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Ocala board approves matte-black metal roofing for porch and bay window at 726 SE 4th St

2522207 · March 6, 2025
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Summary

The Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board voted to permit matte‑black metal roofing over the front porch and bay window of the RG Blake House at 726 Southeast Fourth Street, limiting the approval to those two elements and not the main roof.

The Ocala Historic Preservation Advisory Board voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness allowing metal roofing across the front porch and the bay window — but not the main roof — at 726 Southeast Fourth Street, a contributing property known as the R.G. Blake House.

The applicant, Ronald Nicks, told the board he sought to replace a small portion of the roof because prior work had been “really shoddy” and he wanted a material “that’s gonna last.” Planning staff, represented by Bridal Miller, Planner II, recommended denial, finding the proposed material…

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