Dear Picadome Property Owners,

After 2+ years of neighborhood data collection and discussion to document Picadome’s unique character and determine which, if any, elements of it we want to preserve in the future, it is time to decide!

The ND-1 Design Standards below will apply only to future renovation, expansion and new construction in Picadome.  They are based upon an architectural survey conducted by 19 neighbors of 588 residences on 17 Picadome streets; Property Valuation Administrator’s (PVA) office lot and building records; Google Maps, and various historical documents.  The neighborhood information gathered was shared and discussed among Picadome residents during 8 general PNA meetings, 13 small group and street-level meetings, innumerable conversations among neighbors, and online postings for comment.  

Picadome residents indicate they want to maintain the neighborhood’s traditional character while encouraging compatible renovation, expansion, and change.  The proposed Design Standards are intended to do just that.

PLEASE participate in the next two steps of the Picadome ND-1 process by attending the presentation of the proposed standards and then by voting.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING:
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020: 7 PM; Multipurpose Room at SCAPA, 400 Lafayette Parkway.

PICADOME PROPERTY OWNER VOTE:
Friday, Jan. 31 through Friday, Feb. 7, 2020

Online:        by accessing the PNA website (https://picadomeneighborhood.org)
or
Phone:        by calling either one of the following PNA Board Members:
     -Lynne:        (859) 278-6342
     -Melinda        (859) 277-9994

Details for voting will be provided at the 1/30/20 meeting, via email and on the website prior to the beginning of the voting period.

Click here for the standards

The next phase in our ND-1 effort is neighborhood determination of whether or not to submit an application for a ND-1 overlay and, if so, which design standard/s to include in it. You are invited to participate in this process by attending the general meetings (October 23 and a date yet to be determined at SCAPA) and then, by voting when the discussion period is over. If you cannot attend these meetings, please offer your thoughts and suggestions online via this ND-1 Comment form.  To review the draft standards before responding to the form, please visit this link (link is also available within the form).

Neighborhood Meeting, September 24, 7 – 8:30 pm SCAPA Multipurpose Room

Join us as we discuss updates on ND-1 and ADU as well as hear from neighborhood principals about what’s happening in their schools.

Picadome Neighborhood Ice Cream Social
Beat the heat with PNA on June 8! Join us for an Ice Cream Social from 2-5pm in the outdoor space at SCAPA. Bring a chair and your sweet tooth!

At the Ice Cream Social we will also be voting for PNA Board Officers. 

Current officers include:
President– Melinda Ryles-Smith
Vice President unfilled
Secretary– Erin Waggoner
Treasurer– Lynne Flynn
Neighborhood Watch Safety Coordinator– Darcy Ripley-Frame
Community Outreach Coordinator unfilled
Neighborhood Beautification Coordinator– Chris Smigell
Government Relations Coordinator   unfilled

Would you like to join the board? Or know a perfect person to complete the group? Nomination form is available here, we’d love to have you join us!

The PNA Neighborhood Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 18. Save the date and plan some time to shop from your neighbor’s sales! Looking to sell some of your own things? Use this Google Form to sign up to participate and have your sale listed in our announcements!

Here’s who’s signed up so far! (Click the blue markers to see what they’re selling!)

In the 2018 Spring/Summer issue of Preservation, The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation profiled Lexington’s Chevy Chase neighborhood and their ND-1 Overlay. Click here to read more.

Would you like to learn more about ND-1 in a smaller group setting? Over the next several weeks, PNA members will be hosting small meetings in their houses, or common meeting spaces for smaller groups of neighbors to discuss ND-1. We will be delivering invitations, so make sure to be on the lookout for yours!