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Architectural Review Board approves aquamarine awnings for Boho 72 storefront
Summary
The Dublin Architectural Review Board approved a minor project review allowing aquamarine fabric awnings for the Boho 72 storefront at 55 South High Street after debate over a previously proposed cream-and-charcoal striped design.
The Dublin Architectural Review Board on an unnamed evening approved a minor project review allowing aquamarine Sunbrella fabric awnings for the Boho 72 boutique at 55 South High Street in the Historic South district.
Board members debated the owner’s preferred cream-and-charcoal striped awning, but staff brought an alternative solid aquamarine option after the applicant and staff met following the July hearing. The board voted to approve the aquamarine awnings by a 4–1 tally.
Staff planner Sarah Noble told the board the property is a 0.5-acre site zoned Historic South and that the building is a nonhistoric, multistory background structure surrounded by landmark buildings. Noble said the applicant’s original striped proposal had been tabled at the July hearing and that staff had worked with the applicant on a revised palette intended to be sensitive to surrounding buildings and consistent with the previously approved site sign.
An applicant representative said owner Jamie sought higher visibility from passing pedestrians and drivers and described local customer support: a social-media poll run by the owner drew 309 responses over two days, with 233 (75%) favoring the cream-and-charcoal stripe, 38 (12%) favoring olive green and 20 (6.5%) preferring the aquamarine staff proposed.
Board members disagreed about which approach best matched the historic district. One member said stripes were not historically consistent with the district and preferred a solid color; another said the stripes risked creating a “circusy” effect if repeated by other tenants. The board’s chair, Miss Pat McDaniel, voted no.
Motion and vote: The board made a motion to approve the minor project review as presented with the aquamarine awning color; the motion passed by a recorded tally of four yes and one no. The record shows Miss Dammeser, Dr. Stetchelty and Miss Cooper voting yes and Miss Pat McDaniel voting no; one board member voted yes but was not captured by name in the transcript.
Because the ARB was one member short that evening, Noble reminded the board that three votes were required for approval.
The decision allows the applicant to install the specified fabric awnings at the two storefront openings described in the application; staff will coordinate final material samples and installation details as required for permits.
The board then moved on to other cases on the agenda.
