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Council approves vertical standing‑seam metal roof after homeowner appeal
Summary
After an appeal and public comment, the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council overruled the planning commission and approved a vertical standing‑seam metal roof for a single‑family home on Torres Street, finding design guidelines and code findings could be met with conditions.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council on April 1 granted an appeal and approved a vertical standing‑seam metal roof for a single‑family residence on the northeast corner of Torres Street and Second Avenue, overturning a planning commission decision that had denied the roof type.
The homeowner, Brandy Faye, appealed after the planning commission expressed concerns about the fit of a vertical standing‑seam roof with surrounding architecture and about a perceived proliferation of metal roofs. The council conducted a de novo…
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