Hardiboard

By KEVIN TURNER

kevin.turner@mynassausun.com

FERNANDINA BEACH — Four months after a Fernandina Beach resident sued the city for denying her request to put silica composite siding on her home in the downtown Historic District, the Historic District Council on Thursday reversed its position and voted to allow it.

The City Commission, staff and the Historic District Council had blocked Amy Hubbard's plans to use a silica composite known as HardiBoard, saying it wasn't historically accurate.

Citing examples of other historic district structures on which HardiBoard has been used, Hubbard filed suit against the city in circuit court Dec. 19, saying the process through which her request was denied was unfair and selective.