Level I: Ft. Sanders NC-1
4-F-19-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as described.Ft. Sanders NC-1
- Style: 1902 Queen Anne Cottage
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
See Guidelines- A. HEIGHT, SCALE, AND MASSING
- 1. Foundation heights should be consistent with other pre-1940 buildings in the neighborhood.
- C. PORCHES
- 1. Provide porches with proportions and materials that complement pre-1940 housing. For clapboard type construction wood is the most appropriate primary material. Brick or cut stone are appropriate as foundations or in column supports.
- 2. Porches should be no less than 6 feet deep and no more than 10 feet deep.
- They may be recessed behind the main setback line or alternatively can extend 10 feet into the front setback line.
- 3. Porches and related features shall be counted in the open space calculations as follows:
- • Porches: 3 times the floor space
- D. WALL MATERIALS
- 1. Paint color is not regulated.
- 2. Clapboard (or clapboard-like materials such as aluminum or vinyl), shingle (or shingle- like material), or brick should be used.
- 3. Board and batten siding can be used on accessory buildings.
- E. WINDOWS AND ENTRANCES
- 1. Window proportions and symmetry should be similar to the pre-1940 styles in the neighborhood.
- 2. Windows should be double hung, sash windows. Vinyl or metal-clad windows may be used in place of wood frame windows.
- 3. Egress windows will have to be designed to comply with fire/building code provisions.
- 7. The proportions of upper level windows should not exceed the proportion of the first level.
- 8. Upper level windows should be provided and aligned with doors.
- 9. There should be at least 50% transparency, that is created by windows or french doors and balconies, on the recessed breaks between sections of buildings, including buildings joined together.
