Level III: New Primary Structure
11-B-22-IH
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Providing for initial discussion between the Board and applicant on the two options presented,Staff recommends approval of Certificate 11-B-22-IH (option 1), with the following conditions:
1) Main massing of the house to be moved 3' away from the front property line to avoid front porch encroachment issues;
2) Final site plan to meet City Engineering standards and parking revised to meet Infill Housing design guidelines;
3) Use lap siding with an overlap instead of Dutch lap or flush panel siding.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- New primary residence fronting Savoy Street. One-story residence measures 44' wide by 30' deep, featuring a side-gable roof (6/12 pitch, clad in asphalt shingles), an exterior of vinyl siding, and a stuccoed CMU foundation. The house will be set 20' from the front property line, with an 8' deep front porch set 12' from the front property line. Parking is provided by a 12' wide by 40' long concrete driveway to the right (north) of the house.
- The house is a rectangular Ranch house, with a four-bay façade fronting Savoy Street. The façade features a front-gable roof (6/12 pitch) porch supported by tapered posts on brick piers, with a gable field clad in shingle vinyl siding. The porch is centered over a centrally-located door flanked by two double-hung windows. There are two equally spaced double-hung windows on the left elevation, with one and a secondary entry on the right side.
- While the applicant has submitted a Ranch-type house due to the width of the lot and the property's slope towards the rear, they have included a second option for discussion. The second option measures 30' wide by 44' deep, with a front-gable roof and a centrally-located front porch. See exterior details in "option 2" in the application.
Applicable Guidelines
Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- 1. Front Yards
- Consistent front yard space should be created along the street with the setback of a new house matching the older houses on the block.
- When several infill houses, porches and the habitable portion of each house should be about the same distance from the street as the original houses.
- A walkway should be provided from the sidewalk or street to the front door. Along grid streets, the walk should be perpendicular to the street.
- Healthy trees that are outside the building footprint should be preserved. The root area should be marked and protected during construction.
- Consistent front yard space should be created along the street with the setback of a new house matching the older houses on the block.
- 2. House Orientation and Side Yards
- New housing should be proportional to the dimensions of the lot and other houses on the block.
- Side yard setbacks should be similar to older houses on the block, keeping the rhythm of spacing between houses consistent.
- New housing should be proportional to the dimensions of the lot and other houses on the block.
- 3. Alleys, Parking, and Services
- Parking should not be in front yards.
- Alley access should be used for garage or parking pad locations.
- On streets without alleys, garages or parking pads should be at least 20' behind the front façade of the infill house with access limited to one lane between the street and the front façade.
- On those streets which have alleys, driveways should not be permitted from the front of the house.
- Alley oriented parking pads, garbage collection points, and utility boxes should be screened with a combination of landscaping and fencing.
- Parking should not be in front yards.
- 4. Scale, Mass, and Foundation Height
- The front elevation should be designed to be similar in scale to the other houses along the street.
- The front façade of new houses should be about the same width as original houses on the block.
- If extensions or bays were typically part of the neighborhood's historic house design, such elements should be incorporated into infill housing.
- New foundations should be about the same height as the original houses in the neighborhood.
- If greater height is to be created (with new construction or an addition), that portion of the house should be located toward the side or rear of the property.
- The front elevation should be designed to be similar in scale to the other houses along the street.
- 5. Porches and Stoops
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- Porches should be proportional to original porches on the block, extending about 8-12' toward the street from the habitable portion of the house.
- Porches should extend into the front yard setback, if necessary, to maintain consistency with similarly sited porches along the street.
- Porch posts and railings should be like those used in the historic era of the neighborhood's development.
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- 6. Windows and Doors
- When constructing new houses, the windows and door styles should be similar to the original or historic houses on the block.
- To respect the privacy of adjacent properties, consider the placement of side windows and doors.
- The windows and doors on the front façade of an infill house should be located in similar proportion and position as the original houses on the block.
- Attention should be paid to window placement and the ratio of solid (the wall) to void (the window and door openings).
- Contemporary windows such as "picture windows" should not be used in pre-World War II neighborhoods.
- When constructing new houses, the windows and door styles should be similar to the original or historic houses on the block.
- 7. Roof Shapes and Materials
- New roofs should be designed to have a similar pitch to original housing on the block.
- More complex roofs, such as hipped roofs and dormers, should be part of new housing designs when such forms were historically used on the block.
- Darker shades of shingle were often used and should be chosen in roofing houses in Infill neighborhoods.
- New roofs should be designed to have a similar pitch to original housing on the block.
- 8. Siding Materials
- Clapboard-like materials should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
- Faced stone, vertical siding, and other non-historic materials should not be used in building new houses.
- Clapboard-like materials should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
- 11. Landscape and Other Considerations
- One native or naturalized shade tree should be planted in the front and rear yards of infill lots with 25 feet or more in depth to front of house.
- 1. Front Yards
Meeting Date
November 16, 2022
Lonsdale Infill Housing Overlay District
3307 Savoy St. 37921
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood)
Applicant / Owner
