# Board of Architectural Review - August 20, 2025 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Board · August 20, 2025 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6522 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6522?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2025-08-20 - **Body**: Board - **Last revised**: February 14, 2026 - **Length**: 2,545 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Board of Architectural Review convened on August 20, 2025, to consider seven agenda items involving proposed exterior modifications and signage changes at properties within its jurisdiction. The board took 7 votes during the meeting and heard no public comments. Of the seven items on the agenda, six were approved and one was postponed. Approved projects included a side porch enclosure at 208 Dantzler Court, a new covered screen porch at 229 Barbary Lane, a patio and deck at 298 South Ashland Avenue, a front yard fence at 711 Central Avenue, signage replacement at 376 South Broadway, and replacement of a portion of a brick wall at 333 South Upper Street. The sole item not approved was a signage installation request for 608 West Main Street, which was postponed. ## Attendance The following reflects member attendance at the Board meeting held on 2025-08-20. **Present:** - Ethan Price - Jordan Goff - Charlton Clay **Absent:** - Tim Parton **Late:** - Betty Kerr ## Votes and Decisions The Board took action on seven items at the August 20, 2025 meeting, approving six certificates of appropriateness by voice vote and postponing one application. No roll call votes were recorded; individual vote counts are not available for any item. - **05220208-D — 208 Dantzler Court:** The certificate of appropriateness was approved by voice vote, subject to the standard two conditions as read into the record. [timestamp: 0:09:21] - **01180229-E — 229 Barbary Lane:** The certificate of appropriateness was approved by voice vote, subject to two standard conditions plus a requirement to submit final window and door specifications. [timestamp: 0:10:55] - **00710298-P — 298 South Ashland Avenue:** The certificate of appropriateness was approved by voice vote, subject to the standard two conditions as read into the record. [timestamp: 0:13:28] - **711 Central Avenue:** The certificate of appropriateness was approved by voice vote, subject to the standard two conditions as read into the record. [timestamp: 0:15:01] - **376 South Broadway:** The certificate of appropriateness was approved by voice vote, subject to the standard two conditions as read into the record. [timestamp: 0:17:35] - **333 South Upper Street:** The certificate of appropriateness was approved by voice vote, subject to two standard conditions plus a requirement to provide final details of the canopy. [timestamp: 0:20:38] - **608 West Main Street:** The application was postponed by voice vote. No conditions were attached. [timestamp: 0:21:40] ## 208 Dantzler Court: Enclose side porch [timestamp: 08:20] The Board took up Agenda Item 1, an application submitted by **Ethan Price** to enclose a side porch at **208 Dantzler Court**. Price presented the application, which sought approval for the porch enclosure project. Following discussion, the Board approved the application with standard conditions. *Note: The available record does not include detail on specific arguments made, concerns raised, or the precise conditions attached to the approval. Readers seeking the full discussion are encouraged to consult the meeting video beginning at timestamp 08:20 or review the official meeting minutes.* ## 229 Barbary Lane: Construct new covered screen porch [timestamp: 09:53] The Board considered an application submitted by Jordan Goff to construct a new covered screen porch at 229 Barbary Lane. This item was taken up as a discussion agenda item during the August 20, 2025 meeting. Jordan Goff presented the application to the Board. The specific details of the proposal, including dimensions, materials, and design specifications, were addressed during the discussion portion of the meeting. The Board ultimately **approved** the application, subject to conditions. The precise conditions attached to the approval are not detailed in the available meeting record. > *Note: The source data for this item is limited. A fuller summary — including the specifics of what was presented, any concerns raised by Board members, and the exact conditions of approval — would require additional transcript or meeting minutes detail.* ## 298 South Ashland Avenue: Construct patio and deck [timestamp: 11:58] The Board took up Agenda Item 3, an application submitted by **Tim Parton** to construct a patio and deck at **298 South Ashland Avenue**. Parton presented the application to the Board. The structured record does not detail specific dimensions, materials, or design elements raised during the discussion, nor does it identify particular concerns or objections from Board members or the public. The Board approved the application, subject to standard conditions. ## 711 Central Avenue: Construct front yard fence [timestamp: 14:30] The Board took up Agenda Item 4, an application to construct a front yard fence at 711 Central Avenue. The item was listed as a discussion matter before the Board. The application was reviewed and approved with standard conditions attached. No key speakers were identified in the record for