Level II: Market Square H-1
5-D-19-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Approve the request subject to the following conditions:1) Reduce the width of the canopies from the chamfered corner of the building so as to next extend beyond the storefront framing below (approximately 3 feet), and meeting all other applicable requirements of the zoning ordinance (such as clearance with sidewalk and distance from curb).
2) Reduce the size of the wall sign on the chamfered corner to no more than 6 square feet.
3) Review and approval of the sign plan by staff to ensure the size and location meet the recommendations of the Market Square Design Guidelines.
4) Revising the storefront cornice (sign board) so as to be flat in design, removing the trim and cornice detailing, with review and approval by staff.
Applicant Request
Architectural feature; Awning or canopy; Signs- This is a renovation of the first level of the previously altered building at 2 Market Square. The exterior will be modified to include a metal canopy to cover a new patio seating area on Market Square with railings anchored to the concrete. A new metal canopy will also be added on the Union Avenue side of the building with sidewalk seating. The Market Square and Union Avenue façades will be modified to include a new wood storefront cornice (sign board), gooseneck lights, and signage. Per 6.17.19 drawings, painted signs will extend horizontally across east and west elevations. Signs will be no taller than 2.5' and lettering will be 18" tall.
Market Square H-1
- Style: Vernacular Commercial (c.1935); formerly Italianate Commercial (c.1880)
- Two story, three bay, brick building with modern single pane windows on front facade, chamfered corner. Two story Italianate Commercial rear portion with access from Union Avenue, arched brick corbelled windows, corbelled cornice. c. 1950 storefront with recessed entry. (C) S. W. Hall & Co. Grocers recorded as occupant in 1885, with second floor use as the Grand Army of the Republic Hall. Other uses included a drugstore, a hardware store, a pharmacy and boarding house and a shoe store. In 1935, when front facade was probably altered, building had become the Wonder Store, Inc., a department store, and by 1950, it was an annex of Miller's Department Store. The footprint of the building with its distinctive chamfered corner has not changed on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
- Style: Vernacular Commercial (c.1935); formerly Italianate Commercial (c.1880)
Applicable Guidelines
Market Square Design Guidelines and Designation Report, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 24, 2001.
See Guidelines- II. Existing Buildings
- A. Storefront Design:
- 3. The color and texture of storefront materials shall be simple and unobtrusive, whether they are wood, cast iron or anodized aluminum.
- 10. A storefront cornice shall be wood, cast iron, or sheet metal.
- 12. Inappropriate historical themes shall be avoided.
- D. Signs
- 1. A storefront shall not have more than two signs, a primary and a secondary sign. One of these may be a flush-mounted sign board located below the second story window sills and above the storefront display windows. It should not be more than 2-1/2 feet high with lettering between 8" and 18" high and covering about 65% of the sign board.
- 2. A hanging sign can be mounted above the sidewalk, projecting no more than five feet. It could represent the image of a product or use text to identify a tenant and should be 4-6 square feet in area.
- 5. Signs can be directly or indirectly illuminated. Internally lit signs that respect the dimensions noted above for flush-mounted sign boards can be appropriate. Neon can be appropriate for flush-mounted sign boards and window signs.
- E. Awnings.
- 1. Awnings were often used on storefronts. Early photographs of Market Square may be consulted to learn their design.
- 2. Awnings shall be attached to the building above the display windows and below the storefront cornice or sign panel.
- 3. Awnings shall reinforce the frame of the storefront without covering the space between the second story window sills and the storefront cornice, or the piers.
- 4. A standard street level awning should project four to seven feet from the building and should be about seven feet above the sidewalk.
Meeting Date
May 16, 2019
COA Expires June 27, 2022
Market Square H-1
2 Market Square 37902
Applicant
Stefanie Stefanie Genua / R2R Studio, LLC
Owner Petro's Chili & Chips
