4-H-22-HZ

Level II: Ft. Sanders NC

Approved

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, providing for any additional recommendations from the HZC related to the added shed-roof massing.

Applicant Request

Additions; Architectural feature; Porch

- Revision to rear and side elevations of one building of new construction project involving three houses on one large lot. Site plan and overall houses reviewed and approved by the HZC in October 2021 (10-F-21-HZ). Leftmost (west) house has been revised to include a projecting, shed-roof addition on the rear and right (northeast) side. The new massing is approximately 12' wide on the right elevation and approximately 31' long on the rear elevation. The new massing features a 4/12 standing-seam metal roof. An additional massing projects 2' out from the center, featuring engaged columns and enclosed by siding. Following the projecting massing, a recessed porch is supported by two columns.

Ft. Sanders NC

- Style: N/A
  - Three new primary structures on one large vacant lot.

Applicable Guidelines

Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.

- A. Height, Scale, & Massing
- 2. Single-family detached infill housing should be proportional to other pre-1940 houses in terms of height and width.
- 6. For the first 35 feet, buildings should have similar setbacks, bays, and covered entrances that complement the historic architecture on the street.
- 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.
- D. Wall Materials
- 2. Clapboard (or clapboard-like materials such as aluminum or vinyl), shingle (or shingle-like material), or brick should be used.
- 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.

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