3615 St Charles Ave.

District: St. Charles - Full Control

Owner: Craig H. Tolbert

Rating: Non-Contributing

Applicant: Rolando J. Hernandez

Description: After-the-fact review of change in roof pitch at a Non-Contributing rated two-story, commercial building.

Case History:

2009/2010: Original flat roof is covered by a low-pitched roof, sans permit (same owner)
8/26/21: Hurricane Ida causes damage to roof (portion of roof is blown off)
2022: Previous contractor begins work without a permit, work that includes new roof pitch and hips begins at this time
9/30/22: Stop Work Order is issued at property
10/11/22: Previous contractor applies for a non-structural permit that is never issued
12/21/22: New contractor, Mr. Hernandez, applies for new permit
12/27/22: HDLC Staff requests verification that the new roof pitch matches existing, Mr. Hernandez confirms that previous roof was a 4/12 pitch and that the new roof would also be 4/12
12/27/22: HDLC CofA issued based on information provided; for roof repairs but not full replacement or pitch change, all repair/replace to match existing
12/28/22: It comes to light that previous contractor had begun work already. Mr. Hernandez estimated that 90% of old roof had already been removed and that 30% of the new rafters had been installed
12/29/22: Safety and Permits alerts us that the pitch and roofline have been changed, exceeding current CofA and past permits on record
12/29/22: HDLC confirms through Google maps that the previous pitched roof was not hipped and that roof pitch is visibly steeper
1/4/23: HDLC Inspector issues Stop Work Order at property
1/5/23: Mr. Hernandez confirms that roof pitch has changed from 3/12 to 4/12