6-F-21-IH

Level II: Addition

Approved With Conditions

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of Certificate 6-F-21-IH, recognizing the significantly after-the-fact nature of the Infill Housing review and the addition's location on a minimally-visible corner of a property line fronting the railroad and other non-character-defining properties, with the following condition:

1) Specifications for two rear corner access stoops or decks be submitted to staff for approval.

Property Notes / Work to be Completed

- After-the-fact review of a two-story rear addition. Addition was constructed without permits or COA between 2018 and 2020. Rear addition modified an existing shed-roof, one-story section on the rear corner (southeast), adding a flat-roof, second-story section above. The flat roof addition extends to the center of the original hipped-roof pitch. The rear addition features a flat roof clad in asphalt shingles, an exterior of Hardie board-and-batten siding, and a stuccoed foundation. On the upper stories and side elevations, there are one-over-one, vinyl windows. Two, two-light fixed windows are located on the rear elevation.

Applicable Guidelines

Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines

- 9. Additions
  - In making an addition, exterior covering and roof materials, doors, and windows should be selected that are like those original to the house.
  - If replacement is necessary, new windows and doors should be in keeping with the style and openings of the original design.
  - 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 original houses on the block.
  - The roofline and roofing materials should complement the original house.
  - The open appearance of front porches should be maintained.
- 6. Windows and Doors
  - When constructing new houses, the windows and door styles should be similar to the original or historic houses on the block.
  - To respect the privacy of adjacent properties, consider the placement of side windows and doors.
  - The windows and doors on the front façade of an infill house should be located in similar proportion and position as the original houses on the block.
  - Attention should be paid to window placement and the ratio of solid (the wall) to void (the window and door openings).
  - Contemporary windows such as "picture windows" should not be used in pre-World War II neighborhoods.
- 8. Siding Materials
  - Clapboard-like materials should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
  - Brick, wood shingle, and other less common material may be appropriate in some older neighborhoods, particularly those with a mix of architectural styles.
  - Faced stone, vertical siding, and other non-historic materials should not be used in building new houses.