Historic Zoning Commission
Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level III
1-E-20-HZ
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed with the following conditions: 1) window and door trim to be 4" wide, and corner boards and horizontal trim under gable fields to be 6" wide; 2) the porch be revised to be 8' deep, with new design approved by staff; 3) roof eaves must have an overhang of at least 8"; 4) additional architectural elements (such as a bay window, small projecting bay, or chimney) be added to the side elevation fronting Olive Street; and 5) the house's setback from the front property line be reduced to between 11' and 14' to better reflect the streetscape.
Location Knoxville
2301 Jefferson Ave. 37917
OwnerChristopher Christopher Bush
Applicant Request
Level III. Construction of new primary building
Guttering; Other: New single-family residenceThe proposed single-family residence is located at 2301 Jefferson Avenue. The proposed house is 36'-8" wide by 37'-7" long. The house features a 21'-1" floor to roof-peak height. The proposed foundation responds to the lot's topographic towards the rear (northwest), so the stuccoed foundation is proposed at 24" at the front and increases to 72" tall at the rear of the lot. The house has a side-gable roof with an 8/12 pitch, with a shed-roof dormer on the right side of the façade roof slope. The dormer will feature a 4/12 pitch roof clad in asphalt shingles. A 23'-5" wide by 6' deep porch is located on the right (east) corner of the house, recessed below the primary side-gable roofline. Two nested front-gable roof massings project from the left half of the façade.
The house will rest on a stuccoed foundation. The exterior siding is smooth-finished fiber cement board lap siding with a 4" reveal, with fiber cement corner boards. Side gable fields are proposed to be clad in fiber cement board siding with a board-and-batten pattern; a 6" trim board is proposed to separate the board-and-batten gable fields from the lap-sided exterior walls. The side-gable roof will be clad in charcoal gray asphalt dimensional shingles. The porch will feature a poured concrete floor, a painted beadboard porch ceiling, and be supported by tapered wood columns on brick piers.
A 10' wide by 10' long deck is proposed for the rear (northwest) elevation). The deck will be pressure-treated wood and feature a square wood balustrade, with balusters set into the top and bottom rails.
On the façade, a six-light, Craftsman-style door surrounded by 6" trim serves as the primary entry. A nine-light door is proposed for the rear elevation. Façade windows are 36" by 60" double-hung, wood-sash windows, with 4" trim. Dormer windows are three adjoining 30" by 30" fixed, single-light windows. The left elevation features two 36" by 60" double-hung, wood-sash windows and one 48" by 18" fixed window.
New construction to reflect final elevation and site plan drawings submitted 1/31/2020.
Staff Comments
N/AVacant lot (property was a vacant lot during 1997 overlay designation).
Roofs
1. Make the shape and pitch of roofs on new construction imitate the shape and pitch on roofs on neighboring existing houses or other houses of the same architectural style.
2. The eaves on additions or new buildings shall have an overhang that mimics the original eaves. A minimum overhang of at least eight inches should be used on new buildings or additions to existing buildings.
3. Repair or replace roof details (chimneys, roof cresting, finials, attic vent windows, molding and other unique roof features). Use some of these details in designing new buildings.
4. Materials used in roofing existing buildings or new construction shall duplicate the original roofing materials as much as possible. Asphalt or fiberglass shingles can be appropriate. [...] The color of roofing materials should be a dark green, charcoal gray, black, or dark reddish brown, to simulate original roof colors.
Porches
3. New buildings constructed in Edgewood-Park City must contain front porches large enough to provide seating. The proportion of the porches to the front facades is to be consistent with the historic porches in the neighborhood. Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch flooring and ceilings will be built with materials that are consistent in appearance with historic materials.
Wall Coverings
3. New construction shall use materials that duplicate the appearance of neighboring historic buildings, so that the new buildings blend with the fabric of the area. This includes the use of corner and trim boards and appropriate door and window trim. If artificial siding is used on new construction, it must be vented every twelve inches, and must look like 4-inch lap siding unless a different pattern is approved by the HZC.
Infill Buildings
New buildings should be contemporary in spirit. They should not be imitations of buildings of the past; rather, they should respond to the present time, the environment, and the use for which they are intended. New buildings constructed in historic areas should, however, be compatible with older structures and sensitive to the patterns in that environment. The appearance of a building is largely determined by the materials that cover its exterior surface. Similar materials convey continuity and character.
1. Maintain the historic façade lines of streetscapes by locating the front walls of new buildings in the same plane as the facades of adjacent buildings. Never violate the setback pattern by placing new buildings in front of or behind the historic setback line or at odd angles to the street.
2. Relate the size and proportions of new structures to the scale of adjacent buildings.
3. Break up boxlike forms into smaller masses like those of buildings from the historic period. New buildings should be designed with a mix of wall areas with door and window openings in the façade like those found on nearby historic houses. The placement of door and window openings should be imitated.
4. Relate the vertical, horizontal, or non-directional façade character of new buildings to the directional alignment of nearby buildings. A new building should reinforce the horizontal and vertical connection between historic houses on the street.
5. Relate the roof forms of new buildings to those found in the area, duplicating existing roof shapes and pitches.
6. New buildings should equal the average height of existing adjacent buildings.
7. New housing shall be built with raised foundations or designed to suggest there is a raised foundation equal to those of adjacent buildings.
8. In new buildings, the height of roofs and eaves shall conform to adjacent properties. Height of stories, windows and doors must mimic adjacent historic buildings.
9. The materials used for new buildings will be consistent in appearance with existing historic building materials along the street.
10. Front elevations must be designed with a strong sense of entry.
11. Do not reproduce the styles, motifs, or details of historic architecture.
