 2679 West Main Street.
BACKGROUND:
Littleton Mixed Use is a three-story brick building under construction in the Main Street Historic District. The denied COA proposed the following:
* An ATM in the glass storefront of the Main Street fa?ade with window screening to obscure the interior portion of the ATM from view along the street
* A deposit box on the side of the building, to be set into the west-facing storefront
Per Section 4-6-14 (C), the Historical Preservation Board shall issue a COA for any proposed work on a historic landmark or any property in a historic district when the following criteria are met:
1. The proposed work would not detrimentally alter, destroy or adversely affect any architectural or landscape feature which contributes to its original historic designation; and
2. Is otherwise in conformance with any applicable adopted design guidelines.
3. The board must find the proposed work is visually compatible with designated historic structures located on the property in terms of design, finish, materials, scale, mass, and height.
4. When the subject site is within a historic district, the board must find that the proposed work is visually compatible with the development on adjacent properties.
5. In the case of partial demolitions, the board must find that the:
a. Partial demolition is required for the renovation, restoration...
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