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Architectural Review Board approves aquamarine awnings at Boho 72 after debate over historic pattern
Summary
The Dublin Architectural Review Board approved a minor project review allowing solid aquamarine awnings for the Boho 72 storefront at 55 South High Street after staff recommended the color and the board rejected a striped charcoal-and-cream option advocated by the applicant’s representative.
The City of Dublin Architectural Review Board on July 23 approved a minor project review permitting solid aquamarine awnings for the Boho 72 tenant storefront at 55 South High Street.
Staff planner Jamie Noble told the board the revised proposal followed a prior July hearing where the board approved a height waiver but tabled a color decision for further work with staff. Noble said staff and the applicant had considered four color variations and recommended a light ‘Sunbrella aquamarine’ as the best balance between visibility and compatibility with surrounding landmark buildings.
An applicant representative urged the board to allow the originally proposed charcoal-and-cream striped awning, saying a brief online poll of 309 respondents produced a 75% preference for the striped scheme. “Her wish would be for you to discuss and and see if there's any agreeable consensus for the cream and charcoal stripe,” the representative said.
Board members split on the question of precedent and visual consistency. One member argued stripes were allowed under the code and reflected the owner’s preference, while others worried a striped pattern across multiple tenants would create an ‘ostentatious’ or ‘circusy’ effect in the historic district.
After discussion, a motion to approve the aquamarine fabric passed 3–1; the minutes record the vote with Miss Damasier, Dr. Stechelty and Miss Cooper voting yes and Miss Pat McDaniel voting no. The board noted staff may include conditions—such as limiting tenure of the awnings or tying them to the tenant panel—to avoid unintended precedent if other tenants request different treatments.
The board moved on to its next agenda items following the vote.
