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File #: ORD 18-435    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 10/15/2018 Final action: 10/15/2018
Title: * Concur with the Historic Preservation Commission and Adopt an Ordinance Denying a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Property Located at 224 South Marion Street
Attachments: 1. Ordinance Certificate of Appropriateness Denial, 2. HPC Resolution-Denial, 3. Appeal Statement by Applicant, 4. Appeal Notice, 5. COA Application - Denied, 6. All Exhibits, 7. All Public Comments, 8. Letter from Landmarks Illinois, 9. August 9, 2018-HPC minutes, 10. August 30, 2018- HPC minutes, 11. Notice - Newspaper, 12. Staff Report
Submitted By
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 224 South Marion Street

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Overview
Overview
The applicant proposes to demolish a single-family house and detached garage at 224 S. Marion Street to make way for a multiple unit residential development. The subject property is currently used as offices within a commercial zoning district (DT-3). This property is listed as a Contributing Resource within the Ridgeland/Oak Park Historic District, and therefore demolition requires the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness. The applicant is appealing the Historic Preservation Commission's denial decision. The video of the hearing can be found here: https://www.oak-park.us/your-government/citizen-commissions/commission-tv

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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports the Historic Preservation Commission's decision.

Fiscal Impact
N/A.

Background
The Oak Park Historic Preservation Ordinance (Article 9, Chapter 7 of the Village Code) provides a demolition process for contributing structures within historic districts. This provision requires the Historic Preservation Commission review a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) application for any demolition of a landmark or contributing resource. If the demolition request is not supported, then the applicant can request a public hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission where additional information and testimony can be submitted. If the COA is denied at the hearing (which is a final decision by the HPC), the applicant has the opportunity to either; 1.) withdraw the application, 2.) appeal the application or 3.) seek a another hearing before the HPC relative to determining economic hardship. In this case, the applicant is seeking option #2 - an appeal of the HPC's decision.

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