Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

November 15, 2004





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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, November 15, 2004.



Members Present: Neil Clark Cherie Sanders

Fred Greene Kevin Welch

Virginia Peebles, Ex Officio



Members Absent: Jack Collins Mark

Renner



CALL TO ORDER:



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

The Minutes of the September 20 Meeting were approved. Neil Clark welcomed new

Board member Cherie Sanders.



Case Reviews:



1408 Veterans

Parkway Application was presented by Robert Jones for Subway Sandwich Shop.

The request was for signage for the location. The new signage would be placed

on the fa?ade of the structure and also on an existing pole mounted sign that

currently serves other businesses in the structure. The applicant amended the

application by requesting the use of a neon ?open? sign. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application. A motion was made by Fred Greene to approve the

application as amended. Kevin Welch seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1143 1st Avenue Application was presented by Sarah Chaparro for the Sandwich

Shanty. The request was for signage for the location. The signage would be

located on the fa?ade in an area previously used for signage. The lettering for

the sign would be various colors. The Board reviewed and discussed the

application. The Board?s discussion focused on the colors being proposed for

the lettering. A motion was made by Kevin Welch to approve the proposed sign

with the border and the color of the lettering for the word ?Shanty? to be

burgundy, approve the use of a neon ?open? sign, and lettering for the store

hours on the storefront glass. Fred Greene seconded the motion. The motion

passed.







1030 Broadway Application was presented by Marlene Solis

for Locos Amigos

Cantina. The request was for

the use of neon signs and 2 menu

boards. It was noted that a

quorum was not present. 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 quantity of proposed signage for

this location. The Board was

concerned about the excessive

signage being proposed for the

location. The Board acknowledge

the fact that this location was

in effect two (2) storefronts. A

motion was made by Cherie

Sanders to approve the use of one (1)

neon sign per store front and

one (1) neon ?open? sign per store

front and one (1) menu board.

Kevin Welch seconded the motion.

The motion passed.



Various Addresses in the

1000 Block of Broadway

and Front Avenue Application was presented by Dr. Frank Brown

and Ed Burdeshaw

for Columbus State University.

The request was to demolish several

existing structures and to

infill the vacant lots as well as other

existing vacant lots with new

structures. The new structures would

be a parking garage as well as

structures for student housing. The

development would all be in the

lower end of the 1000 Block of

Broadway and Front Avenue. The

request was for concept approval

of the plan. It was noted that

due to conflicts of interest and absences

that a quorum was not present.

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

need to maintain the

height/scale of the new structures with the

existing streetscape in order to

preserve the visual integrity. The

Board approved, in concept the

proposed plans for this area. The

specific design details will

need to be submitted for review/approval.







Administration of the Facade Board:



The Board discussed the status of the moratorium on sign compliance issue for

the District. The moratorium expires December 1.



The Board discussed the status of the vacancies on the Board. Individuals have

been appointed by Council to fill the vacancies.



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 McCollum, Secretary