Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

December 20, 2004





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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, December 20, 2004.



Members Present: Neil Clark Virginia

Peebles, Ex Officio

Fred Greene Mark Renner

John Lester Cherie Sanders





Members Absent: Jack Collins Kevin Welch







CALL TO ORDER:



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

The Minutes of the November 15 Meeting were approved.



Case Reviews:





1104 2st Avenue Application was presented by Johnathan Mann for St. Luke

Methodist Church. The request was to construct a handicap ramp. The Board

reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the

need for the railings and their appearance on the ramp. It was determined that

the ramp could be extended in length and the railings eliminated and still met

code. The applicant requested to amend the application to include the

extension of the ramp without railings as an option. A motion was made by Fred

Greene to approve the request for the installation/construction of a handicap

ramp with the requirement that it have brick pavers to match the surrounding

brick pavers and that the ramp may be constructed with or without the railings.

John Lester seconded the motion. The motion passed.



415 St. John?s Way Application was presented by Kenny Stevens for Speedtech

Transmission and Auto Repair. The request was to install various signage to

include a pole mounted sign. The signs for the building would be mounted to

the fa?ade of the structure where signage had formerly been placed. The Board

reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the

excessive number of signs being proposed and the locations of the proposed pole

mounted sign. A motion was made by John Lester to approve one (1) sign mounted

on the Veterans Parkway facade, one (1) sign mounted on the St. John?s Way

fa?ade, signs should be sized and mounted to fit the existing sign locations;

the pole mounted sign is to be placed on the South East corner of the property

(5th Avenue side). Fred Greene seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1338 Broadway Application was presented by Ray Underwood for Otta Investments,

LLC. The request was to modify exterior doors to meet handicap accessibility

requirements and repair/replace existing exterior windows. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application. It was noted that this structure was an

historic property and that the request had been reviewed/approved by BHAR

(Board of Historic and Architectural Review). A motion was made by Fred Greene

to approve the modification of the exterior doors as approved by BHAR and the

repair only of the exterior windows. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The

motion passed.





Administration of the Facade Board:



The Board elected officers for 2005. Neil Clark was elected to serve as

Chairman. Fred Greene was elected to serve as Vice Chair.





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