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Council upholds ARB denial of roof-material change at 1018 Second St. SW, 4–3
Summary
Roanoke City Council on April 21 affirmed the Architectural Review Board’s denial of a request to change the material and pattern of a distinctive slate roof at 1018 Second Street SW, voting 4–3.
Roanoke City Council on April 21 voted 4–3 to affirm the Architectural Review Board’s denial of an application to replace a historic patterned slate roof at 1018 Second Street Southwest with an asphalt product.
The owner, attorney Chris Kowalczyk, asked the council to overturn the ARB denial and allow asphalt architectural shingles that he said would make the building weather‑tight and keep two upstairs apartments insurable and habitable. Kowalczyk said the cost difference was substantial: he presented bids of roughly $53,000 and $59,000 for slate‑look asphalt shingles from two contractors, compared with an estimate of about $24,699 to use a standard architectural shingle; he also said a…
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