UPTOWN FACADE BOARD
Board Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2006
A meeting of the Uptown Facade Board was held in the Council Chambers on the
Plaza Level of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, October 16, 2006.
Members Present: Neil Clark Brenda Price
Sonya Eddings Mark
Renner
John Lester
Cheri Sanders
Garry Pound David Serrato
Members Absent: Kevin Welch Elizabeth Barker, Ex Officio
CALL TO ORDER:
Meeting was called to order by Neil Clark, Chair. A quorum was present. The
Minutes of the September 18, 2006 Meeting were approved as presented.
Case Reviews:
1044 Broadway Application was presented by Willie Homes for Uptown Business
Services. The request was for the replacement of the existing awning with an
awning that has the business name/logo. The applicant also requested
additional signage for the storefront windows. No specific details for the
additional signage were provided. The Board reviewed and discussed the
application. A motion was made by Garry Pound to approve the request for a new
awning with the business name/logo only. John Lester seconded the motion. The
motion passed. The applicant was directed to submit an application for the
additional signage with more specific details for review/approval.
1009 Broadway Application was presented by Heather Pinks for Market on
Broad/Aramark CSU. The request was for the addition of an awning with the
business name. The applicant amended the request to include a menu board. The
Board reviewed and discussed the application. The Board?s discussion focused
on the scale of the proposed lettering for the business name on the awning. A
motion was made by Mark Renner to approve the installation of the awning with
the size of the lettering on the awning being reduced by ? in scale of the
scale of lettering being presented and approval of the menu board with the name
of the business professionally printed on the top of the board. Brenda Price
seconded the motion. The motion passed. John Lester abstained from the
discussion and the vote due to a conflict of interest.
Old/New Business
The Board reviewed and discussed the status of the applications approved at the
May 2006 Meeting for compliance with the Board?s ruling. A letter was sent to
1100 Broadway, the Riverkeeper, on the need to complete the work they were
approved for in order to be in compliance.
The Board reviewed and discussed the concerns about the change in brick color
for a section of wall on the former Pillow Tex building. The concerns were
that the color of the brick was not what was originally approved and was not
appropriate. The Board discussed the concerns and concluded that the change in
brick color for the area affected was appropriate and not an issue. Several
Board Members did express concerns about the visibility of the building?s A/C
units. John Lester was asked to discuss the concerns with the contractor.
Board Member Neil Clark presented the Board with the final version of the
amendments to Chapter 6 of the Design Guidelines for Signage. A motion was
made by Brenda Price to approve the amendments. John Lester seconded the
motion. The motion passed. The amendments will go into effect January 1,
2007. The Board will make every effort to notify the business owners/property
owners to make them aware of the change to the Guidelines. The new Guideline
for Signage will be attached to all applications and will be posted on the
Board?s web page on the City?s website.
A Called Meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, October 31, 2006. The purpose of
the meeting will be to review an application for 1339 1st Avenue, YMCA project.
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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