Level II: Mechanicsville H-1
2-D-15-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions: 1) the landing in front of the building to be treated lumber or composite boards to mimic wood; 2) the structure be shortened and/or moved to one side so that it doesn't expand across the entire width of the back yard; 3) the fence be of vertical wood boards; and 3) the fence be lowered to 42" in height where it extends toward the front wall of the house, beyond the rear plane of the house.Applicant Request
Accessory structure- ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
- The proposed structure is a 525 sf accessory building. The primary structure for the building will be 2x4 wood-stud framing on at-grade concrete slab foundation. The building will be covered by a shed roof sloping at 2:12 and will be finished with asphalt roofing shingles to match the existing
- residence. The roof structure will have exposed rafter tails and eave overhangs. The exterior walls are to be cladded using 4-inch fiber cement board siding. Corners, window and door openings will be trimmed using fiber cement board. All doors, door frames and window frames are to be wood construction. The doors will be built with visible cross-bracing and angle-bracing. Gutters and downspouts along the rear of the building to match that of the existing residence in color, finish and shape. A pervious gravel walkway will be installed in front of the structure. The front landing or pad underneath the overhang of the building is proposed to be either concrete or composite board material.
- FENCE
- In addition, we propose to add an 8- foot tall fence around the back yard to include the side yard up to the front of the house, but not extend beyond the front of the house. The fence will be made of horizontal cedar planks that are between 2 and 6 inches wide. The fence will have small gaps between the horizontal planks.
Mechanicsville H-1
- Style: Queen Ann (c. 1890)
- Two-story frame with weatherboard wall-covering. Hip-roof with lower cross-gables and asphalt shingles, multi-patterned imbricated shingles and stylized keyhole window in gable end. Double-hung one-over-one windows, paired on front projection with arched wood lintels with diamond=-shaped wood trim applied in arch. One-story wrap-around front porch and round replacement columns. Interior offset brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (contributing)
- Style: Queen Ann (c. 1890)
Applicable Guidelines
Mechanicsville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 20, 2011.
See Guidelines- SECONDARY STRUCTURES
- Auxiliary or outbuildings were very common in Mechanicsville, although many of them have deteriorated and
- have been demolished. They served a variety of purposes, including storage, and after the first decade of the 20th
- century, garages. It is acceptable to construct new outbuildings to the rear of Mechanicsville lots, but they should
- be simply designed as were the originals.
- 1. The design of outbuildings shall acknowledge
- and suggest the function of original outbuildings
- that would have been located in the neighborhood.
- 2. The design of features like garage doors that
- face the street must mimic carriage house
- doors from an era consistent with the primary
- building on the lot.
- 3. Garages and outbuildings must be located
- behind the primary building at the rear of the lot.
- 4. Design characteristics and materials used in
- constructing new outbuildings or accessory
- buildings must be selected from among those on this list:
- a roof pitch consistent with the primary building on the lot
- overhanging eaves
- exposed rafter tails
- wood windows
- wood lap siding with a four inch lap
- board and batten
- concrete siding hung to emulate four-inch lap siding or used as board in board and batten
- masonry, but not exposed concrete block or split-face block
- FENCES
- "Fences were made of wrought iron or wood with shaped pickets."
- G. Rules for Fences and Walls
- 1. Masonry retaining walls shall be retained
- and repaired or reinstalled.
- 2. Fences should be wood or wrought iron.
- 3. Fences should be no taller than 42 inches
- (3.5 feet) in areas visible from the streets
- of the neighborhood.
