Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

January 21, 2005





A meeting of the Uptown Facade Board was held in the Council Chambers on the

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, January 21, 2005.



Members Present: Neil Clark Garry Pound

Jack Collins

Mark Renner

Fred Greene Cherie Sander

John Lester Kevin Welch





Members Absent: Virginia Peebles, Ex Officio







CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by Neil Clark, Chairman. A quorum was present.

The Minutes of the December 20, 2004 Meeting were approved.



Case Reviews:





413 13th Street Application was presented by Chris LaBrun for Lee?s Golden

China. The request was to install/replace the existing pole mounted sign with a

new pole mounted sign. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. The

Board?s discussion focused on the overall height of the sign. A motion was made

by Mark Renner to approve the application as presented. Kevin Welch seconded

the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 6 For, 1 Opposed.



1036 Broadway Application was presented by Reggie Foster for Ride On Bikes.

The request was to place the name of the business on the existing awning and

for the use of neon signs. The Board reviewed and discussed the application.

The Board?s discussion focused on concerns of an excessive quantity of neon

signs for the storefront. A motion was made by Kevin Welch to approve the

application as presented with the requirement that a neon sign would be removed

if the use of any additional signage was requested/approved. Fred Greene

seconded the motion. The motion passed.











Administration of the Facade Board:



The Board discussed the need to notify Bill Duck of Code Enforcement to resume

enforcement of the Fa?ade Ordinance as it relates to signage. The moratorium

on signage enforcement ended December 1, 2004. Neil Clark will send a letter

to Mr. Duck informing him of the Board?s request.



Neil Clark welcomed Garry Pound to the Board as a new member.



Board Member Mark Renner gave the Board an update on the status of the

application for the proposed changes to the property located at 1026 Broadway.

Mr. Renner and the sub-committee worked with the applicant to review/approve

the proposed changes. The changes were approved by the committee.





Adjourn:



There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.









Respectively submitted by:







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Neil Clark, Chairman







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Mark S. McCollum,

Secretary