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Historic Preservation Commission denies attached-garage proposal for 1319 Colorado Street
Summary
The Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission voted 2–1 to deny a certificate of appropriateness for an attached garage at 1319 Colorado Street, finding the proposal did not meet all applicable Secretary of the Interior standards and city design guidelines. Owners and neighbors urged compromise; the owner said the denial harms livability.
The Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission denied a certificate of appropriateness for an attached garage at 1319 Colorado Street after concluding the project fails to meet all applicable Secretary of the Interior standards and the city's adopted design guidelines.
During the public hearing on Sept. 24, city planner Nikisha Lyons told the commission the proposed recessed, three-foot-setback garage would be differentiated from the original house and would reuse original wood windows on an enclosed porch, but would alter historic massing and add a garage feature not original to the home's 1930s National Folk-style design. "The proposed project will not change the use of the home," Lyons said, but staff and the historic…
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