Representatives of Northgate Christian Fellowship will return Thursday to the Historic Preservation Review Commission to seek approval of modifications of designs originally approved in 2004.

The panel last heard from project officials Oct. 23 during a workshop prior to the church’s appearance Dec. 11 in front of the Planning Commission, which approved a use permit for a series of changes on the church campus, 2201 Lake Herman Road.

During the workshop, HPRC members offered suggestions for façade treatments and landscaping of the 20-acre site.

Associate Planner Suzanne Thorsen wrote Dec. 9 that the church wants to add modular and outdoor storage buildings to its plan.

The overall use and footprint would remain about the same, but the modifications would change the placement and design of the sanctuary building as well as make shifts in the construction phases, Thorsen wrote.

Originally, the church intended to build a single-story multi-use building and install four modular buildings during its first phase. That construction has been completed.

Its next step was to be a one-story, 18,883-square-foot multipurpose classroom and office building. In another phase, it would build a 25,792-square-foot sanctuary and remove the modular buildings.

Instead, the church now proposes a two-part second phase in which a 22,979-square-foot, one-story primary assembly sanctuary with mezzanine would be built and two modular buildings and two storage containers would be put in place.

A third phase would encompass construction of up to 20,900 square feet of building for youth and children activities as well as administration, and the removal of some or all of the modular buildings.

Parking would be added at those phases, too, though one parking lot that would be atop a city water main easement would be delayed until a fourth phase, if it is needed at all, according to the church’s request.

Thorsen has recommended approval of the modifications.

In other business, Principal Planner Amy Million has recommended approval for a request to replace an aluminum-clad, single-pane window with vinyl-clad, dual-pane windows at an apartment building at 155 West I St.

That request, made by applicants Marianne Jamison and Janette Perasso, has been placed on the meeting’s consent calendar, which means it could be approved, along with other items, by a single vote without comment.

The apartment building is in the Downtown Historic Conservation District but is not considered a contributing structure, Million wrote.

In other matters, the commission will set its 2015 meeting calendar and review Benicia’s annual Certified Local Government report, which will be sent to the California Office of Historic Preservation.

The report covers HPRC activities and designates 251 West G St. as a contributor to the Downtown Historic District that has been awarded a Mills Act contract for historic preservation purposes.

The Historic Preservation Review Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Commission Room of City Hall, 250 East L St.

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