| 12/4/2023 | 0 |
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
| ADOPTED
Minutes note: This is the house that was heard last month and modifications were made based upon that meeting, per Mr. Stern. They did bring the house back off the north property line a foot and 4" more and they also pushed the house back 1/4 of a foot. They are adding a 6' foot fence along the property line along the north side and along the back.
They are adding drainage titles along the side and reducing the elevation to match the property along the north. There will now be one window well rather than the former four that were proposed. There will be cedar trim on the open porch in the rear. Landscaping will be a mix of plantings around the house of bushes and trees. Staff does have some concerns having all the landscaping to the north of the property, but the material is fine.
Staff recommends with conditions detailed in the Staff Report, which are pretty standard conditions.
Shawn Pernell - Grayslake, IL - architect - they carefully considered all the input from the last meeting and tried to accommodate all the requests that seemed reasonable.
Sheila Reynolds - 2411 N. Terrace Ave. - trusts HPC to take appropriate action
Dewey Caton - 2635 N. Terrace Ave. - is appreciative of HPC and its staff, asks who she would contact if there is mud on the sidewalk as a result of this construction
Angela Kadria - 2625 N. Wahl Ave. - opposed as there is no final plan and believes it's not in keeping with a historic district.
Robert Chang - 2411 N. Terrace Ave. - there is still a question of the northern property line and where it actually is.
There will be an accurate rendering that shows the front elevation.
JP Mitchell - property owner - two surveyors have concluded that the homeowner's fence to the north is on their property and part of their driveway also encroaches onto their property. The owners of 2411 have a certified survey that shows their fence is along the property line.
| Pass | 7:0 |
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| 11/6/2023 | 0 |
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
| HELD IN COMMITTEE
Minutes note: Mr. Andrew Stern said that this is the last of the 3 properties to be developed. There would be an attached garage with an exposed patio above it. The house would have a front setback of 28 feet. The proposed house will have white brick and metal panels on front with steel canopies over the entryways. There will be a 3-car garage. There will be a natural gas fireplace on the exposed patio. Staff would like to see possible dormers on the attic level and bumping up the metal panel, as well as other suggestions contained in the staff report. Staff recommended removing the basement egress window wells as they would take up the entire side setback. The review of landscaping will come later and staff would like to see a landscaping plan. Staff recommends holding this for resubmission with modifications.
Shawn Purnell - architect
JP Michello and Anna Goldman - owners
Mr. Purnell thinks 85% of the recommendations in the staff report are fine. The few issues relate to more decorative elements on the front facade. They will need to retain one escape window well as they plan on a guest bedroom in the basement. The major sticking point is the front elevation as it fits well with the other two properties. They don't want to add dormers or extending pipe elements. There are mechanicals in the attic. They are happy to fine tune the elements. He is fine increasing the scale of the window in the gable. Mr. Jarosz thinks it looks fine overall.
The front setback does conform with the zoning requirements. The house to the north has a 30' set back, while the house on the other side is setback 27.5 feet (this house is setback 28')
Sheila Reynolds - owner of 2411 N. Terrace - still would like the front setback to at least 30 due to the large bay windows on the front, which would intrude into the setback by a foot, resulting in reality a 27' setback. Her basement windows are above grade, so no need for window wells. She is also concerned about grading as dirt from the property is falling into their driveway.
Mr. Purnell said they were cognizant of not having any water or dirt runoff onto property. Their landscaping is built to mimic the slope of their driveway.
Bob Chang - husband of Ms. Reynolds - asked about grade and height of basement ceiling and possible windows in the basement.
Staff will need to see a grading plan as part of the approval process.
There is also an issue with the St. Mary's parking structure and some of those windows being open and garbage being tossed out.
Hold for a full review at the Dec. 4th meeting.
| Pass | 6:0 |
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