Level II: Ft. Sanders NC
8-E-22-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 8-E-22-HZ, subject to the following conditions: 1) use of historically appropriate cornerboards, window trim, and door trim; 2) final site plan to meet City Engineering standards for parking and remain within impervious surface limits; 3) selection of a façade door to meet design guidelines, with approval by staff; and providing for discussion from the Commission on the front bay window and the revised porch roof.Applicant Request
Additions; Deck; Doors; Roofing; Siding; Windows- Exterior rehabilitation of existing house and new rear addition.
- Exterior rehabilitation scopes include removal of asbestos shingle and vinyl siding and installation of Hardie lap siding, with Hardie diamond-pattern siding in front and side gable fields. Enclosed front porch and non-historic front addition to be removed and reconstructed with a low-slope, shed-roof porch supported by square columns, a continuous CMU foundation with brick cladding, tongue-and-groove flooring, and a wood ceiling. Replacement windows. Some windows on original section of house to be relocated. On the façade, a non-historic picture window on the front gable field will be reconstructed with a Queen Anne-style bay window, and the gable field will feature decorative triangular trim.
- Large rear addition. One section of the house to be removed and reconstructed, with an additional new two-story section to project from the rear. Addition to feature a gable roof clad in asphalt shingles, an exterior of Hardie lap siding, gable fields clad in a diamond-pattern Hardie shingle siding, and two stories of one-over-one, double-hung vinyl windows. Two secondary entries are located on the rear elevation, with the second-story entry accessing a rear deck. Two one-over-one windows are located in the rear and left side gable fields.
- CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL PER 10/20/22 HZC MEETING: 1) use of historically appropriate cornerboards, window trim, and door trim; 2) final site plan to meet City Engineering standards for parking and remain within impervious surface limits; 3) selection of a façade door to meet design guidelines, with approval by staff; 4) bottom section (bulkhead area) of projecting bay window to be enclosed with siding as typical instead of glass.
Ft. Sanders NC
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, highly modified
- One-story residence with a hipped roof with lower gables projecting to the front and side, clad in asbestos shingles. Craftsman-style, front-gable roof porch enclosed approximately 1950. Side addition. Secondary entries on rear and side levels of basement.
- Style: Queen Anne cottage, highly modified
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
See Guidelines- A. Height, Scale, & Massing
- 1. Foundation heights should be consistent with other pre-1940 buildings in the neighborhood.
- 2. Single-family detached infill housing should be proportional to other pre-1940 houses in terms of height and width.
- B. Roofs
- 1. Select a roof pitch that is in keeping with other pre-1940 houses of the neighborhood, not being less than an 8/12 pitch.
- 2. Use variations in the form of the roof above the second story such as gables at different angles, hipped roofs, and dormers.
- 3. Use roofing materials that are in keeping with the historic development styles. Asphalt, shingle, tile, pressed metal, and slate were used.
- 4. Darker shades of shingles were historically used and should be selected in new construction.
- C. Porches
- 1. Provide porches with proportions and materials that complement pre-1940 housing. For clapboard-type construction, wood is the most appropriate primary material. Brick or cut stone are appropriate as foundations or in column supports.
- D. Wall Materials
- 2. Clapboard (or clapboard-like materials such as aluminum or vinyl, shingle (or shingle-like material), or brick should be used.
- 5. In making additions to existing buildings, wall cladding should complement the original wall covering.
- 6. Materials that are not typical in pre-1940 construction should not be used. These include cinder block, T-111 siding, and stone facing.
- E. Windows and Entrances
- 1. Window proportions and symmetry should be similar to the pre-1940 styles in the neighborhood.
- 2. Windows should be double-hung sash windows. Vinyl or metal-clad may be used in place of wood frame windows.
- 2 [sic]. Egress windows will have to be designed to comply with fire/building code provisions.
- 6. The proportions of upper-level windows should not exceed the proportion of the first level.
- 7. Upper-level windows should be provided and aligned with doors.
- 8. There should be at least 50% transparency that is created by windows or French doors and balconies on the recessed breaks between sections of buildings, including buildings joined together.
- 9. Entrances to the building should be provided from the street, using doors that have similar proportions and features to pre-1940 architecture.
- 10. When parking areas are provided behind buildings, rear entrances are also allowed.
- F. Parking
- 1. In new building construction, the front yard space shall not be used for parking. Do not break up curbs or sidewalks to provide street access.
- 2. Provide parking access off the alley or off a side street.
- 7. Surface parking area shall always be to the rear of the building.
- G. Landscaping, Fencing, & Retaining Walls
- 1. Plant one native shade tree (e.g. oak or maple) and one ornamental tree (e.g. dogwood) in both the front and rear yards for every 50 feet of lot width.
- H. Additions to Existing Buildings
- 1. Additions should be made to the rear or side of the building.
- 3. Transitional space shall be provided between the addition and the existing structure. This should include a courtyard (200 sq. ft. minimum), and a connecting structure (e.g. porch or breezeway). The wall of the new connecting structure should not be continuous with the wall of the existing building, but have a minimum 4' by 6' indentation.
- 4. Bays at least two feet in depth shall be provided for 50% of the side façade.
- 5. Windows or French doors and balconies shall provide 10% to 20% transparency on the sides of buildings.
Meeting Date
October 20, 2022
COA Expires November 7, 2025
Ft. Sanders NC
1315 Forest Ave. 37916
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