Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H: Level II

7-A-24-HZ

Staff Recommendation

Based on the additional neighborhood input and the opportunity to update the Edgewood-Park City design guidelines for metal roofing prior to adoption by Council, staff recommends approval of Certificate 7-A-24-HZ.


Applicant Request
Roofing
After-the-fact review of roof replacement. Asphalt shingle roof was replaced with a 5V ribbed metal panel roof with exposed fasteners. Roof replacement completed by February 2024 without permits.

Staff Comments
Neoclassical, c.1910
    Two-story, hipped-roof residence with an exterior clad in wood lap siding. Bracketed cornice under primary roof eaves. Wrap-around, hipped-roof porch supported by wood columns with Doric capitals.

1. 1635 Jefferson Ave is a contributing resource to the Park City National Register Historic District and the local overlay.

2. The request for review is after-the-fact; the new roof has already been installed without permits or a COA. A building permit is required for the project.

3. Both the adopted and the approved but not yet formally adopted sets of design guidelines for Edgewood-Park City encourage duplicating original materials as much as possible. Related to metal roof products, the older design guidelines recommend standing seam metal or metal shingle roof coverings as replications of the original materials. The new design guidelines note that "corrugated, 5V-groove, or wide sheet metal" products are not appropriate replacement materials.

4. Standing-seam metal roof is a metal roofing product which typically features flat vertical panels joined with concealed fasteners in an interlocking seam. Ribbed metal roofing panels, typically called "5V" to describe the profile of the panels with inverted v's running down the length of each panel, are a contemporary design, often made in a material called Galvalume (a steel-core metal with zinc and aluminum covering). These are secured with screws/fasteners to the roof decking, which are typically left exposed.

5. The application was postponed to allow the neighborhood additional time to discuss the metal roofing material in relation to the neighborhood context, the existing and proposed design guidelines, and overall community priorities. The neighborhood has responded with a letter noting the "roof does not detract from the character of the neighborhood and should therefore be approved."

6. The currently proposed Edgewood-Park City design guidelines discourage the installed roof type; prior to further review by the HZC and adoption by City Council, the guidelines should be updated to incorporate the neighborhood's preferences.
Applicant

Billy Price


Planning Staff
Lindsay Crockett
Phone: 865-215-3795
Email: lindsay.crockett@knoxplanning.org
Location Knoxville
1635 Jefferson Ave. 37917

Owner
Austin McLaughlin

Case History

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