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Warrenton. They hauled in samples of the materials, including a shutter, to the hearing to show board members what they look like.
The couple said that passersby wouldn’t be able to tell the materials aren’t real wood since their home would be 150 feet off the road.
But this was, as ARB member Patrick O’Connell said, the first time the board had before them an application for an all synthetic house.
And it was a “dilemma” for the board, said board member Charlie Kevis. The majority seemed to be trying to find a way to grant the Worley’s their wish without setting a precedent. And yet it wanted to be fair to future applicants.
The Worleys urged the board to use some “latitude” as other jurisdictions have done, restricting the use of these materials to certain areas.
Twice the board went into executive session over this issue. At last week’s hearing it sought legal advice from town attorney John Bennett in its closed session.
“It is a beautiful house. . .a credit to the community,” said O’Connell about Worley’s house plans, “but it’s the first all synthetic house brought before the board.”
What worried O’Connell and others at the meeting was that if the ARB approved Worley’s request, then that decision would set a precedent and others may follow.
“Our larger concern is the prece
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