HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2017/07/31 Minutes
The City of Lake Forest
Joint Work Session: Historic Preservation Commission and Building Review Board
Proceedings of the July 31, 2017 Work Session
On Monday, July 31, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., the Historic Preservation Commission
held a work session in the form of a bus tour. The tour began and ended at City
Hall at 220 E. Deerpath Road.
Historic Preservation Commissioners present: Chairman Bruce Grieve,
Commissioners Carol Gayle, Elizabeth Sperry, Jan Gibson, Robert Alfe, and Wells
Wheeler
Commissioners absent: Bill Redfield
Others in attendance: members of the Building Review Board, representatives
of the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation, and members of the public
City staff present: Kate McManus, Assistant Planner and Catherine Czerniak,
Director of Community Development
The Commission toured the community to view projects previously considered
by the Commission as well as by the Building Review Board for the purpose of
improving the effectiveness of the review processes.
The properties visited included the following:
682 Oakwood Avenue
690 Oakwood Avenue
786 Oakwood Avenue
835 Oakwood Avenue
128 Atteridge Road
830 N Green Bay Road
777 N Green Bay Road
833 - 847 N McKinley Road
540 Pine Lane
1167 N Sheridan Road
1290 N Sheridan Road
1120 Elm Tree Road
815 Barberry Lane
810 Barberry Lane
999 Lake Road
676 Lake Road
901 Rosemary Road
980 Walden Lane
1020 Walden Lane
1313 E Westleigh Road
366 Bluffs Edge Drive
347 Bluffs Edge Drive
595 Circle Lane
715 Green Briar Lane
700 Green Briar Lane
20 N Western Avenue
158 N Western Avenue
In particular, the Commissioners, along with the Board members, discussed and
offered direction on the following:
Paying close attention to window details including type, placement, sill
profile and muntins.
Obtaining information on downspouts, their location and treatment.
Visual impacts of rooftop mechanical equipment and assuring that it is
properly screened from both short and longer sightlines.
Assuring that modifications during the construction process are thoroughly
reviewed by staff in the context of the Commission’s or Board’s approval
and when appropriate, brought to the attention of the Chairman for
input.
Being sensitive to the compatibility of the height and massing of new
homes to the surrounding homes in an established neighborhood.
The appropriateness of landscaping in the context of the existing
streetscape noting that at times, dense evergreen plantings although they
provide a dense screen, may be inconsistent with the character of the
neighborhood.
The tour adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kate McManus
Assistant Planner