Salon owner Jennifer Roan, assisted by Evan Blose from Fastsigns, was granted a certificate of appropriateness by the Historical and Architectural Review Board at the Oct. 5 meeting held at the Rotunda.

The two-sided blade sign for Among Friends measures 36 inches by 24 inches. It features black lettering graphics, scissors, Bethlehem stars, and frame with a light lavender background. The high density urethane foam board is to hang from an existing mounted bracket already fastened to the brick wall mortar at 77 W. Broad St. #16c.

The building was constructed in 1984.

Three residential roofing proposals, all featuring replacement with GAF Slateline Antique Slate shingles, were approved. As these are regularly considered by the board as historically appropriate, Nik Nikolov asked fellow commissioners to research other brands and materials for possible consideration for replacing slate for the sake of variety.

While repairing or replacing slate shingles is highly recommended, it can be potentially too expensive for many building owners when the slate on their entire roof has reached the end of its 100-year lifespan.

Homeowner Peter Fox scored a COA to replace the failing slate shingles at 409 First Ave. with GAF Slateline Antique Slate shingles. As the house has been in his family for a generation or two, he explained he had done his best to maintain it. “When the slate moves, the water pours in,” Fox lamented as he expressed constant worry about water damage to joists and other interior parts of his brick twin.

Fox also noted he was replacing K-gutters and downspouts with historically-appropriate half-round and round downspouts as the existing system is inadequate to handle the rainfall.

Troy Long from Paul Wright Roofing accompanied building owner Alley-Cade MacRae as he successfully proposed GAF Slateline Antique Slate shingles as replacements for worn slate on his porch roof at 418 High St.

Replacing rusted downspouts in kind with round ones was also approved.

Long also was granted a COA for his client Donna Sands for new roofing at 229 E. Church St. The GAF Slateline Antique Slate shingles were chosen to replace existing asphalt shingles. Flat roof areas of the property were approved for black EPDM (ethylene propylene diene terpolymer), a durable synthetic rubber roofing membrane.

The Historical and Architectural Review Board regularly meets the first Wednesday of every month to review all exterior changes proposed to buildings in the Bethlehem Historic District north of the Lehigh River. When a proposed project receives a certificate of appropriateness from the board, applicants must wait for city council to vote on it before proceeding. Meetings can be viewed on YouTube.