CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance designating the Beidelman Buildings located at 235-239 South Washington Street as a historic landmark under the Naperville Municipal Code - HPC 24-2535
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On July 25, 2024, the Historic Preservation Commission (hereinafter "HPC") conducted a public hearing regarding application HPC 24-2535 (hereinafter "Application") seeking to designate the structures at 235-239 S. Washington Street (hereinafter "Beidelman Buildings") as a landmark in accordance with Section 6-11-3 (Designation of Landmarks) of the Naperville Municipal Code. At the conclusion of the public hearing and the HPC's deliberation, the HPC passed a motion recommending approval of the Application (approved, 7-0).
BACKGROUND:
The Application to designate the Beidelman Buildings, located at 235-239 S. Washington Street ("Subject Property"), as a local historic landmark, (see attachment 1), was submitted by representatives of Dutch Enterprises, L.L.C., the owner of the Subject Property. The Application was prepared with assistance from Naperville Preservation, Inc. and includes the furniture store constructed in 1928 and the attached workshop constructed in the 1860s. Dutch Enterprises, L.L.C. has submitted a corporate resolution to the City approving the landmark Application.
The property is generally located at the northwest corner of the Washington Street and Jackson Avenue intersection and is zoned B4 (Downtown Core District). It is approximately .15 acres consisting of the Beidelman Furniture Store and an attached workshop building to the west ("Beidelman Buildings").
If approved by City Council, the requested landmark designation would provide local historic preservation protections to the structures on the Subject Property and would require issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness ("COA") pri...
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