HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request for a variance for a detached garage for the subject property located at 422 E. Franklin Avenue - COA 19-29
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review.
BACKGROUND:
COA 19-29 is a request for the subject property located at 422 E. Franklin. The subject property is an approximately 3, 520 square foot parcel located on the south side of Franklin Avenue, just east of Loomis Street Alley. It is zoned R2 (Single-family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and is currently improved with a two story single-family home and detached garage. The City does not have any records of COA's for this property.
DISCUSSION:
COA Requirements
The owners and petitioners, Bruce and Linda Chvalovsky, have requested approval of COA 19-29 in order to demolish the current detached garage at subject property and construct a 2 car, 480 square foot detached garage in its place. The requested detached garage requires a variance to the City of Naperville Municipal Code. Per Section 6-11-5:3 (Applicability of Zoning Provisions: Conditional Uses; Variances; Amendment to Zoning Title) of the Municipal Code, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is required to review any variances that affect properties within the historic district. The HPC must review the application to determine the effect which the proposed variance has on the historic character of the historic district, and then make a recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC). However, per Section 6-11-7: 3 of the Municipal Code, a COA is not required for a detached garage. Therefore, the HPC will be making a recommendation on the requested variances, but will not be making a recommendation on the style of the proposed detached garage.
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