HDC Minutes 10-10-2024City of Van Buren, Arkansas
Historic District Commission
1003 Broadway • VanBuren, Arkansas 72956
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION MINUTES
October 10, 2024
1. Call to Order/Roll Call.'Phe Van Btuen I Iistoric District Comm scion held its monthly tneeting on Thursday, October
M 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Municipal Complex. Commission members present: Vice-Chairmmi
Derald Porter, Lindsay Dodson, Cathy Gifford, Paul Gibson, and Commission Secretary. Jennifer Willoughby. Commissioners
Vickie Davis and Daniel Perry were absent.
2.
Approval of Minutes from
September 12, 2024. A
motion to approve was
made by Commissioner Cathy Gifford
and
seconded by Commissioner Paul
Gibson. The motion was
approved unanimously.
3. COA #12-2024-411 Main —Mother's Truckers Hats, Rebecca Layhe/David Moore; Requesting Sign Design
Approval. The sign design will use colors chosen from the Historic Colors of America chart; the colors are Plat Black and
Jewett White. The sign will be on the front window only and will be a vinyl decal of the store logo. A motion was made by
Commissioner Lindsay Dodson and seconded by Commissioner Cathy Gifford that nothing in the proposed design significantly
affects the adjacent downtown buildings. A motion to approve signage (pg. 82) was made by Commissioner Cathy Gifford and
seconded by Commissioner Paul Gibson. Both motions were approved unanimously.
4. COA #13-2024-719 Main —The Hive Gxab N Go Cafe, Andrea Pena/Promise Thompson; Requesting Sign
Design Approval. The sign design is for vinyl window signage and a 6ft x 2ft wood sign to be hung on the front fagade above
the awning. The sign design will be the store logo and will use colors chosen from the Historic Colors of America chart; the
colors are Jewett White and Jonquil Yellow. The fonts used will be Best Light and Monterchi Serif. A motion was made by
Commissioner Lindsay Dodson and seconded by Commissioner Cathy Gifford that nothing in the proposed design significantly
affects the adjacent downtown buildings. A motion to approve signage (pg. 82) was made by Commissioner Lindsay Dodson
and seconded by Commissioner Cathy Gifford. Both motions were approved unanimously.
5. Old/New Business.
6. Adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Paul Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Cathy
Gifford. The motion was approved unanimously.
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