The Loudoun Design Cabinet, a group of professionals (planners, architects, designers, etc.) who have volunteered their time through the Main Street Loudoun program to assist the towns and communities in Loudoun County with planning and visioning efforts, held a design charrette in Round Hill on May 20, 2004.

After initial discussions on broad concept plans, the Design Cabinet split into two groups. The following ideas were discussed during the session on the town's central commercial district (Main Street):

• The planners could consider an alternate use for the fire station building, as the fire and rescue company is considering relocating.
• The town would like to keep the Post Office in town because it brings people into town throughout the day; however, the Post Office does have issues stemming from the small size of the building and the limited parking.
• Potential exists for behind-store parking in many instances.
• Potential exists for pockets of on-street parking.
• The town currently has an extremely limited commercial tax base; there is a need to expand this base.
• There is a lot of pedestrian activity in town.
• The intersection of Main Street (Rt. 719) and Loudoun Street (business Rt. 7) will always be unique.
• The town would consider rezoning part of Main Street to mixed residential/commercial to allow for more commercial development.
• Houses along Main Street could be purchased and developed together as a unit, similar to Purcellville's 21st Street.
• There is the desire to keep the house facades as they are, infilling as needed. However, the individual shop character should be maintained.
• The Patterson Building is a focal point as traffic heads into town on New Cut Road (Rt. 719).
• The focus should be on small shops or start-up businesses with local proprietors.
• The owner of the Amoco station would like to extend its canopy; if the town were to allow this, there may be the opportunity to request other improvements be made to the property.
• The Amoco station is not likely to move from the center of town after having recently put in new tanks.
• Will there be a town community center? If so where? Firehouse? Old barn?
• The owners of the Round Hill Diner have expressed no interest in expanding their operations.
• Franchise operations belong in the Eckles site; Main Street businesses should be self-proprietary.
• Parking should be visible and easy to identify.
• If the fire and rescue squad moves from Main Street, there is the potential that their new location would also include space for the sheriff's department sub-station that is currently located in Ford's Store. This would then allow for possible expansion of the town government offices or the town government may then move to another building in order to convert Ford's Store to commercial property.
• The Round Hill Arts Center may in the future create a plaza to serve as outdoor workspace and/or a sculpture garden.
• The town should continue the theme of its stone walls (e.g. at the Town Park).

Notes from general charrette
Notes from Eckles and Hill High properties