6-E-21-HZ

Level II: Old North Knoxville H

Approved

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the condition that the applicant receive the necessary variances at the 6/15/2021 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. A revised site plan with no changes to overall massing or exterior elevation designs could be approved by staff.

Applicant Request

Accessory structure

- New secondary structure (garage/accessory dwelling unit). Outbuilding will be located behind primary residence and oriented to the alley, set 5' from the interior side property line and recessed behind the primary house. Outbuilding will measure 29'-4" wide by 22'-11" deep, with a 678 sq. ft. footprint.
- The outbuilding is a one-and-one-half-story, rectangular structure with a 12/12 pitch, side-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. The exterior is clad in smooth-finish HardiePlank lap siding with a 4" exposure, and the building will rest on a concrete slab foundation. Exterior details include 1' eave overhangs, 5.5" HardieTrim rake board and frieze boards, a 5/4 x 10 smooth-finish HardieTrim belt band with a drip cap dividing the first story from the upper gable fields, and 5/4 x 4 smooth-finish Hardie cornerboards. Windows are one-over-one, double-hung wood windows and four-light fixed wood windows.
- On the southeast elevation (labeled front elevation, facing backyard on drawings), paired, one-third light doors are centered on the first story. The doors measure approximately 7' tall, with a 17" diameter barn light with goose-neck arm centered above. A gable-roof dormer is centered above the doors, with a 12/2 pitch roof with 1' eave overhangs, two adjoining one-over-one, double-hung wood windows, and a detail in the window head casing to match window detail on the main house.
- On the southwest elevation (labeled side elevation, facing neighboring garage on drawings), one one-over-one, double-hung wood window is centered on the gable field.
- The northwest elevation (rear elevation, facing alley) features two adjoining 7' tall steel garage doors with a cross-bracing detail, flanked by round barn lights with gooseneck arms to match the front elevation. A shed dormer (4/12 pitch) with three fixed four-light windows is centered on the roof slope.
- The northeast elevation (side elevation, facing yard) features a single one-third light door on the left side and paired, flush, steel secondary doors on the right side. Two adjoining double-hung, one-over-one wood windows are centered on the gable field.

Old North Knoxville H

- Style: Queen Anne, c.1900
  - Two-story residence with wood weatherboard wall covering and a brick foundation. House features a hipped roof with lower cross gables clad in asphalt shingles, wood shingles in gable, and a pedimented lintel above attic windows. Two-story, three-quarter front porch featuring round Doric columns and a turned wood balustrade.

Applicable Guidelines

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

- M. Auxiliary or Outbuildings
  - 1. The design of outbuildings such as garages shall acknowledge and suggest the function of original outbuildings that would have been located in the neighborhood.
  - 2. The design of features like garage doors that face the street shall mimic carriage house doors from an era consistent with the primary building on the lot.
  - 3. Garages shall be located to the rear of the primary building on the lot.
  - 4. Materials used in constructing outbuildings or accessory buildings may only use materials and design characteristics selected from the following list: wood lap siding with a four inch lap or board and batten; a 12/12 roof pitch; overhanging eaves; exposed rafter tails; wood windows; masonry but not exposed concrete block or split-face block; garage doors appearing to be carriage doors or plank doors with x-bracing or perimeter reinforcing timbers.

See Guidelines

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