Potential

Hollin Hills HOD-

Work Group Meeting #1

April 23, 2019

Mount Vernon Supervisor’s Office

Fairfax County Department of Planning and

Zoning

Laura Arseneau, Nicole Brannan

and Leanna O’Donnell

Agenda Welcome

Binders/Notebooks

Work Group Role/Staff Role

Background/ History

Staff and Work Group Analysis Role

Task #1 Defining Significant Features of Neighborhood

Public Comment

Next meeting

Date

Chair

Homework

Binder Materials-

Work Group Roles and Responsibilities

Work Group Responsibilities

Appoint chair

Liaison between community and staff

Provide community opinion and feedback for staff

Time commitment- Monthly meetings, more if needed

Staff Responsibilities

Lead and Coordinate Work Group Meetings

Coordinate technical work

Interagency discussions

Administrative Staff Report issues- timing of public hearings, needs for staff report

Binder Materials-

Supplemental Materials

Draft Maps

Z.O. 7-200 Historic Overlay Districts and

19-300 Architectural Review Board

Example of Existing HOD-Lake Anne-

ZO Appendix

Design Guidelines

Map

National Register Nomination Hollin Hills

Resource List

Binder Materials-

Supplemental Materials

Draft Maps

Z.O. 7-200 Historic Overlay Districts and

19-300 Architectural Review Board

Example of Existing HOD-Lake Anne-

ZO Appendix

Design Guidelines

Map

National Register Nomination Hollin Hills

Resource List

History of Hollin Hills/

Staff and Work Group Tasks

Hollin Hills National Register Significance Significance of Hollin

Hills Subdivision

Modern architectural style- Charles Goodman and Robert Davenport

Land design significance

National Register Historic District listing-September 30, 2013

County Inventory of Historic Sites listing-September 12, 1972

Sherwood Hall Lane

Fort Hunt RoadAnnotated by

county staff

3/11/19

Staff and Work Group Analysis

Section 7-203.3 of the Zoning Ordinance:

Staff “shall prepare and submit a report to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors evaluating the proposal to establish a Historic Overlay District.” Including:

1. Analysis of current conditions

2. Description of individual structures, present trends, conditions and desirable objectives for preservation

3. Description of existing structures and uses likely to have an adverse effect on desired character

Staff and Work Group Analysis (cont.)

Section 7-203.3 of the Zoning

Ordinance:

4. Analysis of archaeological features and

sites

5. Identification of HOD boundaries

6. Recommendations concerning detailed

regulations to be applied within the

district

New Zoning Ordinance Appendix

(regulatory)

What does HOD Designation do?

It does not apply to interior alterations.

Existing renovations can remain

Underlying rezoning (R-2) remains in place

Deeds, covenants and DRC roles remain the same

ARB approval would be required before a building permit can be

issued and applies primarily to larger, exterior renovations,

construction or demolition

What requires a building permit?*,** (Partial List)

A permit IS required for... A permit IS NOT required for...

New buildings, additions and structures Fences

Porches and decks (including alterations to

existing)

Residential window replacements

Sheds and playhouses over 256 square feet Residential door replacements

Swimming pools Gutters

Retaining walls over 3 feet Playground equipment

New exterior stairs or stoops On-grade patios (including wood patios)

Demolition of buildings and structures Driveways

* Please visit the Land Development Services Webpage for a complete list

** Alterations for ARB review may be added or removed from this list pending the staff analysis and Work Group

determinations if a HOD is recommended

Work Group Meeting #1 Task-

Defining Significant Features of

Neighborhood

Defining Significant Features of Neighborhood

Why?

What makes Hollin Hills unique?

What are some attributes that most of the homes share?

What visual elements demonstrate that you know this house belongs in Hollin Hills?

County Permitting process- reviewing exterior additions that require permits

Relation to overall analysis

Item #2 for ZO Sect. 7-300- Identification of historic, architectural, or cultural significance of building structures and sites to be protected

Determine which buildings are contributing – ie have features that are representative of the original design (windows, chimneys, low roof lines

Determine which buildings are non-contributing

Creates a sort of checklist to see if homes meet criteria to be in potential HOD

Creates a baseline of how to analyze if newer additions add or detract from visual features of home

Hollin Hills Significance- NR/Staff Analysis

Sculptural chimney and masonry end walls

Large exposures of glass/windows

Roof shape

Height of buildings

Landscape

“Modern Movement”: clarity and rationality of design, clean lines, generally cubic shapes, and a conscious renunciation of all historical references

