Level II: New Front Porch, New Driveway
4-B-24-IH
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Recognizing the special site circumstances prohibiting alley access, staff recommends after-the-fact approval of the new driveway, subject to meeting City Engineering requirements. Staff recommends after-the-fact approval of the new front porch, subject to the following condition: 1) removal of horizontal railing and installation of vertical posts to meet design guidelines.Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- After-the-fact review of new front porch and new front driveway.
- Front-gable roof stoop was replaced with a full-length, 5'-7" deep front porch, featuring horizontal wood railing and a full-length wood pergola above. The pergola is not considered a roof, so the front porch is considered a "deck" by the City zoning code standards and requires a roof covering or to be removed. The applicant has proposed the addition of black metal panel panels, at a 2/12 pitch, to the pergola structure to create a roof.
- New front driveway, measuring 9'-3" wide. The driveway was constructed without Infill Housing approval or a permit from the City of Knoxville.
Applicable Guidelines
Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- 3. Alleys, Parking, and Services
- Parking should not be in front yards.
- Alley access should be used for garage or parking pad locations.
- On streets without alleys, garages or parking pads should be at least 20 feet behind the front facade of the infill house with access limited to one lane between the street and the front façade.
- On those streets which have alleys, driveways should not be permitted from the front of the house.
- Parking should not be in front yards.
- 5. Porches and Stoops
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- Porches should be proportional to original porches on the block, extending about 8-12 feet toward the street from the habitable portion of the house.
- Porch posts and railings should be like those used in the historic era of the neighborhood's development.
- Small stoops centered on entry and no more than 5 feet deep are appropriate on blocks where porches were not traditional.
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- 3. Alleys, Parking, and Services
Meeting Date
April 17, 2024
Oakwood/Lincoln Park Infill Housing Overlay District
400 E. Oldham Ave. 37917
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood)
Applicant / Owner
