The meeting was convened at 7:30. Tom Whiston, Rob Hickson,
Ken Cook, Gertie Barnhart, Emily Shaffer, and Darrell Levings
were present.
The review of the sign application for Cindy's Cakery was discussed.
The material presented was complete and concise. Ken moved to
approve the sign and Emily seconded the motion. All were in favor.
Rob moved to go into executive session and Ken seconded the motion.
All were in favor. Rob moved to leave executive session and reconvene
and Darrell seconded. All were in favor. The committee discussed
pending litigation in executive session. Emily brought up the
concern about a broken window on the north side of her building.
Tom will contact Bob Murphy.
Gertie moved and Darrell seconded a motion to adjourn. All were
in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Whiston
Shawn McClelland, Ken Cook, Rob Hickson, Emily Shaffer, Dan
Rogers, and Tom Whiston were present. Kevin Carney submitted written
comments.
Richard Byus and Dave Ault were present for Dollar General.
Emily moved and Ken seconded to approve the minutes.
The board was in agreement that internally illuminated signs were
to be shut off after 9pm.
Ken moved to approve the sign presented by Dollar General and
that it be shut off after business hours not to exceed 9pm. The
motion carried with all in favor.
The board reviewed the application by Studio One.
Rob moved to approve as long as the lettering is white and the
door lettering conforms. Shawn seconded. All were in favor.
Ken moved and Shawn seconded a motion to deny a change from business
to residential for the first floor of 42 South Main St. All were
in favor.
Shawn moved and Emily seconded a motion to approve the 32 sq.
ft. sign at Hometown Auto with it being lit no later than 9pm.
All were in favor
Shawn moved and Tom seconded a motion to adjourn at 8:30am.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom Whiston
Tom Whiston, Rob Hickson, Ken Cook, Shawn McClelland, and Emily
Shaffer were present. The meeting was called to order at 7:35.
Bob Store was present from Da-Nite Sign Company. The board reviewed
the application for Home Town Auto Care.
The board discussed the 5x12 size and agreed that it was too large
and exceeded the permitted size.
Ken moved and Rob seconded a motion to deny the application and
move it so it would not have to be so high. The board would also
like to have the sign not illuminated when closed. The motion
was approved by all present.
With no further business Ken moved to adjourn at 8am.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Whiston
The meeting was called to order at 7:35. The following members
were present. Dan Rogers, Tom Whiston, Ken Cook, Gertie, Rob Hickson,
and Emily Shaffer.
Guests present were Leslie White.
The first item of business was the application by Leslie White.
The board reviewed the application and found it to be complete.
She brought a sample of the sign. Rob moved to approve and Ken
seconded the motion. All were in favor. She thanked the board
and invited them to the Grand Opening on August 13th.
The next item on the docket was the Trudo's TaeKwonDo sign. Ken
made a motion to approve with the lettering used due to the nature
of the business and after an engineer or architect approves and
is properly mounted on post. Emily seconded the motion and all
were in favor.
The next item was the sign for Barlee's All Occasions party room.
Ken moved and Rob seconded a motion to approve the sign. The committee
suggested that the All Occasion be removed to prevent confusion
with other businesses.
Rob moved and Emily seconded a motion to go into executive session
to discuss pending litigation. All were in favor. Ken moved and
Emily seconded a motion to reconvene. The issue of pending litigation
was discussed. The mayor mentioned that a new Studio was being
started up and there is only one vacant storefront in the downtown
now.
Rob moved and Ken seconded a motion to adjourn at 8:30.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Whiston
The meeting was started at 7:30 with the following members
present.
Tom Whiston, Rob Hickson, Ken Cook, Emily Shaffer, and Jenetta
Barnhart.
The following guests were present. Jason Clark and Bart Sliger
Rob moved and Emily seconded a motion to accept Bob Brooke's letter
of resignation with regret. All were in favor. The mayor will
contact him.
Jenetta Barnhart (Gertie) was welcomed as the newest board member.
The mayor will appoint someone to replace Bob.
The committee discussed the request by Mr. Clark. The committee
was in favor of having a mural but wanted to see something in
line with the history of the downtown. Rob Hickson suggested that
Mr. Clark visit Bucyrus. Kevin Carney sent in written comments.
Mr. Clark was also asked about the ability to paint on the rough
metal surface. He was going to look into that. He stated that
he only wanted to paint what flowed to him.
The committee was willing to have him modify his proposal but
he was unwilling to do so and left.
The committee then discussed a proposal by Bart Sliger. Mr. Sliger
indicated that he had not had an engineer or architect design
the canopy. The committee indicated the concern that had been
raised about the safety. Mr. Sliger repeatedly tried to bring
up other issues. The board said the purpose was to discuss his
canopy. The mayor stated that the application did not provide
any information that the board could make a decision on. The mayor
and committee agreed that until he provided the necessary information
that the canopy is to be removed. Mr. Sliger left by saying "See
you in court"
The committee briefly looked at a request from Trudo's. The committee
felt that they needed more time to look at the proposal and to
speak to someone regarding its placement.
Rob moved and Ken seconded a motion to adjourn. All were in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom Whiston
Chairman Rob Hickson called the meeting to order. Rob Hickson,
Don Bowen, Tom Whiston, Ken Cook, Emily Shaffer and Darrell Levings
were present. The first order of business was the application
for The Garage Sale at 32 S. Main St. The committee discussed
the color scheme. They felt that white could be used if green
was not used. Don moved and Ken seconded a motion to approve the
application. All were in favor. The committee then discussed the
downtown area and the need for enforcement powers. Rob wanted
to have Dan be the contact person for the businesses for compliance.
The mayor will check with the Chinese restaurant about signage.
The committee will be meeting to finalize the new zoning and then
update the downtown review code.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Whiston