Commission on Chicago Landmarks Commission met Nov. 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission"
PHYSICALLY PRESENT:
Rafael Leon, Chairman
Paola Aguirre
Gabriel Dziekiewicz
Tiara Hughes
Mary Ann Smith
ABSENT: Ernest Wong, Vice Chairman
Maurice D. Cox, Secretary, Commissioner of the Department of Planning & Development
Richard Tolliver
ALSO PHYSICALLY PRESENT:
Dijana Cuvalo, Architect IV, Department of Planning and Development
Michael Gaynor, Department of Law, Real Estate and Land Use 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 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. Chairman Leon welcomed the new Commissioners Paola Aguirre and Tiara Hughes and the new staff member Joyce Ramos.
1. Approval of the Minutes of Previous Meeting
Regular Meeting of October 3, 2019
Motioned by Smith, seconded by Dziekiewicz. Approved unanimously (5-0).
2. Report from Public Hearing and Final Landmark Recommendation
JOHN NUVEEN HOUSE WARD 45
3916 North Tripp Avenue
A public hearing was held:
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Location: City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, Room 1103
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Hearing Officer: Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz
Maurice Cox joined the meeting.
Commissioner Dziekiewicz presented the Hearing Officer’s report. Kandalyn Hahn presented the staff report. Vote to adopt the final landmark recommendation to City Council for the John Nuveen House.
Motioned by Dziekiewicz, seconded by Smith. Approved unanimously (6-0).
3. Preliminary Landmark Recommendation
MT. PISGAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WARD 3
4600-4628 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Maurice Cox left the meeting.
Dan Klaiber presented the report. Resolution to adopt the Preliminary Landmark
Recommendation for the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church.
Motioned by Smith, seconded by Dziekiewicz. Approved unanimously (5-0).
4. Preliminary Landmark Recommendation
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY OFFICE BUILDING WARD 42
226 West Jackson Boulevard
Dan Klaiber presented the report. Resolution to adopt the Preliminary Landmark
Recommendation for the Chicago & North Western Railway Office Building.
Motioned by Dziekiewicz, seconded by Hughes. Approved unanimously (5-0).
5. Recommendation to City Council for Approval of Class L Property Tax Incentive
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY OFFICE BUILDING WARD 42
226 West Jackson Boulevard
Dijana Cuvalo presented the report. Commissioner Leon asked that the owner meet with staff to see if there is a way to make installation of a cornice work financially for the project and report back at a future Commission meeting. Motion to approve the recommendation to City Council for the Class L Property Tax Incentive for the Chicago & North Western Railway Office Building.
6. Preliminary Decision on Permit Application for Demolition Pursuant to §2-120-740 through §2-120-825 of the Municipal Code
Emily Barton presented the staff’s recommendation that the Commission: (A)Find that, pursuant to Article III, Section G.1. of the Rules and Regulations of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Rules and Regulations"), that the significant historical or architectural features of the district are identified as all exterior elevations, including rooflines, of the buildings visible from the public rights-of-way; and (B) Preliminarily find that the subject building, a two-story, masonry worker’s cottage constructed in 1881 contributes to the character of the proposed Pilsen Historic District which includes examples of masonry cottages synonymous with the growing working-class neighborhood; and (C) Preliminarily find that the demolition of a contributing building or structure within a landmark district is a per se adverse effect on the significant historical and architectural features, pursuant to Article III, Section G.3.b., of the Rules and Regulations; and (D) Pursuant to Section 2-120-780 of the Landmarks Ordinance, preliminarily find that the demolition of the subject property will adversely affect and destroy significant historical and architectural features of the property and the district; and (E) Issue a preliminary decision disapproving the demolition application.
Dijana Cuvalo informed the Commission that a preliminary decision disapproving the demolition application would trigger a public hearing on the permit application in accordance with the provisions of the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance.
Motioned by Hughes, seconded by Aguirre. Approved unanimously (5-0).
7. Citywide Adopt-a-Landmark Fund 2019 Applications - Informational
Dan Klaiber presented the report. No vote was taken as it was informational only.
8. Permit Review Committee Reports
Report on Projects Reviewed at the October 3, 2019, Permit Review Committee Meeting
Commissioner Dziekiewicz presented the report from the Permit Review Committee meeting of October 3, 2019 (see attached).
Report on Permit Decisions by the Commission Staff for the Month of October 2019
Larry Shure presented the staff report for the month of October 2019 (see attached).
9. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:38 p.m.
Motioned by Dziekiewicz, seconded by Aguirre. Approved unanimously (5-0)
https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Minutes/CCL_Nov2019_Minutes.pdf
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