Historic Preservation Commission

400 S. Eagle Street City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540 Meeting Minutes Historic Preservation Commission Thursday, December 12, 2019 7:00 PM Meeting Room B A. CALL TO ORDER: B. ROLL CALL: Present: Doyle, Garrison, Vice Chairman Jacks, Franczyk, Fessler, Ory, Eveslage, Chairman Peterson, Urda, Councilman Kelly (non-voting), Howard (non-voting) Absent: Mohammadian (student representative), Sanjay (student representative) C. PUBLIC FORUM: Becky Simon introduced Naperville Preservation Inc., a nonprofit group that advocates for historic preservation in Naperville, and expressed interest in partnering with the Commission in the future. D. OLD BUSINESS: E. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request for the property located at 25 S. Wright Street- COA 19-3456 Chairman Peterson recused himself from the case. Homeowners Joe and Tamara Stenger presented on the case, stating the request is for removing the attic vent and replacing it with a window. Public Testimony: None Commissioner Jacks asked what was originally there prior to the attic vent. Mr. Stenger said they were unaware. Commissioner Franczyk asked why the homeowners requested to place the window up against the roofline. Mr. Stenger stated it was an architectural choice. Commissioner Ory stated that other examples with attic windows are lower, but City of Naperville Page 1 Printed on 1/24/2020 Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 12, 2019 the other examples also kept the attic vent. Commissioner Jacks asked if staff was in support of the request. Gabrielle Mattingly, Planning Services Team, replied yes. A motion was made by Commissioner Doyle and seconded by Commissioner Urda to approve COA #19-3456 to allow for removal of an existing attic vent and replacement with a new aluminum clad wood window on the front facing facade for the property located at 25 S. Wright Street. Aye: Urda, Doyle, Franczyk, Fessler, Eveslage, Vice Chair Jacks, Garrison, Ory Nays: None Recused: Chairman Peterson 2. Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request for the property located at 418 School Street- COA 19-4236 Chairman Peterson returned. Homeowners John and Elizabeth Harvey presented on the case stating the request was to rebuild the front porch and alter the window configurations on the west facing façade. Public Testimony: None Commissioner Urda asked if the aluminum siding was being removed and if it was going to be replaced with fiber cement siding. Urda noted that this may have been administratively approved. Mr. Harvey responded yes. Chairman Peterson asked staff if the existing fence and stone piers that encompass the property required approval of an administrative COA. Mattingly responded there was no record of the fence installation. Chairman Peterson asked what type of stone would be installed on the new front steps. Mr. Harvey responded the new stone would be complementary to the stone piers installed around the property. A motion was made by Commissioner Urda and seconded by Commissioner Ory to approve COA #19-4236 to allow for new window openings on the west facing façade and installing a new front porch for the property located at 418 School Street. City of Naperville Page 2 Printed on 1/24/2020 Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 12, 2019 Aye: Urda, Doyle, Franczyk, Fessler, Eveslage, Vice Chair Jacks, Garrison, Ory, Chairman Peterson Nays: None F. REPORTS 1. Approve the minutes of the October 24, 2019 Historic Preservation Commission meeting Chairman Peterson requested staff provide the draft meeting minutes to the Commission more closely following the meeting for accuracy purposes. A motion was made by Commissioner Doyle and seconded by Commissioner Jacks to approve the meeting minutes of the October 24, 2019 Historic Preservation Commissioner meeting. Aye: Urda, Doyle, Franczyk, Fessler, Eveslage, Vice Chair Jacks, Garrison, Ory, Chairman Peterson Nays: None G. NEW BUSINESS: H. ADJOURNMENT: 7:19 P.M. City of Naperville Page 3 Printed on 1/24/2020