Level II: Addition
12-C-21-IH
Approved
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 12-C-21-IH as submitted.Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- New side and rear addition to existing house. Irregularly-shaped, 1.5-story addition measures 1582 sq. ft. and features a cross gable-roof with gables extending to the side (south) and rear (west). Addition features an 8/12 pitch roof clad in asphalt shingles, vinyl lap siding to match existing, and one-over-one windows.
- From the façade (east), the addition will present as a side-gable roof massing extending from the rear of the house, with three evenly-spaced one-over-one windows. On the left side, the 1.5-story addition features two upper-level windows in the gable field and two garage doors, located to the right of the building. The rear elevation features a lower, 1.5-story cross-gable projecting to the rear, featuring two secondary entries and a set of three adjoining one-over-one windows.
- The project also includes the installation of a new concrete driveway extending off Barton Street, to the left of the new house and the removal of the existing gravel driveway.
Applicable Guidelines
Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- 9. Additions
- In making an addition, exterior covering and roof materials, doors, and windows should be selected that are like those original to the house.
- If replacement is necessary, new windows and doors should be in keeping with the style and openings of the original design.
- Additions should be made to the rear or side of the house. Taller additions should be made to the rear of the house to keep the original scale of the front façade consistent with original houses on the block.
- The roofline and roofing materials should complement the original house.
- The open appearance of front porches should be maintained.
- In making an addition, exterior covering and roof materials, doors, and windows should be selected that are like those original to the house.
- 8. Siding Materials
- Clapboard-like materials 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.
- 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.
- 9. Additions
Meeting Date
December 15, 2021
Edgewood Park Infill Housing Overlay District
2621 Barton St. 37917
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood)
Applicant
Gregory Meghann
Owner Daws George
