Burbank homeowners who have yet to comply with a decades-old ordinance that would require them to remove and replace their wood roofs have just a few months left to do so.
Residents with exposed wood shakes or shingles on the roofs of their homes have until Aug. 14 to have them removed. Those with “roof-overs,” or wood shingle or shake roofs covered by another type of roofing material, have until 2020.
The deadline comes after an extension granted by the Burbank City Council two years ago at the request of local real-estate agents and homeowners who argued that the expense would be unaffordable during the recession.