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Historic board rejects metal roof request for 703 E. 14th Street, citing Secretary of the Interior standards
Summary
The board denied a request to replace shingles with a 26-gauge silver galvanized metal roof on a 1946 contributing house (the S. H. House), citing Secretary of the Interior standards and the property’s architectural character; a neighboring property with a metal roof was noted as separate precedent.
The Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board voted to deny a certificate of appropriateness for replacing an existing shingle roof with a 26-gauge silver galvanized metal roof at 703 East 14th Street, a contributing property known in the meeting as the S. H. House.
City staff told the board the house was built in 1946 in an A-frame vernacular style and that a near-identical request was denied by the board in 2008 under the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Staff said their analysis relied on city COA criteria (section 94-82(g)(1)) and the Secretary of the Interior standards for roofs; based on those standards staff recommended the change was not appropriate.
Property owner Brian Kune attended and told the board he has owned 703 Southeast 14 for about 30 years and said he thought a silver metal roof "would look good with the style of the house." The board discussed the surrounding streetscape and the fact that several nearby properties have metal roofs; board members said each structure must be considered individually and that the mid-century character of the house is better served by a shingle roof.
A board member moved to deny the COA for the metal roof consistent with section 94-82(g)(1); another member seconded. The motion to deny carried on a voice vote.
The denial means the applicant cannot install the proposed metal roof as presented; the property owner may submit an alternative design that meets COA standards or pursue other administrative remedies if available.
