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09/22/2006
ORDINANCE NO. 7517
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE SWEENY FEED MILL,
403 EAST 4 STREET, AS A LOCAL HISTORIC
LANDMARK
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo's Historic Preservation Code, Title IV, Chapter 14,
declares that the City shall identify, designate and preserve those buildings, objects,
monuments, structures and sites which reflect outstanding elements of the community's
architectural and cultural heritage; and
WHEREAS, the present application was initiated by the property owner, and the
City's Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed the application for designation of
the Sweeny Feed Mill as a Local Historic Landmark and has recommended to the
Planning and Zoning Commission the designation of this resource; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed the Historic
Preservation Commission's recommendation and the designation application and
submitted its recommendation thereon for landmark designation to Council;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The City Council finds and determines that the Sweeny Feed Mill, 403 East 4
Street, Pueblo, Colorado, legally described as all that part of lot 7 lying west of the right
of way of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, also all of lots 8, 9, 10, and 11
excepting only any part of said Lots which may be in or on the right of way of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, all the above mentioned property in Block 6
in East Pueblo an addition to the City of Pueblo, is associated with the life of a person
significant in the past, and embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an
architectural type or engineering specimen; as defined in the Pueblo Historic
Preservation Code Section 4 -14 -8.
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SECTION 2.
The City Council hereby designates the Sweeny Feed Mill as a local Pueblo
Historic Landmark, subject to the benefits, obligations and restrictions resulting from
such designation as described in Title IV, Chapter 14 of the Pueblo Municipal Code.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and
approval, and a certified copy of this Ordinance shall be recorded in the records of the
Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder by the City Clerk.
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INTRODUCED: August 28, 2006
BY: Randy Thurston
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PASSED AND APPROVED: September 11, 2006
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # ( V
DATE: August 28, 2006
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH
LAND USE ADMINISTRATION /JERRY M. PACHECO
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE SWEENY FEED MILL, 403 EAST 4 STREET,
AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
ISSUE
Shall City Council designate The Sweeny Feed Mill as a local Pueblo Historic
Landmark, pursuant to the Historic Preservation Code, Title IV, Chapter 14 of the
Pueblo Municipal Code.
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Adoption of Ordinance, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission at
their regular meeting July 12, 2006 and the Historic Preservation Commission at their
regular meeting May 25, 2006.
BACKGROUND
This mill is historically significant because of its association with owner Andrew
McClelland, manager Joseph F. Sprengle, as well as the owner and manager James
Koller Sweeny. The property is also significant for its association with the development
of Pueblo as Colorado's principal industrial center and is indicative of the agricultural -
and extraction -based processing industries that once dominated the city's economy, but
are now increasingly rare.
The Sweeny Feed Mill is significant as an architectural type because it is an early
example of industrial "curtain wall" construction. This architectural type uses minimal
structural components throughout the building in place of the more commonly used
wood framing or heavy masonry construction. The Elevator /Grain -Hay storage building
is unique in its "crib" construction, which consists of flat - stacked 2 -by 6 -inch boards. It
is unusual to find this lumber- intensive method of construction in Colorado during the
late 1800s, when it was predominately found in the timber -laden eastern United States
at that time. This method of construction is rare in Colorado and is even more unusual
given the large scale of the building.
Findings of staff, the Historic Preservation Commission, and the Planning and Zoning
Commission are attached.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No financial impact.