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IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED January 10, 1979
RESOLUTION NO. 79-2 ADOPTED January 10, 1979
A RESOLUTION: ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION
AWARDS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Council Resolution No. 78-145 requested the
Leesburg Board of Architectural Review develop criteria for
the establishment of an annual awards program for the purpose
of recognizing significant and noteworthy preservation and con-
servation projects within the town; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Architectural Review has recommended
such a program:
RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia,
as follows:
SECTION I. The following annual architectural preservation
award program is hereby established:
(a) Three categories of awards shall be considered by the
Awards Committee:
1) A building restoration, rehabilitation, construction
or reconstruction by a private individual;
2) A building restoration, rehabilitation, construction,
or reconstruction by a business or commercial enterprise;
3) A general preservation or conservation project by a
community group or organization.
(b) The criteria to be considered for the awards shall
include:
1) Authenticity of materials and design
2) Effort
3) Contribution to community and cultural heritage
4) Usefulness
5) Quality
6) Innovation
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(c) An award shall consist of an offical town "Certificate
of Appreciation".
(d) The Awards Committee shall consist of five members,
appointed on an annual basis by the CoUncil, who possess
a knowledge of and have demonstrated an interest in the
historical heritage of the Town of Leesburg and shall
include:
1) One member of the Town Council;
2) One member of the Planning Commission;
3) One member of the Board of Architectural Review;
4) Two members at large - one of whom should be an
architect or individual with adequate experience in
the field of historic preservation.
(e) Projects completed Within the calendar year preceding
April 1 of each year shall qualify for consideration by the
the Awards Committee. However, only projects of the highest
quality or merit shall be given awards and the Awards Commit-
tee will be under no obligation to make an award in any
category.
SECTION II. The following persons are hereby appointed for one-
year terms to the Architectural Awards Committee:
(a) Town Council member - John W. Tolbert, Jr.
(b) Planning Commission Member - Marylou Hill
(c) Board of Architectural Review member - James N. Wilhoit, III
(d)
At large members - Teckla Cox
- W. Brown Morton
PASSED this 10th
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
of --January , 1979.
~Rollins; Mayor
Town of Leesburg