Level II: Old North Knoxville H

7-D-26-HZ

Recommendations will be available 1 week prior to the meeting.

Applicant Request
Accessory structure
    • Exterior rehabilitation of secondary structure. Existing T-111 plywood siding and trim is proposed to be replaced with fiber cement lap siding and trim. A new access door is proposed for the northeast elevation.

Old North Knoxville H
    • Style: Folk Victorian, c.1895
      • Two-story frame residence with a cross-gable roof clad in standing-seam metal and an exterior of wood lap siding. Corner porch supported by square columns.

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.
    • D. Entrances
    • 7. Secondary entrances must be compatible with the original in size, scale, and materials, but clearly secondary in importance.
See Guidelines

Meeting Date
July 16, 2026

Old North Knoxville H
1318 Cornelia St. 37917

Applicant / Owner
Whitney Shiveler

Staff
Lindsay Lanois
Phone: 865-215-3795
Email: lindsay.lanois@knoxplanning.org

Case History

Date Filed
June 22, 2026

Date Heard
July 16, 2026
Case File

Case History