Level II: Concord Village HZ
2-E-15-HZ
Approved As Modified
Recommendation
Staff recommends denial of a concrete porch floor based on the staff findings and design guidelines. Approval is recommended for a composite material that adequately simulates wooden tongue-and-groove.Applicant Request
Porch elements- Install poured concrete as porch floor on front and rear of house which was approved in 2014 to be constructed.
Concord Village HZ
- Style: new constuction approved 8/21/ 2014
Applicable Guidelines
Village of Concord Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knox County Commission on October 22, 2001.
See Guidelines- PORCHES
- 3. New buildings constructed in the Village of Concord shall contain front porches large enough to
- provide seating. . .Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch
- flooring and ceilings shall be built with materials that are consistent in appearance with historic
- materials.
- 4. A wooden porch floor shall not be replaced with concrete, brick or other masonry materials. These
- floors can retain moisture and eventually damage the building.
- Design guidelines for the Village of Concord reflect the building materials that are commonly available
- when they were written. New materials, including siding, windows, roofing, painting and other items, are
- continuously introduced. As they become available, each of these materials is advertised as the solution to
- some types of maintenance problems (i.e., painting) or the "new" material that is better than what it is
- supposed to replace. Please be wary of any of these introductions. For one thing, older materials have
- been time tested in actual applications. We know what paint will do, or wood siding, or wood windows,
- or other kinds of building materials. Unless they are revivals of old, time-tested materials, we don't
- always know what damage the new ones will do over time, or how they will hold up.
Meeting Date
March 19, 2015
COA Expires March 18, 2017
Concord Village HZ
10715 Third Dr
Applicant / Owner
