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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 18 2012 EPC Minutes ApproveAPPROVED MEETING MINUTES City of EVANSTON PRESERVATION COMMISSION Evanston Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:00 p.m. Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Room 2200 Members Present: Susan Farrand, Kris Hartzell, Andres Lombana, Anne McGuire, Garry Shumaker and Jack Weiss Members Absent: Dian Keehan, Amy Riseborough, Scott Utter Staff Present: Carlos D. Ruiz Presiding Member: Garry Shumaker Declaration of Quorum With a quorum present, Chairman G. Shumaker called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES of March 20, May 15, September 18, and November 20, 2012. No minutes approved. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Survey Sub -Committee - Phase II Grant Update This item was discussed at the end of the meeting, at which time the Commission discussed ways of providing the information gathered in the Lakeshore Historic District Survey. The Commission could be more effective communicating to citizens the difference between national landmarks vs. local landmarks. The information about sustainability could be placed on the City's Preservation Commission page including resources for energy efficiency, information on window restoration and replacement. STAFF REPORTS No staff report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. 1622 Forest Place (L/LSHD) — Demolition of existing coach house. Construction of a new six -car coach house in place of existing coach house on alley. Page 1 of 8 Preservation Commission APPROVED Paul Janicki, architect presented the project. P. Janicki said the porte cochere has been removed as requested; the main roof of the carriage house has been lowered. Other revisions include: the half-timbering, window placements, the chimney is attached to the end of the structure, the garage doors are the same, and the window locations have been shifted to accommodate the smaller spaces. The northern most carriage house door on the east side of the structure is the most notable change to the main body of the carriage house. The height was 28' now is 26.4". It was moved (K. Hartzell) and seconded (J. Weiss) to issue a COA for the coach house at 1622 Forest Place given that it meets standards for review of construction 1-5, 7-13 and 16. The motion passed. Vote: 5 ayes, 1 nay. It was moved (K. Hartzell) and seconded (J. Weiss) to approve the demolition of the existing coach house at 1622 Forest Place in that standards for review of demolition apply. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. B. 604 Judson Avenue (LSHD) Interior remodel and addition to existing 2-story + basement single family residence including new roofed porch at east side, 2-story + basement addition to the south side, 1-story addition to north side, window replacement and roof re -configuration at east side. Chris Bremer, architect and Jeff Scales, owner presented the project. C. Bremer said last month they sought feedback from the Commission regarding the peak over the front room, the consistency of the proposed windows, the peak of the roof as well as the porch on the southwest corner of the house and the pitch of the roof on the addition and the addition. Chris Bremer said they tried to match better the south elevation porch with the front porch. They are keeping the first floor windows on the south elevation rather than installing new patio doors. The kitchen windows on the south are consistent with the windows on the existing enclosed front porch. The master bedroom has windows consistent with those of the second floor secondary bedrooms. The west elevation the master bedroom has windows consistent with secondary bedroom windows. The porch/family room windows are consistent with the other two family room windows. The dining room windows on the north elevation are consistent with the living room windows and the mudroom/kitchen windows are also consistent with the dining room and living room windows. Chris Bremer said regarding the peak roof at the front of the house, they would like to take the Gothic Cottage roof and turn it into a more traditional gable roof for the east elevation (proposed elevation B). J. Scales said the gable roof blends in with the surrounding houses. He said the house was approved for demolition 5 years ago. He said the house does not have historical significance. S. Farrand asked about the windows on the north elevation. C. Bremer said they are consistent in the size with the ones adjacent to the left. K. Hartzell asked if they Page 2 of 8 Preservation Commission APPROVED are proposing altering the east elevation gable, but not the north elevation gable. C. Bremer said yes. Anne McGuire asked for information on the issues discussed at the last meeting. C. Ruiz said the application was for the front east elevation to replace the roof line with a gable (elevation B). The windows on the addition were not consistent with some of the other windows. J, Weiss said the proposed south elevation shows the new addition lower than the existing house. He asked if land is being excavating. C. Bremer said they are grading down rather than having window wells for egress. The setback is 20' from the lot line on the south. J. Weiss said the gable on elevation B is not consistent with the other sides of the house (north and south elevations have the peak). Garry Shumaker said it is not an issue of leaving what is there, but it's the scale and the proportion; all the gables that exist on the house now are rather steep and are very intentional; they either create symmetry or they anchor a corner. The proposed gable is long and flat and stretches across the face of the house. Proportionally, the gable does not achieve a giving a presence on the front fagade. The covered porch on the front, it is a long low sloping roof that comes out just over the porch. Susan Farrand said she would like to keep the peak roof on the front elevation. She wanted to keep consistency of the roofs in reference to the porch roof and the roof on the north and east fagades. G, Shumaker said the roof forms as they intersect existing additions and new additions did not come together very cleanly. Jeff Scales said adding the porch will help and give some depth to the house. He said the north and south elevations look fine, the only elevation that needs change is the east elevation. Mary McWilliams said proposed elevation B makes the house look very bloated. She agreed with retaining the existing peak roof on the east fagade. K. Hartzell said the house has been altered numerous times, but the one thing that is consistent that is showing the original house is that roof line [east elevation] and the other two roof lines. Anne McGuire wondered if some symmetry in the fenestration will help. The Commission suggested dealing with the location of windows on the front fagade. The Commission requested more detail drawings for the front porch columns and balustrade for administrative review. They arrived to the consensus to retain the Gothic Cottage peak roof on the front east elevation. It was moved (J. Weiss) and seconded (A. McGuire) to approve the COA for the alterations at 604 Judson Avenue as follows: East elevation: first floor, replacement of four windows in the enclosed porch; second floor, remove existing bathroom window, enlarge opening and install new window to match the existing two bedroom windows. North elevation: first floor - remove five windows on existing one-story addition, enlarge openings and install five new windows. South elevation: first floor, replace four windows by deck area and replace two windows in the enclosed porch Page 3 of 8 Preservation Commission APPROVED as standards for review of alteration 1-10 apply and are met. The motion passed. Vote: 5 ayes, 1 nay. It was moved (J. Weiss) and seconded (K. hartzell) to approve a COA for additions at 604 Judson as follows: East elevation, construction of one-story open porch [retaining the Gothic Cottage peak roof on the second floor] — not elevation B. North elevation, one-story addition. South/west elevation, construction of two-story addition with screen porch on the first floor with basement, and new wood deck on the first floor. J. Weiss amended his motion to include that the applicant will submit to staff detail drawings for the front porch. K. Hartzell seconded the amendment. The motion passed as amended. Vote: 5 ayes, 1 nay. It was moved (S. Farrand) and seconded (A. McGuire) to issue a COA for demolition at 604 Judson for removal of existing porches and terraces as standards for review of demolition 1-5 apply. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. NEW BUSINESS A. 912 Sheridan Road (LSHD) — Replacement of front wood door. [Alteration] Ken Hazlett, architect and Jay Latin, owner presented the project. K. Hazlett said he applied for the building permit thinking he was doing the right thing. However, he did not indicate on the building permit application that the front door was going to be replaced. The existing front door was replaced with a new door. He said the new replacement front door does not call attention when viewed from the sidewalk and it is behind a glass storm door. He said the original door was not repairable. The new door is wood and painted in black. J. Latin said that every unit in his building is different and that he obtained approval from the owner's association board. The Commission discussed the issue and decided to allow Commissioners visit the site to have a better understanding of the situation. It was moved (S. Farrand) and seconded (A. Lombana) to table action of the application until the next meeting in January 2013. