Level III: Village Of Concord HZ
8-D-14-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends conditional approval. The applicant is to work with staff for approval of the following conditions: The front and back doors are to have a single light, not multiple panes, and may have wood panels below. The simulated-divided-light windows are to have shadow bars between the panes and be 1/1 or 2/1 or 2/2 -- all common early 20th-century styles in Concord. The front porch floor is to be of tongue-and-groove laid perpendicular to the façade of the main house. The porch posts are to be 8x8 square. An acceptable design for the balustrade that meets the building code height requirement is to be determined and approved by staff. A specification needs to be submitted for the metal porch roofs.Applicant Request
- New one-and-a-half-story Folk Victorian-style farmhouse with twin front gables, a one-story side-gabled wing on each side, integral garage on east side with overhead carriage-style doors, and hipped-roof front and rear porches. Front setback to match that tof the existing east. Brick foundation, fiber cement board siding (without faux wood grain), asphalt shingle main roof, standing seam metal roof on porches, and simulated divided 6/6- light double-hung windows with vertical board shutters (not raised panel as depicted in elevation). The front door will have approx. 2/3s wooden panels in the bottom with a 1/3 light on top. The fanlight over the entry door is to be replaced with a plain rectangular transom. The front porch will be tongue-and-groove (if budget allows), laid perpedicular to the house. Porch posts to be 6x6 square wood (not round tapered as depicted in elevation), and porch balusters to be wooden 2x2 square on the front and back of the house.
Village of Concord HZ
- Style: vacant lot
Applicable Guidelines
Village of Concord Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knox County Commission on October 22, 2001.
See Guidelines- WIDTH OF HOUSES AND LOTS
- Concord developed along the railroad and the river; its straight streets are in a grid pattern and form
- rectangular blocks. This sets the pattern for lot sizes. As a result the lots of Concord are usually
- rectangular, with their narrowest side parallel to the street. The form of the houses is rectangular or
- irregular, with narrow sides facing the street. This development pattern should be respected if new
- structures are built in the neighborhood. Also, the consistent setbacks of the neighborhood create a
- visual order, and help define public and private spaces.
- SCALE AND MASSING
- The shapes of buildings in the Village of Concord are distinctive when compared to newer houses.
- They have a bulk or shape different from many new buildings. The size and proportions of new
- buildings should be consistent with historic or adjacent buildings in the neighborhood. Recessed or
- projecting porches, bays and other details should be incorporated in any new construction.
- New buildings should also be designed with a mixture of wall areas with door and window elements in the
- facade like those found on neighboring historic houses. Any new buildings should complement and reinforce
- neighboring buildings. Particular attention should be paid to the alignment established by adjacent buildings
- The horizontal alignment of building elements such as porches, roofs and windows is one of the most effective
- ways to create a sense of connection and unity among buildings located on a street. Roof forms should also be
- related to those found in the area. Mimicking the existing or traditional roof shapes, pitches and materials on new
- construction is one of the most effective ways to help new construction that is compatible with the existing.
- HEIGHTS OF FOUNDATIONS AND STORIES
- Historic houses in the Village of Concord are not built on slab foundations. They are built on raised
- foundations, usually made of brick that has sometimes been stuccoed. New additions to existing houses
- should use foundation materials that match the foundation already present on the house. New houses
- should use brick or concrete block that has been parged or stuccoed to resemble a stuccoed brick
- foundation. The height of the foundation should match those on adjacent houses.
- The height of stories is another factor that can help a new building blend well with neighboring historic
- houses. Window placement should be on the same horizontal plane as neighboring houses, and the
- overall height of the house to the eaves and to the peak of the roof should be consistent.
- RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - RECOMMENDATIONS:
- 1. Maintain the facade lines of streetscapes. Never violate the existing setback pattern by placing new
- buildings in front of or behind the historic setback line, or at odd angles.
- 2. Relate the size and proportions of new structures to the scale of adjacent buildings.
- 3. Break up box-like forms into smaller masses like historic buildings. New buildings should be
- designed with a mix of door and window elements in the facade mimicking nearby historic houses.
- The placement of door and window openings should be imitated.
- 4. Relate the vertical, horizontal or non-directional facade character of new buildings to the
- directional alignment of nearby buildings. A new building should reinforce the horizontal and
- vertical connection between historic houses present on the street.
- 5. Relate the roof forms of the new buildings to those found in the area, duplicating existing roof
- shapes and pitches.
- 6. New buildings shall equal the average height of existing adjacent buildings.
- 7. New housing shall be built with raised foundations or designed to suggest that there is a raised
- foundation equal to the foundation height of adjacent buildings.
- 8. In new buildings, the height of roofs and eaves, stories, windows and doors shall mimic adjacent
- historic buildings.
- 9. The materials used for new buildings shall be consistent with existing historic building materials
- along the street.
- 10. Front elevations shall have a strong sense of entry.
- 11. The styles and details of historic architecture should not be reproduced.
