New windows? New siding? No problem, right? Not necessarily. In many parts of the region, home renovations both major and minor must be approved by a design review board. These groups sign off on changes in historic neighborhoods and in those that aren't quite yet historic. For instance, Columbia...

Read more ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061500928.html?nav=rss_realestate/own.