Level II: Ft. Sanders NC
9-C-25-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 9-C-25-HZ, subject to the following conditions:1) final site plan to meet City Engineering requirements for parking;
2) retention or replication of corner boards and window trim, as depicted on the elevation drawings;
3) retention of character-defining features such as partial cornice returns and façade gable details; and
4) the porch supports shall be at least 10" square posts, with the option of reducing the number of posts and including brick bases, with final design sent to staff for review.
Applicant Request
Additions; Porch; Siding; Windows- Exterior rehabilitation scopes include removal of aluminum siding and installation of fiber cement lap siding, with a fiber cement diamond-pattern siding on the front gable field, corner boards, fascia, and soffits. Replacement of non-original front door with half-lite paneled door. Replacement of all existing windows (non-original), with in-kind profile, size, and window trim. Reestablishing windows that were previously enclosed. On the south side elevation, installation of two new windows, revised placement of second-story window, and removal of first-story window.
- Removal of enclosed front porch. Reconstruction of original open air front porch with the same footprint as the existing porch, to feature partial hipped roof, 6" square wood posts, wood railings with 2" balusters, stained tongue-and-groove ceiling, a concrete floor, and re-built foundation re-using historic brick.
- Construction of second-story addition on rear elevation over existing one-story addition, using the same footprint, with a shed roof ending below the primary roofline. Addition will feature in-kind asphalt shingles, in-kind siding, a new 1/1 window on the first story, and a fixed window on the second.
- Conditions of approval per 9/18/2025 HZC meeting:
- 1) final site plan to meet City Engineering requirements for parking;
- 2) retention or replication of corner boards and window trim, as depicted on the elevation drawings;
- 3) retention of character-defining features such as partial cornice returns and façade gable details; and
- 4) the porch supports shall be at least 10" square posts, with the option of reducing the number of posts and including brick bases, with final design sent to staff for review.
Ft. Sanders NC
- Style: Queen Anne, c.1910
- Two-story, aluminum siding, wood trim, glass doors with wood mullions, transom over main door, bay window, latticed porch.
- Style: Queen Anne, c.1910
Applicable Guidelines
Fort Sanders NC-1, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on September 13, 2000.
See Guidelines- B. Roofs
- 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.
- 2. Porches should be no less than 6 feet deep and no more than 10 feet deep. They may be recessed behind the main setback line or alternatively can extend 10 feet into the front setback line.
- 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. Acceptable materials are clapboard, vinyl siding, cement fiber board, brick and stucco.
- 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 windows may be used in place of wood frame windows.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 8. Primary or secondary entrances to the building from parking areas are allowable.
- 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.
Meeting Date
September 18, 2025
COA Expires September 17, 2028
Ft. Sanders NC
210 S. Seventeenth St. 37916
Applicant / Owner
