The City of Tampa Barrio Latino Commission voted to grant a certificate of appropriateness for a new single‑family house at 2306 East 9th Avenue, approving the applicant’s drawings with conditions on Nov. 18. The certificate covers the horizontal and architectural design shown at the public hearing; several details will be reconciled with staff before building permits proceed.

Planner Ron Vila told the commission the parcel is vacant, zoned YC‑2, and that the proposed structure is a two‑story, roughly 1,750‑square‑foot shotgun‑style home designed to align with Ybor City design guidelines. ‘‘These items have been addressed,’’ Vila said, citing setbacks, spacing and materials in the staff report and historical photo references included in the submission.

Agent Robert Lawrie II, presenting the design for the owner, described an ICF (insulated concrete foam) wall assembly, a 1‑inch standing‑seam dark roof, 4‑inch exposure fiber‑lap siding, full‑size brick piers (not veneer) and longleaf pine porch columns. He said the design includes a small shed roof over a second‑floor balcony and that an existing stressed avocado tree on the lot will be removed and replaced with a Type 1 on‑site replacement tree.

Commissioners questioned several exterior details during a technical review and Q&A. Concerns focused on window proportions and placement on the east and west elevations, the visual depth of window insets, and whether some exterior elements (notably the porch skirt roof and the use of copper as an accent) were appropriate for the modest shotgun typology. Lawrie said the design choices were informed by historic photographs and interior layout needs but that some elements could be adjusted; he agreed the team would work with staff to revise proportions and material choices.

A motion to approve the certificate carried following conditions that require the applicant to: reconsider the arrangement, quantity and proportion of window types on the west and east elevations to better reflect period proportions; revisit the shape, form and material selection of the main porch roof to align more closely with shotgun typology in the district; and reconsider materials for both the shed and main porch roofs. The board delegated final sign‑off on those items to staff once the applicant and staff resolve them.

No public commenters addressed the application at the hearing. The board recorded the motion as approved by voice vote and indicated consensus to allow staff to work through the enumerated conditions before the project advances to permitting.

What happens next: The applicant will coordinate with Ron Vila and historic preservation staff to submit revised details responding to the window, porch‑roof and material conditions; staff will administratively approve those refinements per the conditions agreed at the hearing or bring them back to the board if required.