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File #: ORD 17-179    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 2/6/2017 Final action: 2/6/2017
Title: Concur with the Historic Preservation Commission and Adopt an Ordinance Denying a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Property Located at South Kenilworth Avenue
Attachments: 1. Ordinance Certificate of Appropriateness 238 S. Kenilworth, 2. Resolution-Findings of Fact, 3. Exhibit - 1895 Sanborn Map, 4. Exhibit - Applicant's Appeal Presentation, 5. Exhibit - COA applicaton 2016-11-30, 6. Exhibit - COA No Action 2016-12-13, 7. Exhibit - CW Design Request for Public Hearing, 8. Exhibit - HPC Minutes December 8, 2016, 9. Exhibit - Legal Notice 2016-12-28, 10. Exhibit - Letter from Owners to Neighbors Undated, 11. Exhibit - Notice to Neighbors 2016-12-28, 12. Exhibit - Notice to Property Owner 2016-12-28, 13. Exhibit - Photos, 14. Exhibit - Plans-Elevations 2016-11-30, 15. Exhibit - Project Summary 2016-12-01, 16. Exhibit - Public Comment - Neighbor Letters, 17. Exhibit - Wollmuth Resume - 2017, 18. HP ORDINANCE 1999 - Oak Park Illinois, 19. HPC Minutes January 12, 2017 (draft), 20. Staff report to HPC 2017-01-12, 21. 2017-01-19 - Request to Appeal to Village Board, 22. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW GUIDELINES - Oak Park, Illinois, 23. COA Denied 2017-01-19
Submitted By
Chris Payne, Historic Preservation Chair through Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
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Concur with the Historic Preservation Commission and Adopt an Ordinance Denying a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Property Located at South Kenilworth Avenue

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Overview
Overview
The Historic Preservation Commission held a public hearing, and a quorum was present. The Commission heard testimony from the applicant and one member of the public. Following deliberation the Commission voted 4-to-4 to deny the application and approved the Resolution and Findings of Fact by a vote of 8-to-0. The Applicant is appealing their decision to the Village Board.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Historic Preservation Commission does not support the Certificate of Appropriateness application.

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Staff Recommendation
Village staff recommends that the Board of Trustees affirm the findings and recommendations of the Historic Preservation Commission to deny the Certificate of Appropriateness for 238 S. Kenilworth Avenue as submitted.

Fiscal Impact
The cost of the appeal has been for postage to notify property owners within 250 feet of the public hearing, per requirements in the Historic Preservation Ordinance. The notice was required to be sent by both regular and certified mail. The cost was $283.72.

Background
The Historic Preservation Ordinance, adopted by the Village Board in 1994, enables the Historic Preservation Commission to approve Certificate of Appropriateness applications. The ordinance calls for the Commission to review applications within 30 days of receipt. If the Commission finds that the work does not meet the established criteria for review - in this case the Architectural Review Guidelines - they are to take no action on the application. Following receipt of the notice from the Village of the Commission's decision, the ordinance allows the applicant 15 days to request that th...

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