Level II: Old North Knoxville H
1-D-21-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Due to the non-character-defining nature of the previous chimney and the potential damage caused by the roof remaining open for over a year, staff recommends approval of the enclosure of the roof without replacing the chimney.Applicant Request
Roofing; Siding; Other: Chimney- Repair and replacement in patches of existing wood clapboard siding; replacement of existing asphalt shingle roof with new asphalt shingle roof; new gutters.
- Previous owner removed the chimney without permits or a COA in fall 2019. The previous COA issued for the property, 12-J-19-HZ, required the roof and chimney details to return to the HZC for further review. The previous owner sold the property in December 2020. Instead of reconstructing the chimney, the new owner (applicant) is proposing to enclose the roof with no chimney.
Old North Knoxville H
- Style: Folk Victorian, c. 1910
- One-story frame residence, resting on a brick foundation, clad in weatherboard siding. Cross-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. One-story, one-bay front porch with square wood columns. Interior brick chimney centered on ridgeline. Rectangular plan. Two entry doors.
- Style: Folk Victorian, c. 1910
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- A. Roofs
- 3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, bargeboards, and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction shall duplicate the roofing materials originally found in the neighborhood. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are wood, slate, standing seam metal, or metal shingle or tile roof coverings. The color of the roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black, or dark reddish brown to simulate the original roof colors.
- E. Wood Wall Covering
- 5. Wooden features shall be repaired by patching, piecing-in, or otherwise reinforcing the wood.
- 7. Replace only deteriorated wood. Reconstructing in order to achieve a uniform or "improved," "new" appearance is inappropriate because of the loss of good historic materials.
- F. Masonry Wall Covering
- 4. Identify and preserve masonry features that define the historic character of the building, including walls, railings, foundations, chimneys, columns and piers, etc.
- 5. Replace an entire masonry feature that is too deteriorated to repair. Use the remaining physical evidence to guide the new work, and match new to old. Examples can include large sections of a wall, a cornice, balustrade, columns, stairways or chimneys.
