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Board approves exterior changes at 410 2nd Street NE, including new terrace and privacy fence
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Summary
The Charlottesville Board of Architecture Review approved the applicant's proposal at 410 2nd Street NE — encompassing rear overhangs, a front terrace, bluestone paving and a transition from a 36-inch wrought-iron front fence to a stained privacy fence — and also agreed to remove and replace a small dogwood to create usable front-yard seating.
The Charlottesville Board of Architecture Review voted to approve proposed rear-door overhangs and site modifications at 410 2nd Street Northeast, finding the changes compatible with the ADC district design guidelines.
The project as presented includes two rear overhangs, repaired and re-laid bluestone paving, raised planting beds, a flush front terrace to increase occupiable front-yard space, a 36-inch wrought-iron front fence that transitions to a stained privacy fence in the rear, and a bluestone pad intended to receive a water feature supplied by the owner. The applicant’s presentation noted the design preserves an existing large oak and replaces a concrete entry stair with bluestone.
Why it matters: board members said the front-yard terrace will improve the property’s usability while remaining visually compatible with the North Downtown ADC district. The board also discussed tree preservation policy in the guidelines and asked applicants to justify removal when proposed.
During discussion, the landscape architect said removing a small dogwood was necessary to create adequate seating for the family and that it would be replaced with a larger-species tree (a redbud) in roughly the same area. The demo plan called out the dogwood for removal as a 7-inch caliper specimen; applicants said the larger replacement species would establish canopy more quickly.
Board members asked for clarification on several details: the precise transition point between the front wrought-iron fence and the privacy fence, gate anchoring (applicants said the custom gate will be mounted on two posts set in the ground), and whether proposed grading for the terrace would affect existing tree roots (applicants said the terrace sits mostly on grade with slight grade changes of a few inches to about 7 inches and would confirm final grading on the drawings).
After questions, a motion finding the proposal met the BAR’s criteria was moved and seconded; the chair called the roll and the application was approved as submitted.
What comes next: the approval allows the applicants to proceed with the exterior work as presented to the BAR, subject to any requirements recorded in the staff report and the usual permitting processes. The applicants and staff indicated they would finalize minor details (grading and exact gate details) in follow-up materials.
