Upcoming Events
Annual Cocktail Party & Silent Auction
Please join us on Saturday, November 16 at 7 pm for our annual fundraising event. Once again we will enjoy cocktails, appetizers, and a silent auction in a notable Hollin Hills home. Exact address to be provided after you RSVP by email or donate. Suggested donation: $50 per person.
Please join us on Saturday, November 16 at 7 pm for our annual fundraising event. Once again we will enjoy cocktails, appetizers, and a silent auction in a notable Hollin Hills home. Exact address to be provided after you RSVP by email or donate. Suggested donation: $50 per person.
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Past Events
Understanding Our Covenants
On April 28, 2019, Friends hosted an informational session on the covenants that require Hollin Hills homeowners to seek approval for additions and other external changes to their homes. As part of a Civic Association of Hollin Hills initiative to explore options for strengthening architectural protections in the neighborhood, the community expressed interest in pursuing two recommendations simultaneously: to obtain legal advice on whether and how to amend the covenants, and to engage with Supervisor Storck’s office about becoming an Historic Overlay District.
Following up on the Civic Association’s initiative, Friends of Hollin Hills, in conjunction with the Civic Association, hired Scott Surovell to provide the recommended legal advice. Scott is an attorney (and Virginia State Senator) who has litigated cases involving covenants and the authority of Home Owners Associations, and he also led an effort to amend the covenants in his own mid century modern Davenport development, Tauxemont.
After a social hour with wine, beer, and snacks, Scott and his associate, Nathan Rozsa, discussed what our covenants are, how they are structured, what amendments might look like, and what the process for amendment would be if the community decided to move forward.
Working with the DRC
On March 31, 2019 Friends of Hollin Hills hosted representatives from the Civic Association's Design Review Committee, better known as the DRC. The DRC is a volunteer committee of the Civic Association of Hollin Hills tasked with interpreting Design Review Guidelines in conjunction with the needs of the individual homeowner. The committee is currently staffed by three architects and two non-architects, along with a liaison from the Civic Association. Then-chair Andy Hight introduced the committee members and provided a brief overview of the Design Review Guidelines. The discussion then opened up for Q&A. A lightly edited video of the discussion is available on our facebook page.
On April 28, 2019, Friends hosted an informational session on the covenants that require Hollin Hills homeowners to seek approval for additions and other external changes to their homes. As part of a Civic Association of Hollin Hills initiative to explore options for strengthening architectural protections in the neighborhood, the community expressed interest in pursuing two recommendations simultaneously: to obtain legal advice on whether and how to amend the covenants, and to engage with Supervisor Storck’s office about becoming an Historic Overlay District.
Following up on the Civic Association’s initiative, Friends of Hollin Hills, in conjunction with the Civic Association, hired Scott Surovell to provide the recommended legal advice. Scott is an attorney (and Virginia State Senator) who has litigated cases involving covenants and the authority of Home Owners Associations, and he also led an effort to amend the covenants in his own mid century modern Davenport development, Tauxemont.
After a social hour with wine, beer, and snacks, Scott and his associate, Nathan Rozsa, discussed what our covenants are, how they are structured, what amendments might look like, and what the process for amendment would be if the community decided to move forward.
Working with the DRC
On March 31, 2019 Friends of Hollin Hills hosted representatives from the Civic Association's Design Review Committee, better known as the DRC. The DRC is a volunteer committee of the Civic Association of Hollin Hills tasked with interpreting Design Review Guidelines in conjunction with the needs of the individual homeowner. The committee is currently staffed by three architects and two non-architects, along with a liaison from the Civic Association. Then-chair Andy Hight introduced the committee members and provided a brief overview of the Design Review Guidelines. The discussion then opened up for Q&A. A lightly edited video of the discussion is available on our facebook page.