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Albemarle ARB approves Flow Mercedes showroom design, requires landscaping and paint adjustments
Summary
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a new Flow Mercedes-Benz showroom at 1313 Richmond Road, endorsing a revised brick base and recommending darker paint and additional shade trees; the vote was 4–0 with one recusal.
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board on a May 2025 motion approved a certificate of appropriateness for the Flow Mercedes-Benz showroom proposed at 1313 Richmond Road, voting 4–0 with one recusal and conditions listed in the staff report.
Staff told the board the application had returned after a January preliminary review and addressed concerns about colors, finishes and landscaping. Margaret, county staff, said renderings were revised to show a lighter metal tone, a brick base replacing a painted base and a darker Sherwin‑Williams paint choice for the side of the service building. She said the landscaping plan still needs large shade trees along the entrance‑corridor frontage, because the existing planting…
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