HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report to consider a variance for the property located at 110 S. Washington Street (Central Park Place) - COA 20-3273 and PZC 20-1-083 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review.
BACKGROUND:
110 S. Washington Street ("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 currently under construction for an approximately 87,000 square foot, 4-story mixed-use building with an underground parking garage, commercial uses on the first floor, and 17 residential dwelling units on the second through fourth floors. On September 19, 2017, the City Council passed Ordinance 17-141 designating the Subject Property as a local landmark.
Prior COA Approvals
Since landmark designation, the petitioner has received approval of Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) for: (1) demolition of the 1962 addition - COA 17-5146, (2) minor alterations and repairs to the original structure and approval of the schematic drawings for the proposed addition - COA 18-1430, and (3) approval of final architectural renderings for the proposed addition - COA 18-3642.
DISCUSSION:
The owner and petitioner, Great Central Properties III, LLC is requesting approval of a variance in order to removal three seat walls which were planned to be located in front of the new building. Per Section 6-7D-7 (Downtown Core District: Yard Requirements) of the Naperville Municipal Code, the required setback for new construction is no greater than 6', unless permanent outdoor seating is proposed. If permanent outdoor seating is proposed, the setback shall be measured from the limit of the defined outdoor dining area. Since the petitioner ...
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