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Level II: Market Square H-1

9-G-18-HZ

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Recommendation
Staff recommends approval.
Applicant Request
Doors; Windows; Other: storefront
    • Repair existing wood frame windows. Remove non-original door, windows, and portion of wall indicated and replace with new doors and windows. New façade plan allows door to future stair to be recessed. Paint as shown on paint diagram. Note that all new construction utilizes materials and finishes already existing, including smooth fiber cement board transom framing. New construction applies to +/- 18% of façade area. Remove non-original sign.
Market Square H-1
    • Style: Italianate Commercial (c. 1885)
      • Flanniken-Strong Building. Two-story brick, two-bay building. Arched second-story windows, corbelled arched window hoods, corbelled brick cornice. Storefront of #24 altered c. 1985 and 1998.
Applicable Guidelines
Market Square Design Guidelines and Designation Report, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 24, 2001.
    • A. STOREFRONT DESIGN:
      • 1. Contain the storefront to the height and width of the original opening designed for it.
      • 2. Make the storefront as transparent as possible by using large glass areas and transoms.
      • 3. The color and texture of storefront materials shall be simple and unobtrusive, whether they are wood, cast iron or anodized aluminum.
      • 4. Display windows shall be clear glass.
      • 5. Display windows shall be recessed into the storefront framing.
      • 6. Transom windows can be clear, tinted or stained glass.
      • 7. The entrance door shall have a full-view glass panel. The door shall not be decorated with moldings, cross bucks, window grills or other features that are not in keeping with the era of development.
      • 8. Entry doors can be recessed behind the front plane of the storefront.
      • 9. Bulkheads can be wood panels, polished stone, glass, tile or aluminum-clad panels. Bulkheads shall be located in the lower portion of the storefront and should be 18"-30" tall.
      • 10. A storefront cornice shall be wood, cast iron, or sheet metal.
      • 11. Side piers should be the same material as the upper facade, or painted or surfaced to look the same.
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Meeting Date
September 20, 2018
COA Expires September 19, 2021
Market Square H-1
24 Market Square 37902
Applicant
Andrew Andrew Godwin - Sparkman & Associatess Architects, Inc Sparkman & Associatess Architects, Inc
Owner Square Properties, LLC

Case History

Date Filed
August 30, 2018
Date Heard
September 20, 2018
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