HomeMy WebLinkAboutPacket - 10/1/2024 - Landmark CommissionCity of McHenry
Landmark Commission
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024; 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 333 S Green St, McHenry
Call to Order/Roll Call
Public Comments
Approve Previous Meeting Minutes
Finance Report
Media
● Video update
Historic Plaques
● Letters Update
Old Business
● School Field Trip April 2025
● Landmark School Remembrance Talk (Feb/Mar)
● Ignite & Other Trips
● Thursday Night Concert
● Tri Conference Teacher Institute Presentation
● Landmark Ordinances
New Business
● Consideration of designation of a Nominated Landmark for the property located at
3614 Waukegan Road, commonly known as Landmark School, in accordance with
the City of McHenry Historic Preservation Ordinance
● Downtown History Monuments - Discussion
● Consideration and/or purchase for a portable air cleaner/filter for the office at
Petersen Farm
● Historical Interviews
● Upcoming Events
○ Plaque Event (May)
○ Cemetery Tour (Fall 25)
Staff Report – Cody Sheriff, City Planner
Adjournment
City of McHenry
Landmark Commission
Meeting
August 6, 2024 7:00pm
McHenry Public Conference Room
333 South Green Street
McHenry, Illinois
Call to Order: Thomas Hillier
Roll Call: Beth Staley, Katie McDonald, Zelinda Paluch, Celeste Heidemann, Jeff
Varda visitor
Welcomed Cody Sheriff, City Planner to attend our meetings.
Approve minutes: Zelinda Paluch and Celeste Heidemann
Public Comments: Jeff Varda stated he would assist in the discussion of the
Landmark structures and the application process. Cody Sheriff discussed the
Historic Preservation Chapter 22 that was passed from 1994-2009 and
discussed the details of what is needed for the application process. We will
continue the discussion at the next meeting.
Finance Report: $5,500 Tom Hillier reported
Media: Mr. Don Wattles will be contacted to be involved in the video.
Historic Plaques: Beth Staley reported progress on the plaques. Brass plaques
coming from Adams Memorial.
Beth Staley will be working on the display case at the City Hall entrance.
Old Business:
School Field Trip: District 156 Planned for April 2025
Discussion to be held at Petersen Farm
Landmark School Remembrance Talk: February/ March
Ignite & Other Trips: Zelinda Paluch, Celeste Heidemann are arranging trips to
the Courtyard for the next program informing the patients of what the Landmark
Commission represents
New Business:
We will be meeting Thursday August 29th Band Concert in Veterans Park
displaying the Landmark Commission's progress.
Tri Conference Teacher Institute Presentation
Dumpster for Petersen Park
Historical Interviews
Upcoming Events
Cemetery Tour (Fall 2025)
Adjournment at 8:20pm
Zelinda Paluch: first motion
Beth Staley: second motion
Respectfully Submitted;
Celeste Heidemann
Secretary
Department of Community Development
McHenry Municipal Center
333 Green Street
McHenry, Illinois 60050
Phone: (815) 363-2170
Fax: (815) 363-2173
www.cityofmchenry.org
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 24, 2024
TO: Landmark Commission
FOR: October 1, 2024 Landmark Commission Meeting
FROM: Cody Sheriff, City Planner
RE: Landmark School – Public Hearing
Att:
• Landmark Evaluation and Report Sheet
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY:
The Landmark Commission is being asked to conduct a public hearing for consideration of
designating the Landmark School building located at 3614 Waukegan Road as a Landmark. The
purpose of the hearing is for the Commission to discuss the landmark application, allow public
testimony, and to draft a report and recommendation that shall be submitted to City Council
for a final vote. Staff have provided a Landmark Evaluation and Report Sheet to aid the
Commission in drafting their recommendation to City Council based on the City’s adopted
Historic Preservation Ordinance.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Commission gather evidence and use relevant testimony to aid the
Commission in drafting the Landmark Commission report. The Commission should also
determine which member of the Commission will be drafting the report that will be approved
at the next available Landmark Commission Meeting (November 5, 2024). The Commission
should also vote to continue the hearing to the November 5, 2024 meeting.
