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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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