On a historic Georgetown house, the roof starts with a vote
Some Georgetown roof jobs begin with paperwork instead of a ladder. Before an owner renovates a historic property, the city requires a certificate of appropriateness. Staff checks the plan against the design guidelines, and then the seven appointed members of the Historic and Architectural Review Commission vote after a public hearing.
That review reaches a lot of houses. The city's 2017 historic resource survey alone covered 1,677 properties. If yours is one of them, we plan the scope around HARC and we don't order materials until the certificate is approved. It adds weeks. It also keeps you out of trouble with the city, which matters more.










