Level III: New Primary Structure
9-A-21-IH
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 9-A-21-IH with the following conditions:1) Parking to meet City Engineering standards;
2) Use horizontal lap siding instead of Dutch lap to better reflect historic siding patterns;
3) Final site plan should include a walkway to the front door from the street;
4) Incorporate a native or naturalized shade tree in the rear yard on the final site plan.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- New primary residence fronting Hiawassee Ave. One-story, front-gable roof residence measuring 30' wide by 38' long, with a partial-width, gable-roof front porch projecting from the right side of the façade. The house is proposed to be set 25' from the front property line. The proposed parking is a 20' by 20' gravel parking pad, accessed by the alley and located at the rear of the property.
- The house features a front-gable roof with a 6/12 pitch, clad in dimensional shingles, an exterior of vinyl lap siding, and a stuccoed CMU foundation. The 6/12 front-gable porch roof features a gable field clad in vinyl shingles and 8" by 8" square wood porch supports. The porch is 8' deep by 20' wide. The façade (south) features a centrally-located, Craftsman-style door flanked by two one-over-one, double-hung windows. There are two one-over-one windows on the left (east) elevation and two on the right (west) elevation. A secondary entry is located on the right elevation with an access ramp extending towards the rear. Another secondary entry is located on the rear elevation, accessing a wood deck with steps. Windows are all one-over-one with 3.5" trim.
Applicable Guidelines
Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- 1. Front Yards
- Consistent front yard space should be created along the street with the setback of a new house matching the older houses on the block.
- When several infill houses, porches and the habitable portion of each house should be about the same distance from the street as the original houses.
- A walkway should be provided from the sidewalk or street to the front door. Along grid streets, the walk should be perpendicular to the street.
- Healthy trees that are outside the building footprint should be preserved. The root area should be marked and protected during construction.
- Consistent front yard space should be created along the street with the setback of a new house matching the older houses on the block.
- 2. House Orientation and Side Yards
- New housing should be proportional to the dimensions of the lot and other houses on the block.
- Side yard setbacks should be similar to older houses on the block, keeping the rhythm of spacing between houses consistent.
- New housing should be proportional to the dimensions of the lot and other houses on the block.
- 3. Alleys, Parking, and Services
- Parking should not be in front yards.
- Alley access should be used for garage or parking pad locations.
- On streets without alleys, garages or parking pads should be at least 20' behind the front façade of the infill house with access limited to one lane between the street and the front façade.
- On those streets which have alleys, driveways should not be permitted from the front of the house.
- Alley oriented parking pads, garbage collection points, and utility boxes should be screened with a combination of landscaping and fencing.
- Parking should not be in front yards.
- 4. Scale, Mass, and Foundation Height
- The front elevation should be designed to be similar in scale to the other houses along the street.
- The front façade of new houses should be about the same width as original houses on the block.
- If extensions or bays were typically part of the neighborhood's historic house design, such elements should be incorporated into infill housing.
- New foundations should be about the same height as the original houses in the neighborhood.
- The front elevation should be designed to be similar in scale to the other houses along the street.
- 5. Porches and Stoops
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- Porches should be proportional to original porches on the block, extending about 8-12' toward the street from the habitable portion of the house.
- Porches should extend into the front yard setback, if necessary, to maintain consistency with similarly sited porches along the street.
- Porch posts and railings should be like those used in the historic era of the neighborhood's development.
- Porches should be part of the housing design in those neighborhoods where porches were commonplace.
- 6. Windows and Doors
- When constructing new houses, the windows and door styles should be similar to the original or historic houses on the block.
- To respect the privacy of adjacent properties, consider the placement of side windows and doors.
- The windows and doors on the front façade of an infill house should be located in similar proportion and position as the original houses on the block.
- Attention should be paid to window placement and the ratio of solid (the wall) to void (the window and door openings).
- Contemporary windows such as "picture windows" should not be used in pre-World War II neighborhoods.
- When constructing new houses, the windows and door styles should be similar to the original or historic houses on the block.
- 7. Roof Shapes and Materials
- New roofs should be designed to have a similar pitch to original housing on the block.
- More complex roofs, such as hipped roofs and dormers, should be part of new housing designs when such forms were historically used on the block.
- Darker shades of shingle were often used and should be chosen in roofing houses in Infill neighborhoods.
- New roofs should be designed to have a similar pitch to original housing on the block.
- 8. Siding Materials
- Clapboard-like materials should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
- Faced stone, vertical siding, and other non-historic materials should not be used in building new houses.
- Clapboard-like materials should be used in constructing new housing where painted wood siding was traditionally used.
- 11. Landscape and Other Considerations
- One native or naturalized shade tree should be planted in the front and rear yards of infill lots with 25 feet or more in depth to front of house
- 1. Front Yards
Meeting Date
September 15, 2021
Oakwood/Lincoln Park Infill Housing Overlay District
433 Hiawassee Ave. 37917
RN-2 (Single-Family Residential Neighborhood)
Applicant / Owner
