Architects make city sit up, take notice

BOULDER – Local architect Stephen Sparn recently learned that a mass mailing can work wonders. This was after the city planning department made a small mistake that would have cost him and another architect considerably.Sparn and architect John Hoffman, unbeknownst to each other, were working on “modest” additions to two separate residences on Gallatin Place. For his part, Sparn had a staff architect call the planning department to get all the pertinent zoning information. He then spent considerable expense on the project after assuming it was a “use by right” project based on information received from the city.

Three weeks after…