30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite

102

City of Colorado Springs

Meeting Minutes - Final

Historic Preservation Board

Monday, April 1, 2024

4:30 PM

City Administration Building

30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 102

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

6 -

Present:

Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board

Member Potter, Alternate Beerbaum and Board Member Hines

2 - Vice Chair Wardwell and Board Member Musick

Excused:

2. Changes to Agenda/Postponements

3. Communications

William Gray - Senior Planner, Planning + Neighborhood Services

Mr. Gray said the City is working with the State Historical Fund to have a historic

tax credit program workshop. It will be held in June, with the date yet to be

confirmed. They are looking for a venue, hopefully, in a historic building. He will

provide more details to the board when he has them.

The Pikes Peak Preservation Forum is happening on May 10th from 8:30 to

noon at the Grace & St. Stephen Episcopal Church. Mr. Gray said the reason it

is important this year is that the primary discussion is the historic resource

survey plan. The forum is open to the public and Chair Lowenberg encouraged

everyone to attend.

Chair Lowenberg announced that Vice-Chair Meredith Wardwell is resigning

from the board. She asked Mr. Gray if we will recruit for another member. He

said the practice is to bring the alternate up to a voting member and then recruit

for the alternate position. Assistant Planning Director Mike Tassi suggested

checking with City Council Legislative Services on how that will work. Mr. Gray

said he will make that contact. Chair Lowenberg said the board will be doing

the election for chair and vice-chair next month.

Mr. Gray asked the board if they are all okay with the first Monday at 4:30 for the

meetings or if something else wsould work better. All agreed to keep it the

same.

4. Approval of the Minutes

HPB 2241

4.A.

Minutes for the March 4, 2024, Historic Preservation Board meeting

Presenter:

Christine Lowenberg, Chair of the Historic Preservation Board

Attachments: HPB 3.4.24 minutes draft revised

Motion by Board Member Baumgartner, seconded by Board Member Hines, to

approve the minutes for the March 4, 2024, Historic Preservation Board meeting

The motion passed by a vote of 6-0.

6 -

Aye:

Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board

Member Potter, Alternate Beerbaum and Board Member Hines

2 - Vice Chair Wardwell and Board Member Musick

Absent:

5. Consent Calendar

6. Items Called Off Consent Calendar

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

8.A.

HIST-24-000 A Report of Acceptability for a patio cover addition on the rear elevation

of the existing residence located at 1724 North Nevada Avenue.

(Quasi-Judicial)

Presenter:

William Gray, Senior Planner, Planning + Neighborhood Services

Department

Attachments: HPB Staff Report_1724 N Nevada

SR-1_Patio Cover Plans

SR-2_Project Statement

SR-3_Vicinity Map

SR-4_Site Plan

Motion by Board Member Baumgartner, seconded by Alternate Beerbaum, to

postpone this item to the May 6, 2024 Historic Preservation Board Meeting, due to

applicant not in attendance today. The motion passed by a vote of 6-0.

6 -

Aye:

Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board

Member Potter, Alternate Beerbaum and Board Member Hines

2 - Vice Chair Wardwell and Board Member Musick

Absent:

8.B.

HIST-24-000 A Report of Acceptability for a new roof mounted solar PV system

located at 1320 North Nevada Avenue.

(Quasi-Judicial)

Presenter:

William Gray, Senior Planner, Planning + Neighborhood Services

Department

Attachments: HPB Staff Report_1320 N Nevada Solar Addition

SR-1_Roof Mounted Solar Plans

SR-2_Project Statement

SR-3_Vicinity Map

SR-4_Site Plan

SR-5_Detached Garage ADU Elevations

SR-6_Solar Evaluation

Senior Planner Bill Gray gave a presentation on this application on behalf of

Marcie and Tim Murphy, homeowners of 1320 N. Nevada Ave. Mr. Gray

showed diagrams of where the solar panels will be placed on the property. He

spoke about the Old North End design principles that apply to this project, which

contribute to maintaining the façade of the home that gives it the historic

character. The key design principles require that panels be placed in an

unobtrusive location and painted to minimize visibility. There were no public

comments on this project. Staff finds that this application meets the review

criteria. The proposed motion to approve does include two conditions.

The applicant, Marcie Murphy, asked for clarification on the conditions, which

Mr. Gray explained. Chair Lowenberg asked her if the conditions would cause

any problems. Mrs. Murphy deferred to her contractor, Tyler Galloway, who

was attending on Teams. Mr. Galloway said both conditions are easily

addressed.

Board Member Fitzsimmons asked if pushing spacing over six inches impacts

any Regional Building requirements. Mr. Gray said that hasn’t been an issue.

Mr. Galloway clarified that Board Member Fitzsimmons was talking about fire

code offsets, which requires providing a clear three-foot walking path in

between roof sections. When only one roof section marked off for solar panels,

as long as on an eave or gable the opposing side is completely open, it is only

restricted to 18 inches of space necessary between the solar panels and the

edge of the eave. With moving the panels over about six inches, they would still

meet the three-foot requirement because the surrounding roof sections do not

have any panels on them.

Board Member Fitzsimmons asked if there is a particular sheen required for the

panels. Mr. Gray confirmed that the panels are matte black, per the conditions.

Motion by Board Member Potter, seconded by Board Member Fitzsimmons, to

approve a Report of Acceptability for the 1320 N Nevada Solar Addition project

based upon the findings that the project meets the review criteria for a report of

acceptability, as set forth in City Code Section 7.5.528.C.2.b.3 with conditions:

Revise the plan, so the solar panels have a minimum three (3) feet setback from

the front eave of the main house to preserve the distinctive gable roof feature. If

this can't be achieved, then relocate all or some of the modules to the garage

roof or reduce the number of panels on the main house. Final Plan must clearly

indicate that all exterior conduit and electrical equipment has a matte finish or

color match to the main house and detached garage to minimize visibility. The

motion passed by a vote of 6-0.

6 -

Aye:

Chair Lowenberg, Board Member Baumgartner, Board Member Fitzsimmons, Board

Member Potter, Alternate Beerbaum and Board Member Hines

2 - Vice Chair Wardwell and Board Member Musick

Absent: