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- Spanish translation for Clio tour: The commission approved a $2,300 expenditure from the planning budget to produce a Spanish-language version of the town’s Clio walking-tour content. A motion to approve the $2,300 expenditure was made, seconded and approved by voice vote; commissioners called “Aye.” The transcript does not record a roll-call tally by name.

- Structure-of-merit plaques: The commission voted to continue the existing plaque-cost arrangement — property owners pay half the plaque cost while the commission covers cedar posts — and approved anti-graffiti lamination as part of the plaque package. A motion to continue the unit price arrangement and to add lamination was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Minutes and consent items: The commission approved the minutes from the previous meeting and carried the consent calendar; those routine actions were recorded during the meeting without a recorded roll-call tally.

- Open-house refreshments: Commissioners agreed on a refreshments budget of approximately $250 for the Old Town Residential open house and directed staff to finalize orders; that decision was made by consensus during the planning discussion.

Meeting minutes and staff records should be consulted for formal vote tallies and exact mover/second attributions; the transcript records motions, seconds and multiple “Aye” responses but does not provide a named roll-call for the recorded voice votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, 7/3/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved a $2,300 expenditure for Spanish translation of the Clio tour, confirmed its prior meeting minutes, agreed to continue the plaque cost-sharing arrangement (including anti-graffiti lamination), and set a refreshments budget for the Old Town open house.","taxTitle","Carbondale, Garfield County, Colorado","taxId",61895,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511746,"Commission begins shaping Old Town Residential design guidelines, weighs incentives and outreach",4071,1469000,5540000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5134267-d037fffe8bc18e301358487b0e4897e4&start=1469&end=5540","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5134267-d037fffe8bc18e301358487b0e4897e4/thumbnail_1469000.jpg","/articles/6511746/Carbondale/Garfield-County/Colorado/Commission-begins-shaping-Old-Town-Residential-design-guidelines-weighs-incentives-and-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511746-69ce8273afceb94e2f13502906337175/orig.mp4?Expires=1771025067&Signature=kTydVJ3qbiMPJOf~QdbjLUArk1QfgRniKNxqe9KahAsuj2iyor0VsUWeo6jGDZDFXNLfZey5VySTVmIDIur3jQC62U989jXcmYRFaCh02gKJY5ruU8bu~mxogvQ2lU5tK71uT7mZjJfJoBEbKbv09-JTifibrky4ZeVrMo8HDTPr4QKw1kdO90aeG7QhJjDgpFq7rJOAbF1n0TCcW1XBww4rQ6OvMzsfV79Cb1NdWGSlpd0sh64RKoDm3TKUOlT6SMrHCw6v4QvIz-OPYIWyjo9nAdYUKRwS1x5JAk~i2p~it-OGL415Hc0wqRy557itB4Qi59logSZKckOkBzvoYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Susanna (presenter) led the Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission through an initial draft of design guidelines intended for the Old Town Residential (OTR) zone. The draft focuses on guidance for new construction — site planning, street-facing orientation, massing and scale, outbuildings, parking placement and architectural elements — and proposes strategies to encourage context-sensitive design while avoiding overly prescriptive style rules.

Susanna said the commission’s existing guidelines for the historic commercial core provided a template for the OTR work but emphasized that OTR’s “eclectic” character requires a different balance between specificity and flexibility. She suggested: using street-by-street context (for setback guidance), encouraging a mix of small and large building scales, breaking large building masses into smaller volumes, discouraging front-facing garages and limiting the number of different facade materials. She proposed a possible quantitative threshold (discussed in the meeting) around 1,300 square feet as a point at which massing should be broken into multiple volumes; commissioners asked staff to verify whether that threshold makes sense for local lots and codes.

Commissioners discussed incentives to bring projects into the voluntary review program, including code relief (for example relief from impervious-surface limits), permitting additional floor area or alley-oriented accessory structures in exchange for undergoing design review. Staff and commissioners noted the town’s planning and zoning (PNZ) commission will be revising ADU rules, and they recommended coordination so incentives tied to guidelines align with any zoning changes. Participants also emphasized that enabling incentives must be tied to the design-review process (for example, detached ADUs in OTR would be allowed only if a property owner participates in the review) so the program retains leverage.

The group reviewed outreach and public-engagement plans for the OTR open house. Commissioners agreed on a short (10–15 minute) introduction, printed maps showing the OTR boundary, and station-based activities where attendees use sticky notes to respond to prompts (for example, priorities for setbacks, character-defining features, or preferences on roofs, porches and porosity). Practical logistics discussed included 24x36 poster maps, easels, a small poster explaining the voluntary nature of the program, and a plan to compile comments after the event. Staff estimated mailed notices to roughly 73 property owners and forecasted about 25 attendees; commissioners agreed to a refreshments budget of about $250 for the event.

