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HPC11-05, Pastis Restaurant & Bar, 928 Canton St.
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Item Summary:
Applicant is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness for the addition of an awning on the Canton Street facade of the building.
Staff Report:
Background
The structure located at 928 Canton Street was constructed in 1945 according to the Fulton County Tax Digest and is classified as Historic on the Historic Properties Map.
Pastis occupies a one-story brick building which originally housed the Roswell Motor Company. An earlier proposal for the restaurant, approved in 2010, reflected a return of some of the historic automotive-related architectural elements of the building. An application for the addition of a metal awning along a portion of the south façade of the building and replacement of door/window systems on the Canton Street façade with garage doors was approved by the Historic Preservation Commission on May 12, 2010, with the following conditions:
1. The details of the roofline, roof materials, apertures, doorways on Canton Street details and fence color or color range be submitted to an Architectural Review Subcommittee for approval.
2. Modification to the garage door proposal be met.
A revised set of elevations were approved by the Architectural Review Subcommittee on May 21, 2010.
Request
The applicants request is for the addition of an awning along the Canton Street façade of the building. The proposed awning will cover a sidewalk café area to be approved by the Mayor and City Council. The Mayor and City Council must also grant approval for the awning posts to be located within the right-of-way.
The application was heard at the meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission on March 9, 2011, and was deferred at the applicants request. The applicant was directed to meet with the Architectural Subcommittee to work through the details of the design. This meeting was held on March 18, 2011.
The applicant has submitted revised drawings showing the redesign of the ...
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