CLEVELAND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
CITY HALL – ROOM 514 – 9:00 AM
AGENDA –October 28 , 2004
CALL TO ORDER  
MINUTES October 14, 2004
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT James D. Gibans
SECRETARY’S REPORT Robert Keiser
CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS  
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1.

Little Italy Historic District Bierut Residence
2029 Fairview Avenue
new construction

Ward 6 - Britt

2.

Little Italy Historic District Gilly’s Donut Shop
12409 Mayfield Road
Storefront renovation

Ward 6 – Britt

3.

Little Italy Historic District Battuto
12405 Mayfield Road
Storefront renovation

Ward 6 - Britt

4.

St. Aloysius Church
10932 St. Clair Avenue
monument sign

Ward 8 – Pierce Scott

5.

Warehouse Historic District Legal Aid Society
1223 West 6 th Street
parking lot improvements, canopy

Ward 13 - Cimperman

6.

East Fourth Street Historic District House of Blues
East 4 th Street / Euclid Avenue
outdoor dining

Ward 13 - Cimperman

7.

Lorain Avenue Historic District Steve’s Lunch
5004 Lorain Avenue
storefront renovation

Ward 13 - Cimperman

8.

Lorain Avenue Historic District Fridrich Building
4207-11 Lorain Avenue
storefront renovation

Ward 13 - Cimperman

CLEVELAND LANDMARK NOMINATION

 

1.

Former Fire Engine Company No. 38
12904 Lorain Avenue
Ward 19 - Brady

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT APPLICATION

1. Certified Local Government
2005 Grant Cleveland Restoration Society
The Mall Historic District
NHL Designation & Publication
Commission Staff
2. Certified Local Government
2005 Cleveland Landmarks Commission Staff
Historic District Design Guidelines
Commission Staff

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

NEXT MEETING: NOVEMBER 11, 2004

 

 

CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS

1. PROPOSED ACTION New Construction of Single Family Home – FINAL APPROVAL
     
  ADDRESS 2029 Fairview
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Little Italy Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION

Project involves the demolition of an existing residential structure and the construction of a new residential structure

CLC previously heard the proposed demolition and conceptual approval of the new design on June 24, 2004 . That meeting resulted in the following action: Motion to grant conceptual approval for the demolition of the house, subject to submission and approval of an appropriate design for a new house.

         
  DRC COMMENTS The new design of the Bierut Residence was unanimously approved by the local design review committee. The project has gone through the new housing design review committee process and recommended changes have been incorporated into the new design.
         
  WITNESS Bierut Family, K2A Architects, Inc., Little Italy Redevelopment Rep
         
2. PROPOSED ACTION Storefront Renovation of Gilly’s Donut Shop
     
  ADDRESS 12409 Mayfield Road
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Little Italy Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION Storefront renovation
         
  DRC COMMENTS Approved
         
  WITNESS Bucchieri Architects, Little Italy Redevelopment Representative
         
3. PROPOSED ACTION Storefront Renovation of Battuto Restaurant
     
  ADDRESS 12405 Mayfield Road
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Little Italy Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION Storefront renovation
         
  DRC COMMENTS Approved
         
  WITNESS Kordalski Architects, Little Italy Redevelopment Representative
         
4. PROPOSED ACTION Erect a new monument sign at St. Aloysius Church
     
  ADDRESS 10932 St. Clair Avenue
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Individual landmark
         
  DESCRIPTION Erection of a monument sign at the front of the church. Internally illuminated.
         
  DRC COMMENTS N/A - no DRC
         
  WITNESS Sign Lite SLS Services, LLC
         
5. PROPOSED ACTION Improve parking lot, erect canopy at Legal Aid Society
     
  ADDRESS 1223 W. 6 th Street
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Warehouse Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION Parking lot will be given new fencing, gate, bollards, dumpster screening. Canopy will be over the rear entrance.
         
  DRC COMMENTS Approved – asked to shorten fence to 4’ and create a more decorative dumpster screening. Look at adding more landscaping, if possible.
         
  WITNESS Michael Benjamin & Tom Starinsky, Historic Warehouse District
         
6. PROPOSED ACTION Establish a year-round outdoor dining experience at House of Blues
     
  ADDRESS E. 4 th Street & Euclid Avenue
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD E. 4 th Street Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION HOB wishes to create a year-round exterior dining experience on the Euclid and E. 4 th Street entrances. Mayor’s Streetscape Advisory Committee approved. Sidewalk treatment consists of stanchions and chains and removable chairs. Stanchions and chains will not be permanent fixtures.
         
  DRC COMMENTS Approved administratively
         
  WITNESS Scott Kapp, HOB & Tom Starinsky, Historic Warehouse District
         
7. PROPOSED ACTION Storefront renovation at Steve’s Lunch
     
  ADDRESS 5004 Lorain Avenue
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Lorain Avenue Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION Storefront renovation
         
  DRC COMMENTS Approved with recommendations for change of storefront color
         
  WITNESS Ed Salsgeber & Dan Musson, OCNW Staff
         
8. PROPOSED ACTION Storefront renovation at Fridrich Building
     
  ADDRESS 4207-11 Lorain Avenue
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Lorain Avenue Historic District
         
  DESCRIPTION Storefront renovation
         
  DRC COMMENTS Approved
         
  WITNESS Dan Musson, OCNW Staff
         
LANDMARK NOMINATION
1. PROPOSED ACTION Councilwoman Dona Brady requested landmark nomination
     
  ADDRESS 12409 Lorain Avenue
         
  DISTRICT/INDIVD Proposed for individual landmark status
         
  DESCRIPTION

A charismatic structure executed in the renaissance eclectic style, this former firehouse has a solid parapet with a gable plaque, a full cornice and patterned brickwork, double round-arched doors overlooking an iron railed balcony supported on brackets, and an unusual side porte-cochere with stone trim.

A typical fire station in size and organization, this building shows the care and attention to detail that was a part of the architectural revivalism of the 1920s. It was a time when there was room for non-utilitarian considerations in public buildings.

The structure stands back from Lorain Avenue , shaded by trees on its east side. When the building was erected this area was still West Park before it was annexed to the City of Cleveland in 1923.

         
  WITNESS Landmarks Commission Staff
         
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT
1. PROPOSED ACTION Application for CLG Grant
     
  PROJECT Design Guidelines for Historic Districts
         
  DESCRIPTION Per the staff/Commission retreat in August, we discussed the need to create design guidelines for historic districts.
         
  WITNESS Landmarks Commission Staff
         
2. PROPOSED ACTION Application for CLG Grant
     
  PROJECT The Mall Historic District – NHL Designation application & Brochure
         
  DESCRIPTION Cleveland Restoration Society is applying for this grant to apply for the designation of The Mall as a National Historic Landmark. The grant will also result in publication of a monograph about The Group Plan.
         
  WITNESS Landmarks Commission Staff