Level II: Rear Addition
5-C-25-IH
Applicant Request
Addition.- 1. Under the Infill Housing overlay, the DRB reviews additions visible from the primary street. The proposed addition will be visible from Clearview Street and from Nickerson Avenue, the side street.
- 2. The addition is proposed for the rear of the house, which meets design guidelines for placement.
- 3. Guidelines recommend that exterior cladding, roof materials, doors, and windows should be compatible with those on the existing house. The proposed in-kind lap siding, asphalt shingles, and 3/1 double-hung windows reflect the existing house and the guidelines. While the transom windows and the stucco-clad foundation are not present on the existing house, they are compatible with the overall design and meet the guidelines.
- 4. Guidelines recommend that the roof line and roofing materials complement the original house. The cross-gable roof form is compatible with the existing house. The addition is recessed below the primary roofline with a lower pitch, which demarcates it as an addition, and it will have the same height as the massing projecting from the façade, with the gable fields matching the height of others on the house
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- New rear addition and deck. One-story addition projects from the rear elevation (east) and has an L-shape, with a 14' wide by 10' deep section flush with the house that expands to a 22' wide by 14'-8" deep section, totaling in 459 sq ft. A 13'-9" wide by 10' deep deck will be installed flush with the rear elevation, in the corner of the addition, and it will be accessed via the existing secondary entrance. The existing sunroom and deck will be removed to make room for the addition. The addition will feature a cross-gable roof (4/12 pitch) clad in asphalt shingles that will be lower in height than the existing roofline, an exterior of lap siding, and a block foundation clad in stucco. The left elevation (north) will feature the wood deck with stairs and a metal railing, a 6-lite transom window, and a decorative gable vent to match the existing. The right elevation (south) will feature two 3/1 double-hung windows, a 6-lite transom window, and a gable vent. The rear (east) elevation will feature three 3/1 double-hung windows.
Applicable Guidelines
Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- 9. Additions
- - In making an addition, exterior covering and roof materials, doors, and windows, should be selected like those original to the house.
- - Additions should be made to the rear or side of the house. Taller additions should be made to the rear of the house to keep the original scale of the front façade consistent with other houses on the block.
- - The roofline and roofing materials should complement the original house.
- 9. Additions
Meeting Date
May 21, 2025
Edgewood Park Infill Housing Overlay District
3124 Clearview St. 37917
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood)
