Design Review Committee

The Norfolk Design Review Committee (NDRC) reviews all exterior alterations, new construction, and some demolition in the City's local historic districts and recommends to the Planning Commission issuance of Certificates of Appropriateness (COA's).  These recommendations are based generally on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and New Construction; and specifically on the Local Design Guidelines.  In addition, the NDRC reviews public projects and private projects that are on land purchased form the City or encroaching onto City property. 

• Certificate of Appropriateness Instructions and Application

Filing Deadline	NDRC Hearing Date	CPC* Meeting Date	Agenda
December 21, 2009	January 11, 2010	January 14, 2010	agenda
January 4, 2010	January 25,2010	January 28, 2010	agenda
January 15, 2010	February 8, 2010	February 11, 2010	agenda
February 1, 2010	February 22, 2010	February 25, 2010	agenda
February 12, 2010	March 8, 2010	March 11, 2010	agenda
March 1, 2010	March 22, 2010	March 25, 2010	agenda
March 15, 2010	April 5, 2010	April 8, 2010
March 29, 2010	April 19, 2010	April 22, 2010
April 19, 2010	May 10, 2010	May 13, 2010
May 3, 2010	May 24, 2010	May 27, 2010
May 17, 2010	June 7, 2010	June 10, 2010
May 28, 2010	June 21, 2010	June 24, 2010
June 14, 2010	July 6, 2010	July 8, 2010
June 28, 2010	July 19, 2010	July 22, 2010
July 19, 2010	August 9, 2010	August 12, 2010
August 2, 2010	August 23, 2010	August 26,.2010
August 16, 2010	September 7, 2010	September 9, 2010
August 30, 2010	September 20, 2010	September 23, 2010
September 20, 2010	October 11, 2010	October 14, 2010
October 4, 2010	October 25, 2010	October 28, 2010
October 11, 2010	November 1, 2010	November 4, 2010
October 25, 2010	November 15, 2010	November 18, 2010
November 15, 2010	December 6, 2010	December 9, 2010
November 22, 2010	December 13, 2010	December 16, 2010

* City Planning Commission

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be held in the Conference Room on the 10th floor of City Hall at 4 PM.  There is typically a pre-meeting at 3:30 PM.  See the agenda for details. 

Contact: 

Susannah Winstead

5^th Floor, Room 508, City Hall Building

810 Union Street

Norfolk, VA 23510

Telephone: 757-823-1451
Facsimile: 757-441-1569

susannah.winstead@norfolk.gov

Requirements:

Depending on the nature of the project, the following should be submitted:

• Site plans, floor plans, building elevations with appropriate detail on the design of doors, windows, ornamentation, signs, lighting, visible mechanical equipment, and other details
• Landscape plans
• Proposed signs
• Proposed lighting
• Samples of colors and materials
• Preliminary engineering plans for streets, paths, parking lots, etc
• Photographs of the site, building, and/or surrounding properties
• Any other information that would assist the Committee in evaluating the application

Procedure:

• The applicant presents his request to the Design Review Committee
• The Committee makes a recommendation to the Planning Commission
• Staff presents the request to the Planning Commission
• Planning Commission may approve or deny the application

• If the application effects property in an Historic District, and is approved by the Design Review Committee and the Planning Commission, a Certificate of Appropriateness is issued

Time Frame:
2 Weeks

Fees:
None

Other:
No building permit shall be issued and no certificate of occupancy issued, unless a certificate of appropriateness has first been obtained. In addition, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall take no action in cases where certificates of appropriateness are involved until such certificates are obtained.