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Lynchburg commission approves most exterior changes for 307 F Street with condition to verify driveway boundaries
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved Linda Napier King’s exterior work at 307 F Street — including a shortened rear window, relocated steps and a patio extension — but advised she obtain a property survey before converting a sidewalk into a driveway and removed one previously listed item.
Linda Napier King, a property owner, won approval from the Lynchburg Historic Preservation Commission on proposed exterior work at 307 F Street but was urged to secure a survey before installing a driveway.
King told the commission she planned to replace a rear kitchen window with a unit that kept the same width but had a shorter sash and to move the front steps and four wooden posts to a center approach. She also sought to convert an existing sidewalk into a driveway, extend an approved 6-by-6 rear concrete patio to 6-by-8, and retain paint swatches she submitted showing a white house with pastel aqua trim and charcoal-gray base and roof. The commission confirmed staff had the window measurements and color samples on file.
Commissioners raised concerns that geographic data from GIS can differ from legal property boundaries and that an easement on the left side could prevent a driveway there. Chair (Speaker 1) advised King to obtain a formal survey before placing a driveway. King said she was relying on measurements from her closing documents and that she had written to the owner at 601 Campbell to notify them of her intentions.
On a motion by Speaker 6, seconded by Speaker 2, the commission approved the application with one item removed (the applicant had indicated removing item "number 4") and the clarifications discussed at the meeting. Following the vote the chair told King, "I would urge you to get a survey before you put a driveway in." King replied that she had sent a letter to the neighboring owner and would provide written documents if needed.
The commission also discussed the awning the applicant had proposed for the patio and indicated that an umbrella would not require the commission’s approval; commissioners said they would need dimensions if the applicant resubmitted a permanent awning. The chair and staff noted anything that altered property lines or easements could become a civil matter between property owners.
The approval carried with the clarifications recorded at the hearing. The next step for King is to secure any surveys or neighbor agreements necessary before beginning driveway work.
