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Public and neighbors press board for stronger enforcement as two demolition stays proceed
Summary
Neighbors and preservation groups told the Landmarks Board the city must step up enforcement after work at 812 Fourteenth Street left a historic house exposed; staff said the case is an open code-compliance matter and is working with the city attorney’s office and planning to resolve it.
During public comment at the Feb. 5 Landmarks Board meeting, neighbors and preservation advocates urged the board and staff to strengthen enforcement of preservation rules after ongoing work left a historic house at 812 Fourteenth Street exposed to the elements.
Leonard Siegel, speaking for Historic Boulder, asked the board to “press upon the city manager and planning director to enforce the penalties to their fullest extent” because the site was left with gaps around windows and the roof line. Fran Mandel Sheets, a neighbor in the University Place Historic District, told the board the ongoing destruction at 812 Fourteenth is “a really, really big deal” for…
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