Bill Text: VA HB804 | 2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

Virginia House Bill 804 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Charter; Town of Purcellville.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0442) [HB804 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2012-HB804-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 442 An Act to amend and reenact § 4.1-1, as amended, of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968, which provided a charter for the Town of Purcellville in Loudoun County, relating to the Board of Architectural Review. [H 804] Approved March 30, 2012

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 4.1-1, as amended, of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 4.1-1. Board of Architectural Review.

The council may appoint a Board of Architectural Review consisting of five members, at least four of whom shall be residents of the town and representative of the following professions or interests: architecture, landscape architecture, urban or town planning, historic preservation, and a citizen representative. However, the council may, in its discretion, appoint up to 7 members. Such additional members need not be residents of the town.

The terms of office of the members of the board shall be four years with terms being staggered initially such that one member shall be appointed for a term of one year, a second member appointed for a term of two years, a third member appointed for a term of three years and the remaining two members appointed for terms of four years. The terms of the members shall take effect on July 1, 2004.

The Board of Architectural Review shall be responsible for the review and implementation of architectural design standards for all commercial and overlay districts as approved by the town council. The application of the standards shall apply to new construction, exterior renovations, parking areas, signage, streetscapes, street and street intersection design and pedestrian ways.

The town council shall approve and adopt all architectural design standards and the process by which they are reviewed and applied. The Board of Architectural Review shall be responsible for the review and application of the duly adopted architectural design and review standards as approved by the town council for all commercial and overlay districts.