LANDMARK COMMISSION
Landmark Evaluation Sheet
A. An explanation of the significance or lack of significance of the nominated landmark or
preservation district as it relates to the criteria for designation; (i.e. does it meet the bare
minimum requirements 50 years + one or more of the listed criteria)
1. It has character, interest or value which is part of the development, heritage or
cultural characteristics of the City, County, State or the Nation;
2. Its location is the site of a significant local, County, State or national event;
3. It is identified with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the
development of the City, County, State or the Nation;
4. It embodies distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the
study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials;
5. It is identified with the work of a master builder, designer, architect or landscape
architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the City, County,
State or the Nation;
6. It embodies elements of design, detailing, materials or craftsmanship that render it
architecturally significant;
7. It embodies design elements that make it structurally or architecturally innovative;
8. It has a unique location or singular physical characteristic that make it an established
or familiar visual feature;
9. It has character which is a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian
structure, including, but not limited to, farmhouses, gas stations or other commercial
structures with a high level of integrity or architectural significance;
10. It establishes a sense of time and place unique to the City;
11. It is suitable for preservation or restoration because of its integrity of location, design,
materials and workmanship;
12. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of
Historic Places;
13. It has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important to prehistory or other
areas of archaeological significance;
14. It is an exceptional example of a historic or vernacular style or one of few remaining
in the City.
B. A description of the integrity or lack of integrity of the nominated landmark or
preservation district; (Integrity is the ability of a property to convey its significance.)
There are seven aspects of historical integrity: 1) Location; 2) Design; 3) Setting; 4)
Materials; 5) Workmanship; 6) Feeling; 7) Association.
C. The relationship of the nominated landmark or preservation district to the ongoing effort
of the commission to identify and nominate all potential areas and structures that meet the
criteria for designation;
Definition of Integrity: The authenticity of a property’s historic identity, evidenced by
the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property’s historic or
prehistoric period. So to put this into practice you need to know 3 important pieces of
information:
1) what is the property’s historic identity.
2) what physical characteristics define that identity, and
3) do these characteristics still exist.
(Source: National Register of Historic Places Bulletin)
LANDMARK COMMISSION REPORT
In the case of a nominated landmark or preservation district found to meet the criteria for
designation, the report shall contain:
a. A description of the significant exterior architectural features of the nominated landmark
that should be protected.
b. A description of the types of construction, alterations, or demolitions that should be
reviewed for appropriateness pursuant to this chapter.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the City of McHenry Landmark Commission will hold a Public
Hearing at the McHenry Municipal Center, 333 South Green Street, McHenry, Illinois 60050 at
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, to consider an application for the Landmark School
Building, 3614 Waukegan Road, McHenry, Illinois 60050 for the following request in accordance
with the City of McHenry Historic Preservation Ordinance:
Consideration of designation of a Nominated Landmark in accordance with the City of
McHenry Historic Preservation Ordinance
The subject property is located approximately 107 feet west of the intersection of Waukegan
Road and Green Street, commonly known as 3614 Waukegan Road, and is legally described as
follows:
DOC 492051
PT LTS 24 & 25 /EX DOC 2008R0052522/ MCHENRY PLAT NO 8
The owner of the subject property is Board of Education of McHenry Elementary School District
15, of the City of McHenry, County of McHenry, State of Illinois.
PIN (Property Identification Number) of subject property: 09-26-380-017
A copy of the application is on file and may be examined during regular business hours in the
Community Development Department, at the McHenry Municipal Center, 333 South Green
Street, McHenry, Illinois, 60050, and (815)363-2170. All interested parties will be given an
opportunity to be heard. Published by order of the Landmark Commission, City of McHenry,
McHenry County, Illinois.
/s/ Thomas Hillier
Chairman, Landmark Commission