HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request in order to remove and replace the front porch for the property located at 15 N. Columbia- COA 19-487
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission review.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Tim Winter, on behalf of the homeowners Jim and Sue Llende, has submitted a Certificate of Appropriate (COA) request for the property located west of Columbia Street just south of Franklin Avenue. The COA request has been submitted in order to remove and replace the front porch. The subject property is approximately 7,252 square feet and is currently zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District). The home is a 2.5 story, American Foursquare style residential home. Staff does not have record of any COA applications submitted for this property.
The City of Naperville Municipal Code Section 6-11-8:2.5 requires a COA subject to Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approval for any work to an existing porch located on the primary fa?ade that would result in a new enclosure, a change in size or style, or use of material. The petitioner is proposing to remove the knee wall and replace the knee wall with balusters at the subject property, triggering review by the HPC.
DISCUSSION:
Building Permit
The applicant, Tim Winter, submitted a building permit on behalf of the homeowners, Jim and Sue Llende, in order to remove and replace the existing front porch. Upon review of the building permit, staff did not flag the property as being located within the historic district and issued the building permit in error. Therefore, work on the front porch has already commenced. This work includes removal of the understructure of the existing front porch i.e. knee wall, stairs, decking, and posts (note: no changes to the ro...
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