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Leesburg Board of Architectural Review Business Meeting – June 17, 2026

Town Council & Commissions — Wednesday, June 17, 2026
BodyLeesburg, Virginia
SessionTown Council & Commissions
DateWednesday, June 17, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

This evening we have present myself.

0:01

I'm Helen Aikman, the chair for this year.

0:03

This is Tom O'Neill, our vice chair.

0:05

Julie Pasteur down there is our parliamentarian.

0:08

Then we have Rick Brown, Don Scheuerman, and Judd Futo.

0:13

As of right now, it looks like JP Andrews is not here, so he's absent, I guess, unless he shows up a little bit later.

0:21

So we do have a quorum in any case.

0:34

Am I right about that staff or well staff is suggesting that we move our deferred cases to the beginning of the agenda, although I will note that one of mine no, they're here.

0:45

Okay.

0:45

So we could do that.

0:47

Okay.

0:48

So if the other members of the board are agreeable to that, um, I think that's a good change.

0:54

And we need a motion, right?

0:56

To do that.

0:56

Correct.

0:59

Oh, I'm sorry, for the record, JP Andrew has arrived.

1:02

Hello, JP.

1:03

So we are all present this evening.

1:06

Um I I move that we adjust the uh agenda to take the discussion of deferred cases first.

1:15

Okay, thank you.

1:17

Um we have a second.

1:18

Second.

1:20

Okay.

1:20

All in favor?

1:21

Aye.

1:22

Opposed.

1:23

So the motion to change the agenda passes by vote of seven to nothing.

1:28

I think I got the numbers right this time.

1:30

Um now we can have a motion to adopt the agenda.

1:35

I move that we uh adopt the revised agenda.

1:40

Second.

1:40

Okay, we have a motion from Don Scheurman and a second from Judd Futo.

1:44

Uh all in favor?

1:45

Aye.

1:46

Aye.

1:46

Opposed.

1:47

The motion passes seven to zero.

1:49

The next item on the agenda is approval of the meeting minutes from May 4, 2026.

1:54

That was a work session, and May 20, 2026, which is a business meeting.

1:59

Everyone was present at both of those meetings.

2:01

However, um, Rick Um Brown recused himself uh from a matter on the to 2020 May 20, 2026 matter.

2:10

So I think probably Julie, we should have separate motions to approve the minutes.

2:14

Does anyone have any issues with the with the minutes?

2:18

I don't think you need to do two separate motions just because Rick was recused from one item on the agenda.

2:25

Okay, so we he can but he can still support the minutes of that meeting.

2:31

Okay, all right.

2:32

Yeah, so we can have a motion to we can have a motion to approve that includes both of them.

2:38

All right, I move that the board um approve the uh the business the work session minutes for May 4th, 2026, and the um May 20th, 2026 board business meeting.

2:52

Second.

2:53

Okay, so we have a motion from Julie Pastor, a second from Judd Futo.

2:57

All in favor?

2:59

Aye opposed.

3:00

The motion passes uh seven to nothing.

3:04

All right, next comes BAR member disclosures.

3:07

For those of you who aren't with us every week, that this is an opportunity for members of the board to identify relevant conversations they've had or conflicts of interest they feel that they may have regarding matters on the agenda.

3:18

Does anyone have a disclosure to make?

3:20

Yes, sir.

3:21

I will recuse myself from three of the cases.

3:25

TLH PBR 2026-0018 and respectfully dash 0019, as well as TLHPBR 2026-0012, as I had had a conversation about a potential project with the applicant.

3:38

Okay, very good.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Historic Preservation█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Zoning Ordinances████████████14%
Procedural███████████12%
Historical Preservation████████9%
Public Engagement████5%
Parking████4%
Engineering And Infrastructure███3%
Community Engagement█1%
Stormwater Management█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Leesburg Board of Architectural Review Business Meeting – June 17, 2026

The Leesburg Board of Architectural Review (BAR) met on June 17, 2026, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers to consider several applications in the historic districts. The meeting lasted approximately four hours, adjourning just before 11:00 PM. Key actions included approvals of a consent agenda, a comprehensive sign plan, and a porch enclosure system, as well as deferrals of several contested projects for further design revisions.

Consent Calendar

  • TLHPBR2026-0017 – 207 Church Street SE, Front Door Replacement: Approved by consent (7-0).

