An update to the Edgewood-Park City Design Guidelines is underway.
The historic overlay was designated for the neighborhood in 1997, and the current Edgewood-Park City Design Guidelines date to the same year. The last twenty-five years have seen major advances in construction materials and preservation best practices, along with Edgewood-Park City’s increasing popularity.
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Updated design guidelines for the neighborhood have been in progress since 2014, when Planning received a grant from the Tennessee Historical Commission to revise guidelines for multiple districts. The design guidelines were further refined during an effort to expand the historic overlay boundaries, which was ultimately tabled in 2017. Recently, an increase in new construction projects within the overlay has emphasized the challenges posed by evaluating current work by 1997’s standards. This project aims to adopt the revised design guidelines so rehabilitation and new construction in Edgewood-Park City are reviewed to contemporary standards, incorporating the present-day neighborhood’s input and preferences.
Design Guidelines
Project Timeline
- January
- Draft reviewed and recommended for approval by Historic Zoning Commission
- April
- Updated design guideline adoption process begins.
- Neighborhood meeting to review draft guidelines
- June
- Neighborhood meeting to review draft guidelines
- August
- Neighborhood meeting to review draft guidelines
- January
- Planning hosts informational meeting.
- February
- Planning hosts meeting about design guidelines.
- March
- Neighborhood hosts informational meeting.
- June
- Planning hosts meeting about design guidelines.
- August
- Historic Zoning Commission reviews updated design guidelines.
- September
- Historic Zoning Commission approves updated design guidelines.
- November
- Historic district expansion and design guideline update tabled by City Council.
- March
- City Council passes resolution to study expanded district and new design guidelines.
- August
- Neighborhood hosts informational meeting.
- May
- Planning hires Cultural Resource Associates (CRA) to complete design guideline updates under THC grant.
- July
- CRA and Planning staff review existing guidelines, attend neighborhood meetings, and suggest updates. Priorities include infill construction and additions, alternative materials, and energy efficiency measures.
- October
- Draft design guidelines generated, shared with neighborhood groups, and comments requested.
- October
- Planning awarded federal Historic Preservation Fund grant by Tennessee Historical Commission (THC) to update six sets of local historic design guidelines.
- July
- Existing Design Guidelines adopted by Knoxville City Council.
