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Owner wins final approval after stop-work order for exterior work at 317 West Intended Tenth Street
Summary
At its April 17 meeting the Pensacola Architectural Review Board granted final approval for front- and rear-porch work, a steel rear door and six replacement windows after staff said the work was done without permits and a stop-work order was issued last year.
The Pensacola Architectural Review Board on April 17 granted final approval for exterior repairs at 317 West Intended Tenth Street after staff said the work had been completed without a permit and prompted a stop‑work order last summer.
The board approved the owner’s request to keep the new front porch, a rear wood deck, a replacement steel rear door and six replacement windows. The property is in the Governmental Center District, Zone C2, and the board’s review focuses on whether the alterations are compatible with the district’s built environment.
The houseowner, Robert Villanova, told the board the work began in mid‑2024 and that he had relied on a contractor who told him no permit was needed. “I certainly would have got a permit if I knew I was supposed to,” Villanova said, describing the repairs as an effort to shore up a long‑unused property and make the structure weather‑tight. Staff confirmed the city issued a stop‑work order after neighbors or city employees raised the issue.
Planning staff told the board the approval before it covered only the front porch, the rear deck, the rear door and the six windows already installed. “Your approval here today would just be for the front porch, the rear deck, the rear door, and the 6 windows that were installed,” staff said, and noted remaining building‑code items — chiefly whether the rear deck height will trigger guardrail requirements — would be confirmed by the building department.
Board members discussed details including the window materials (the owner said the units came from his storage and were likely off‑the‑shelf windows), the condition of the original tin roof and the need for spindles or guardrails at the rear deck. A board member suggested reusing turned spindles already in the owner’s possession to better match the house’s character.
The board voted to approve the installed work. The building department must confirm compliance with code‑driven safety elements (guardrail/handrail height and attachments) before the file is closed; the owner said he will apply for any required permits for further roof work.
