File #: ID-203-15    Version: 1 Name: Brighton Buddhist Temple Historic Designation
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/22/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/18/2015 Final action: 8/18/2015
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE DESIGNATION OF THE BRIGHTON BUDDHIST TEMPLE (21 SOUTH 1ST AVENUE) AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK; SETTING FORTH CERTAIN FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF SAID DESIGNATION; AUTHORIZING THE INCLUSION OF THE PROPERTY IN THE BRIGHTON REGISTER OF LOCALLY AND DESIGNATED HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND DISTRICTS; INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NOTIFY THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGNATION; AND SETTING FORTH OTHER DETAILS RELATED THERETO.
Indexes: Historic Preservation, Inclusivity, Redevelop Downtown
Attachments: 1. CC_ordin_hist designation_buddhist temple_7.22.pdf, 2. HPC Memo_designation_Buddhist Temple, 3. Approved HPC Resolution_15-03
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Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Buddhist Temple Historic Landmark Designation

To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Aja Tibbs, Long Range & Historic Preservation Planner
Date Prepared: July 22, 2015
PURPOSE:
In order to proceed with the designation of this property as a historic landmark, the City Council shall review the nomination and application for designation as a historic landmark, conduct a public hearing, and approve an Ordinance for designation.

BACKGROUND:
The Brighton Historic Preservation Commission (BHPC) approved a Resolution on June 11, 2015 making a recommendation to the City Council for the designation of the Brighton Buddhist Temple, addressed as 21 South 1st Avenue, as a historic landmark. The owner and applicant of the property is C2 Studio US, LLC with managers Bridgette Modglin and Carolyn Corogin, and they have consented to the nomination of the structure as a historic landmark.

HISTORIC LANDMARK ELIGIBILITY:
Sections 16-22-30 and 40 of the Brighton Municipal Code set forth the process and requirements for designating a property as an historic landmark. An individual property may be designated as a historic landmark if it is at least fifty (50) years old and possesses historic and/or architectural significance. The finding of historic and/or architectural significance requires that the property meet at least one (1) criterion from at least one (1) of the Eligibility Categories for historic and/or architectural significance.

PUBLIC INQUIRIES AND INPUT:
The City Council shall conduct a public hearing at the time, date, and place as published and shall consider all relevant evidence concerning the proposed designation. Opportunity shall be provided for all interested parties to express their opinions and provide evidence regarding the proposed designation. A notice of the public hearing, regarding the nomination of...

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