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about the Worley s proposed home was that it wouldn’t “rot.” Basically what bothered many in the Town Hall meeting was that they didn’t “like” the house or its materials.

But “like” is not a legal consideration and should not be a guideline for action by either the Architectural Review Board or the Tbwn Council.

Seemingly or purposely ignored is the fact that jurisdiction of Architectural Review Boards under Virginia law does not extend to the manner of construction or materials to be used in erection, alteration or repair of building or structures in historic districts within the Commonwealth.

In a written opinion of the Virginia Attorney General of June 17, 1996, it is held that: “The General Assembly has not provided review boards with any statutory authority to dictate the types of materials or manner of construction of a building or structure, which are solely under the purview of the Building Code, i

“The consideration by such boards or design committees must, therefore, be only to determine whether the unified

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