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UPTOWN FACADE BOARD

Board Meeting Minutes

April 16, 2007



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

Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, April 16, 2007.



Members Present: Sonya Eddings Mark Renner

John Lester Cherie

Sanders

Garry Pound David Serrato

Brenda Price Elizabeth

Barker, Ex Officio





Members Absent: Kevin Welch





CALL TO ORDER:



Meeting was called to order by Mark Renner, Chair. A quorum was present. The

Minutes of the March 19, 2007 Meeting were approved as presented.



Case Reviews:



1035 Broadway Application was presented by Myong Norber for Women?s Tree Plus.

The request was to replace the existing primary signage. The Board reviewed

and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the color of

the lettering for the proposed sign and the grammar of the wording for the

sign. A motion was made by Brenda Price to approve the sign with the lettering

to be a darker red and with the correction of the grammar of the sign. John

Lester seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1100 Broadway No one was in attendance to present this application. A motion

was made by Garry Pound to deny the application based on a lack of attendance.

David Serrato seconded the motion. The motion passed.



1123 Broadway Application was presented by Robert Jones for Subway Sandwiches.

The request was for the installation of primary signage, a neon ?open? sign,

lighting fixtures and a menu board. The Board reviewed and discussed the

application. A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the application as

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



115 12th Street Application was presented by Ernie Smallman for Greenstone

Falls. The request was for the demolition of the existing storefront. The

details for the replacement will be submitted for review/approval at a later

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

Brenda Price to approve the application as presented. Cherie Sanders seconded

the motion. The motion passed.



1522 Veterans Parkway Application was presented by Julie Smith for D. L.

Jordan. The request was for the construction of a new building on the vacant

lot. The Board reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion

focused on the overall appearance of the new structure and the need for more

architectural details for the appearance of the building. A motion was made by

Brenda Price to approve the application with the addition of brick, 8 feet in

height, on the east and west facades of the building and for half of the length

of the building (approximately 40 feet) and brick on the south fa?ade, 8 feet

in height, across the entire south fa?ade. John Lester seconded the motion.

The motion passed by a vote of 5 For, 1 Against.



1036 Broadway Application was presented by Buddy Nelms, the owner. The request

was for the replacement/addition of awnings. The applicant amended the request

for the addition of signage on the awnings and the addition of a metal gate

across an entrance to the building. The Board reviewed and discussed the

application. The Board?s discussion focused on the color being proposed for

the awnings. The color being proposed was blue which is not an earth tone

color. A motion was made by John Lester to approve the installation of

awnings, to be black in color, with signage. Sonya Eddings seconded the

motion. The motion passed by a vote of 5 For 1 Against. The Board felt it did

not have adequate information to review/approve the request for the metal gate.

The applicant was asked to resubmit the request with more details for the

Board?s review.



1032 Broadway Application was presented by Buddy Nelms, the owner. The request

was for the addition of a balcony with a metal roof and the replacement of an

existing window with a door and transom. The Board reviewed and discussed the

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

all metal surfaces to be painted a dark color. David Serrato seconded the

motion. The motion passed.



1018 ?1024 1st/2nd Avenues Application was presented by Neil Clark for the

Springer Opera House. The request was for the demolition of existing

structures on 1st and 2nd Avenues, construction of a new building in their

place and the approval of various types of signage. The Board reviewed and

discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused on the types of

signage being proposed. One type of signage, pole banners, could not be

reviewed/approved due to the fact that this type of signage is not allowed per

the City?s sign ordinance. A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the

demolition of the identified structures, design/construction of the proposed

new structure and approval of signage types ?A? and ?B? as identified in the

application. Brenda Price seconded the motion. The motion passed.









CRD District/Broadway Application was presented by Richard Bishop for Uptown

Columbus, Inc. The request was for approval of outdoor seating, tables and

umbrellas as part of the proposed new caf? ordinance. The approval would allow

those businesses having outdoor seating areas to be approved without coming to

the Fa?ade Board provided their seating meets with the defined specifications.

Seating not conforming to the defined specifications will need to be

reviewed/approved by the Fa?ade Board. The Board reviewed and discussed the

application. A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the application as

presented. John Lester seconded the motion. The motion passed.





Old/New Business



An update was given by David Serrato on the status of the application for 901

Veterans Parkway, Columbus Motor Company. The applicant had installed chain

link fencing on an adjacent lot without the Board?s review/approval. The Board

agreed with the recommendation of the committee to allow the chain link fencing

to remain for 90 days while plans for the overall site were being developed.

The barbed wire part of the fence will need to be removed now in order to

remain in compliance. A letter will sent to the applicant informing them of

the Board?s decision.







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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