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Geneva Historic Preservation Commission approves minutes and three permit requests
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Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Geneva City Historic Preservation Commission approved the Jan. 21 minutes and granted permits to repair the front stoop at 18 Campbell Street, to install security hardware at 102 South 2nd Street (with a camera-placement stipulation), and to replace two windows at 226 South River Lane using the applicant’s preferred fiberglass-clad option.
The City of Geneva Historic Preservation Commission approved routine minutes and three permit applications at its Feb. 18 meeting. Commissioners voted to approve the Jan. 21 meeting minutes and then considered three permit matters brought by staff and property representatives.
Emily, a city preservation staff member, summarized the first permit application for 18 Campbell Street, tracing the house’s history, noting paving bricks likely date to a 1928 relocation, and describing a plan to remove, repair the foundation under, and reset the existing bricks on the front stoop. Property owner Ed Condon told the commission the contractor believes the substrate is unstable and that the owners prefer to reuse the existing bricks because finding matching replacements would be costly. A motion to approve the stoop resetting as proposed passed on a roll-call vote.
The commission next reviewed a security-improvement project for 102 South 2nd Street, part of a nonprofit security grant. Kevin O’Neil, representing the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, said the proposal places a mix of visible and concealed cameras and adds door-access hardware to improve building safety. Commissioners pressed for reduced visual impact for a north-side sanctuary camera; O’Neil said the team would move that camera toward the attic center and that the system uses Ubiquiti Unify networking gear. The commission approved the project with a stipulation the north-side sanctuary camera be relocated toward the center of the sanctuary for reduced visibility.
Finally, the commission considered window work at 226 South River Lane. Staff described two second-story windows that had been replaced without a permit and presented two options: an in-kind all-wood replacement and the applicant’s preferred Marvin Elevate product (wood exterior with fiberglass interior). Owner Tim Fallon explained that repairs to the original windows were impractical because parts and shop-time were not feasible for all the house’s windows. Commissioners discussed the district’s standards and the $1,000 cost differential between options. They approved replacement of windows 1 and 2 with the applicant’s preferred fiberglass-clad Marvin Elevate units.
All formal approvals were carried by roll-call votes recorded during the meeting. Next steps for each project include the usual permit submittals and staff oversight at the permit-review stage.