this item, and no specific concerns, debates, or presentations were noted in the available materials. The Board approved the application. ## 376 South Broadway: Replace signage [timestamp: 16:33] The Board took up Agenda Item 5, an application to replace signage at 376 South Broadway. The application was discussed and subsequently approved with standard conditions. The available record does not detail the specific speakers, the content of any presentation, or particular concerns raised during the discussion of this item. **Outcome:** Approved with standard conditions. ## 333 South Upper Street: Replace a portion of the brick wall [timestamp: 19:07] The Board took up Agenda Item 6, an application submitted by Charlton Clay regarding the replacement of a portion of the brick wall at 333 South Upper Street. - **Applicant:** Charlton Clay presented the application to the Board. - **Outcome:** The Board approved the application with conditions. *Note: The available structured data for this item does not include a detailed breakdown of the specific arguments made, concerns raised, or the precise conditions attached to the approval. Readers seeking the full discussion are encouraged to view the meeting video beginning at timestamp 19:07.* ## 608 West Main Street: Install signage [timestamp: 21:09] The Board took up Agenda Item 7, an application to install signage at 608 West Main Street. No discussion, presentation, or debate is recorded for this item. The matter was postponed and will be taken up at the Board's next meeting on **September 17, 2025**. --- ## Decisions - **05220208-D** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 208 Dantzler Court - **01180229-E** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 229 Barbary Lane - **00710298-P** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 298 South Ashland Avenue - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 711 Central Avenue - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 376 South Broadway - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of certificate of appropriateness for 333 South Upper Street - **Motion** — postponed (0-0): Postponement of application for 608 West Main Street --- ## Full transcript ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Good afternoon. I'd like to welcome you to the August 20, 2025 meeting of the BOAR. We appreciate those of you who are in attendance. We apologize for being a little late getting started, but technical issues can always make the best of us a little late. The board was established by zoning ordinance in 1958. Our first historic district was Grants Park, and we now have a total of 15 historic districts. The board, which is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the Urban County Council, is a part of the Division of Historic Preservation. The Historic Preservation Office maintains a full-time staff to assist you with your projects. The board encourages and recommends that applicants use them as a resource. The Preservation Office is located at 101 East Vine Street, room 220. It is our procedure to consider applications in the order in which they're presented. In each case, we'll have a presentation by the staff and we'll hear any additional comments from the applicant. The board will then ask questions or make comments regarding the application and then hear comments from other interested parties. The chair will then ask the board members to enter motion. If you wish to address the board, please come to the microphone and state your name and address for the public record. We also ask that you write your name on the signing sheet by the door so the information can be recorded correctly. I would like to note the following staff approvals before we begin our review of the applications. There are certain items that the staff can approve, thereby eliminating the necessity for all applicants to appear before the board. There are a total of 20 approved recommendations. They are as follows. The St. Paul AME Church at 251 North Upper Street repair, build, exterior, build, basement stair walls and retaining walls. In the Ashland Park Historic District at 138 South Hanover Avenue replace the roof. In the Ellsworth Historic District at 286 Clay Avenue renovate windows. At 601 East High Street remove two dead trees. At 179 Old Park Avenue install a storage shed and at 347 Transylvania Park renovate structure. In the Belcourt Historic District at 155 West Belcourt renovate structure and at 530 Sayre Avenue renovate structure. In the Fayette Historic District at 417, 434, 435 and 440 install gas meters. In the Helm Place Historic District and that is a historic home at 2650 Bowman's Bill Mill Road renovate the structure. In Pensacola Park Historic District at 106 Suburban Court renovate deck and fence. At 203 Lackawanna Road remove the dead tree. At 210 Lackawanna Road replace roof. In the Seven Parks Historic District at 510 Arcadia Park install storm windows. In the South Ashland Central Avenue Historic District at 550 Central Avenue replace the steps. In the South Hill Historic District at 287 South Limestone construct a six foot fence. In the Western Suburbs Historic District at 623 West Short Street renovate the side porch. And finally at 574 West Main Street install the storm windows. We will now turn our attention to the applications pending before us at this time. The first one being at 208 Dantzler Court