Level II: Old North Knoxville H-1
9-G-16-HZ
Approved With Conditions
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION (9/18/2106): Staff recommends approval of an addition, with any revisions to the window and door placement to be approved by staff. Staff recommends that although an addition and rear roof dormer would not be inappropriate, a more complete and dimensioned proposal be submitted at a later meeting date.RECOMMENDATION (10/20/2016): It is staff's opinion that the existing addition should be removed fo allow for the design of a more appropriate rear addition. Retaining the earlier addition and adding another to it create a massing that is overly complex for the house. Other conditions for approval are: 1)That the dormer not be visible from the front of the house; 2) that the proposed windows on the addition have 2/2 simulated-divided-lights to match those on the main house; and 3) that the addition have two 2/2 double-hung windows on the back as well as on the southwest side rather than only one as shown on the drawings.
Applicant Request
Additions; Doors; Porch elements; Roofing; Windows- Level 1: Remove vinyl siding, repair/replace wood siding, repair original windows, add turned wood balustrade to original height, repoint brick foundation, replace non-original window on front-gabled portion with original window salvaged from rear or side of house. Replace salvaged window with wood SDL windows with 2/2 muntins with shadow bar between to match originals, repair original front door.
- Level II: Add single-story frame hipped roof addition to rear of house. The addition is to project 11 feet into rear yard from the existing addition, with the length being 25 feet across the back of the existing addition. The hipped roof of the addition will begin projecting out one foot below the main house roof at a pitch of 4/12. The materials of wood siding, painted brick foundation and asphalt-shingled roof are proposed.The existing rear window will be reused on the front of the house. Conditions for approval are that the dormer not be visible from the front of the house, 2) That the proposed windows on the addition have 2/2 simulated-divided-lights to match those on the main house, and 3) That the addition have two 2/2 double-hung windows on the back as well as one on the southwest side rather than only one as shown on the drawings, and 4) that the roof on the new addition will have a 4/12 pitch and be no higher than the existing addition roof as it hits the house, which is to be verified by staff [in conjunction with Plans Review and Inspections].
- DORMER (added10-20-2016)
- Construct a dormer on rear with either a gabled or hipped roof to match the hipped roof pitch of the main house roof and so as not to be visible from the street. (As per drawings submitted for the 10-20-12016 HZC meeting). Dormer is to be constructed to accommodate a single wooden double-hung window or wood casement window for egress. The materials of the dormer will match those of the main house, and the window is to be a double-hung 1/1 window. However, given the fire-code, the window may need to be a single-light casement window.
Old North Knoxville H-1
- Style: Queen Ann (c. 1910)
- One-story frame with weatherboard wallcovering. Hip roof with cross front gable with sawn wood attic vent. Double-hung two-over-two and cottage-style windows. One-story three-quarter front porch with sawn wood columns and balustrade.Two interior offest brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. (Contributing)
- Style: Queen Ann (c. 1910)
Applicable Guidelines
Old North Knoxville Design Guidelines, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on November 25, 2004.
See Guidelines- 1. Locate exterior additions at the rear of or on an inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and scale in relationship to the historic building, and using appropriate proportions.
- 2. Design new additions so that it is clear what is historic and what is new.
- 3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the new use and the appearance of other buildings in the historic district. Additions shall be distinguishable from the historic building, but shall be compatible in terms of mass, materials, size, texture, and scale. Additions shall be designed so they can be removed without destroying the form of the historic building.
- 4. New additions should not be visible from streets.
- 5. Do not cause a loss of historic character through a new addition.