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. B. 586 Ingleside Park Place (L) - Repurpose the existing back porch to become part of the kitchen. Add new back porch at location of existing stair. Add new stair to south and west of new porch. [Construction] Susan Rundle, architect, presented the project. S. Rundle said the project includes the addition to the kitchen and the construction of a new porch next to it on the south elevation. The slate roof will be extended to cover the porch. The existing door will be reused. The new concrete stairs will come down south and west. The new balustrade with 1 '/4" spindles and 4" newel will match existing. On the west elevation, first floor the existing arched window will be removed, the opening will be Page 4 of 8 Preservation Commission APPROVED reduced and new casement wood window will be installed to match the windows to the north. It was moved (A. McGuire) and seconded (J. Weiss) to approve the COA for the expansion of the kitchen at 586 Ingleside Park Place in that standards for review of construction 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 12-15 have been met. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. It was moved (K. Hartzell) and seconded (A. Lombana) to issue a COA for demolition at 586 Ingleside Park Place for removal of the rear stairs and balustrade, and the removal of the arch window on the first floor west elevation in that standards for review of demolition 1-5 have been met. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. C. 2310 Central Park Avenue (L) - Construction of a new detached frame 2-car garage, 24' x 24' with roof pitches to match existing house. [Construction] DonnaLee Floeter, architect, and Michael Wood, owner presented the project. D. Floeter said the project is to build a detached 2-car garage at the rear of the lot. The roof of the garage mimics the double sloped roof on the house. The exterior material is painted cedar siding. It was moved (K. Hartzell) and seconded (A. Lombana) to approve a COA for construction at 2310 Central Park Avenue for the construction of a 2-car detached garage in that it meets standards for review of construction 1-5, 7, 8, 10-13 and 16. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. D. 2145 Sheridan Road (Landmark Lot of Record) - Construction of a six -story addition to the Technological Institute at 2145 Sheridan Road on the Northwestern University Campus. The addition will occupy the space between H and K wings on the southwest side of the building that is currently occupied by a one-story addition built in 1968. The addition will be nearly identical to the two recent additions to the Technological Institute which have been recently completed. [Construction/Demolition] Matt Garrett, architect and Quentin Bruhn of Northwestern University presented the project. M. Garrett said that the proposed work consists of a six -story addition on the south elevation with cast medallions, stone corners and decorative metal spandrels replicating an existing ornament. There is a new elevator and a new generator screen with limestone to match the existing. The new windows will match the existing windows. It was moved (A. McGuire) and seconded (K. Hartzell) to approve a COA for 2145 Sheridan Road for the six -story addition with stone corners, metal spandrels, exterior limestone finish and generator in that standards for review of construction 1, 3, 5, 7, 8-10 and 12-15 have been met. The motion passed. Vote: 5 ayes, 1 abstention. Page 5 of 8 Preservation Commission APPROVED It was moved (A. McGuire) and seconded (K. Hartzell) to approve a COA for demolition at 2145 Sheridan Road for the demolition of the one-story existing addition in that it meets standards for review of demolition 1-5. The motion passed. Vote: 5 ayes, 1 abstention. E. 2110 Orrington Avenue (NEHD) - Construction of a one story addition with basement to the rear (west) of the home and the construction of a side and rear porch connected to the existing front and side porch, and the repair and structural remediation of an existing 2nd story addition (also interior renovation to the basement and portions of the existing first and second floor including a full electrical renovation throughout). Requires minor zoning variation for proposed 31.3% building lot coverage where a maximum 30% is allowed. [Construction] Doug Snider, and Thomas Ahleman, architects presented the project. D. Snider said Edgar Ovet Blake designed the Tudor Revival house at 2110 Orrington in 1898. The house has stucco and half timber exterior finish, brick piers and foundation. The project calls for the construction of a one-story addition at the rear of the house and the extension of the covered porch on the south elevation and ending on the rear of the house. The hip roof line of the addition and dormer echoes the hip roof line of the house. The roof material is asphalt shingles, exterior wood trim, wood windows and brick foundation. Doug Snider said the proposed additions requires a zoning variation for the proposed 32.3% building lot coverage where maximum 30% lot coverage is allowed. Liz Webster of 2106 Orrington expressed her concern with the water flow over her adjacent property to the south of 2110 Orrington. She wanted to make sure that the City will have a say where rain water should go during a storm. It was moved (A. McGuire) and seconded (A. Lombana) to issue a COA for construction at 2110 Orrington Avenue in that the standards for review of construction 1-8 and 10-15 have been met. