WRJ Design Review Committee

Meetings

• 2023 Meeting Schedule (PDF)
• 2024 Approved Meeting Schedule (PDF)

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

Members

• Denise Welch-May, Chair
  Term Expires April 19, 2024
• Jonathan Schechtman, Vice Chair
  Term Expires March 7, 2025
• Sara Ferguson
  Term Expires October 4, 2024
• Anita Hamalainen
  Term Expires November 15, 2024
• Larsen Burns
  Term Expires August 22, 2025
• Kim Souza, Selectboard Liaison

Overview

White River Junction's natural beauty and visual and historic character are important assets to the town and contribute substantially to its economic base. In order to protect and enhance these attributes, the design review process ensures that development considers

• Existing architecture
• Sign placement and design
• Site layout
• Streetscape design

Although the reuse of existing buildings is encouraged wherever possible, new construction is appropriate when designed with sensitivity to the historic character and design features in the district. Specific recommendations for the development and redevelopment of the downtown are made in the:

• White River Junction Design Guidelines (2001) (PDF)
• White River Junction Design Plan (2001) (PDF)
• White River Junction Design Regulations (PDF)
• White River Junction Design Review Map (PDF)

These documents are incorporated into the Zoning Regulations by reference.

Within this designated district, all structures that are erected, reconstructed, altered, restored, moved, or demolished, or any type of land development, such as fencing, landscaping, and signs, must be in compliance with the Design Review sections detailed in the bylaw. Not all improvements require review by the 5-member Design Review Committee, which makes recommendations to the Planning Commission.