UPTOWN FACADE BOARD
Board Meeting Minutes
September 17, 2007
A meeting of the Uptown Facade Board was held in the Council Chambers on the
Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, September 17, 2007.
Members Present: Sonya Eddings David Serrato
Mark Renner
Cheri Sanders
Members Absent: John Lester Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio
Garry Pound
Brenda Price
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order by Mark Renner, Chair. A quorum was present. The
Minutes of the August 20, 2007 Meeting were approved as presented.
Case Reviews:
115 12th Street Application was presented by Denise Sticklney for Sumo to Go ?
Go. The request was for the addition of signage to the storefront fa?ade. The
Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by Sonya
Eddings to approve the application as presented. David Serrato seconded the
motion. The motion passed.
1237 1st Avenue Application was presented by Kathy Kay for Hoffman Vance, LLC.
The request was for the installation of signage on an existing pole mounted
sign structure. The new sign would be a non back lit sign panel. The Board
reviewed and discussed the application. It was noted that the change being
requested had already been made without the Board?s prior review/approval. A
motion was made by David Serrato to approve the application as presented.
Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed.
1100 1st Avenue Application was presented by Ryan Clements for First
Presbyterian Church. The request was to replace all the existing plain glass
windows. The proposed new windows would be a metal clad, true divided lite,
window. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made
by Cherie Sanders to approve the application as presented. Sonya Eddings
seconded the motion. The motion passed.
1324 Veterans Parkway Application was presented by Ron Wright for AT&T. The
request was to replace the existing signage with new signage. The Board
reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by David Serrato to
approve the application as presented. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The
motion passed.
1104 Broadway Application was presented by Bill Brooks for WLGA TV. The
request was for the addition of an awning, signage on the storefront glass and
the use of a neon sign. The applicant amended the application by submitting a
different color choice for the awning. The Board reviewed and discussed the
application. The Board?s discussion focused on the various types of signage
being proposed and the size of the proposed neon sign. A motion was made by
David Serrato to approve the awning, the signage on the storefront and the use
of the neon sign. The neon sign is not to exceed 4 square feet in size.
Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed.
1029 Broadway Application was presented by Gary Daswani for Suit City 2 For
$99. The request was for changes to the existing primary sign. The Board
reviewed and discussed the application. It was noted that the changes being
requested had been made without the Board?s prior review/approval. The Board?s
discussion focused on whether the existing sign and other signage was actually
two (2) primary signs for one business location. The applicant presented
documentation verifying that there was in fact a separate business in that
location. A motion was made by David Serrato to approve the changes to the
existing sign as presented. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion
passed.
1510th Street The applicant for this request was not in attendance at the
meeting. However, since the request had been previously reviewed by the Board
of Historic and Architectural Review (BHAR) and the Board had no concerns about
the request it felt it could proceed with voting on the application. A motion
was made by Cheri Sanders to approve the request to replace the existing second
floor wooden doors with a solid pane window that would fit into the existing
opening. David Serrato seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Old/New Business
The Board reviewed and discussed the status of the applications approved at the
April 2007 Meeting for compliance with the Board?s rulings.
The Board reviewed the final draft of the proposed LED Sign policy. A motion
was made by David Serrato to approve the amendment to the Design Guidelines for
LED signage. Cheri Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed.
The Board had previously tabled (August 2007) a request for an LED sign at 1408
Veterans Parkway until a policy on this type of signage could be adopted. A
motion was made by David Serrato to approve the request for an LED sign at 1408
Veterans Parkway as presented. Sonya Eddings seconded the motion. The motion
passed.
Board Chairman Mark Renner announced to the Board that due to increasing work
responsibilities he intends to resign as a Board Member at the end of December.
Adjourn:
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectively submitted by:
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Mark Renner, Chair
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Mark S. McCollum, Secretary
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