Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
7-D-19-HZ
Other
Recommendation
Staff recommends adherence to the original Certificate of Appropriateness, issued 2/28/2018, requesting a new staircase in the existing stone wall to provide access from the sidewalk and on-street parking.Applicant Request
Other: Retaining wall- COA issued 2/28/2018 stated "an opening in the existing stone retaining wall on Armstrong Ave [to align] with a new staircase in the existing stone wall will provide access from the sidewalk and on-street parking." Applicant is requesting omission of this requirement, based on concerns for the structural integrity of the wall which extends across three lots, including the lot where construction is taking place. 1403 is located in the middle of the three lots. Applicant provided an assessment by a structural engineer, which opines that opening the wall and vibrations related to stairway construction would create a risk of total wall collapse.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: New construction, Shingle-Style influences, c.2018
- One and one-half story, wood-frame house with a clipped gable, metal roof, and an exterior of cement fiber shingle siding. The foundation is continuous parged CMUs. A one-story porch extends the length of the façade (east), featuring a hipped metal roof. A second-story recessed balcony is centered below the primary gable on the façade. An integral, screened-in, porch is located at the southwest corner of the house. Windows are of multiple shapes and sizes, but of wood material with wood trim. Doors are wood-framed, full-light glass doors.
- Style: New construction, Shingle-Style influences, c.2018
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- Accessory Features, Masonry Retaining Walls:
- Most of the buildings in Old North Knoxville have a front yard ending at a masonry retaining wall of stone or shaped block; this wall pinpoints the separation of the public sidewalk and street space from the private yard space.
- 5. Masonry retaining walls located at the sidewalk edge shall be retained and repaired, or reinstalled.
- Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
- 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction types of examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
- 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old design, color, texture, and other visual qualities, and where possible, materials. Replacement of missing feautres shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
- 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property.
