Historic Zoning Commission

Concord Village HZ: Level II

2-E-15-HZ

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends denial of a concrete porch floor based on the staff findings and design guidelines. Approval is recommended for a composite material that adequately simulates wooden tongue-and-groove.


Location Knox County
10715 Third Dr

Owner
Lucas and Tosha Lucas and Tosha Moersdorf

Applicant Request
Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements
Porch elements
Install poured concrete as porch floor on front and rear of house which was approved in 2014 to be constructed.

Staff Comments
new constuction approved 8/21/ 2014

PORCHES

3. New buildings constructed in the Village of Concord shall contain front porches large enough to
provide seating. . .Details such as columns, posts, piers, balustrades and porch
flooring and ceilings shall be built with materials that are consistent in appearance with historic
materials.

4. A wooden porch floor shall not be replaced with concrete, brick or other masonry materials. These
floors can retain moisture and eventually damage the building.

Design guidelines for the Village of Concord reflect the building materials that are commonly available
when they were written. New materials, including siding, windows, roofing, painting and other items, are
continuously introduced. As they become available, each of these materials is advertised as the solution to
some types of maintenance problems (i.e., painting) or the "new" material that is better than what it is
supposed to replace. Please be wary of any of these introductions. For one thing, older materials have
been time tested in actual applications. We know what paint will do, or wood siding, or wood windows,
or other kinds of building materials. Unless they are revivals of old, time-tested materials, we don't
always know what damage the new ones will do over time, or how they will hold up.
Applicant

Lucas and Tosha Lucas and Tosha Moersdorf


Planning Staff
Kaye Graybeal
Phone: 215-2500
Email: contact@knoxplanning.org

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