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Trustees send contentious COA for 223 E. Eighth back to July after design concerns
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission denied a certificate of appropriateness for a proposed new home at 223 E. Eighth St.; the Board of Trustees did not waive the reading and will decide the COA at its July meeting after commissioners and neighbors raised concerns about fenestration and architectural style.
HINSDALE, Ill. — After prolonged discussion and divided views among trustees, the Board of Trustees declined to waive the reading and sent a certificate-of-appropriateness (COA) review for a proposed new house at 223 E. Eighth St. to the July meeting for a final decision.
The application seeks to demolish an existing house in the Robins Park Historic District and build a new single-family residence. The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) had voted 3–1 to deny the COA for the new construction and separately approved the demolition COA; the denial of the new-build COA moved the matter to the full board.
Trustees and plan-commission members voiced consistent…
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