Other local details covered in the discussion: OTR minimum lot size examples cited as 25 by 110 feet for original lots (some properties contain multiple original lots), the town’s street-tree program and tactical urbanism traffic experiments, and the suggestion to consult other mountain towns (for example Crested Butte) about language that discourages repetitive new construction.

Commissioners asked Susanna to revise the draft with clearer thresholds for when specific guideline rules apply, to return with recommendations for design-review incentives that coordinate with PNZ, and to incorporate the commission’s street-by-street context approach before the next meeting.","Carbondale commissioners reviewed a draft of Old Town Residential guidelines focused on new construction, massing, setbacks and incentives tied to design-review participation, and planned a mid‑June public open house to collect neighborhood input.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511752,"State preservation official outlines grants, tax credits and design-review rules for certified local governments",1156,241000,1397000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5134267-d037fffe8bc18e301358487b0e4897e4&start=241&end=1397","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5134267-d037fffe8bc18e301358487b0e4897e4/thumbnail_241000.jpg","/articles/6511752/Carbondale/Garfield-County/Colorado/State-preservation-official-outlines-grants-tax-credits-and-design-review-rules-for-certified-local-governments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511752-2548273f8584d925b7b5c2fd4c20aaab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771025067&Signature=A5d2UNo6NFn9v5HuxBx22nxaqbAW2ns2NVYhdxX4jzdG52tnlMnmrnnJR5BBqNM~SY-04qo6iIa6LZHMNTnJoZErrjC-W~HC40QW3rtMgmFdT-JZWZ5Xs9PUExW3tt8rI~aThfoF2WYUE01UuhbbiMyGbIJ72xaPo8tVeHSFY4XgfZa47Z2OIegpUpi5iuev6NZ4961YNTcVRYF9AFjy2t3hJ6Bu-T4~Y-G0cpBFXWEI4m7jlN8-n5zqBBiDeLBgmyWpORSZoEOe84fqet6XSHDSSlBVtxRjv8HdrHs-kQB5n-T5GyYppeWuQwK6rkfRBvP33NeFPWfsPVCfENrVTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lindsay Fluelleng, the Certified Local Government (CLG) coordinator at History Colorado, briefed the Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission on the CLG program and related state and federal funding opportunities, including tax-credit incentives and National Park Service grants.

Fluelleng said CLG status recognizes a local government’s preservation program as meeting state and federal standards and makes local governments eligible for competitive CLG grants, which she described as intended to fund preservation plans, surveys, design-guideline work, and outreach. She said CLG grant applications are normally released in October and are due in mid-January, though federal funding changes could alter that schedule. She also described parallel grant opportunities through the National Park Service, including emergency grants that require the affected property to be in a federally declared disaster county within the prior two years.

Fluelleng outlined the State Historical Fund program: competitive grant deadlines are Oct. 1 and April 1 each year; the program funds planning, construction documents, historic structure assessments and physical rehabilitation work; and construction grants can be awarded up to $250,000. She described noncompetitive state fund pools that renew July 1 (typical awards about $15,000) and microgrants of $5,000 for small projects and outreach. She noted state grants commonly require a local match and can be phased over multiple grant rounds.

She also reviewed Colorado’s state historic tax-credit programs for locally designated properties and contributing properties in locally designated districts. She said the residential credit provides up to 35% of rehabilitation costs and that beginning in 2027 the residential credit will be fully refundable (current rules spread credits over 10 years if an owner’s state tax liability is insufficient). For commercial projects she said the credit is 35% on the first $2 million of qualifying expenditures and 30% on the remainder.

On design review, Fluelleng said that certified local governments in Colorado must require design review for landmarks. She explained Carbondale’s current process distinguishes courtesy reviews (used for non‑landmark buildings in commercial areas) from mandatory landmark alteration certificates for designated properties. She advised commissioners to apply the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (SOI standards) as a fallback when local design guidelines do not address an issue.

Fluelleng also described History Colorado’s Heritage for All initiative, which aims to increase the number of state and national register listings associated with underrepresented communities. She noted the Rebecca Lodge in Carbondale was recently placed on the state register and said the program includes fellows who can assist with writing nominations.

Commissioners asked about grant timing, stacking grants with tax credits, design-review triggers, and state action on accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules. Fluelleng said the state revised some ADU requirements in 2024 for transit zones and encouraged coordination with the town’s planning and zoning process for any incentives tied to local design-review participation.

The presentation concluded with commissioners thanking Fluelleng and noting the commission would rely on the CLG office as a resource as it advances local design-guideline and landmarking work.","History Colorado’s CLG coordinator reviewed grant programs, tax-credit incentives, mandatory design-review rules for certified local governments and the Heritage for All initiative, and answered commissioners’ questions about deadlines and eligibility.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission approves Spanish translation for tour, continues plaque cost arrangement and confirms minutes; refreshments budget set for open house

Commission begins shaping Old Town Residential design guidelines, weighs incentives and outreach

State preservation official outlines grants, tax credits and design-review rules for certified local governments