Discussion Items

  • Agenda Adjustment: Unanimously voted (7-0) to move deferred cases to the beginning of the agenda.
  • TLHPBR2026-0010 – 213 West Market Street, Sunroom Addition: Deferred to the July 15, 2026 meeting. The board expressed concerns about an unusual roof connection and requested a redesign (preferably a gable roof rather than a shed roof). The applicant must provide specific drawings, window cut sheets, and a material sample for staff review.
  • TLHPBR2026-0012 – 212 South King Street, Amendment to TLHPBR2025-0053: Partially approved and partially denied. The request to keep the six-over-six windows (installed in error) was denied; the applicant must replace them with previously approved two-over-two sashes. The request to retain new doors without transoms was approved. Vote was 6-0-1 (Brown recused).
  • TLHPBR2025-0083 – 203 Harrison Street SE, Market Station Comprehensive Sign Plan: Approved with conditions. The plan includes various building signs and addresses unapproved parking signs. The board required removal of unapproved signage and modification of the yellow parking signs to a consistent red-and-white color scheme, to be reviewed by staff. Vote: 7-0.
  • TLHPBR2026-0015 – 115 Maximillian Court SW, Amendment to TLHPBR2025-0014: Deferred to the August 3, 2026 work session. The applicant was not present; the board requested cut sheets and HOA color palette information.
  • TLHPBR2026-0018 – 7 Royal Street SE, Addition: Deferred to July 15, 2026. The board raised issues with proposed shutters (inappropriate for the structure), window infill on the historic building, parking location in front, and inaccurate drawings. The applicant agreed to provide corrected elevations and details.
  • TLHPBR2026-0019 – 9 Royal Street SE, Addition: Deferred to July 15, 2026. Significant concerns were raised about raising the historic roof height, overall massing of the addition, and a proposed logia (deemed too ornate and not subordinate to the main structure). The board requested a simplified design for the logia (e.g., board-and-batten) and a more harmonious relationship with the historic house. Public comment strongly opposed the project.
  • TLHPBR2026-0020 – 408 South King Street, Amendment to TLHPBR2024-0063: Approved. Changes include a sunroom screen enclosure system (demonstrated to be durable and screen-like), two new windows on the rear of the summer kitchen, and chimney reconstruction using closely matching brick (to be reviewed by staff). Vote: 6-0-1 (O’Neill recused as the architect).
  • 2026 JARB Nominations: The board discussed potential nominees for the Joint Architectural Review Board awards. The following projects were tentatively selected, subject to completion by August 1: 24 & 6 West Market Street (rehabilitation), 204 and 208 North King Street (rehabilitations), 102 South King Street (subject to resolving minor violations), Pike’s Peak Lemonade signage, The Cute Pig signage, and the Union Street School restoration.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent agenda approved: 7-0.
  • Sunroom addition (213 W Market) deferred: 7-0.
  • Partial approval/denial (212 S King): 6-0-1.
  • Comprehensive sign plan (203 Harrison) approved: 7-0.
  • Window amendment (115 Maximillian) deferred: 7-0.
  • Addition at 7 Royal deferred: 5-0-2 (Brown and O’Neill recused).
  • Addition at 9 Royal deferred: 6-0-1 (Brown recused).
  • Amendment (408 S King) approved: 6-0-1 (O’Neill recused).
  • JARB nominations: Approved with completion deadline of August 1.

Meeting Transcript

This evening we have present myself. I'm Helen Aikman, the chair for this year. This is Tom O'Neill, our vice chair. Julie Pasteur down there is our parliamentarian. Then we have Rick Brown, Don Scheuerman, and Judd Futo. As of right now, it looks like JP Andrews is not here, so he's absent, I guess, unless he shows up a little bit later. So we do have a quorum in any case. Am I right about that staff or well staff is suggesting that we move our deferred cases to the beginning of the agenda, although I will note that one of mine no, they're here. Okay. So we could do that. Okay. So if the other members of the board are agreeable to that, um, I think that's a good change. And we need a motion, right? To do that. Correct. Oh, I'm sorry, for the record, JP Andrew has arrived. Hello, JP. So we are all present this evening. Um I I move that we adjust the uh agenda to take the discussion of deferred cases first. Okay, thank you. Um we have a second. Second. Okay. All in favor? Aye. Opposed. So the motion to change the agenda passes by vote of seven to nothing. I think I got the numbers right this time. Um now we can have a motion to adopt the agenda. I move that we uh adopt the revised agenda. Second. Okay, we have a motion from Don Scheurman and a second from Judd Futo. Uh all in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed. The motion passes seven to zero. The next item on the agenda is approval of the meeting minutes from May 4, 2026. That was a work session, and May 20, 2026, which is a business meeting. Everyone was present at both of those meetings. However, um, Rick Um Brown recused himself uh from a matter on the to 2020 May 20, 2026 matter. So I think probably Julie, we should have separate motions to approve the minutes. Does anyone have any issues with the with the minutes? I don't think you need to do two separate motions just because Rick was recused from one item on the agenda. Okay, so we he can but he can still support the minutes of that meeting. Okay, all right. Yeah, so we can have a motion to we can have a motion to approve that includes both of them. All right, I move that the board um approve the uh the business the work session minutes for May 4th, 2026, and the um May 20th, 2026 board business meeting. Second. Okay, so we have a motion from Julie Pastor, a second from Judd Futo.

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