HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider a request to designate the property located at 25 E Benton Avenue (First Congregational Church) as a landmark in accordance with Section 6-11-3 (Designation of Landmarks) of the Naperville Municipal Code - HPC-0007-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission ("HPC") review. Written notice is not required for landmark applications that have owner consent. A sign has been placed on the property 15 to 30 days prior to the meeting date.
BACKGROUND:
The Petitioner, First Congregational Church Landmarking Task Force, has submitted an application, prepared with assistance from Naperville Preservation, Inc., to designate the building located at 25 E Benton Avenue ("Subject Property") as a local historic landmark (see Attachment 1), specifically, the section of the church nearest to the Center Street and Benton Avenue intersection.
The property is generally located at the northwest corner of the Center Street and E Benton Avenue intersection and is zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District). The current church building spans over three parcels, although the portion constructed in 1906 stands mostly on the corner lot and hereinafter referred to as the "1906 Building".
If approved by City Council, the landmark designation would provide local historic preservation protections to the property and would require issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness (hereinafter "COA") prior to certain exterior building modifications or demolition from occurring (see Attachment 2). It should be emphasized that the landmark designation only provides protection for the exterior fa?ade as visible from the right-of-way.
Currently, local historic preservation protections do not apply as the structure is not within the Local Historic Dist...
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