enclosed side porch. Is the applicant here? Yes. Come on up. If you would state your name for the record please. Ethan Price. Alright Mr. Price. The staff has recommended approval of your application subject to and I think you've been at our prior meetings our standard two conditions but let me read them to you anyway. The first condition is once reviewed by the other city divisions resubmitting and changes to staff or board for review and approval prior to start at work. Do you agree with that? Yes. And secondly if any changes are made that alter the information submitted resubmit those changes to the staff for review and approval prior to start at work or in agreement. Yes. Alright any questions or comments from the board members? Any questions or comments from the audience? Hearing none the chair is ready for a motion. Chair in regards to case number 05220208-D at 208 Dantzler Court I move that we approve the certificate of appropriateness with the standard two conditions as read into the record. Thank you. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none the chair will call the question. All those in favor of the motion say aye. Aye. Opposed nay. Motion passes and the certificate of appropriateness as conditioned is approved. Thank you sir. Good luck with your project. Thank you very much. Okay turning now to 229 Barbary Lane in the Seven Parks Historic District scope of work is demolition deck construct addition and do a coverage stream porch and deck. Is the applicant here? Come on up. State your name for the record please. Jordan Goff. Alright. The staff has recommended I believe yes approval of your application subject to one I'll call a halfway substantive concern and that is that you need to submit the final window and door specifications and details and have them come back to the staff for review and approval. Yes. Are you in agreement with that? Yes sir. And then the other two are the standard conditions which I just read in the record. Do you agree with those? Yes. Alright. Any questions or comments about this application? Any questions or comments from the audience? In that case the chair is ready for a motion. Chair with regard to case number 01 180229-E at 229 Barbary Lane I move that the certificate of appropriateness be granted with the two standard conditions plus the condition as previously read number one submit final window and door specifications. And resubmit them to the staff for review. And details to the staff for review and approval prior to the issuance of the COA. Okay. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none the chair calls the question. All those in favor of the motion say aye. Aye. Opposed nay. The motion passes and the COA as conditions approved. Thank you so much and good luck with your project. Thank you. All right. Turning now to 298 South Ashland Avenue in the South Ashland Central Avenue Historic District. The applicant scope of the scope of the work is construct patio and deck. Is the applicant here? Should be Tim Parton. The applicant is not here but has received a copy of his staff report and is agreeable with the findings. All right. I will note for the record these are it's been approved subject to the standard two conditions. I see no reason why we can't move forward unless there's an objection. If not we'll move forward. I'll read them into the record however. Right. And there's one change I would say in the recommendations instead of having the construction of the metal fencing gate it would be for the approval. I'm sorry. I cannot hear a word you're saying. I don't know why this isn't. Can you hear me now? The construction of a metal fencing gate it should say of the balcony and patio. Okay. I wondered about that. All right. Okay. So this is a balcony and patio. All right. Instead of scope of work being. Okay. Got you. With that change noted and with the standard two conditions and I'll read them just to make sure they are in fact in the record. If any changes are made that alter the information submitted to staff for review and approval prior to start effective work and secondly once reviewed by the other city divisions resubmit the changes to staff or board for review and approval prior to start of work. I'm ready for a motion then. Chair per case number 00710298-P at 298 South Ashland Avenue I move to approve the certificate of appropriateness with the standard two conditions as read into the record. All right. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none the chair will call the question. All those in favor of the motion say aye. Aye. Opposed, nay. The motion passes and the certificate of appropriateness with the standard two conditions as read into the record. All right. Moving on to 711 Central Avenue scope of work is construct the front yard fence. The applicant is the applicant here. Come on up. State your name for the record, please. The application has been approved subject to the standard two conditions. I know you have heard them but I will read them into the record. The first one is if any changes are made that alter the information submitted resubmit the changes to staff for review and approval of the application to the board. That is the first one. The second one is if any changes are made that alter the information submitted resubmit the changes to staff for review and approval of the application to the board. