Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Herndon (Va.) Heritage Preservation Review Board Minutes. Local government records collection, Herndon (Town) Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia from the Department of Community Development of the town of Herndon under the accession numbers 45187 and 51432.

Historical Information

The town of Herndon was settled in 1858. It was named for Commander William Lewis Herndon, American naval explorer and author of Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon. Commander Herndon captained the ill-fated steamer SS Central America, going down with his ship while helping to save over 150 of its passengers and crew. It was incorporated as a town in 1879. It is located within Fairfax County in northern Virginia.

The Heritage Preservation Review Board is composed of seven members appointed by the town council. Members are appointed to serve a three-year term. At least one member shall be an architectural historian or historic architect, and one member must have a demonstrated knowledge in historic preservation. In addition, one member must be a state licensed attorney. All exterior changes to properties within the Heritage Preservation Districts require a certificate of appropriateness. Certificates of appropriateness are issued by the Heritage Preservation Review Board (HPRB). The following applications for certificates of appropriateness require review by the HPRB through a public hearing process: additions, new construction, alterations, demolitions, amendments to previously approved applications, free-standing sign, wall or window sign, and master sign plan. The following applications for certificates of appropriateness require administrative review by the town's planning staff: signs under a master sign plan, temporary signs, and administrative approvals (applicable when applying for a pre-approved change).

Scope and Content

Herndon (Va.) Heritage Preservation Review Board Minutes, 1992-2009, consist of minutes of the review board that mainly concern the discussion and approval or disapproval of applications for construction and signs within preservation districts of the town of Herndon.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Herndon (Va.) Department of Community Development.

Subjects:

• Local government -- Virginia -- Herndon.

Geographical Names:

• Herndon (Va.) -- History -- 21st century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Herndon.
• Minutes -- Virginia -- Herndon.