Commission on Chicago Landmarks met November 2.
Here is the minutes as provided by the commission:
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks held its regularly scheduled meeting on November 2, 2017. The meeting was held at City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, Room 201-A, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting began at 12:50 p.m.
Physically Present:
Rafael Leon, Chairman
Jim Houlihan, Vice Chairman
David Reifman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Planning and Development
Gabriel Dziekiewicz
Carmen Rossi
Absent:
Juan Moreno
Mary Ann Smith
Richard Tolliver
Ernest Wong
Also Physically Present:
Dijana Cuvalo, Architect IV, Department of Planning and Development
Lisa Misher, Department of Law, Real Estate Division
Members of the Public
(The list of those in attendance is on file at the Commission office.)
A recording of this meeting is on file at the Planning, Design and Historic Preservation Division offices of the Department of Planning and Development and is part of the public record of the regular meeting of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
Chairman Leon called the meeting to order.
1. Approval of the Minutes of Previous Meeting
Regular Meeting of October 5, 2017
Motioned by Houlihan, seconded by Dziekiewicz. Approved unanimously (5-0).
2. Final Landmark Recommendation
LOGAN SQUARE BOULEVARDS DISTRICT EXTENSION WARD 32
Episcopal Church of the Advent and Parish House
2900 West Logan Boulevard
Susan Parks presented the staff report. Vote to adopt final landmark recommendation to City Council for the Logan Square Boulevards District Extension for the Episcopal Church of the Advent and Parish House.
Motioned by Dziekiewicz, seconded by Rossi. Approved unanimously (5-0).
3. Report from the Department of Planning and Development
OLD CHICAGO MAIN POST OFFICE BUILDING WARD 25
401-439 West Van Buren Street, 401-535 South Canal Street, and 400-436 West Harrison Street
Matt Crawford presented the report. Vote to accept the DPD report and take the next step in the designation process for the Old Chicago Main Post Office Building to request consent from the property owners.
Motioned by Rossi, seconded by Dziekiewicz. Approved unanimously (5-0).
4. Permit Review Committee Reports
Report on Projects Reviewed at the October 5, 2017, Permit Review Committee Meeting
Commissioner Houlihan presented the report from the Permit Review Committee meeting of October 5, 2017 (see attached).
Report on Permit Decisions by the Commission Staff for the Month of October 2017
Cynthia Roubik presented the staff report for the month of October 2017 (see attached).
1302 North Hoyne Avenue (Wicker Park District) –Violation
Cynthia Roubik presented the report. Chairman Leon requested a resolution to (1) direct Historic Preservation staff to attend hearings and otherwise monitor the pending court case; and (2) advise that, following the resolution of the pending court case and the payment of any fines and/or remedies (including the five-year moratorium) imposed by the court, the Commission, as part of its review of any new proposal for the site, would require the reconstruction of the demolished rear building to match the project as approved by the Permit Review Committee on April 6, 2017. Commissioner Reifman requested that a third point be added to the resolution, namely (3) require that, should the remedies imposed by the court include a five-year moratorium, the developer will landscape and maintain the site during said moratorium. Vote to approve the resolution.
Motioned by Leon, seconded by Houlihan. Approved unanimously (5-0).
5. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:24 p.m.
Motioned by Houlihan, seconded by Dziekiewicz. Approved unanimously (5-0)
https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Minutes/CCLNov2017Minutes.pdf
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