HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request in order to construct a room addition for the property located at 112 N. Columbia - COA 18-1491
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission review.
BACKGROUND:
The applicants, Nadia and James Tancredi, have submitted a request for the property located north of Franklin Street and east of Columbia Street with a common address of 112 N. Columbia. The COA request has been submitted in order to construct a porch addition to the rear of the property that wraps around the south end of the home terminating in a small mud room addition with a door and stairs that are street facing. The subject property is approximately 7,567 sq. ft. and is currently zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District). The home is a rectangular, 1.5 story, Bungalow style residential home.
Based on city record, one COA was previously issued for 112 N. Columbia. On January 14, 1993, a COA (HSC#93-01) was granted by the Historic Sites Commission to construct a two story addition on the rear of the house expanding the kitchen and bedroom and the upstairs and downstairs porches to match the existing porch. Based on information provided in the Architectural and Historical Survey, the two-story addition was constructed.
The City of Naperville Municipal Code Section 6-11-8:2 requires a COA subject to Historic Preservation Commission Approval for any work performed on the primary fa?ade of the principal building where projection of the work is visible from a public street. Section 6-11-8:2.10 specifically requires any additions to the primary fa?ade require review by the Historic Preservation Commission. Note: A COA is not required for modifications to the rear and interior side facades if not visible from the street. ...
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