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Board backs mixed‑use building at Main and Maple with design recommendations
Summary
Purcellville's Board of Architectural Review supported BAR 2506, a new two‑story mixed‑use building at Main and Maple, recommending column capitals and deferring final artwork approval to the town Arts Council with administrative fallback options if no artwork is approved.
Jim Glogner, chair of the Board of Architectural Review, moved that the board support BAR 2506, a proposed two‑story, roughly 4,800‑square‑foot mixed‑use building at the Shops at Main and Maple, with design recommendations. The motion included adding column capitals where missing and allowing designated areas for art installations on the western and rear elevations, with final content to be reviewed by the Percival Arts Council (PAC).
Planning staff summarized the application, noting the site plan has been reviewed and approved and that the finish schedule largely matches a nearby approved building; staff recommended approval with conditions tied to a December pre‑application discussion. "The staff has recommended approval of this application with a potential condition relative to the Dec. 26 pre‑application meeting," planning staff said during the presentation. Architect Humphrey Marr provided material samples and explained the use of cementitious panels with recessed grooves intended to give a contemporary, rusticated effect.
The board focused on two specific conditions: (1) add column capitals to terminate the piers so proportions read as vernacular rather than a plain modern pier; and (2) permit the applicant to pursue an art installation on the blank west brick wall while clarifying that artwork cannot be treated as off‑premises advertising. Planning staff explained the town process: BAR can approve the placement/area for an installation but PAC will review design and content. If PAC declines an artwork, staff recommended allowing administrative approval of architectural features (for example, faux windows) so the wall is not left blank. "If the mural is not approved, administratively some architectural features could be approved to fill in that area," planning staff said.
The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the minutes and staff confirmed that a concise letter with the board's recommendations would be sent to the applicant. The board did not record a roll‑call tally in the transcript; staff noted they would prepare formal documentation of the recommendations for the applicant.
