HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2015/08/26 Agenda
The City of Lake Forest
Historic Preservation Commission Agenda
Regular Meeting Wednesday, August 26, 2015 6:30 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers – 220 E. Deerpath
Susan Rafferty Athenson
Peter Schaefer
Jim Preschlack, Chairman
Wells Wheeler
Robert Alfe
John Travers
Carol Gayle
The Historic Preservation Commission meetings are broadcast live on Cable TV
1. Introduction of Commissioners and staff, overview of meeting procedures – Chairman
Preschlack.
2. Consideration of the minutes from the July 22, 2015 meeting.
Non-Residential Petition – Revisions to Previous Approval
3. Consideration of a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness approving revisions to a
previously approved greenhouse proposed at Elawa Farm, west of the farm buildings.
Elawa Farm is located at 1401 Middlefork Drive.
Owner: The City of Lake Forest
Tenant: Elawa Farm Foundation
Representative: Austin DePree, architect
Residential Petitions
4. Consideration of a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve an addition to
the accessory structure located at 946 Elm Tree Road. A building scale variance is
also requested.
Owners: Duncan and Brooke MacLean
Representative: Edward Deegan, architect
5. Consideration of a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve a new single
family dwelling on a vacant lot located at 810 Barberry Lane.
Owner: Elizabeth Hoffman Trust 100%
Representative: Erik Johnson, architect
6. Consideration of a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve demolition of
the existing residence and garage located at 33 S. Sheridan Road and a replacement
residence and garage, site plan and landscape plan.
Owner: John Richert
Representative: Jonathan Clair, architect
7. Consideration of a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to approve a new single
family dwelling and associated site plan and landscape plan on a vacant lot located at
1500 N. Green Bay Road.
Owners: FB, LLC and EBC, LLC (Anne Marie Carton Boardman and Elizabeth Beidler
Carton)
Contract Purchaser: Childs Development, LLC
Representative: Michael Breseman, architect
Other Items
8. Opportunity for the public to address the Historic Preservation Commission on non-
agenda items.
9. Additional information from staff.
MEETING PROCEDURES
Historic Preservation
Commission meetings follow the
procedures outlined below. In
the spirit of fairness to all parties,
any of these procedures may be
modified for a particular item at
the discretion of the Chairman.
1. Introduction of the Item by
the Chairman
2. Declaration of Conflicts of
Interest and Ex Parte
Contacts by members of the
Commission.
3. Presentation by the Petitioner
– 10 minutes.
4. Identification of Issues by
Staff - 5 minutes.
5. Questions or requests for
clarification from
Commission to Petitioner or
Staff.
6. Public Testimony - 5 minutes
per speaker.
7. Final Questions from
Commission to Petitioner or
Staff, or direction to
Petitioner and Staff to
provide additional
information.
8. Petitioner Rebuttal - 10
minutes.
9. Staff response to public
testimony- 5 minutes.
10. Commission Discussion and
Comment
11. Motion and second
12. Final Commission
comments
13. Commission Action
Mandatory Adjournment time
11:00 p.m.
Individuals with disabilities who
require certain accommodations in
order to allow them to observe
and/or participate in this meeting, or
who have questions regarding the
accessibility of the meeting or the
facilities, may contact the
Community Development
Department at 847-810-3503.