Historic Preservation Commission Sees These Plans for Geneva's New Bed & Breakfast

The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission will take a look at the first proposal to renovate the building at 109 Peyton Street from a multiple-use residence to bed and breakfast.

The commission meets at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, July 19) at .

The City Council gave the go-ahead to the new B&B in a 6-4 vote on April 18. Fifth Ward Alderman Craig Maladra changed his vote from a "nay" at the Committee of the Whole to an "aye" at the full council, breaking what had been a 5-5 deadlock.

"This is one of the few times I’m uncertain about what to do," the 5th Ward alderman said. "I have a concern about waking up one day next to a business. We can say it’s a low-intensity use, but so is a law office, and we don’t allow law offices. … (But) I think what we’re called upon to do is to make a recommendation based on fact. It makes me a little nervous to say it’s OK in your back yard but not my back yard."

The HPC will look at renovation plans for the structure, and you can see by the attached documents what the layout will be for prospective patrons.