11-J-25-HZ

Level II: Fourth And Gill H

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of Certificate 11-J-25-HZ, subject to the following conditions: 1) the final site plan, including garage and accessory dwelling unit, to meet City Engineering standards, with minor revisions to be approved by staff; 2) final window, door, and garage door specifications be submitted to staff for approval; 3) the siding to be fiber cement lap siding with a 4-5" exposure and labelled as lap siding on plans; 4) the elevation drawings be revised to clearly and consistently label and depict the use of fiber cement siding and its associated trim, particularly on the front and right elevations, to be approved by staff; and 5) receiving necessary variance from the Board of Zoning appeals.

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Applicant Request

Other: Revisions to new construction

- Revisions to 5-C-25-HZ for a new primary structure fronting Eleanor Street. Revised side setbacks from 10'-1" to 7'-7" and from 5' to 7'-2". Revised ADU/garage side setback from 5' to 6'-2". Revised front-door cladding on front-gable massings on façade and rear elevation from brick veneer to smooth-finish fiber cement "butt-board" siding, with different window and door trim for brick veneer and fiber cement cladding.
- Façade: Revised front door to add sidelites and to widen the transom window. Revised cladding on first-story massing with front porch from brick veneer to smooth-finish fiber cement "butt-board" siding. Revised chimney placement to gable ridge.
- Right elevation: Increased depth of first story, reducing deck depth, and made deck flush with the side of the house instead of slightly recessed. Removed railing from part of deck and added additional support column. Revised paired casement windows to a group of two casement windows flanking a fixed window.
- Left elevation: Extending landing of side deck and added a shed roof supported by a column. Fixed windows revised to casements and minor revisions to placement and sizing.
- Rear elevation: Widened deck to be flush with side of the house. Revised deck roof to from shed to partial hipped roof. Relocated deck steps to lead from left secondary entrance. Revised column placement. Revised left secondary entrance to have two sidelites. Increased width of right secondary entrance and sidelites. Side view of shed roof on left elevation. Insect screening location clarified to entirety of rear deck.

Fourth and Gill H

- Style: Vacant lot.

Applicable Guidelines

Fourth and Gill Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on April 20, 1999 and June 29, 1999.

- Roofs
- 1. The shape and pitch of roofs on new construction should imitate the shape and pitch of roofs on neighboring existing houses or other houses of the same architectural style. Replacement roofs should copy the shape and pitch of original roofs, and the soffit, fascia and trim detail between roof and wall should mimic the original.
- 2. The eaves on additions or new buildings should have an overhang that mimics the original eave, or where this is not feasible, mimics the existing buildings near the property. A minimum eave overhang of at least eight inches should be used on new construction. Fascia boards should be included on the gables.
- 3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding, and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction should duplicate the original roofing materials if possible. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are slate, standing seam metal or metal shingle roof coverings. The color of roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black or dark reddish brown to simulate the original roof colors.
- Porches
- 3. New front porches in Fourth and Gill must be large enough to provide seating, i.e., six to eight feet in depth.
- 4. In new construction, the proportion of the porches to the front facades should be consistent with the historic porches in the neighborhood. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring must use materials that present a visually and physically appropriate appearance historically.
- Entrances
- 4. Secondary entrances should be compatible with the originals in size, scale or materials but should not give the appearance of a primary entrance.
- Wall Materials
- Wood
- 3. New construction should use wood materials rather that aluminum or vinyl siding. New buildings should also use corner and trim boards and appropriate door and window trim. Concrete composition planks may be appropriate for new construction.
- 12. Siding or pressboard or particle board, and vertical siding (including T-111) is not appropriate for primary structures in the Fourth & Gill Historic District and should not be used.
- Infill Buildings
- Width of Houses and Lots
- 1. Maintain the historic facade lines of streetscapes by locating the front walls of new buildings in the same plane as the facades of adjacent buildings. A new building should continue and reinforce the alignment established by its neighbors. Never violate the existing setback pattern by placing new buildings in front of or behind the historic facade line.
- 2. Avoid placing buildings at odd angles to the street.
- Scale and Massing
- 1. Relate the size and proportions of new structures to the scale of adjacent buildings.
- 2. Break up uninteresting boxlike forms into smaller, varied masses like those of most buildings from the historic period. Variety of form and massing are essential to the character of the streetscape.
- 3. New buildings should be designed with a mix of wall areas with door and window elements in the facade like those found on the neighborhood's historic houses. Also consider the width-to-height ratio of bays in the facade. The placement of openings with respect to the facade's overall composition, symmetry, or balanced asymmetry should be carefully imitated.
- 4. Relate the vertical, horizontal, or nondirectional façade character of new buildings to the predominant directional alignment of nearby buildings. A new building should continue and reinforce the alignment established by its neighbors.
- 5. Relate the roof forms of the new buildings to those found in the area. Duplication of the existing or traditional roof shapes, pitches, and materials on new construction is one way of making new structures more visually compatible.
- Height of Foundations and Stories
- 1. As a general rule, construct new buildings to equal the average height of existing buildings on the street.
- 2. Raised foundations, or the appearance of raised foundations, must be designed for any new housing constructed in Fourth and Gill. The height of the foundation should replicate those of adjoining buildings.
- 3. If building new structures, the eave lines should conform to those of adjacent properties. Divisions between stories should either be omitted, or should mimic neighborhood buildings.
- Materials
- 1. The materials used for new buildings should be consistent with existing historic building materials along the street.
- Features
- 1. Always design front facades with a strong sense of entry. Strongly emphasized side entries, or entries not defined by a porch or similar transitional element, result in an incompatible flat first-floor facade.
- 2. Avoid replicating or imitating the styles, motifs, or details of older periods. Such attempts can present a confusing picture of the true character of the historical area.
- Outbuildings
- 1. Buildings resembling servants' quarters or carriage houses, work buildings, or simple one story garages are appropriate to be constructed in the Fourth and Gill Historic District. Their size and construction should use materials that correspond to the original primary buildings on the lot.