Level IV: Ft. Sanders NC-1
6-G-16-HZ
Denied
Recommendation
According to the Fort Sanders Guidelines for Demolition, based on the assessments provided with this submittal by a licensed structural engineer, architect, contractor, and real estate professionals, the HZC must determine whether structural problems and associated costs to address the problems warrant demolition.Also according to the Fort Sanders Guidelines for Demolition, the HZC must determine whether or not the original design is so compromised that historic architectural integrity is lost and cannot, in the Commission's view, be reasonably re-established.
Applicant Request
- Demolish contributing structure
Ft. Sanders NC-1
- Style: Craftsman (c. 1924) Contributing
- Two-story frame with brick veneer wall covering. Pyramidal hip roof with asphalt shingle covering. Enclosed and extended shed-roof front porch and added enclosed entry on east elevation. Three-over-one paired double-hung windows on second level. Projecting bay on east side. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan constructed as a duplex.
- Style: Craftsman (c. 1924) Contributing
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
See Guidelines- The Historic Zoning Commission shall take the following into account in making their determination about whether or not a building may be demolished:
- PHYSICAL CONDITION:
- The HZC may allow demolition if a building has been condemned by the City of Knoxville for structural reasons, or if the HZC ?nds that structural problems and associated costs to address the problems warrant demolition; the decision shall be based on an assessment by a licensed structural engineer or architect.
- ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY: The HZC may allow demolition if the original design is so compromised that historic architectural integrity is lost and cannot, in the Commission's view, be reasonably re-established.
