7-F-22-HZ

Level I/II: Mechanicsville H

Approved With Conditions

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, subject to the following condition: applicant should incorporate 1-2 additional "design characteristics" listed in the guidelines to further align the shed with the primary structure, with approval by staff.

Applicant Request

Accessory structure; Siding

- Exterior rehab elements: repair/replacement in-kind to window trim on east and north elevations. Replacement in-kind to rotten porch boards. Replacement in-kind to exterior wood trim elements.
- New secondary structure: new 8' by 12' storage shed on the rear right (north) corner of the property. Shed will be set 5' from interior and rear property lines. Shed features a side-gable roof, clad in asphalt shingles, and an exterior of flush panel siding. The application includes two options for proposed shed; the first option features paired carriage-style doors topped by transom windows and a single window topped by a transom. The second option includes a single carriage-style door flanked by two windows on the side elevation and paired carriage-style doors on the south elevation.
- CONDITION OF APPROVAL PER 7.21.22 HZC MEETING: Applicant proposes to use second option provided; applicant to incorporate 1-2 additional "design characteristics" listed in the guidelines to further align the shed with the primary structure, with approval by staff.
- Replacement in-kind to non-decorative wood fascia elements (staff-level revision 10.18.22).

Mechanicsville H

- Style: Queen Anne with Eastlake and Tudor influence, c. 1888
  - Rosecrest, designed by Baumann and Baumann. Two-and-one-half-story frame residence, with a hipped roof with lower cross gables, clad in slate. Exterior clad in wood lap siding and house rests on a brick foundation. House features imbricated shingles in gable and applied half-timbering with central carved panel in porch gable. Double-hung two-over-one and multi-light windows, with additional stained glass windows. Two-story front porch with turned wood columns. Multiple interior brick chimneys.

Applicable Guidelines

Mechanicsville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 20, 2011.

- U. Rules for Secondary Structures
  - 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 must mimic carriage house doors from an era consistent with the primary building on the lot.
  - 3. Garages and outbuildings must be located behind the primary building at the rear of the lot.
  - 4. Design characteristics and materials used in constructing new outbuildings or accessory buildings must be selected from this list: a roof pitch consistent with the primary building on the lot; overhanging eaves; exposed rafter tails; wood windows; wood lap siding with a four inch lap; board and batten; concrete siding hung to emulate four inch lap siding or used as board in board and batten; masonry, but not exposed concrete block or split-face block

See Guidelines

Meeting Date