Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

May 16, 2005



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, May 16, 2005.



Members Present: Neil Clark Garry Pound Cherie

Sanders

Fred Greene Brenda Price

Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio



Members Absent: Jack Collins Mark Renner

John Lester Kevin Welch



CALL TO ORDER:

Meeting was called to order by Neil Clark, Chairman. A quorum was not

present. The applicants present agreed to accept the ruling/decision of those

Board Members present. The Minutes of the April 18, 2005 Meeting were approved.



Case Reviews:



1040 Broadway Application was presented by Mike Lee for Oxygen2. The request

was for the installation of lighting over the primary sign. The applicant

agreed to accept the ruling of those Board Members present. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application. It was noted that the lighting being requested

had been installed without the Board?s review approval. A motion was made by

Brenda Price to approve the application as presented. Fred Greene seconded the

motion. The motion passed.



212 12th Street Application was presented by Rebecca Wiggins for First Baptist

Church. The request was to replace an existing monument sign with a new

sign. The applicant agreed to accept the ruling of those Board Members present.

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

focused on the design of the sign. A motion was made by Fred Greene to deny

the application as presented. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion

passed.



1523 3rd Avenue Application was presented by Jeff McCary. The request was to

demolish the existing structure (house) due to extensive fire damage. The

applicant agreed to accept the ruling of those Board Members present. The

adjacent structures have been demolished due to the fire damage. The Board

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

removal/loss of the historic fabric in an area that is a recognized historic

district. A motion was made by Fred Greene to approve the application as

presented. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of

3 For, 1 Against.



1113 Broadway Application was presented by Shaena Muldoon for Big City Club.

The request was to paint the trim and entry area of the front fa?ade. The

applicant agreed to accept the ruling of those Board members present. The

Board reviewed and discussed the application. It was noted that the current

color of the trim and entry area was painted without Board approval. The color

was denied by the Board in September 2004. The business is in noncompliance

with the Fa?ade Guidelines. A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the

painting of the trim and entry area a ?green? color as presented. Brenda Price

seconded the motion. The motion passed.



The Board agreed to hear two walk-in applications not on the agenda.



216 13th Street Application was presented by Burt Hunter for Wachovia Bank.

The request was to replace the existing signage on various signs with the new

company name/logo. The applicant agreed to accept the ruling of those Board

Members present. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion

was made by Garry Pound to approve the application as presented with the

requirement that the pole mounted sign be limited to 22 feet in height and that

the channel letter style sign remain a channel letter style sign. Fred Greene

seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1207 Broadway Application was presented by David Cummings for Odd Fellows,

LLC. The request was to rework the rear fa?ade of the structure. The

applicant agreed to accept the ruling of those Board Members present. The

Board reviewed and discussed the proposed changes. A motion was made by Fred

Greene to approve the application as presented with the requirement that the

windows are to be wooden, true divided lights.



Old/New Business



The Board asked Elizabeth Barker, Preservation Planner, Historic Columbus

Foundation to serve on the Board in an Ex Officio capacity. Ms. Barker will

provide the Board with additional expertise into areas of

preservation/planning. Ms. Barker is filling the vacancy created by the

retirement of Virginia Peebles.



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