The Coral Gables BAR Roofing Process
Eight weeks from submission to approval. What package the city wants, how to read staff comments, and when to push back.
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Five articles for The City Beautiful.
BAR process, Mediterranean Revival code, district map, standing seam vs tile-look metal, and coral-rock color coordination.
Mediterranean Revival Roof Code
Tile profiles, color ranges, and ridge specs the City Beautiful approves. With sample-board examples.
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District-by-district map of what BAR will allow on your block. MacFarlane to Cocoplum to Country Club Estates.
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When the city allows each, what the structural and HVHZ implications are, and what BAR actually sees from the street.
Read the articleCoordinating Roof Color with Coral Rock Façades
How to pull color chips against oolitic limestone, which sheens read right under canopy light, and which combinations BAR has approved.
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