Historic-preservation board requests workshop to clarify local design guidelines
After disagreement about vinyl materials during a COA hearing, board members asked staff to organize a workshop (including legal) to update Ocala's design guidelines and clarify what materials and appearances are acceptable in the historic district.
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Board members repeatedly told staff that interpretations of appropriate materials seem to shift with personnel and urged a board-specific review of design standards; a member said a local definition of historic preservation for Ocala would be preferable to relying only on national guidance.
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