Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

March 17, 2003



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, March 17, 2003.



Members Present: Peter Bowden Pat Love (non-voting)

Neil Clark Virginia Peebles, Ex Officio

Fred Greene Scott Ressmeyer



Members Absent: Jack Collins Brown Nicholson

Mark Lupo





CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by Peter Bowden, Chairman. A quorum was present.

The Minutes of the January 21 and February 17 Meetings were approved.





Case Reviews:



1123 Veterans Parkway Application was presented by Jim Smith for Heritage

Inns. The request was for the use of a roof top sign. The sign would

have the names of the two business located at this sight. It was noted

that the signage currently being used was not the signage this Board had

previously approved. The Board reviewed and discussed the application.

The Board=s discussion focused on the lack of professional design and

materials being used for the current sign. The discussion also focused on

the continuing road construction by the State on that section of Veterans

Parkway. The construction is scheduled to be completed by May 2003. A

motion was made by Scott Ressmeyer to grant a variance for the continued

use of the existing roof sign on a temporary basis. The applicant must

submit an application by the June Board Meeting proposing/requesting

approval for permeant signage. Fred Greene seconded the motion. The

motion passed.





1123 Broadway Claude Scarbrough, Scarbrough Commercial Properties, LLP asked

to discuss with the Board his plans for 1123 Broadway. The Board agreed

to hear Mr. Scarbrough and discuss the plans. However, in order to

obtain Board approval, a formal application would need to be submitted.

The Board reviewed and discussed the presentation. A special meeting

will be scheduled once an application has been submitted.



Administration of the Facade Board:

An introduction/welcome was give to new Board Members Fred Greene and Pat

Love. A third new Board Member has been appointed by Council and should be in

place soon.











Adjourn:



There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.





Respectfully submitted by:





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Peter Bowden, Chairman







Mark McCollum, Secretary