Level IV: Scenic Drive NC-1
12-F-13-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Staff recommends a 60- to 90-day delay (denial without prejudice) in demolition permitting by City Codes Enforcement to provide more opportunity for the owner and Knox Heritage to seek a buyer who is willing to rehabilitate the house. Additionally, a structural assessmentt needs to be provided by a licensed engineer or architect according to the design guidelines.Applicant Request
Other: Demolition- DESCRIPTION OF WORK UNCHANGED FOR 1/16/2014 HZC MTG.: Demolish contributing structure due to deterioration and collapse of rear portion. Salvage interior and exterior features as feasible or offer to Knox Heritage.
Scenic Drive NC-1
- Style: Tudor Revival (1929)
- Two-story frame with brick veneer wall covering. Hip and cross gable roof with front dormer with calmes. Four -over- four and six- over -six double- hung windows, tripled on projecting front gabled section, which has sweeping gable highlighting front entry. Projecting gabled front entry with arched opening. Bay window with four- over- four double- hung windows adjacent to frontentry. Projecting gabled portico on north elevation. Two brick chimneys, one interior front side and one interior end. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing)
- Style: Tudor Revival (1929)
Applicable Guidelines
Scenic Drive NC-1 Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 26, 2006.
See Guidelines- DEMOLITION
- "The Knoxville Historic Zoning Commission may allow demolition if fire, flooding, winds, or other disaster has substantially damage a building. The decision of the Commission shall be informed by an assessment by a licensed structural engineer of architect."
- DEMOLITION
