: Le Parigo
8-A-08-DT
Approve Subject To Conditions
APPROVE subject to the following conditions: a. The awning must have a clearance of 9 feet with the sidewalk (Article 5, Section 6.B.1 of City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance).b. The wrought iron fence and ADA ramp receive approval from the city to be placed in the public ROW.c. The wall sign not be over 25% the height and width of that shown, in the location as shown. The sign shall be either non-illuminated or have an indirect light source.d.The board strongly encourages the owner to obtain a variance for the canopy with height from the sidewalk and encourage the approval of encroachment into the sidewalk for a raised outdoor seating area, not to be made out of concrete.
Recommendation
APPROVE with the following condition:a. The awning must have a clearance of 9 feet with the sidewalk (Article 5, Section 6.B.1 of City of Knoxville Zoning Ordinance).
b. The wrought iron fence and ADA ramp receive approval from the city to be placed in the public ROW.
c. The wall sign not be over 25% the height and width of that shown, in the location as shown. The sign shall be either non-illuminated or have an indirect light source.
Applicant Request
:- Le Parigo Restaurant is proposing to renovate the exterior façade of an existing one story building next to the YWCA on Clinch Avenue. They are proposing to move the existing door, which is on the left side of the building, to a more central location on the façade. The old door location will have a window, fill and trim treatment to match other windows, fill and trim. The fill below the windows will be a painted wood panel. A similar style already exists on the structure. New sliding windows will replace the existing windows on the building, which will allow the left two windows to slide behind the right window. The new windows and door will be aluminum clad and will be clear.
- Due to the door moving locations, an accessible ramp will need to be created. This ramp will begin at about the location of the old door and create a level surface to the new door. The ramp will be 5 feet wide from the façade into the sidewalk and have a 30 inch tall wrought iron railing that will extend with width of the ramp. About 3.5 to 4 feet of the ramp width will be in the right-of-way (this cannot be fully verified without a survey). The ramp will have a lip along the sidewalk that will be about 3.5 inches tall at the handrail and will gradually diminish as it fades back into the sidewalk near the original door location. The sidewalk is approximately 18 feet wide. There will be two wall lights, one to the left of the new door location and one to the right of the windows.
- An awning and a sign are proposed. The awning will be canvas and will not have any graphics. The awning will extend 5 feet from the façade. The proposed wall sign is modest in size and will be located above the old door location. It is approximately 2 feet by 5 feet, for a total of 10 sqft (they are allowed approximately 40 sqft of wall signage). The sign will be made of metal and will not have lighting.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- The sign shown in the plan may not be the exact sign that will be used. The location and type will remain the same. The guidelines do not address wall signs as proposed. The Traditional Grid District recommended sign guidelines say "Wall signs on sign boards that are above a transom or first story and mounted flush to the building façade." This building does not have a sign board, nor is it tall enough to allow for a sign board and an awning. The wall sign proposed would be required to be mounted no more than 12 inches from the façade by the zoning ordinance. The sign size and location per the proposed elevation is appropriate in the opinion of staff.
Meeting Date
August 28, 2008
Le Parigo
416 W Clinch Ave
Applicant
EZC, Inc.
Owner YWCA
Case History
Date Filed
August 13, 2008
Date Heard
