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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

November 21, 2005



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, November 21, 2005.



Members Present: Neil Clark Garry Pound

Fred Greene Brenda Price

John Lester Cherie Sanders



Members Absent: Mark Renner Kevin Welch

Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio

CALL TO ORDER:



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

The Minutes of the October 17, 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.

Garry Pound seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1027 Broadway Application was presented by Gary Daswani for Disco Fashions.

The request was to install metal gates across the storefront entry. The Board

reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by Garry Pound to

deny the application based on the fact that the addition of metal gates was

inappropriate and did not conform to the Design Guidelines. Fred Greene

seconded the motion. The motion passed.



200 13th Street Application was presented by Ken Coolik for Hutchinson ?

Traylor Company. The request was for the installation of primary signage.

The Board reviewed and discussed the application. It was noted that the

signage being requested was already installed without Board review/approval. A

motion was made by Brenda Price to approve the application as presented. Fred

Greene seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1239 Broadway Application was presented by Paul Krueger for rhino?s. The

request was for the installation of a metal awning, installation of signage,

installation of black glass above the storefront and installation of lighting

fixtures. After a brief discussion with the Board about the use of metal for

the awning, the applicant amended the application to request a fabric awning.

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

Pound to approve the application as amended. Fred Greene seconded the motion.

The motion passed.



214A 10th Street Application was presented by Mike Venable for CDN Properties,

Inc. The request was for the installation of larger windows on the west side of

the building, the installation of a rear entrance/storefront on the south side

of the building with an awning. The awning would match the existing awnings on

the building. The applicant also requested the installation of decorative

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

by Brenda Price to approve the application as presented. Fred Greene seconded

the motion. The motion passed.



208 13th Street Application was presented by Charles Day for the Tidwell Cancer

Foundation. The request was for the installation of various signage to include

a brick art sculpture. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. It

was noted that the signage being requested was already installed without the

Board?s review/approval. The Board?s discussion focused on the excessive

numbers of signs being requested. The applicant amended the application to

eliminate the signage proposed for the west side of the building. A motion was

made by Garry Pound to approve the application as amended. Cherie Sanders

seconded the motion. The motion failed by a vote of 2 For, 3 Against. The

Board?s discussion focused on the proposed material of the sign being requested

to identify the occupants of the building. A motion was made by John Lester to

approve the application as amended with the requirement that the sign

identifying the occupants of the building be a sandblasted wood sign. Fred

Greene seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 4 For, 1 Against.

The Board formed a subcommittee to work with the applicant and to approve the

wood sign. John Lester and Fred Greene will serve as the committee.



901 Front Avenue Application was presented by Sandy Busch for Belloo?s. The

request was for the installation of signage. The Board reviewed and discussed

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

as presented. Brenda Price seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1211 Broadway Application was presented by Cherie Sanders for

Developers-Investors, Inc. The request was for signage to mark the entry to a

parking lot. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was

made by John Lester to approve the application as presented. Brenda Price

seconded the motion. The motion passed.







Old/New Business



Neil Clark presented to the Board a draft of the proposed changes to the Design

Guidelines for signage. The Board reviewed and discussed the amendment. The

Board was asked to bring back comments/changes to the December Meeting.



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

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