MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — The frightening increase of monster storms hitting the U.S. isn't only causing homeowners to think twice about the roofs over their heads, it’s also earning the attention of local city and county officials.
In Monroe County located in the Florida Keys, an area especially prone to the wrath of severe hurricanes, a recently-proposed ordinance would require all new or replacement roofs to be metal to help “harden homes” in the area. According to the county staff summary, post-Hurricane Irma inspections found that, “Metal roofs fared far better than those roofs covered by asphalt shingles.”