Commission continues Park Street pergola application pending attachment and elevation details
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Summary
The commission asked the applicant to provide detailed attachment drawings and street-level elevations for an aluminum pergola proposed for 517 Park Street; commissioners expressed conceptual support but emphasized the need to show how columns and the pergola will attach to the existing balcony and railing.
Columbus Historic Preservation staff and commissioners continued a COA application for an aluminum pergola and six columns proposed at 517 Park Street, citing missing attachment details and insufficient context renderings showing how the pergola will read from the street.
Staff asked the design team to submit an elevation drawing that shows the balcony roof extension in context with the entire facade, and to provide structural details demonstrating how columns will fasten to the existing railing and structural beam. The applicant’s representative said additional elevation renderings and videos had been prepared but apparently were not available to the commission at the hearing.
Commissioners were conceptually supportive but said current packet images were primarily interior-perspective and did not show the pergola as it will be perceived by pedestrians or drivers. One commissioner directed the applicant to show an architectural elevation with the pergola added to the originally approved hotel elevation so that field inspectors and reviewers can clearly determine attachment locations and detailing.
Given the missing materials and the need for attachment sections, the commission voted to continue the application to a later meeting.