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, the chair will call the motion. All those in favor of the motion say aye. Opposed, nay. The motion as conditioned is approved and the COA is issued. Thank you very much. The motion is adopted. Thank you. We will move on to the next application. Joining to our next application at 376 South Broadway in the South Hill Historic District. The scope of work is to replace signage. The deadline is not set yet. The motion is adopted. Thank you. Good afternoon. State your name please. The application has been recommended for approval by the staff. They are subject to the standard two conditions. I will read them into the record. The first one is for approval prior to start of work. Secondly, if changes are made that alter the information submitted, resubmit the changes for approval prior to start of work. Any questions or comments from the board members? Any comments from the audience? Hearing none, the chair is ready for motion. I move that the certificate of appropriateness be granted with the standard two conditions as previously read into the record. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, the chair will call the motion. All those in favor of the motion? Any opposed? The motion is motioned. Thank you so much for your application and good luck with it. Thank you. Now I have am I missing one? 333 south upper. Right. I don't seem to have that. It should be the last case. No, it's call number 333 south upper. It was in the agenda so that's why. Again please. Because 702 central was in the agenda. It sort of created some chaos with the numbering. So we are correctly at 376 south Broadway. We just approved that one. 333 south upper. It was in the agenda. Okay. So let's turn now to 333 south upper street. The scope of work is replace a portion of the brick wall. Is the applicant here? All right. If you state your name for the record please. It's Charlton Clay. Mr. Clay. The staff has recommended approval of your . I would be subject to one substantive concern and that would be that you need to provide the final details of the canopy to the staff prior to the COA. Are you in agreement with that? Yes. And the other two are the standard conditions. If any changes are made that would require the staff or board for review and approval prior to start of work. Are you in agreement with that? I am. Do we have any questions or comments from the board? I have no audience left I don't think except this lone gentleman here. Thank you very much. I believe we're ready for a motion to approve the certificate for appropriateness with the standard two conditions plus the additional condition as previously read into the record. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, the chair will call the question. All those in favor of the motion please say aye. Aye. Motion passes and the COA as conditioned is approved. Thank you, sir, and good luck with your project. Thank you so much. All right. That brings us to the end. We have one more. We need a postponement for the 608 West Main Street. Speaking to the microphone I cannot hear a word you're saying. The 608 West Main we need a postponement. Okay. And which one is this? The last one which is 608 West Main. 608 West Main Street? Right. All right. Do I have a motion to postpone this one until September 17, 2025? So moved. Do I have a second? Yes. All right. Without objection, the matter is postponed until September 17, 2025. Anything else to say? Since Betty is on her way because she's not here and we're wrapping up, I just wanted to let everybody know that our dear person here oh here's Betty right now coming in perfect timing. Perfect timing? Yes. For the end of the meeting. No, Ms. Kerr, you're late. He's coming in right on time. I brought a bucket. That helps. Is it a bucket? Yes. It's the moment. You all ran to the speediest meeting yet maybe which is a wonderful thing. I hate to tell you this but I was trying to slow it down. That's usually not our problem being too slow. Yes. But we wanted to take notice we the staff and on behalf of the board that Chris Edwards is retiring and Chris has been an absolutely fabulous member of the LFUCG team as the director of the government TV and endless communication things and has technologically helped this government go practically into the 22nd century but he's been kind enough to leave us in the 21st but it's my understanding this is your last meeting with us today and so excuse me we didn't want to let that go by without giving you a little gift so come on around here and just wanted you to have a little fun something but mostly to say thank you so very much for all that you have done. Thank you so very much. We really appreciate it and we wish you every enjoyment of retirement and hope that you'll never give this place a thought. I promise I won't. We too want to thank you for making us always look so good. That's not hard to do. Thank you all very much. I appreciate what you do. You're volunteers. I know you spent hours with makeup on us but thank you so much and we will miss you. We'll miss you as well. Thank you so very much. Thank you very much. I can wash my boat with this. There you go. Thank you. Is there any other items? Are there any other items on our agenda? If not, then I am ready for a motion to adjourn. So moved. Do I have a second? Second. Without objection, we stand adjourned. Thank you so much. Thank you all. Thank you.