Design Review Committee (DRC)

The Design Review Committee is comprised of design professionals who serve on the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB). One responsibility of the HALRB is to review plans for exterior alterations, demolition and new construction in locally designated Arlington historic districts through a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) process.

The CoA process begins with a public meeting with the DRC. The DRC offers free technical and design advice to the applicant and helps finalize the CoA request before it goes to the HALRB for review.

This flowchart shows how an application for a CoA progresses through review by the DRC and the HALRB.

Members

(Appointment expiration dates are shown in parentheses)

Omari Davis, DRC Co-Chair (7/26)
Robert Dudka, DRC Co-Chair (12/26)
Alex Foster (6/26)
Andrew Wenchel, Jr. (5/26)

Public Meetings

DRC public meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. They and the HALRB meetings are currently being held virtually via Teams Meeting and in person in the Ellen M. Bozman Center (Courthouse Plaza), 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Lobby Conference Room 216 "Cherry", unless otherwise noted. View the HALRB website for the HALRB meeting schedule and materials.

The public may observe DRC meetings, but participation in the discussion is limited to applicants and members of the HALRB.

2025 Meetings

Date & Agenda	Location	Topics & Materials
~~Thursday, January 2 at 6:30 p.m.~~	Canceled	Canceled
Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda(PDF, 507KB) View meeting recording	Virtual and In Person	1. Barcroft Apartments, 1130 S. George Mason Dr. Section 1 (Buildings 1-11) Renovation(PDF, 235MB) Section 6 (Building 41) and Section 7 (Buildings 44-46) Renovations(PDF, 164MB)
Wednesday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda(PDF, 509KB) View meeting recording	Virtual and In Person	1. Eastman-Fenwick House, 6733 Langston Boulevard Amendment to CoA 24-06(PDF, 1MB) 2. Maywood, 3307 21st Ave. N. Amendment to CoA 24-04(PDF, 11MB) 3. Barcroft Apartments, 1130 S. George Mason Dr. Section 3 (Buildings 27-29) and Section 4 (Buildings 30-31) Renovations(PDF, 21MB)
Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda(PDF, 510KB) View meeting recording	Virtual and In Person	1. Maywood, 3322 23rd St. N. Amendment to CoA 24-20(PDF, 12MB) 2. Maywood, 3209 23rd St. N. Construction of shed(PDF, 15MB)
Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda(PDF, 509KB) View meeting recording	Virtual and In Person	1. Walker Chapel and Cemetery, 4102 N. Glebe Rd. Exterior modifications(PDF, 593KB) 2. Maywood, 2332 N. Fillmore St. Garage modifications(PDF, 8MB) 3. Buckingham, 301 N. Glebe Rd. Signage(PDF, 7MB)
Wednesday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. (PDF, 508KB)(PDF, 508KB)Agenda(PDF, 508KB) View meeting recording	Virtual and In Person	1. Maywood, 3209 23rd St. N. Amendment to CoA 25-01(PDF, 40MB)
*~~Wednesday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m.~~* ~~Agenda~~(PDF, 508KB)	Canceled	~~1. Maywood, 2831 23rd Rd. N.~~ ~~Relocation of window on rear elevation~~(PDF, 2MB)
~~Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m.~~	Canceled	Canceled
Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m.	Virtual and In Person Room 311 2100 Clarendon Blvd. Click here to join the meeting Or call in (audio only) +1 347-973-6905 Phone Conference ID: 666 343 165#
Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m.	Virtual and In Person
Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m.	Virtual and In Person
Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m.	Virtual and In Person