BOARD OF HISTORIC & ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
CLERK OF COUNCIL?S DATA SHEET
(REVISED AUGUST 6, 1997)
(SUPERECEDES APRIL 12, 1990 REVISION)
CREATED BY: Ordinance No. 70-108 (4-27-70), as amended by Ordinance No. 71-250
(9-21-71), as amended by Ordinance No. 77-25 (3-29-77), as amended by Ordinance
No. 84-6 (1-31-84), as amended by Ordinance no. 90-26 (4-10-90), as codified in
Sec. 22-39 (a) through (k) of the Col. Code, and amended by Ord. No. 96-1,
adopted January 9, 1996.
CHARTER REFERENCE: No reference to this specific board, but see Sec. 4-103,
General Provisions concerning boards, commissions, and authorities.
COLUMBUS CODE REFERENCES: Section 22-39 (a) through (k). See also Sec. 2-1,
2-3.01, 2-3.02, and 2-3.1 for general provisions relating to all boards
commissions, authorities, and committees.
COMPOSITION: Eleven appointed and voting members.
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS: One member shall be a registered architect
recommended by the West Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects. One member shall be a member of the Columbus Homebuilders
Association as recommended by the association. One member shall be a member of
the Historic District Preservation Society as recommended by the society. One
member shall be the member of the Columbus Board of Realtors as recommended by
the board. One member shall be a member of Uptown Columbus, Inc. as recommended
by the organization. One member shall be a member of the Uptown Business
Association as recommended by the association. Four members shall be at-large
members as recommended by the Columbus Council. Representatives of the
Department of Community Development?s Planning Division, Inspections and Code
Enforcement Division, and the Housing Authority of Columbus shall serve on the
board as nonvoting members. See also Section 2-3.02 (a) for general
qualifications for all boards.
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY: Columbus Council. See above; Qualifications of Members,
for list of seven organizations who nominate one of their members to serve.
These seven organization members are confirmed by the Columbus Council.
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TERMS OF OFFICE: Three years
COMPENSATION: Members serve without compensation.
SUCCESSION OF MEMBERS: Appointees appointed hereunder who have served two (2)
consecutive full terms shall not be eligible to succeed themselves until the
lapse of twelve (12) months from the end of said term; provided, however, that
such limitation shall not apply to permanent, full-time employees of the
consolidated government who are serving in appointed positions nor to the
Muscogee County Board of Elections. The rules of succession contained in this
section shall be controlling notwithstanding any other rules of succession
heretofore enacted for particular boards and agencies, and appointees serving
initial staggered nevertheless be eligible to succeed themselves for two (2)
successive full terms in addition to serving the shorter staggered term. (Col.
Code Sec. 2-1 and 22-39 (d)
POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Within its legal and persuasive powers,
this board shall encourage preservation, maintenance, and improvements of
buildings of historic and/or architectural significance within the Historic
Districts.
OTHER REFERENCES: See Clerk of Council?s list of Miscellaneous General
Provisions applying to all boards.
Board: HISTORIC & ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
Organization: Historic & Architectural Review Board No. of Members 12
Address: P.O. Box 1340
Columbus GA 31902 Phone:
Fax: 706-653-4116
706-653-4803
Contact: Lynda Temples Title: Secretary
General Counsel: N/A
Meeting Date: Once a month, every 2nd Monday @ 4:00 p.m./Government Center
Charge/Mission: Within its legal and persuasive powers, this board shall
encourage preservation, maintenance and improvements of buildings of historic
and/or architectural significance within the Historic Districts. It has eleven
(11) appointed and voting members, four (4) of which are appointed exclusively
by the Columbus Council. The other seven (7) voting members are also appointed
by the Columbus Council, but they must be members of and recommended by certain
organizations as stated in the ordinance that established the board. There are
three (3) other nonvoting members, one of which is a representative of the
Columbus Housing Authority, one of which represents the Columbus Planning
Division and the other represents the Columbus Inspection and Code Enforcement
Division. (Columbus Code, Sec. 22-39 (A) through (K).
