Landmarks Commission

AGENDA OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025, 4:30 PM City Hall, Room 604 - The Harry Maier Room. Virtual attendance is also available via Zoom. A. Zoom Meeting Information. 1. Join Zoom Meeting Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89692538356?pwd=azA0c1hWd3kxaklncGJzRXJQUW5qZz09 Or call in by phone: +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 896 9253 8356 Passcode: 973532 If you wish to speak at this public meeting or leave a comment, please fill out the online Comment Form prior to the meeting. More detailed Zoom Instructions can be found online. B. Roll Call. 1. Members: Chair Ron Dehn, Ald. Jim Hutchison, Stephen Srubas, Susan Ley, David Siegel, Rebecca Derenne, and Al Gonzalez Valentine. C. Approval of the Agenda. 1. Approval of the agenda for the Wednesday, October 15, 2025, meeting of the Landmarks Commission. D. Approval of Minutes. 1. Approval of the minutes from the July 16, 2025, meeting. E. Regular Business. 1. (COA 25-25) Consideration with possible action on a design review for solar panels located at 914 S Quincy, held from the July 16, 2025, Landmarks Commission meeting. Agenda of the Landmarks Commission October 15, 2025 Page 1  2. (COA 25-34) Consideration with possible action on a design review for a garage demolition located at 814-816 S Quincy Street. 3. (COA 25-35) Consideration with possible action on a design review for front step replacement located at 420 Cass Street. 4. (COA 25-36) Consideration with possible action on a design review for a window replacement located at 1124 S Monroe Avenue. F. Informational. 1. Staff-level COA applications. 2. Staff update. 3. Next Meeting: November 19, 2025. G. Adjournment. 1. Adjournment of the Wednesday, October 15, 2025, meeting of the Landmarks Commission. 1) THIS MEETING IS RECORDED: THE VIDEO OF THIS MEETING AND MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.greenbaywi.gov 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Any person wishing to attend who requires special accommodation because of a disability, should contact the City Safety Manager at 920-448-3125 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting time so that arrangements can be made. 3) QUORUM: Please take notice that a majority or quorum of the Common Council will attend this Landmarks Commission meeting and will constitute a meeting of the Common Council for purposes of discussion and information gathering relative to this agenda. 4) REPRESENTATION: The party requesting the communication, or their representative, should be present at this meeting. Agenda of the Landmarks Commission October 15, 2025 Page 2  Report to the Landmarks Commission of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 15, 2025 AGENDA ITEM # D.1 Approval of the minutes from the July 16, 2025, meeting. BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. Landmarks Commission Minutes 07_16_2025 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  MINUTES OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, 4:30 PM City Hall, Room 604 - The Harry Maier Room. Virtual attendance is also available via Zoom. A. ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION. 1. Join Zoom Meeting Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89692538356?pwd=azA0c1hWd3kxaklncGJzRXJQUW5qZz09 Or call in by phone: +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 896 9253 8356 Passcode: 973532 If you wish to speak at this public meeting or leave a comment, please fill out the online Comment Form prior to the meeting. More detailed Zoom Instructions can be found online. B. ROLL CALL. 1. Members: Chair Ron Dehn, Ald. Jim Hutchison, Stephen Srubas, Susan Ley, David Siegel, Rebecca Derenne, and Al Gonzalez Valentin. Present: David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne (arrived 4:36 pm), Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin C. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. 1. Approval of the agenda for the Wednesday, July 16, 2025, meeting of the Landmarks Commission. Moved by Susan Ley, seconded by Stephen Srubas to approve the agenda. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. 1. Approval of the minutes from the June 18, 2025 meeting. Moved by Stephen Srubas, seconded by Susan Ley to approve the minutes. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. E. REGULAR BUSINESS. 1. Election of Officers Moved by David Siegel, seconded by Susan Ley to approve the election of Ron Dehn as the Chair of the Landmarks Commission. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. Moved by Ron Dehn, seconded by Stephen Srubas to approve the election of David Siegel as the Vice Chair of the Landmarks Commission. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. 2. (COA 25-23) Consideration with possible action on a design review for replacement windows located at 915 S Quincy Street. Moved by Stephen Srubas, seconded by Susan Ley to approve the replacement windows. The vote was held to allow interested parties to speak. Moved by Ron Dehn, seconded by Ald. Jim Hutchison to open the floor. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None.  Speaker: Doug Brylski, 715 S. Quincy Moved by David Siegel, seconded by Susan Ley to close the floor. