5-J-21-HZ

Level II: Old North Knoxville H

Approved With Conditions

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the project as proposed, with the following conditions:
1) accurately scaled site plan with dimensions, setbacks, and square footage calculations be submitted to staff and permitting;
2) siding exposure on addition to match exposure width of historic siding.

Applicant Request

Additions

- New rear addition. Applicant previously removed and reconstructed rear addition; new rear addition design proposed after April 2020 HZC meeting. Rear addition will measure 10' by 22', and feature a gable-roof clad in asphalt shingles, new wood lap siding with a reveal to match existing siding, and 1.5" by 1.5" quarter-round cornerboards, and a concrete masonry unit foundation clad in cement-wash stucco. The gable-roof will feature a pitch to match existing house. Soffit of new rear addition will step down 12" from existing hipped-roof addition on house, creating a stepped-down roofline. The rear addition will feature two one-over-one, double-hung windows, followed by a half-light fiberglass door, with a 16" by 24" tall rectangular louvered vent on the gable field. The secondary entry will be accessed by a 4' by 4' wood stoop with a 36" tall railing with square wood pickets set into the top and bottom rails and a handrail on each side of stairs.
- Conditions of approval from 5.20.21 HZC Meeting: 1) accurately scaled site plan with dimensions, setbacks, and square footage calculations be submitted to staff and permitting; 2) siding exposure on addition to match exposure width of historic siding.

Old North Knoxville H

- Style: Folk Victorian
  - One-story frame residence, resting on a brick foundation, clad in weatherboard siding. Cross-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. One-story, one-bay front porch with square wood columns. Interior brick chimney centered on ridgeline. Rectangular plan. Two entry doors.

Applicable Guidelines

Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.

- L. Additions
  - 1. Locate exterior additions at the rear of or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building, and using appropriate proportions.
  - 2. Design new additions so that it is clear what is historic and what is new.
  - 3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the new use and the appearance of other buildings in the historic district. Additions shall be distinguishable from the historic building, but shall be compatible in terms of mass, materials, size, texture, and scale. Additions shall be designed so they can be removed without destroying the form of the historic building.
  - 4. New additions should not be visible from streets.
  - 6. Do not cause a loss of historic character through a new addition.

See Guidelines

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