Denver City Council is considering whether it wants to make changes to the landowner-opposed landmark designation process. via Meghan_Lopez
During a meeting on Nov. 29, 2021, Councilmembers Kendra Black, Amanda Sawyer and Kevin Flynn hosted a presentation to discuss Denver’s current ordinance and some possible recommendations for how to update it.
The goal of these historic designations is to protect and preserve Denver’s history and some of the buildings that contribute to that character.In the 1950s and 60s, hundreds of buildings and even entire neighborhoods were demolished to make way for new developments, including some iconic structures.
In 2019, a group of five neighbors tried to save Tom’s Diner when the owner decided to sell the restaurant by filing for historic designation. That application was eventually withdrawn when a compromise was reached. Black said some of these owner-opposed designations in recent years are not meant to protect the building but to prevent new growth.
However, other cities like San Francisco have more recently begun to take a closer look at their processes. They had lived at the site for more than 23 years but said they decided to sell when the maintenance simply because too much to handle. The fight became ugly; people started coming to their door to try to talk to them and the group of homeowners had to spend quite a bit of money on lawyers to help them navigate through the landmark designation fight.
“The dialogue has led to resolution and that resolution is not always saving the building. There’s certainly been many instances where that does not come about, but people have a chance to work through it,” she said.
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