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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

July 21, 2008



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, July 21, 2008.



Members Present: Scott Allen David Wolf

Sonya Eddings

Brenda Price

David Serrato





Members Absent: John Lester Cherie Sanders

Garry Pound Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio





CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by Board Member Brenda Price, Acting Chair. A

quorum was present. The Minutes of the June 16, 2008 Meeting were approved as

presented.



Case Reviews:



1523 Veterans Parkway Application was presented by Will Burgin for Jackson

Burgin. The request was for approval of a landscape plan and signage for the

new structure. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s

discussion focused on the color/material of the proposed awning for the

drive-thru window area. Board Member Scott Allen made a motion to approve the

landscaping plan, the proposed signage, as well as the awning over the

drive-thru, to be of a canvas material, dark brown in color. Board Member

Sonya Eddings seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1300 5th Avenue Application was presented by Dan Snow for Gateway-Lincoln Car

Dealership. The request was for the addition of channel lettering on the

building fa?ade and the addition of a directional sign. The Board reviewed and

discussed the application. A motion was made by Board Member David Serrato to

approve the application as presented. Board Member Scott Allen seconded the

motion. The motion passed.





Old/New Business



The Board reviewed and discussed the status of the applications approved at the

February 2008 Meeting for compliance with the Board?s ruling. It was noted

that the actions required of the owners of the property at 943 3rd Avenue have

not been done. Codes and Enforcement will be notified of their non-compliance.





The Board reviewed and discussed the use of stanchions as part of the Caf?

Ordinance. Board Member David Wolf presented to the Board a concept for the

stanchions that would provide uniformity as well as an inexpensive method of

designating the various boundaries of each outdoor caf?. The Board will review

further at the August 2008 Meeting.





Adjourn:



There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.







Respectively submitted by:



_______________________________________

John Lester, Chair



_______________________________________

Mark S. McCollum, Secretary

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