8-F-23-HZ

Level I/II: Old North Knoxville H

Approved As Modified

Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the rear elevation window replacement, subject to one condition: 1) revision of proposed replacement window material, with new specification to be submitted to staff for approval.

Applicant Request

Porch; Windows

- Proposed replacement of one non-historic, single-light casement window on a rear roofline dormer. The proposed window is a one-over-one, double-hung vinyl window.
- Application also involves the level 1 scope of replacing in-kind wood tongue-and-groove porch flooring.
- Revised window spec submitted 9.28.23 - approved.

Old North Knoxville H

- Style: Queen Anne cottage, c.1910
  - One-and-one-half-story, frame residence with a hipped roof with lower cross gables, clad in asphalt shingles, an exterior of wood lap siding, and a brick foundation. Partial-width, shed-roof porch projects from the left half of the façade. Windows are 2/1, double-hung.

Applicable Guidelines

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

- B. Windows:
- 2. If replacement windows are necessary, they shall be the same overall size as the originals, with the same pane division and the same muntin depth, width, and profile. They shall be the same materials as the original windows, which were generally wood.
- 4. Tinted or reflective glass may not be used on primary or other important elevations.
- 5. It can be appropriate to design or install additional windows on the rear or another secondary elevation. The design must be compatible with the overall design of the building.
- 6. Windows may not be blocked in. They must retain the full height and width of the original opening.
- 8. Reuse existing, serviceable hardware.
- C. Porches:
- 1. Historic porches on houses in Old North Knoxville should be repaired, or may replicate the original porch if documentation of its size and design can be discovered.
- 2. A wood porch floor may not be replaced with a poured concrete floor, which will absorb and retain moisture and eventually damage the structure as well as the appearance of the building.

See Guidelines

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