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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 30 2011 EPC AgendaNotice mailed on 8/24/2011 EVANSTON PRESERVATION COMMISSION Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:00 P.M. Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 2200 AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER / DECLARATION OF QUORUM 2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES of April 19 May 17, June 21, and July 19, 2011 3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. 1045 Sherman Avenue (L) - Construction of a second story addition on the south side. Requires major zoning variance for front yard setback of 9.8’ where 27’ is required, a street side yard setback of 8.5’ where 15’ required, and a 3.5’ setback from the south interior property line where 5’ is required. Install 6’ high side yard fence (north property line) and a 3’ high front yard fence (west property line). Requires fence variance (no fence shall be permitted in any street side yard of a corner lot in any residential district). Fences located in street side yards of corner lots in residential districts may not exceed four feet (4') in height proposed height = 6'. No fence shall be permitted in any front yard in any residential district. [Construction/Zoning Variance] B. 1560 Oak Avenue (RHD) - Construction of a new museum (4-story building) to display artifacts including antique timepieces and stained glass art. [Construction] 4. NEW BUSINESS A. 1456 Ridge Avenue (L/RHD) - Install a residential elevator providing handicapped and wheelchair access to basement and all 4 floors. Requires alteration of the roof line to incorporate addition of copper batten seam hip roofed dormer to allow elevator headroom to reach 4th floor. Addition of tandem wood double hung windows to south gable end to allow ventilation to 4th floor elevator access area. [Alteration] B. 2319 Asbury Avenue (L) – Replace four wood casement windows from master bedroom with new Andersen wood windows. Changing from double casements to single casements for egress purposes. [Alteration] Notice mailed on 8/24/2011 C. 736 Forest Avenue (L/LSHD) – Replace three non-historic double hung windows (two wood replacement windows and one vinyl replacement window) on first floor street facing facade with all wood double hung replacement windows. [Alteration] D. 1220 Judson Avenue (L/LSHD) - Demolition of existing two-car garage. Construction of new three-car wood frame garage, finished in wood siding, wood windows with SDLs and wood carriage overhead doors. [Construction/Demolition] E. 1401 Elmwood Avenue (L) – Request for a major zoning variance for allowing the newly installed concrete pavers patio in the rear yard and side yard to remain, which exceeds the maximum 60% allowable impervious surface in the R-5 zoning district. Also, allowing the patio with 2-feet street side setback where 15-feet setback is required. [Construction/Zoning Variation] E. 2637 Ridge Avenue (L) – Construct a one-story, one-car detached garage with brick exterior finish material, (faux) slate roof and wood garage door. [Construction] G. 324 Greenwood Street (LSHD) – Construct 2-story frame addition to the rear of the existing residence and alterations to the exterior rear, sides and front elevations. Replace painted brick veneer on first floor remove garage door and wood trim, remove painted metal roof support from front entry, remove aluminum sliding doors from rear elevation, masonite siding with 12" lap on second floor, remove two second floor double hung windows from rear elevation, remove first floor door from east elevation, door wood trim, red asphalt shingles on roof, and aluminum storm windows. New exterior materials: Hardie shingle and trim on first and second floor, new garage door and painted wood trim, new wood post at front entry, new wood sliding doors on first floor rear elevation, enlarge existing window opening and install four new double hung wood windows on second floor rear elevation, roof asphalt shingles and wood windows with SDLs. [Construction/Alteration] 5. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Survey Sub-Committee Update – Meeting with Granacki Historic Consultants 6. STAFF REPORTS 7. COMMUNICATIONS 8. ADJOURNMENT Next Scheduled Meeting: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 AT 7:00 P.M.