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Builder challenges Marion County R-1 roof-pitch rule for Rolling Hills lots; building official points to code and appeal process

5906965 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

A designer and local builder asked the board to intervene after county building staff rejected permits for single-family homes with low/flat roof facades in an R-1 zone. The building official said the code requires a 4:12 pitch in R-1 and that the appellants may appeal to the Licensing Review Board or pursue an ordinance change.

A building-permit dispute over low-pitch/flat-roof house designs in the Rolling Hills area drew a brief staff explanation and direction to follow the county code or an appeal process.

Designer and builder concerns Designer Kevin Ternius and a contractor said their client planned to build four single-family homes on one-acre lots in Rolling Hills with modern, flat-roof facades. Ternius told the commission that similar homes received permits in 2022…

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