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Albemarle ARB asks Fast Smart owner to return for work session after brick‑painting proposal draws concern
Summary
The Albemarle County Architecture Review Board recommended the Fast Smart store owner return for a work session after staff and board members raised concerns about a proposal to paint the building’s red brick a dark color and add Nichiha panels. The applicant said the company will spend about $1.1 million on interior and exterior renovations.
The Albemarle County Architecture Review Board on Oct. 6 recommended that the owner of the Fast Smart convenience store in Crozet return for a work session after staff and board members objected to a proposal to paint the building’s red brick a dark color and to install Nichiha panels.
County staff presented the application for the property at 1248 Crozet Avenue in the Crozet National Register Historic District and recommended approval only after removing the paint proposal and the Nichiha panels. Staff said the paint and panels would be inconsistent with the entrance‑corridor design guidelines and would diminish the building’s brick detailing. “The primary change proposed to the exterior of the…
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