Columbus, Georgia

BOARD OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

MINUTES

December 10, 2001

Council Chambers/Plaza Level Government Center

3:30 p.m.





A meeting of the Board of Historic and Architectural Review was held on Monday,

December 10, 2001, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Plaza Level of the

Government Center.





Members Present: Richard Coss Craig Davis

Sia Etemadi

Philip Ford

Saundra Green

Virginia Peebles, Ex-Officio

John Sheftall

Teresa Tomlinson



Member Absent: Ed Burdeshaw, Ex-Officio Mary Ford

Charlotte Frazier John Gower

Thomas Pooler







CALL TO ORDER



The meeting was called to order by John Sheftall, Chairman. Richard Coss made

a motion to approve the October 29, 2001 and November 12, 2001 Meeting Minutes.

Craig Davis seconded the motion. The motion passed.





REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS





HD0112-01; Located 701 & 703 2nd Avenue.



Alireza F. Shiraz, applicant



Case was presented by Sia Etemadi. The request was to add a front railing to

701 2nd Avenue. The request for 703 2nd Avenue was not presented for review.

The Board reviewed and discussed the application. Richard Coss made a motion

to approve the application as presented. Saundra Green seconded the motion.

The motion passed.











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HD0112-02; Located 940 Blandford Avenue.



Dianna R. Helms, applicant



Case was presented by Tommy Hinton. The request was to replace front patio door

with a new Marvin door of similar style and size, replace existing garage door

on a sliding track with a 10? x 7? wooden ?Stratford Plantation? roll up door

unit with electric operator and a 306B Peachtree 6 panel unit and a side door,

and add one Bahama style shutter to the garage window facing the house. The

Board reviewed and discussed the application. Teresa Tomlinson made a motion

to approve the application as presented. Richard Coss seconded the motion.

The motion passed.





HD0112-03; Located 1425 Wynnton Road.



Charles Gower, applicant



Case was presented by Austin Gower. The request was to construct a new

building to match an adjacent building. The building will be a 4400 square ft.

building. The side elevation of the building will be facing Wynnton Road. The

Board reviewed and discussed the application. Craig Davis made a motion to

approve the application as presented. Saundra Green seconded the motion. The

motion passed.





HD0112-04; Located 620 1st Avenue.



Delois Rayford, applicant



Case was presented by Charles Rayford. The request was to add a fire escape

(stairs) from the second level and to make corrections to a handicap ramp. The

stairs were constructed without prior Board review/approval. The stairs that

were installed are wood frame therefore, it does not meet the requirements for

a fire escape. Rebecca Wiggins, Inspections and Code Enforcement, stated that

the stairs could be made of wood because the house is a personal care home for

veterans and Code does not require a fire escape. The Board reviewed and

discussed the application. The Board?s concern focused on the design of the

stairs. Teresa Thomlinson made a motion to table the application until the

January 2002 Meeting when Mr. Rayford could present plans on a design change.

Craig Davis seconded the motion. The motion passed. Sia Etemadi will help Mr.

Rayford with a plan for the stairs and ramp for the Board?s review.









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HD0112-05; Located 1705 Richards Street.



Candice Collins, applicant



This application was from a property owner in the new Wynnton Village

District. Prior to hearing the request, the Board discussed whether or not the

application should be reviewed due to the fact that, at the time of

installation, written notice of being in a historic district had not been

mailed. Richard Coss made a motion not to review the application due to the

fact that the owner installed the fence prior to being notified of local

historic district status. Teresa Tomlinson seconded the motion. The motion

passed.





HD0112-06; Located 1192 Munro Avenue.



Lucile W. Ogie, applicant



Case was presented by Lucile Ogie. The request was to remove the screen on the

front porch and add a wrought iron handrail to the steps. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application.

Richard Coss made a motion to approve the application as presented. Saundra

Green seconded the motion. The motion passed.





NEW BUSINESS



BHAR Stationary Design ? There was no update on the status of the design of

stationary for the Board.



Demolition by Neglect Cases ? Rebecca Wiggins, Code & Enforcement Officer

updated the Board of the status of 817 3rd Avenue. This property has been

listed as a ?Demolition by Neglect? property since February of 1999. The

property owner does not live in Columbus and has not responded to letters

notifying the owner of the status of the property. Ms. Wiggins recommended to

the Board that the property be placed on demolition status due to the state of

deterioration and potential fire hazard. The Board discussed the

recommendation. Several Board Members expressed knowledge of possible buyers

for the property. The Board also wanted to know the tax status of the

property. The Board tabled the recommendation until more information could be

submitted.



Updates were given for 700 3rd Avenue and properties in the Liberty Heritage

District. Historic Columbus Foundation will survey properties in Liberty

Heritage area to present to the Board for possible demolition by neglect

concerns.



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Election of New Officers

The Board discussed the election of Board Officers for the year 2002. The

Board elected John Sheftall as Chair and Teresa Tomlinson as Vice-Chair. Mark

McCollum will continue to serve as Secretary to the Board.



John Sheftall submitted to the Board a draft of proposed procedures for the

approval of certain types of applications. The new procedures, if adopted,

will give review/approval responsibility for these requests to the Planning

Division Staff. This draft will be reviewed and discussed at the January

Meeting. Mr. Sheftall also discussed the need to adopt new policies to

addresses several areas. These new policies will be discussed at a work

session to be scheduled for January.



AJOURNMENT

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.













Respectfully Submitted By:







John Sheftall, Chairman





_______________________

Mark S. McCollum, Secretary