Level III: After-the-fact Review Of Modifications Of Previously Approved COA
11-E-23-IH
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
The Board, Plans Review and Inspections staff, and Planning staff should discuss an appropriate path forward for enforcement of the zoning code and design guidelines.The Board should identify if any changes should be made to bring 3413 and 3415 Gap Road into compliance with COAs issued in March 2022.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- After-the-fact review of revisions to the previously approved COA (3-H-22-IH). Approved site plan and elevation drawings are included in application packet, to be compared with photos of existing conditions. A photo of the remainder of the street, as completed, is included in the application packet as reference.
- Some variations from the approved drawings include: foundation height (shown as approximately 2' on approved drawings); front porch foundation (shown as an enclosed foundation resting on the grade, instead of an elevated open deck-style foundation); front porch design (shown as a partial-width, shed-roof porch supported by two columns on approved designs); side elevation windows (at least one not installed as shown); siding design (board-and-batten on façade with Dutch lap siding on the side elevations).
Applicable Guidelines
Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- Scale, Mass, and Foundation Height
- The front elevation should be designed to be similar in scale to other houses along the street.
- The front façade of new houses should be about the same width as original houses on the block.
- New foundations should be about the same height as the original houses in the neighborhood.
- The front elevation should be designed to be similar in scale to other houses along the street.
- 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 feet 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. Wrought iron, "antebellum" columns and other materials that were not used in the early 1900's should not be used.
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- Windows and Doors:
- When constructing new houses, the window 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 facade 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).
- When constructing new houses, the window and door styles should be similar to the original or historic houses on the block.
- Roof Shapes and Designs:
- New roofs should be designed to have a similar pitch to original housing on the block.
- Darker shades of shingle were often used and should be chosen in roofing houses in Heart of Knoxville neighborhoods.
- New roofs should be designed to have a similar pitch to original housing on the block.
- Siding Material:
- Clapboard-like materials (such as cement fiberboard) should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
- Brick, wood shingle, and other less common material may be appropriate in some older neighborhoods, particularly those with a mix of architectural styles.
- Clapboard-like materials (such as cement fiberboard) should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
- Landscape and Other Considerations:
- One native or naturalized shade tree should be planted in the front and rear yards of in fi ll lots with 25 feet or more in depth to front of house.
- Scale, Mass, and Foundation Height
Meeting Date
November 15, 2023
Lonsdale Infill Housing Overlay District
3415 Gap Rd. 37921
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood)
Applicant / Owner
