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The Isle of Wight County Historic Architectural Review Committee (HARC) is a Board-appointed, 5 person committee formed to provide “oversight in the administration of historic district provisions” for the County’s 4 designated Historic Overlay Districts (Zoning Ordinance Section 6-3003).
No “building or structure, including signs, shall be erected, reconstructed, substantially altered, or restored within any historic district” without application to the HARC for review and approval (Zoning Ordinance Section 6-3006).
The HARC meets the 1st Wednesday of every month, as needed, at 1:00 PM in the Robert C. Claud Sr. Board Room at the County Courthouse Complex.
Applications are due 30 days prior to the meeting. There is currently no fee for HARC applications. A copy of the application and checklist is available here, or in the Document Library.
If you would like to know what items will be discussed at the current meeting or would like to view the agenda from a previous meeting you can go to HARC Meeting Schedule and Agendas.
In accordance with the HARC By-Laws, committee members are appointed by the Board of Supervisors for a term of 4 years. Following guidance from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, the HARC’s Bylaws specify that that “at least one (1) member shall be an architect or an architectural historian meeting the professional qualification standards of 36 CFR 61, Appendix A. At least two (2) members shall have professional training or equivalent experience in any of the following disciplines: architecture, history, architectural history, archeology, or planning.” If you would like to review the Bylaws which will provide further detail about how the members are appointed and how the meetings are conducted you can go to the HARC Bylaws.
Current HARC Members
Carrsville District Charles L. Powell 23478 Thomas Woods Trail Zuni, Virginia 23898 (H) 757-242-4591 Term Expires: January 2014 Hardy District Roger L. Ealy 15362 Mount Holly Creek Lane Smithfield, Virginia 23430 (H) 757-357-3538 Term Expires: January 2011 Newport District Russell J. Parrish, AIA — CHAIRMAN (2011) 24 Dashiell Drive Smithfield, Virginia 23430 (W) 757-622-6306 russell@lyall.com Term Expires: April 2015 Smithfield District Carolyn A. Keen 114 Commodore Lane Smithfield, VA 23430 Term Expires: November 2015 Windsor District Durwood Scott — VICE CHAIRMAN (2011) PO BOX 343 Windsor, Virginia 23487 (H) 757-242-6528 (C) 757-620-9375 Term Expires: September 2012If you are interested in serving on the HARC, please contact Jamie Oliver, Long Range Planner/HARC Secretary at (757) 365-6336 or joliver@iwus.net to have your name and qualifications put on file for consideration for future appointments.
