Board approves front steps at 210 West Main, delays decision on proposed storefront door

The Danville City Architectural Review Board on March 19 approved replacement of the front concrete steps at 210 West Main as described in the applicant’s Certificate of Appropriateness and postponed a decision on a proposed storefront-style entry door so the applicant can return with a revised design.

Board members said the concrete steps presented a safety concern and could be replaced promptly while the door design — which several commissioners said reads too commercial for the building’s residential streetscape — required further input.

Craig Sutton, systems director of facilities for Ephraim McDowell Health, told the board the existing door was in poor condition and that the applicant sought a practical aluminum storefront entry with only a light tint to reduce glare. “The door, is in bad shape at the…