Examples Hollin Hills Unit Types

Unit #1• Split level house, often viewed as

three levels depending on the slope

of the site

• First two levels predominantly

masonry with concrete-block walls,

optionally faced in brick

• Upper level us wood frame and

cantilevered out beyond the brick

lower level, clad in 1” x 4” wood

siding

• Low-sloped gable roof or shed roofs

with wide overhanging eaves

• Large interior brick chimney rising

from the center

• Designed in 1949 and 24 Unit 1s and

it’s variations were constructed in HH

• Located in Section 1, along Rippon

Road, downhill on portions of Drury

Lane and along Paul Spring Road

Unit 1, variation, 1950. 1819 Drury Lane

Unit 1 Variations

Unit 1B-Primary split level model for the first sloped sites

• Banked into a sloping site

• Integrated into the landscape, it includes an upper-level terrace that extends from the living area through the glass doors

Unit 1BE

• Changes interior layout and provides an additional bedroom, bath and storage space on the uphill side of the living area

Unit 1B, 1949. 1805 Drury Lane

Unit #2

• Typically sited on a flat lot and is

a one-story building 25’ x 46’ and

could be enlarged up to 54’ by

adding 4’ increments

• Low-sloped gable roof with wide

overhanging eaves and has a

large brick chimney rising at the

end

• Inset corner porch includes

external storage closet

• Most popular of Goodman’s

designs with more than 202

constructed in HH

• The modular window first used in

Unit #1 became the basis for the

large window areas in No. 2.

Unit #2, 1952. 1904 Martha’s Road.

Unit #2, 1952. 1915 Martha’s Road

Variants• #2 Butterfly-with butterfly roof with tapered 4’

overhanging eaves

• Unit 2K4 included an addition four feet in the

kitchen or a 2K4B4 if another four feet were

added to the bedrooms

• Unit 2B42LB which is a longer model (2B4) of two

levels. It was designed to be placed diagonally

across sloping sites.

Unit #2 Butterfly, 1952. 2208 Martha’s Road.

Unit 2B42LB, 1952. 2108 Popkins Lane

Unit #4

• Two level, 1600 sq ft

• Smaller version of the 2B42LB (26’ x 34’)

• Also designed for sloped sites

• Large masonry fireplace replaced by much smaller chimney mass and moved to inside wall

Unit #5

• 31’ x 37 one story

• Flat roof

• 1100 sq ft

• Living and sleeping spaces arranged around a central mechanical core containing kitchen, bath and utility room

• The core contained a raised roof section to introduce light into the bath and hallways

• To accommodate the roof, Goodman designed an entirely new structural framing system

• This new method led Goodman to directly express the framing on the exterior elevations resulting in the distinctive “frame and infill” aesthetic of this new phase of HH Unit 5A, 1952. 7213 Beechwood

Road

Variants

• 5B is a two-level slightly

larger No. 5

• Built into the slope on a

cinder-block base

• Lower level had a wall of

glass toward the front

• Upper level cantilevered

above the lower base

• Two small entry decks

projected from both

sides of the house

Unit No. 5B. 2205 Paul Spring Rd.

Unit 5CS. 7401 Rebecca Drive

Unit 5CS. 7322 Rebecca Drive.

Variants cont.

• Took the basic 5B and enlarged the entry

decks and added another bedroom and

bath to the lower level

• Featured a distinctive single pitch roof

of modest slope

• Extremely wide overhang

• Banks of elongated window modules

along the highest rear wall

Hollin Hills Significance- YOUR Thoughts

Significant features

of Hollin Hills

Site visit/ Google

street view

3-5 architectural

features in common

3-5 defining site

features

Exercise/Case Study

Paul Spring Road

Apply “checklist” to determine if each property on Paul Spring is contributing

or non-contributing

House-by-House approach/discussion

Look at site visit photo:

Compare to 2006 National Register file pictures

Compare to original floorplan (building permits)

Next Steps

Public Comment

Sign up for List Serve

Finalizing defining architectural features of each property/ “check-list”

Analysis of each property

Defining the boundaries

Next meeting

Spring 2019

• 1st

Community meeting

• Establish work group

Summer/Fall 2019

• Work group meetings

• Review by boards/agencies

Fall 2019

• Draft Recommendations

• 2nd

Community Meeting

• Response Period for Comments

1st Quarter

2020

• Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors Public Hearings

Timeline/Schedule Review

Potential

Location of

Potential HOD

and current

NR

Nomination

Boundary

Sherwood Hall Lane

Fort Hunt RoadAnnotated by

county staff

3/11/19