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Fredericksburg ARB approves flood barriers and rooftop solar, continues stair and infill reviews
Summary
The Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board on Feb. 9 approved floodproofing channels for a floodplain commercial building and a rooftop solar installation at 1318 Caroline Street with conditions, continued review of a stair/railing project at 1101 Caroline Street for more installation details, and approved demolition of a noncontributing garage at 1104 Caroline while continuing its massing review.
The Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board voted Feb. 9 to approve required floodproofing channels for a recently constructed building in the floodplain and to allow a rooftop solar installation at 1318 Caroline Street, both with conditions, while continuing other applications to gather more technical information.
Chair Kelly Penick opened the public-hearing portion of the meeting and the board heard staff explain that commercial ground-floor spaces in the floodplain must be dry floodproofed. Staff described aluminum channels permanently anchored to masonry into which removable metal barriers slide during flood events. Charity Owens, the property manager, said the work "is a requirement, so we did as much downsizing as we could to affect the exterior of the building." The board approved the certificate of appropriateness with a condition that the installed barriers reach at…
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