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Board approves historic property renovations

PetersburgMay 13, 20262 min read

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The Architectural Review Board approved most of eight Certificate of Appropriateness requests, including restoration work, window and door changes, signage, and brick repairs. It deferred the 228 South Jefferson Street roof request pending a synthetic-slate proposal and a review of roof visibility from the street.

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Architectural Review Board

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What this means

Several property owners may proceed with approved improvements, but many projects must use historically compatible materials or receive staff review of exterior colors. The Board rejected whitewashing original brick at 124 West Bank Street while allowing awning removal and approved door painting from the approved color chart. At 606 South Sycamore Street, the Board required historically matching aluminum-clad wood or composite windows and kept the proposed second front door from being added.

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Approved changes at 603 South Sycamore Street, requiring aluminum-clad wood or wood-composite windows; rear windows may be vinyl if not visible from the public right-of-way.
Approved two non-illuminated wall-mounted signs at 2 North Sycamore Street by a 6-0-1 vote, with one abstention.
Deferred the 228 South Jefferson Street roof request until the next regular meeting, asking for a synthetic-slate proposal and review of the proposed EPDM roofing's visibility from the public right-of-way.
Approved the revised entryway and stoop plan at 15 Pine Street, conditioned on using Richmond rail for the new stair railing.
Approved the restoration plan for 305 St Andrew Street, requiring proposed exterior colors to be submitted to City staff before painting; the vote was 5-0-2.
Approved awning removal and door painting at 124 West Bank Street, but denied whitewashing the original brick and trim.
Approved work at 606 South Sycamore Street with conditions requiring historically matching aluminum-clad wood or wood-composite windows, retention of the front-façade window, and a wood replacement or replica of the original front door.
Approved the 125 North Market Street wall reconstruction and brick-repair plan after the required historic-resources review and mortar analysis.
Determined that replacement shutter hardware at 279 High Street was acceptable because the original hardware was not usable, while asking that the removed hardware be retained.

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