HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request to demolish the existing single family residential home and construct a new single family residential home on the property located at 26 N. Sleight- COA 19-402
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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, DJK Custom Homes, Inc., on behalf of the homeowners, Christopher and Mary Anne Yep, has submitted a Certificate of Appropriate (COA) request for the property located on the corner of Sleight Street and Franklin Avenue with a common address of 26 N. Sleight. The COA request has been submitted to demolish the existing single family residential home and construct a new single family residential home in its place. The subject property is approximately 9,693 square feet and is currently zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District). The existing home is a 2 story, Gable Front architectural style residential home. According to the historic survey conducted in 2008, the property is classified as a contributing structure. Staff has one COA on record for the property (COA #18-3316). COA #18-3316 proposed demolition of the existing single-family home. Prior to review of the COA, the applicants choose not to pursue the project and withdrew their request.
Per City of Naperville Municipal Code Section 6-11-8:2.11 and Section 6-11-8:2.8, a COA, subject to Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) approval, is required for demolition of a principal structure and for review of the primary fa?ade of any new principal structure.
DISCUSSION:
Demolition
The applicant submitted two structural reports of the existing single family home completed by Craftstone Architects, Inc. and Johnson Wilbur Adams, Inc (JWA). Both structural reports provide a recommendation for demo...
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