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Hinsdale panel unanimously approves preservation incentives for historic house project
Summary
The Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission approved a preservation-incentive application (case HBC-1-2026) to allow alternative bulk zoning rules, a permit-fee waiver and expedited processing for additions and exterior work on a historic-era single-family home; commissioners praised material-matching and staff offered tax-freeze guidance.
The Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission on Jan. 7 unanimously approved a preservation-incentive application identified in the transcript as HBC-1-2026 to permit additions and exterior alterations to an early 20th-century Cotswold English–style house.
Architect Eric Johnson told the commission the existing house was ‘‘nonconforming’’ and that the project team sought relief to build an attached garage above an existing two-car garage, add a front bay window and construct a rear sunroom, all as one-story…
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