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Board approves champagne‑finish standing‑seam roof, covered patio at 200 NE Fifth Court
Summary
The Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board voted to approve COA 2025‑049 permitting a champagne‑finish standing‑seam metal roof and a 266‑square‑foot covered patio addition at 200 Northeast Fifth Court in the Delaida Park Historic District, finding the non‑contributing structure compatible with district standards.
The Delray Beach Historic Preservation Board on April 2 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for alterations at 200 Northeast Fifth Court, allowing a standing‑seam metal roof in a champagne finish and the construction of a single‑story 266‑square‑foot covered patio at the rear/side of the property.
The applicant’s agent, Mark Conley of Sherrette International Architecture, described the project as a reconfiguration of the house’s ground‑level plan with a new covered patio, replacement of shingle roofing with standing‑seam metal and updates to windows and doors. Senior historic preservation planner Katharina Palaboda told the board the structure, built in 1952, is non‑contributing within the Delaida Park Historic District and that most proposed changes could be approved administratively; the roof color required board review.
Palaboda noted the proposal uses simulated stucco lap siding and white aluminum windows where appropriate, and staff asked the board to consider whether the champagne roof color is visually compatible. She also detailed two required dedications: a five‑foot sidewalk dedication along Southeast Seventh Avenue and a 25‑foot corner radius dedication in accordance with the comprehensive plan mobility table; staff recorded that the sidewalk alignment must be revised prior to site plan certification.
Board discussion covered roof visibility and material durability. One member said the champagne color "is really light or very light color, almost towards the white" and another commented the low roof pitch would limit visibility from the street. A motion to approve COA 2025‑049 carried on roll call with John Miller, Peter Dwyer, Vlad Dumitrescu, Carol Perez and Jim Chard voting yes; Ezra Craig and Chris Kopetz were absent.
Staff identified the sidewalk/right‑of‑way alignment as a site‑plan technical item to be resolved with the city engineer before site plan certification. The approval covered the materials and the finished color shown in the applicant’s submission.
