Live Blogging: Mellow Mushroom & Historic Preservation Comittee

[TheCat]

7% battery life. Let's hope the iPad doesn't die too soon.  I'll try my best to be as good as Ashley and her live blogs.

As the elevator door opened I heard a women yell " can you see if that door is open?!" she was pointing to the door across the room from where she was standing , holding another door ajar. The door was open. And like the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland she ran past me and hollard back "sometimes we get " she is the court recorder.

Meeting started. Upwards of 70 people in attendance. Crowd encouraged to speak loudly and to not be repetitive. The purpose of the meeting is only to assess the architectural compatibility of the proposed mellow mushroom.

[TheCat]

Images are being shown of where mellow mushroom  wants to be opened.

Comparing original plans to revised plans.

They are okay with not having an open store front as mellow mushroom proposed. Its not s historical sttribute. They understand the  brick restaurant has the same open front. But somehow Brick's exception makes sense and mellow mushrooms does not.

[TheCat]

"shaking head in annoyance." They are requesting that the sign be over the door not on the right hand side of the building above the windows. Why? Because it might create confusion as to the location of the enterence.

[thelakelander]

LMAO!

[TheCat]

To clarify...I'm shaking my head in annoyance.

So, ultimately, mellow mushroom wants to create a more open space and they are wanting a more closed space.



3% battery life...we may not make it.

[John P]

"shaking head in annoyance." They are requesting that the sign be over the door not on the right hand side of the building above the windows. Why? Because it might create confusion as to the location of the enterence.

imagine the lawsuits of broken noses and stubbed toes!

[simms3]

"shaking head in annoyance." They are requesting that the sign be over the door not on the right hand side of the building above the windows. Why? Because it might create confusion as to the locate of the enterence.

Don't even get me started on signage.  I will have a meltdown, but believe me if there is ONE thing wrong with America it has to be the fact that every municipality has overzealous signage codes and a governing authority that goes wayyyy too far in exerting their amazing authority to enforce those codes.  Some signage folks literally have as much power to shut down your operation as the flipping president of the US on executive order.  It's amazing.

I only deal with numbers, but I have been on one too many calls for projects I work on from Boston (Back Bay where you have multiple authorities including preservation authorities to deal with), SF, NYC, Atlanta and Miami (oh and Chattanooga when I worked on a project there was THE WORST).  I have literally had to leave the room because I couldn't bear to hear about the authority signage code enforcers have and the harassment they put private property/business owners through.  Is your business's logo even allowed?  Probably not.  Change the font.  Letters are too large...no wait we just changed code and now they are too small (of course after you spend $1,000/letter to have it changed).  Your sign is half an inch off where it needs to be (which then of course requires an expense to unfasten, repair, and refasten).  It's amazing.  Signage code to the level of detail it too often is and even worse, the enforcement, is an abomination.

Seriously if the concern is for fellow man that he'll get too confused by the placement, walk 20 ft out of his way to find no door, and then take an extra 5 seconds to find the door...really?  That's what the signage folks are worried about?  No.  They really don't have concern for fellow man, and they HATE private property owners.  Signage code enforcement allows unemployable people to be employed and overpaid, and it inflates the legal industry!  Just ask Bill Brinton   Having all that code just means more litigation.  Lots of boners in the room at all the power otherwise delinquent people are now allowed to have.  They can't get laid so they get off on fucking people with code.

[TheCat]

iPad dead. iPhone in action. Go team apple. I was t able to post the mm designers pleasantly stated "you guys are idiots" response.

Wla speaks "we want walls. Lots of walls. 6ft walls. Knee walls. Oh, and the bar should not look like a bar. It might trap children by  look like community bar...something you might see at the Beach

[TheCat]

A couple of people have spoken in support of mellow.

From the last couple of speakers:

*They have the potential to destabilize the neighborhood.
* there should not be an open store front ...only one door. There are children in our neighborhood.
* mojo has ruined our streets.
* the current speaker is complaining about parking on streets.



Stephen, I'm not sure.

[TheCat]

They want to close up the porch area even more, "is there a way to mechanically exhaust the smoke?"

[JHAT76]

A couple of people have spoken in support of mellow.

From the last couple of speakers:

*They have the potential to destabilize the neighborhood.
* there should not be an open store front ...only one door. There are children in our neighborhood.
* mojo has ruined our streets.
* the current speaker is complaining about parking on streets.



Stephen, I'm not sure.

Sorry I couldn't make it tonight.  Will try to be there the 27th.  CAT if you want to speak for me I will gladly send you pictures of the parking mess on my street caused by RESIDENTS and not MOJOs.  I can send pics of Boone Park, which is a mess due to city not keeping it up at times, of the 'fountain' by blue fish which has no water, of Dancy St by TransFit that no one had a problem with yets is packed with cars nightly.

[TheCat]

The mm designer "I don't understand what is so wrong...we are not doing anything illegal and not selling cheap liquor."

[TheCat]

Jhat, thAnks for the offer but cats only have nine lives...the Wla people are angry.

Post the images here though.

[TheCat]

One person on the board " I hate to condition something that actually detracts from the aesthetic."

[TheCat]

All done