Department August 18,2015
of Planning and Development
city of chicago
The Honorable Susana Mendoza City Clerk City of Chicago Room 107, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Denial of Permit Application No. 100584889 1937 W. Evergreen (Wicker Park District)
Dear Clerk Mendoza:
We request that you provide written notice to the City Council that the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") has issued the attached written decision disapproving the above permit application. This request is made pursuant to Section 2-120-800 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, which states, in part: "The Commission shall send written notice of its decision [approving or disapproving a permit application] ... to the City Council."
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Esser Gorski, AIA Director of Historic Preservation Bureau of Zoning and Land Use
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cc: Alderman Proco 'Joe' Moreno, 1st Ward (without enclosure)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON CHICAGO
LANDMARKS IN THE MATTER OF A PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT STAIRCASE AT 1937 W. EVERGREEN AVENUE IN THE WICKER PARK LANDMARK DISTRICT
I. BACKGROUND
George Menninger and Ann Cheeseman ("Applicants") seek permission to remove the front staircase to their home located at 1937 W. Evergreen (the "Home"). The Home is located within the Wicker Park Landmark District (the "District"). The project was reviewed, pre-permit, by the Permit Review Committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks (the "Commission") on February 5, 2015, and the proposal to remove the stairs was unanimously denied. A permit application was received by the Commission on April 17, 2015 (the "Permit Application"), and a preliminary disapproval letter was issued on May 1, 2015.1 At Applicants' request, an informal conference was held on May 15, 2015, but Applicants and the Commission could not reach an ...
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