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Architectural Review Board backs casino landscaping and dynamic parapet lighting with conditions
Summary
Norfolk staff presented revised landscaping, site furnishings and a dynamic LED parapet lighting scheme for the proposed casino. The Architectural Review Board recommended approval 7-0 but required a slower color-change timing and additional study of lighting intensity and signage before final sign approval.
The Architectural Review Board recommended approval of the landscaping, site furnishings and a dynamic parapet lighting scheme for the proposed Norfolk casino, but with conditions to slow the LED color change and to study lighting intensity and signage.
Planning staff told the commission the applicant’s revised plans include a curving planting bed at the front entrance, ornamental trees and shrubs phased in after construction, granite pavers near the lobby, and a consistent palette of benches, bollards and trash receptacles. "What they're proposing for their landscaping plan is ... a really nice front landscape bed with a curvy linear path connecting Park Avenue with the site itself," staff member Elizabeth said.
On building lighting, staff described a proposed parapet and…
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