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. Moved by David Siegel, seconded by Ald. Jim Hutchison to amend the original motion for approval to add the condition that staff can approve, deny, or refer to Landmarks Commission if the applicant chooses to go with a casement window instead of the proposed. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. 3. (COA 25-25) Consideration with possible action on a design review for solar panels on the front and side roof located at 914 S Quincy Street. Moved by Ron Dehn, seconded by Rebecca Derenne to open the floor. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. Speaker: Kathy Bialkowski, 914 S. Quincy Moved by Stephen Srubas, seconded by David Siegel to close the floor. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. Moved by David Siegel, seconded by Susan Ley to table until fire code issues are worked out between applicant and appropriate city staff in Inspection and Fire. Motion Passed. Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. 4. (COA 25-26) Consideration with possible action on a design review for replacement porch railing located at 827 S Jefferson Street. Moved by Stephen Srubas, seconded by Ron Dehn to approve with the condition that all wooden "ordinary replacement" materials (steps, 2nd story railing, and windowsill) must be painted. Motion Passed.  Yes-David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin, No-None, Abstain-None. F. INFORMATIONAL. 1. Staff-level COA applications. There were four staff-level COA applications. 2. Staff update. Staff presented the semi-annual Landmarks Commission report for Common Council. 3. Comprehensive Plan Review Staff gave a presentation on the City's Comprehensive Plan update. 4. Next Meeting: August 20, 2025 G. ADJOURNMENT. 1. Adjournment of the Wednesday, July 16, 2025, meeting of the Landmarks Commission. Moved by Ron Dehn, seconded by Stephen Srubas to adjourn the meeting. Motion Passed. Yes - David Siegel, Ron Dehn, Susan Ley, Rebecca Derenne, Stephen Srubas, Jim Hutchison, Al Gonzalez Valentin No - None, Abstain - None.  Report to the Landmarks Commission of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 15, 2025 Stephanie Hummel, Staff AGENDA ITEM # E.1 (COA 25-25) Consideration with possible action on a design review for solar panels located at 914 S Quincy, held from the July 16, 2025, Landmarks Commission meeting. BACKGROUND This application was brought forward at the July 16, 2025, Landmarks Commission meeting. It was held to allow time for the applicant to work with City Inspection and their contractor to ensure everyone was on the same page regarding building code and solar panel placement. We were all able to agree on the previously-approved panel layout and the applicant wanted to withdraw this application. Because the Commission had already taken action to hold, we need to officially close out this application with a denial. This will legally close this COA application. RECOMMENDATION Denial of this request. FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. COA 25-25 Map 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  PO RL I ER ST 57 ST SQ ST H PO RL I UI AV ER NC ST Y ON RO E SM PO RL I ER ST ST SQ UI NC Y EL I ZA S T Brown County WI (COA 25-25) Solar Panels ± Feet 0 20 40 80 at 914 S Quincy Street This is a compilation of records and data located in various City of Green Bay offices and is to be used for reference purposes only. The City of Green Bay is 914 S Quincy Street not responsible for any inaccuracies or unauthorized use of the information contained within. No warranties are implied. Map prepared by City of Green Bay Department of Community and Economic Development. E.R. 100' Notification Area 08 Jul 2025 X:\Planning\Basemaps\template_8.5x11.mxd  Report to the Landmarks Commission of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 15, 2025 Jason Flatt, Staff AGENDA ITEM # E.2 (COA 25-34) Consideration with possible action on a design review for a garage demolition located at 814- 816 S Quincy Street. BACKGROUND 814-816 S Quincy is a contributing property in the Astor NRHP Historic District, built c. 1896. The house maintains a very good degree of historic integrity. This COA proposed demolition of a detached garage. LC staff notes that the proposed detached garage is behind the house and largely hidden from view. The age of the garage is unknown; however, a garage of this size and at this location appears on the 1936 Sanborn map (absent on the 1907 Sanborn map). Newspaper for-sale adverts indicate a garage was present as of 1916, but unclear if this refers to the current garage. A 1948 aerial photograph appears to show the current garage. LC staff speculates that the current garage is circa 1910-1920 (note clipped gable roof), but it is not original to the c. 1896 house construction. Per the Secretary of the Interior’s (SOI) Standards for Rehabilitation, the following may be relevant, particularly #4. 2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. 4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. 5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. 6. Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. RECOMMENDATION In general, LC staff feels that early garages possess historic significance; however, this significance should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. In this instance, the existing garage (a secondary resource, versus the house as the primary resource) is nearly indistinguishable from more modern garages (in form, scale, and all dimensions), particularly when viewed from the public right-of-way (ignoring the subtle clipped gable). Furthermore, the existing garage is largely hidden from view due to its location on the property. LC staff recommends approval of the proposed garage removal noting that this particular garage does relatively little to maintain and/or convey the integrity of the property and the district. 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. COA 25-34 Map 2. COA 25-34 Permit and Plans 3. COA 25-34 Pictures 4. COA 25-34 814-816 S Quincy Property Details 5. COA 25-34 Application page 2 of 2  ST SM LA SQ AV ON WE UI ST ROE ST NC H Y 57 S M AV ON ST ROE H 57 LA WE ST ST SQ UI NC Y PO RL I ER ST Brown County WI (COA 25-34) Garage Demo ± Feet 0 20 40 80 at 814-816 S Quincy Street This is a compilation of records and data located in various City of Green Bay offices and is to be used for reference purposes only. The City of Green Bay is 814-816 S Quincy Street not responsible for any inaccuracies or unauthorized use of the information contained within. No warranties are implied. Map prepared by City of Green Bay Department of Community and Economic Development. E.R. 100' Notification Area 07 Oct 2025 X:\Planning\Basemaps\template_8.5x11.mxd Address: 814 S Quincy St Parcel No.: 16‐128 WI AHI No.: 53338 Historic Name: Built: 1896 Historic Use: home Architectural Style: vernacular Wall Material: Architect: National Register: 2/27/1980 State Register: 1/1/1989 Other: NRHP nomination link: http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/80000107.pdf (district nomination) Notes: "This two story frame home has a simple box‐like design. Owner: George Davis" ‐ per NRHP nomination Stewardship: Character ‐ Overall form & some fenestration. Hipped roof form with short wing extending to the north and two story polygonal bay on south façade. Hipped roof dormer in center of front façade. Flared, wide, overhanging eaves with large & plain modillions below. Clapboard profile siding. Prairie & Colonial Revival style influences. Features ‐ Modillions & cornice. Other historic features removed or covered. Alterations ‐ Replacement siding & windows. Original full‐width porch removed. Duplex. Porch size matches 1936 Sanborn map. Misc ‐ page 3 of 3  Report to the Landmarks Commission of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 15, 2025 Jason Flatt, Staff AGENDA ITEM # E.3 (COA 25-35) Consideration with possible action on a design review for front step replacement located at 420 Cass Street. BACKGROUND 420 Cass Street is a contributing property in the Astor NRHP District, built c. 1910. The building retains integrity of location, setting, and association. Material changes have had some modest impact on integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and feeling. The request for COA calls for new front stairs and stair railings. Owner-supplied photos show an existing one-piece cast concrete step unit with metal railings (all not historic material). The stairs are proposed to be replaced with ‘Trex’ brand decking and railing. RECOMMENDATION LC staff recommends approval of the COA application as presented, noting that the existing materials to be replaced are not historic and that the proposed replacement materials will have no additional adverse impact on the integrity of this property. FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. COA 25-35 Map 2. COA 25-35 Application and Pictures 3. COA 25-35 Product Picture 4. COA 25-35 420 Cass Property Details 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov  ST SO N FE R SJ CA EF SS S T CA ST ST SS S T SO AD N IS ON FE R SM SJ EF CA SS S T ST AD IS ON SM Brown County WI (COA 25-35) Replacement Front ± Feet 0 20 40 80 Steps at 420 Cass Street This is a compilation of records and data located in various City of Green Bay offices and is to be used for reference purposes only. The City of Green Bay is 420 Cass Street not responsible for any inaccuracies or unauthorized use of the information contained within. No warranties are implied. Map prepared by City of Green Bay Department of Community and Economic Development. E.R. 100' Notification Area 07 Oct 2025 X:\Planning\Basemaps\template_8.5x11.mxd  Address: 420 Cass St Parcel No.: 15‐62 WI AHI No.: 51940 Historic Name: Built: 1900 c. 1900 (after 1907, per Sanborn) Historic Use: house Architectural Style: vernacular Wall Material: Architect: National Register: 2/27/1980 State Register: 1/1/1989 Other: NRHP nomination link: http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/80000107.pdf (district nomination) Notes: "This two story frame house has a gambrel roof, a small porch and later siding. Owner: Clifford & Germaine Wallace" ‐ per NRHP nomination Stewardship: Character ‐ Overall form & fenestration. Dutch Colonial styling. Front gambrled. Features ‐ gambrel roof, distinctive foundation Alterations ‐ Wood siding (good) likely not original. Windows replaced (?). Misc ‐ n/a page 2 of 2  Report to the Landmarks Commission of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 15, 2025 Jason Flatt, Staff AGENDA ITEM # E.4 (COA 25-36) Consideration with possible action on a design review for a window replacement located at 1124 S Monroe Avenue. BACKGROUND 1124 S. Monroe is a contributing property in the Astor Historic District. This house maintains a good degree of integrity (setting, association, and location), noting that there have been some changes (including replacement siding and some replacement windows) that have impacted the integrity of materials, design, workmanship, and feeling. This request for COA calls for replacing a pair of 1/1 rear windows with new 1/1 windows, as well as associated structural repairs (new header). Some of the more relevant portions of the Secretary of the Interior’s (SOI) Standards for Rehabilitation are as follows. 