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: Mechanicsville

7-E-99-HZ

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Recommendation
APPROVE. The following recommendations are also made: 1) Size on Deaderick (1-1/2 to 2 stories), Oak (1-1/2 to 2), Hannah, 1 to 1-1/2). 2) Front and side setbacks match adjacent houses. 3) Foundation height match adjacent, parged or brick.
Applicant Request
Other:
    • Structures will be relocated from Ft. Sanders, where JPI intends to demolish this and other buildings. The houses to be moved were all built in the Victorian era, and are appropriate in age and design for infill into the Mechanicsville Historic District. In addition to restoring the exteriors of the houses, foundation height will need to be consistent with neighboring houses, and setbacks must also be consistent. Other details of exterior restoration can be determined when the particular building is selected.
Mechanicsville
    • Style: Vacant lots
      • There are a number of houses on 12th and Highland in Ft. Sanders that are proposed for redevelopment by JPI. JPI has offered the houses to Knox Heritage for relocation. At the same time, there are vacant lots in Mechanicsville where infill houses from this design era would be appropriate. Chris Kinser has been working with the city's Department of Development to assure that lots are available, and to secure purchsers of the relocated houses. Knox Heritage has been working with JPI, the house movers and city agencies to assure that the houses can be moved. It has not been determined exactly which houses will be moved, nor has their final location been determined. This certificate is to seek permission from the Knoxville Historic Zoning Commission to use the houses as infill in Mechanicsville, and to discuss placement on the lots, foundation heights, and some height and size restrictions. Individual certificates for the rehabilitation details of each house will be presented individually, as they are available. Photographs of the houses being considered for moving are included here. Please consult the map for possible locations.
Applicable Guidelines
Mechanicsville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on October 10, 1995.
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Meeting Date
July 15, 1999
COA Expires July 15, 2001
Mechanicsville
237 Deaderick (et al) Ave
Applicant
OMNI - Chris Kinser (President) OMNI - Chris Kinser (President) Knox Heritage - Kim Trent (President)
Owner OMNI - Chris Kinser (President) OMNI - Chris Kinser (President) Knox Heritage, Inc. - Kim Trent (President)

Case History

Date Filed
June 25, 1999
Date Heard
July 15, 1999

Case History