CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
In advance of the application deadline please contact staff to discuss your project, application requirements, and
if necessary, to make an appointment to meet with staff for a project consultation in the office or on-site. The
Commission of Architectural Review website has additional project guidance and required checklists:
http://www.richmondgov.com/CommissionArchitecturalReview/index.aspx
Staff Contact: 804.646.6335 Carey.Jones@Richmondgov.com
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Certain exterior work can be administratively approved by Staff. Please contact staff for a preliminary
determination of the level of review required prior to submitting an application.
Submit the following items to the Division of Planning and Preservation, 900 E. Broad Street, Rm. 510:
• One (1) signed and completed application – property owner’s signature required
• One (1) copy of supporting documentation, as indicated on appropriate checklist, collated and stapled. All
plans and elevations must be printed 11x17 and all text easily legible.
• One digital copy of the application and supporting documentation, submitted via email or OneDrive.
• Application fee, as required, will be invoiced. Payment of the fee must be received before the application
will be scheduled. Please see fee schedule brochure available on the CAR website for additional
information.
• Application deadlines are firm. All materials must be submitted by the deadline to be considered at the
following Commission meeting. Designs must be final at the time of application; revisions will not be
accepted after the deadline. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be placed on the agenda.
• A complete application includes a signed application form, related checklist, legible plans, drawings,
elevations, material specifications, and payment of the required fee as described in Sec. 30-930.6(b).
• The Commission will not accept new materials, revisions, or redesigns at the meeting. Deferral until the
following month’s meeting may be necessary in such cases to allow for adequate review by staff,
Commissioners, and public notice if required.
MEETING SCHEDULE AND APPLICATION DUE DATES
• The CAR meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except in December when it meets on the third
Tuesday.
• The hearing of applications starts at 4:00 PM in the 5th floor conference room of City Hall, 900 E. Broad
Street. The owner and/or applicant is encouraged to attend the meeting.
• All applications are due at 12 noon the Friday after the monthly CAR meeting, except in December,
when applications are due the following Monday. For a list of meeting dates and submission deadline
dates for each meeting please visit: http://www.richmondgov.com/CommissionArchitecturalReview
or
contact staff.
• Exception: Revisions to applications that have been deferred or conceptually reviewed at a Commission
meeting can be submitted nine (9) business days after that meeting in order to be reviewed at the
following meeting. Please contact staff to confirm this date.