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Leesburg BAR considers paint palette, exemptions and requiring site plans before architectural review
Summary
At a April 9 work session the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review discussed proposed zoning ordinance rewrite language that would create exemptions (including paint, cameras and small fixtures), introduce a paint-color policy, and ask for early site-plan submissions for larger projects to avoid ‘‘cart before the horse’’ reviews.
The Leesburg Board of Architectural Review (BAR) on April 9 reviewed draft zoning-ordinance rewrite language proposing a new paint-color policy, expanded exemptions for small exterior items, and a requirement that larger projects submit a site plan before the BAR conducts architectural review.
The proposed changes aim to clarify what items require a certificate of appropriateness (COA) and to reduce situations where the BAR reviews building design before the town’s legislative or site-plan processes are complete. Staff and multiple board members said those circumstances have created public confusion in recent projects.
Staff member Lauren said the rewrite would explicitly exempt small, nonstructural items such as doorbells and security cameras and suggested adopting an approved paint palette so homeowners could repaint from a list of colors without applying for an administrative COA. “Paint is paint when it comes to the historic district,” Lauren…
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