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes 0 nays. It was moved (A. McGuire) and seconded (J. Weiss) to recommend to Zoning the zoning variation for the proposed 32.3% building lot coverage for the proposed one- story addition at 2110 Orrington Avenue in that standards for zoning variation A and C. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. F. 2412 Lincolnwood Drive (L) — Two-story rear addition to existing structure, demolition of existing accessory structure, construction of new accessory structure, replacement of existing windows. [Alteration/Construction/ Demolition] Mark Downey, Margery Gascon, architects, Heidi Sidenberg, landscape architect and Dan Reinberg, owner presented the project. M. Downey said the 1928 house at Page 6 of 8 Preservation Commission APPROVED 2412 Lincolnwood has had several additions over the years including the creation of a third floor dormer and a substantial addition to the west that was abandoned in the 1960s. M. Downey said they are proposing the demolition of the existing detached one -car garage, the construction of a new detached two -car garage. The exterior materials are wood siding to match the existing and stucco and half-timbering, a gable roof with cedar shake. Mark Downey said they are also proposing the construction of a two-story addition to the rear of the house on the west elevation. A casement arched window on the west elevation will be restored. The materials are brick, stone veneer, aluminum clad wood windows, and wood shakes on the roof. They proposed restoring on the east elevation, first floor, two windows and replace five windows on the first and second floor under the gable. On the north elevation they proposed replacing on the first floor three casement windows in kind, infill a window opening with brick to match the existing brick. On the second floor, replace one casement window infill one window opening with brick to match existing and install a new double hung window. On the third floor dormer, replace one casement window in kind and install a new casement window. It was moved (K. Hartzell) and seconded (A. McGuire) to approve a COA for construction of a two-story rear addition and a two -car detached garage at 2412 Lincolnwood as they meets standards for review of construction 1-15. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. It was moved (K. Hartzell) and seconded (A. Lombana) to approve a COA for alteration for 2412 Lincolnwood for the replacement of five non -original windows on the front east elevation, three windows on the north side with casement windows. Remove two windows on the north side and install three new windows on the north side as it meets standards for review of alteration 1-6, 9 and 10. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. It was moved (J. Weiss) and seconded (K. Hartzell) to approve a COA for the demolition of the existing garage at 2412 Lincolnwood as it meets standards for review of demolition 1-5. The motion passed. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays. G. Discussion: Schedule of Special Meeting in January 2013 with Northwestern University (before the January 15, 2013 meeting) to hold a workshop session to discuss Northwestern University's North Campus Parking Garage and other project plans. Garry Shumaker informed the Commission that he attended a meeting the Mayor Tisdahl and Ron Nayler of Northwestern University where the University agreed to begin discussions earlier with the Preservation Commission when dealing with significant projects in the future affecting the Evanston campus. R. Nayler agreed to have a workshop about the University's framework plan for the Evanston campus. Page 7 of 8 Preservation Commission EVARI:Z0P/-1#1 Garry Shumaker said this workshop will give Commissioners the opportunity to ask questions on future projects affecting the landmark lot of record within the Evanston campus. The Commission provided the date for the workshop with Northwestern University on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 7 p.m. Isle] J,ILY,[1]01WIN 9191►6*1 No communications. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was moved (S. Farrand) and seconded (K. Hartzell) to adjourn. A voice vote was taken and the motion was approved at 11:10 p.m., December 18, 2012. Respectfully Submitted, Carlos D. Ruiz Preservation Coordinator, Community and Economic Development Department/ Planning & Zoning Page 8 of 8 Preservation Commission