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New Albany ARB approves parsonage addition, development revisions and endorses village sign recommendations
Summary
On Jan. 12 the Architectural Review Board granted a certificate of appropriateness for a parsonage addition, approved minor revisions to a multi‑building development with material conditions, and endorsed six village signage recommendations to guide future sign‑code updates.
The New Albany Architectural Review Board on Jan. 12 approved three separate items: a certificate allowing an addition to the Church of the Resurrection parsonage, a revised certificate of appropriateness covering minor design changes to a previously permitted multi‑building development, and a staff‑led package of signage recommendations for the village center.
Parsonage addition: The board approved ARB 99‑20‑25, which allows an addition on the parsonage at 5575 Morgan Road, subject to conditions including a brick chimney and required lot‑combination approval. Architect Scott Harper said the addition is designed to match the existing rectory and provide additional living and gathering space for clergy. The motion to grant the certificate passed 6–0.
Development revisions: For ARB 1022025, staff summarized multiple minor modifications to previously approved plans — stair reconfigurations, window removals and reconfigurations, a thin‑brick substitution in limited locations, and landscaping adjustments. The applicant team (Kareem Amer and the design team) said the changes respond to grading, egress, interior programming and contractor input. The board approved the revisions with three conditions: staff approval of the window material substitution; herringbone brick infill for certain blank windows on Building A (with an exception where a large blank on the south elevation is encouraged but not required to use herringbone); and a condition that no face‑brick to thin‑brick transition occur within the same vertical plane on specified elevations, subject to staff approval. The motion passed unanimously.
Signage recommendations: Staff and consultants presented six sign‑code and program recommendations intended to strengthen the Village Center’s visual identity: a pilot signage program, a Village Center lookbook, proactive sign enforcement, a placemaking framework (funding included in the 2026 city budget), an A‑frame/sandwich board program, and a permanent hanging‑sign program. Board members discussed tiers of signage and cost considerations; the board unanimously endorsed the recommendations.
Votes at a glance: approval of the parsonage certificate (6–0); approval of the revised certificate for the development (unanimous, subject to conditions); endorsement of sign recommendations (unanimous).
What happens next: The parsonage and revised development permits will proceed per staff and code processes, with the conditions recorded in the ARB decision. Signage recommendations will be incorporated into upcoming sign‑code updates and may require City Council action for implementation and funding decisions.
—This article reports motions and conditions recorded during the Jan. 12 ARB meeting; details are drawn from staff presentations and applicants' statements recorded in the meeting transcript.
