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ARB narrows mural rules for Barnes Lumber: murals allowed on non-entrance-corridor facades without ARB review
Summary
After debate about scope and review authority, the Albemarle County ARB approved amended mural language for the Barnes Lumber countywide certificate: murals on facades not facing the entrance corridor will be exempt from ARB review; staff will develop broader guidance later.
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board on Aug. 18 approved amended mural language for the Barnes Lumber countywide certificate of appropriateness, limiting murals to facades not facing the entrance corridor and exempting those murals from ARB review.
Margaret, a county planner presenting the work session, framed the issue: the applicant proposed allowing murals on facades visible from the entrance corridor and asked whether murals occupying 20% or more of a facade should require ARB review. Margaret noted the remaining outstanding issue in the countywide criteria concerned murals.
Kirk Kiesecker of BRW Architects, representing the applicant,…
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