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Bothell board waives waiting period, approves mitigation for Lily Kirk House garage demolition
Summary
The Landmark Preservation Board voted June 22 to waive the demolition-alternatives waiting period and approve mitigation measures proposed for removal of the detached garage at the Lily Kirk House (19619 100th Ave NE). The property is listed on the National Register; the mitigation includes documentation, an interpretive plaque, and preparation of a local register nomination.
The City of Bothell Landmark Preservation Board on June 22 voted to waive the negotiation-of-alternatives waiting period and approved mitigation measures for the proposed demolition of the detached garage at the Lily Kirk House, 19619 100th Avenue Northeast.
Board member Sompi moved to waive the waiting period under the cited provisions of the Bothell Municipal Code and to approve the applicant’s proposed mitigation package; the motion was seconded and carried after a roll-call vote in which one member abstained. Chair recognized Rincon Consultants’ principal architectural historian, Stephen Treffers, who described the house and garage as circa 1923 and noted the garage had undergone previous door and window alterations.
Treffers summarized the mitigation Treffers said the project team would provide: photographic and written documentation, submission of a report to the Bothell Historical Museum, installation of an interpretive sign or plaque on site, and preparation of a nomination for the Bothell Register of Historic Landmarks. “One of the proposed mitigation measures is to prepare a nomination for designation to the Bothell register of historic landmarks,” Treffers told the board.
City consultant Adam Alselbrook (Willamette Cultural Resources Associates) recommended the board grant a waiver of a certificate of appropriateness, waive the negotiation waiting period, and negotiate and approve mitigation measures with the applicant. “The consultant recommends that the Landmark Preservation Board grant the applicant a waiver of a certificate of appropriateness pursuant to Bothell Municipal Code 22.28,” Alselbrook told the board.
Board members acknowledged the consultant’s alternatives analysis and expressed that, because the garage is wood construction approaching 100 years old and has undergone alterations, salvage or relocation would be technically difficult and costly. One board member suggested including notable trees in mitigation documentation; the project team said a required right-of-way connection would likely impact those trees.
The board directed the applicant to coordinate fulfillment of mitigation measures with city staff and the city’s on-call historic preservation consultant. Staff also reported no written public comments were received on the application. The public hearing was then closed and the board moved to deliberations.
