HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) to demolish the 1962 addition to the structure located at 110 S. Washington Street (Old Nichols Library) - COA 17-5146.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On September 19, 2017, the City Council passed Ordinance 17-141 designating 110 S. Washington Street ("Subject Property") as a local landmark as provided in Section 6-11-3 of the Naperville Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is generally located north of Jefferson Avenue and east of Washington Street and is zoned B4 (Downtown Core District). It is approximately 0.56 acres and is improved with the Old Nichols Library building, most recently occupied as a church. An Illinois Urban Architectural and Historical Survey was completed on the property in 2010 and identified the building as Richardsonian Romanesque with 1.5 stories. The survey noted that a 1-story south side addition was added to the building in 1962.
DISCUSSION:
COA Requirements
Per Section 6-11-6 of the Municipal Code, "property owners who seek to alter, construct, demolish or make a material change to landmark properties, or to properties located within an historic district, shall be required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness as provided herein. Per Section 6-11-7:1 (Certificate of Appropriateness Not Required), "a certificate of appropriateness is not required for any work (e.g., addition, demolition, alteration or change in material) performed on the secondary or rear fa?ade of the principal building or structure if such work will result in no change to the exterior architectural appearance of the building or structure as visible from a public street measured by a line of sign perpendicular to the primary fa?ade(s). A public street shall not include alleys."
Current COA Request
The owner of the Su...
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