Board Member: David Mitchell SD-15
(Oath 10-13-11)
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907
(At-Large) Appointed By: Council
6-21-11/1-31-14
(suc) John M. House
Term Begins: 02/01/2011 Term Ends: 01/31/2014
Board Member: Saundra Green SD-29 Board of Realtors (Oath)
9 Stonewood Court Columbus, GA 31904 Appointed By: Council
7-14-09/1-31-11
(fill) late Barbara Pound
2-1-2011/1-31-2014
Term Begins: 02/01/2011 Term Ends: 01/31/2014
Board Member: Alex Griggs SD-15
(Oath 4-26-11)
Uptown Business Assoc.
3416 Clubview Drive
Columbus, GA 31906 Appointed By: Council
03-22-2011/01-31-2014
(suc) Reynolds Bickerstaff
Term Begins: 02/01/2011 Term Ends: 01/31/2014
Board Member: Stacy Fahrenbruch SD-15 (At-Large) (Oath 2-13-08)
2223 18th Avenue Columbus, GA 31901
706-507-3992 (h) Appointed By: Council
2-11-2008/1-31-2011
(suc) Dora Jackson
2-1-2011/1-31-2014
Term Begins: 02/01/2011 Term Ends: 01/31/2014
Board Member: Matthew McDaniel SD-15 (Oath 5-22-12)
Historic District Resident 1221 Owsley Avenue Columbus, GA 31906 Appointed By: Council
4-24-12/1-31-2015
(suc) Virginia Peebles
Term Begins: 02/01/2012 Term Ends: 01/31/2015
Board Member: John Sheftall SD-15
(Oath 8-15-07)
Historic District Resident
2039 13th Street Columbus, GA 31906 Appointed By: Council
08-01-07/01-31-09
(fill) Jeff Bickerstaff, Jr.
2-01-09/1-31-2012
2-01-12/1-31-2015
Term Begins: 02/01/2012 Term Ends: 01/31/2015
Board Member: Judith Nail SD-15
(Oath 5-22-12) Liberty Cultural Center, Inc.
3279 Flint Drive
Columbus, GA 31907 Appointed By: Council
4-10-12/1-31-2015
(suc) Charles Donald Beall
Term Begins: 02/01/2012 Term Ends: 01/31/2015
Board Member: Will Burgin SD-15 Historic Columbus Foundation
1313 Rhodes Street
Columbus, GA 31901
706-653-9126 (w)
706-593-8884 (c) Appointed By: Council
11-6-06/02-01-07
(fill) Sidney Blackmon
02-01-07/1-31-2010
02-01-10/1-31-2013
Term Begins: 02/01/2010 Term Ends: 01/31/2013
Board Member: Robert Kidd SD-29
(Oath 5-13-10)
941 Lismore Drive
Columbus, GA 31904
West Georgia America Institute of Architects Appointed By: Council
4-27-10/1-31-2013
(suc) Sia Etemadi
Term Begins: 02/01/2010 Term Ends: 01/31/2013
Board Member: Jeff Reed SD-15
(Oath 11-6-08)
Historic Dist. Preservation Society
620 Broadway
Columbus, GA 31901
706-545-2958 (w) Appointed By: Council
10-23-08/1-31-2010
(fill) Robert Safran
02-01-10/1-31-2013
Term Begins: 02/01/2010 Term Ends: 01/31/2013
Board Member: Bradley S. Jones SD-15
(Oath 3-26-10)
Columbus Homebuilders Assoc.
2520 Nancy Street
Columbus, GA 31906 Appointed By: Council
03-09-2010/1-31-2013
(suc) Murray Calhoun
Term Begins: 02/01/2010 Term Ends: 01/31/2013
Board Member: Elizabeth Barker (ex-officio)
Historic Columbus Foundation
P.O. Box 5312
Columbus, GA 31906
706-322-0756 (w) Appointed By:
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Board Member: NON - VOTING MEMBERS
Lynda Temples - Transportation Planner 706-225-3938 (w)
Will Johnson - Chief of Planning 706-225-3930 (w)
Allison Slocum - Historic Preservation Planner 706-256-2927 (w) Appointed By:
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