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. 4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. LC staff notes that the windows to be replaced on the rear of the house may or may not be original. With regard to the SOI Standards: 2. The existing window does not readily appear to be historic material and there is no indication that the size of the existing window opening will change. The proposed replacement window does not conflict with SOI Standard #2. 4. The current window, if not original, has not acquired historic significance and does not need to be maintained to satisfy SOI Standards. 6. The current window may not be a historic feature. The proposed replacement window appears to match the current window. 9. The proposed window replacement does not destroy any readily apparent historic materials. The proposed replacement window is generally compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features insofar as can be known with certainty from evidence provided to date. RECOMMENDATION 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov Presuming that the existing windows are not historic, the proposed replacement windows have no more and no less impact on the historic integrity of this property than the current windows. Regardless of the age of the existing windows, LC staff notes that their location on the rear of the house, the previous replacement of other rear windows, and the presence of modern storm windows means that replacing these two rear windows will have a negligible impact on the integrity of the house. LC staff recommends approval of the proposed replacement windows. FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS 1. COA 25-36 Map 2. COA 25-36 Pictures and Project Details 3. COA 25-36 Application and Building Permit 4. COA 25-36 1124 S Monroe Property Details page 2 of 2  EM I LI ES T EM IL ST IE SM AV ON ST ROE H 57 GR IG NO N ST SM GR IG AV ON NO ST ROE N ST H 57 Brown County WI (COA 25-36) Replacement Window ± Feet 0 20 40 80 at 1124 S Monroe Avenue This is a compilation of records and data located in various City of Green Bay offices and is to be used for reference purposes only. The City of Green Bay is 1124 S Monroe Avenue not responsible for any inaccuracies or unauthorized use of the information contained within. No warranties are implied. Map prepared by City of Green Bay Department of Community and Economic Development. E.R. 100' Notification Area 07 Oct 2025 X:\Planning\Basemaps\template_8.5x11.mxd Address: 1124 S Monroe St Parcel No.: 16‐77 WI AHI No.: 53229 Historic Name: Built: 1900 c. 1900 Historic Use: house Architectural Style: vernacular Wall Material: Architect: National Register: 2/27/1980 State Register: 1/1/1989 Other: NRHP nomination link: http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/80000107.pdf (district nomination) Notes: "The upper portion of this large two story frame house is shingled. The structure has a symmetrical façade and a hipped roof. Owner: James Davie" ‐ per NRHP nomination Stewardship: Character ‐ Overall form & fenestration. Hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves and hipped roof dormers on north, east (front), and south facades. 2‐story polygonal oriel on south façade. Brick chimney intersects south dormer. Hipped roof entry porch (approx 1/3 width) supported by tripled Tuscan columns at outer corners and single columns at wall. Entry vestibule bump‐out under porch roof. Symmetric front façade. Cast block foundation. Clapboard profile siding (see above). Prairie / American foursquare style. Main roof & dormers have slight flare at bases. Features ‐ Some original windows. Porch coulmns. Alterations ‐ Replacemet siding (no shingles ‐ see NRHP description above). Replacement windows. Replacement soffit material. Misc ‐ See also 1130 S Monroe. page 3 of 3  Report to the Landmarks Commission of the City of Green Bay MEETING DATE PREPARED BY October 15, 2025 Stephanie Hummel, Staff AGENDA ITEM # F.1 Staff-level COA applications. BACKGROUND • COA 25-19, 304 Pine, Sign • COA 25-20, 1424 Admiral, Sign • COA 25-21, 127 S Washington, Sign • COA 25-22, 409 W Walnut, Fence • COA 25-24, 827 S Jefferson, Roof • COA 25-27, 240 N Broadway, Sign • COA 25-28, 1123 S Van Buren, Roof • COA 25-29, 639 S Madison, Porch • COA 25-30, 609 S Jackson, Roof • COA 25-31, 702 S Quincy, Fence • COA 25-32, 745 S Quincy, Fence • COA 25-33, 434 E Walnut, Sign • COA 25-34, 814-816 S Quincy, Drive and Walkway RECOMMENDATION FISCAL IMPACT ATTACHMENTS None 100 North Jefferson Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-5026 greenbaywi.gov