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By MARK SCOLFORO
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
After deciding to make a slew of changes to the Washington Historic District Ordinance two weeks ago, the town’s Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board scheduled one more work session on the controversial legislation.
The recent work session was held during an official meeting of the town Planning Commission, but the ordinance was the only order of business. The next work session will be held Monday, Jan. 6, and the Town Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed new ordinance before it is adopted.
The most contentious issues that the group addressed dealt with ARB membership, special meetings, the two districts within the town, regulations governing paint colors and the difference between renovation and demolition.
The group also changed the fine structure for Historic District Ordinance violations.
Board membership
Discussion on the membership issue focused on provisions that permit people who aren’t town residents (or property owners) to sit on the ARB. The reason those provisions were originally passed is that the Council of Local Governments (CLG), which certifies town ARBs, strongly prefers for towns to have architects or planners on their boards. With Washington’s population of just under 200, the number of residents with those credentials is very small.
Whayne H. Haffler, an architect who owns property in the Flint Hill area, had been sitting on the ARB before resigning in protest over the renovations to the Byrd Jones house
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