8-D-21-HZ

Level I/II: Old North Knoxville H

Approved

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of Certificate 8-D-21-HZ, with the condition that new dimensional asphalt shingle roofing be a color that closely reflects the original roof color.

Applicant Request

Roofing

- Repair and repointing to left side exterior masonry chimney (all repair to use existing/matching bricks and appropriate mortar) - repair to match NPS Preservation Brief 2. Removal of non-historic right side interior chimney, which is not a character-defining feature, not supported by a fireplace or masonry structure below, very minimally visible from the street, and weight is detrimental to roof framing system. Replacement of low-slope porch roof (currently asphalt roll) with new TPO rubber roofing material. Removal of astro-turf porch flooring and repair or replacement in-kind to tongue-and-groove wood flooring below. Removal of non-historic window awning.
- Replacement of the existing cement tile roof with a new GAF dimensional asphalt shingle roof.
- Condition of approval per 8/19/21 HZC meeting: new dimensional asphalt shingle roofing be a color that closely reflects the original roof color.

Old North Knoxville H

- Style: Neoclassical, c.1925
  - Two-story frame residence with a hipped roof clad in cement tile, an exterior of brick veneer, and a brick foundation. Façade features a one-story, full-length front porch with paired round fluted wood columns and a tunred wood balustrade. Double-hung six-over-six windows. Sidelights at front entry.

Applicable Guidelines

Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.

- A. Roofs
- The roofs in Old North Knoxville are now nearly all modern asphalt shingles. There were a variety of original roofing materials, such as standing seam metal or metal shingles, wood or slate shingles, large patterned asphalt or asbestos shingles, or shaped roof tiles of terra cotta or concrete.
- The best roof materials to use when roofing are replicas of the original. If that cannot be done, asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be used, but their colors should be carefully selected to reflect the original roofing colors.
- 4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction shall duplicate the roofing materials originally found in the neighborhood. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate, as are wood, slate, standing seam metal, or metal shingle or tile roof coverings. The color of roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black or dark reddish brown to simulate the original roof colors.
- 6. Roofs that are visible from streets shall retain their original shapes

See Guidelines

Meeting Date