Relevant Planning Initiative and Background Documentation The HiPP builds upon previously developed planning assessments, studies, investigations, and documentation completed for each resource as well as city-wide initiatives that inform planning for historic resources within the City of Boulder. A full list of resources noting previous documentation, designations, and studies used to support the HiPP's findings and recommendations is included within each section. Several past and current city-wide planning efforts influence the preservation and treatment of one or more historic resource managed by BPR. These efforts include the city's Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update, adopted in 2022 that provides a strategic framework and policies to guide future improvements including those for historic resources. Other relevant initiatives include the city's General Design Guidelines for Boulder’s Historic Districts and Individual Landmarks, 2007 and A Sense of Place, a Sense of Purpose – A Plan for the City of Boulder’s Historic Preservation Program, 2013. Relevant planning documents for individual resources include the city's Master Plan for Boulder’s Civic Area, 2015, which includes Glen Huntington Bandshell, and is scheduled for an update. The 2006 Downtown Urban Design Guidelines provide guidance for the historic buildings and structures within Boulder's downtown, including those adjacent to Pearl Street Mall. The HiPP builds upon previous documentation and planning already completed for each resource. The HiPP relies upon previous studies to present history, significance, and relevance to the national and state register and local designations, and to support findings of integrity. Relevant studies, documentation, and planning guidance varies by resource and generally includes listings in the state and national registers, designations by Boulder Landmarks Board, and previous condition assessments and feasibility studies, and master plans. Documentation and recommendations for Columbia Cemetery reference the 1997 Columbia Cemetery Preservation Master Plan .
Methodology
The HiPP is a preservation planning document that follows a consistent methodology for each resource to provide a comprehensive overview of BPR's historic resources and approaches needed for their preservation and stewardship. The HiPP was prepared by an interdisciplinary team of historic preservation specialists, archaeologists, structural engineers, historic architects and historic landscape architects, all of whom are versed in the Secretary of Interior Standards. The HiPP is informed by work sessions and collaboration with city staff, review and oversight by SHF staff in accordance with the SHF funding, and by following accepted preservation standards. The HiPP was prepared using a consistent approach to research, assessment and treatment recommendations for all resources. It was based on using previously completed documentation and conducting limited field reconnaissance. Readily available data was provided by the city and repositories that included state and national register nominations, and the state's archeological record. Data included historic resource studies, inventory forms, nominations and listings in the state and national register, and designations as city landmarks. A determination of eligibility for listing in the State or National Register of Historic Places is not included. Where a resource is listed or has been deemed eligible or ineligible for listing, this is included and used to evaluate integrity. Analysis of integrity was evaluated according to The Secretary of the Interior’s seven aspects of integrity. Accessibility was assessed in accordance with ADA. Treatment guidance is provided for each historic resource, identifying where repair is needed to reveal historic features, retain character, and maintain integrity. Treatment recommendations are guided by The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes and The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation . All future work shall be in accordance with these standards and accomplished by using accepted preservation methods detailed by the National Park Service and Chapter 9-11 (Historic Preservation) of the Boulder Revised Municipal Code. All work shall be in accordance with the City of Boulder General Guidelines for Historic Districts and Individual Landmarks. Design guidance is provided for several historic resources including Chautauqua Park, in which improvements are reviewed by the Boulder Landmarks Board through the Chautauqua Design Guidelines and Chautauqua Park Historic District Lighting Design Guidelines .
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