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Group suggests teardown rules
February 10, 2002 | By Jennifer Taylor. Special to the Tribune.
As redevelopment trends continue in aging Naperville
neighborhoods, City Council members endorsed a citizen
group's set of aesthetic guidelines for future property owners.
The council, during a workshop session, applauded the
20-member Community First's suggestions and directed staff
to work with group representatives to begin implementing the
plan. The document is geared toward teardowns, the policy of
tearing down an existing home and replacing it with
another, usually larger, one.
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"I strongly believe we should forget the numeric formulas at
this time. No matter what we do we are going to get some
houses that are unattractive," said Councilman Kevin
Gallaher. "You either go with it all the way or you don't go
with it at all."
The report, completed over the past year, summarizes the
group's research and offers guidelines and an implementation
plan. The guidelines work within the city's existing municipal
codes and go a step further by encouraging owners doing a
teardown to adopt the architectural design of the
neighborhood.
Past cases show builders or homeowners choosing a design
based on the specifications of the house's lot.
Members said considerations such as windows, the path of a
driveway or landscape design , can have a greater impact on
a home than setting additional numeric restrictions on
aspects of the construction.
"The educational tool that this group has put together can
be put in front of a home builder," said Gerry Cassioppi,
secretary and director of Community First.
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That is exactly what Community First has in mind. As part of
its implementation plan, the group wants to get the workbook
in the hands of real-estate agents, builders, developers and
potential buyers in the early stages of a teardown project.
The earlier all parties involved have an idea of the city's vision
for a neighborhood, the easier the process should flow,
according to Naperville builder and Community First
member Pete Stefani, who described the workbook as a great
tool for builders.
"We know what today's buyers are looking for ... but
[teardown projects] are not like building in a subdivision,"
Stefani said. "What I have learned is how to look at all the fine
architectural details."
The next step for Community First will be to get the word out
about the workbook.
This month, the council will reopen three Plan Commission
cases that were placed on hold until the report was complete.
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