Columbus, Georgia

UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

January 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, January 20, 2004.



Members Present: Neil Clark Brown Nicholson

Fred Greene Mark Renner

Pat Love

Kevin Welch



Members Absent: Jack Collins Brad Strickland

Virginia Peebles, Ex Officio



CALL TO ORDER:



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

The Minutes of the December 15 Meeting were approved with corrections. The

spelling of Board Member Fred Greene?s name was incorrect. The minutes of the

December 5 Called Board Meeting were approved as presented.



Case Reviews:



1500 Veterans

Parkway Application was presented by Ed Kendust for McDonald Oil Company. The

request was for the construction of a new structure, signage and landscaping

for the property. The application had been tabled at the December 2003 Meeting

due to issues concerning the drawings for the new structure. These issues have

been addressed. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s

discussion focused on the material proposed for the building?s exterior. The

discussion also focused on the overall height of the proposed pole mounted sign

and its relationship to other structure heights/features as well as its

relationship to other signage on Veterans Parkway. A motion was made by Mark

Renner to approve the application with the requirements that the building?s

exterior be brick, the canopy remain the same height, the proposed pole

mounted sign be located on the existing sign location site and that the overall

height of the sign not exceed 22 feet. Also, a landscape plan must be

submitted to the Board for prior review/approval. Fred Greene seconded the

motion. The motion passed by a vote of 3 For, 2 Opposed.



301 11th Street Application was presented by Mitch Watts for St. Luke United

Methodist Church. The request was for the construction/installation of

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

by Brown Nicholson to approve the application as presented. Fred Greene

seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1022 Broadway Application was presented by David Wolf for Picasso Pizza. The

request was for various signs for the property. The Board reviewed and

discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the quantity of

signage being proposed for this location. A motion was made by Kevin Welch to

approve the addition of an awning sign, a painted window sign and a lighted

window sign as well as the use of a menu board. Mark Renner seconded the

motion. The motion passed by a vote of 3 For, 2 Opposed.



1115 Broadway No one was in attendance to present this request. A motion was

made by Mark Renner to deny the application based on a lack of representation.

Fred Greene seconded the motion. The motion passed.



The Board agreed to hear a walk-in application. The application is for

900 Front Avenue.



900 Front Avenue Application was presented by Peter Bowden for the Columbus

Convention and Visitors Bureau. The request was for signage for this property.

This new application is a continuation from an earlier request for signage to

help better identify the location. The Board reviewed and discussed the

application. The Board?s discussion focused on the appropriateness of the type

signage being proposed for this building. A motion was made by Fred Greene to

deny the application as presented. Pat love seconded the motion. The motion

passed.



Administration of the Facade Board:



The Board discussed the need to have a work session. There are several

non-compliance locations/issues that need to be reviewed. A work session was

scheduled for February 10 at 4:00 p.m. in Neil Clark?s Office.



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