Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

October 17, 2005



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, October 17, 2005.



Members Present: Neil Clark Mark Renner

Fred Greene Cherie Sanders

John Lester



Members Absent: Garry Pound Kevin Welch

Brenda Price Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio

CALL TO ORDER:



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

The Minutes of the September 19, 2005 Meeting were approved as presented.



Case Reviews:



901 Veterans

Parkway No one was in attendance to present the application. A motion was

made by Fred Greene to deny the application due to a lack of attendance. Mark

Renner seconded the motion. The motion passed.



418 14th Street Application was presented by Chan Dent for Alltel.

The request was to install a deck and wheelchair lift at the parking lot

entrance of the building. The deck/lift would take the place of the handicap

ramp the applicant had proposed and received approval for. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application. A motion was made by John Lester to approve the

deck/lift as presented with the requirement that the new wood materials be

stained a color to match the color of the fence and that the lattice material

be of a quality material for durability. Fred Greene seconded the motion. The

motion passed.



1123 Broadway Application was presented by Mark Renner for A.P.

Ventures. The request was for approval of the detail of the proposed balcony

railings. The balconies had been previously approved at the September 2005

Meeting. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made

by Fred Greene to approve the application as presented. John Lester seconded

the motion. The motion passed.













Old/New Business



The Board held a work session prior to the meeting to discuss the draft of an

amendment to the Design Guidelines that would address signage. The Board

reviewed and discussed the draft. The draft will be revised to incorporate the

suggested changes. Neil Clark will provide the Board with the revised draft by

the next Board Meeting.



A report was given to the Board on the status of the pole-mounted sign on the

5th Avenue corner of the property located at 1338 Veterans Parkway

(McDonald?s). The Board?s ruling in February 2002 was to approve the

installation/use, on a temporary basis, of the sign until road construction on

Veterans Parkway was completed. Neil Clark will write a letter to the

applicant informing them of the Board?s ruling and need to come into

compliance.



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