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ARB approves higher roof pitch for new North Hill house, cites LDC exception for ornamental elements
Summary
After extensive debate over LDC height rules and historic consistency, the Pensacola Architectural Review Board allowed a higher roof pitch for a proposed Victorian-style house at 700 North Barcelona, treating the pitch as an ornamental exception under LDC 12-3-62.
The Pensacola Architectural Review Board on Feb. 20 approved a modification to the proposed new two-story Victorian-style house at 700 North Barcelona that allows the main roof pitch to be 7/12 or steeper, up to 9/12, subject to abbreviated review of the final drawings.
The applicants, Brett and Mackenzie Ramsey, told the board they want a historic-looking roof pitch to match North Hill’s Victorian character. Brett Ramsey said they originally designed a 7/12 pitch but reduced it because the Land Development Code’s 35-foot height cap measured from average grade would have put the ridge above the limit. “We actually had a 7 12 on it originally,” Ramsey said during the board’s review, adding that the family wants to be “consistent with the historics aspects of the…
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