UPTOWN FACADE BOARD
Board Meeting Minutes
December 18, 2006
A meeting of the Uptown Facade Board was held in the Council Chambers on the
Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, December 18, 2006.
Members Present: Sonya Eddings David Serrato
Garry Pound
Mark Renner
Cherie Sanders
Members Absent: John Lester Kevin Welch
Brenda Price Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order by Mark Renner, Interim Chair. A quorum was
present. The Minutes of the November 20, 2006 Meeting were approved as
presented.
Case Reviews:
1110 Broadway Application was presented by Richard Bishop for Lane Jewelers.
The request was for the repair/replacement of the existing lower storefront
fa?ade to a brick fa?ade. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. It
was noted that the change being requested had already been made without the
Board?s review/approval. A motion was made by Cherie Sanders to approve the
application as presented. Garry Pound seconded the motion. The motion passed.
1021 3rd Avenue Application was presented by Johnathan Mann for St. Luke
Methodist Church. The request was for the addition of a canopy/porte-cochere
over the rear entrance of the building and for the approval of paint color for
the siding/trim color of the building. The Board reviewed and discussed the
application. The Board?s discussion focused on the proposed materials being
used to construct the porte-cochere. A motion was made by Garry Pound to
approve the application as presented. David Serrato seconded the motion. The
motion passed.
1011 3rd Avenue Application was presented by Johnathan Mann for Ralph Austin.
The request was to install a wooden privacy fence on the property. The same
style/type of fencing was previously approved for the adjacent property. The
Board reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by David
Serrato to approve the application as presented with the stipulation that the
fence not exceed 6? in height. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion
passed.
1242 Broadway Application was presented by Reynolds Bickerstaff for Peachtree
Art Studios. The request was to paint the fa?ade of the building. The Board
reviewed and discussed the application. A motion was made by Garry Pound to
approve the application as presented. Sonya Eddings seconded the motion. The
motion passed.
303 12th Street Application was presented by Gena Taylor for TreesColumbus,
Inc. The request was for the addition of signage. The signage would be
multiple signs for the various organizations in the building. The signs would
be placed on an existing metal frame. The Board reviewed and discussed the
application. A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the application as
presented. Cherie Sanders seconded the motion. The motion passed.
901 Veterans
Parkway Application was presented by Robert Teasley for Columbus Motor
Company/Subaru of Columbus. The request was to install a pole mounted sign.
The sign would replace an existing pole sign. The Board reviewed and discussed
the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the number of signs
currently on the property as well as the overall height of the proposed sign.
A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the sign as presented, to be
installed on an existing footing of the sign being removed with the overall
height not to exceed 22 feet. David Serrato seconded the motion. The motion
passed.
901 Veterans
Parkway Application was submitted by Luis Diaz for Columbus Motor
Company. The request was to install chain link security fencing on an
adjoining lot facing 3rd Avenue. The Board reviewed and discussed the
application. It was noted that the fencing being proposed had already been
installed without the Board?s review/approval. The Board?s discussion focused
on the appropriateness of the proposed fencing material. A motion was made by
Garry Pound to table the application until a committee could work with the
applicant to see what options were available to address the Board?s concerns.
Sonya Eddings seconded the motion. The motion passed. The Board asked Cherie
Sanders and David Serrato to serve as the committee.
Old/New Business
The Board reviewed and discussed the status of the applications approved at the
August 2006 Meeting for compliance with the Board?s ruling. The cases reviewed
were in compliance with the exception of 844 Broadway, CSU. The landscaping
component of the approved application has not been installed. Mark Renner will
call Mike Medlock, CSU about the landscaping.
The Board discussed the process of notifying the property/business owners of
the amendment to Chapter 6 of the Design Guidelines. The amendment will be
posted to the Board?s website and Mark Renner will contact Burnie Quick,
Columbus BID to see if notices can be delivered by their ambassadors.
The election of Board Officers for 2007 was tabled until the January 2007
Meeting. Mark Renner will continue as Interim Chair.
The Board was notified of a Called Board meeting scheduled for Thursday January
11, 4:00p.m. at the Government Center Annex. The application being reviewed is
for the proposed YMCA building.
Adjourn:
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectively submitted by:
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Mark Renner, Interim Chair
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Mark S. McCollum, Secretary
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