Historic Zoning Commission

Mechanicsville H-1: Level II

4-B-20-HZ

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the condition that the balusters are set into the top and bottom rails on guardrails and handrail.


Location Knoxville
223 Deaderick Ave. 37921

Owner
Christine Christine Gray

Applicant Request
Level II. Construction of addition or outbuilding
Deck
Construction of a deck on the rear (northwest) elevation, to be built of pressure-treated wood. Deck will be 24' wide by 16' deep on the left side and 13' deep on the right side. The deck's elevation above the ground level will vary due to topography, being 28" off the ground on the right side and between 28" and 4" off the ground on the right side. The deck will feature one set of 48" wide steps on the deck's left side and one set of 60" wide wood steps on the rear right corner of the deck. The 60" wide steps will have a 36" tall handrail to match the guardarails. Deck is proposed with a 38" tall railing, featuring 1-1/2" square balusters and 2"x4" top and bottom rails. Balusters are proposed to be attached to the sides of rails.

Staff Comments
Queen Anne, c.1900
    One-and-one-half-story, frame resience with two-story rear addition, clad in weatherboard wall covering. Hipped roof with lower cross gables, asphalt shingle covering and dormer windows on side elevations, and rear addition with hipped roof. Double-hung, one-over-one and two-over-two windows with small paned casement window. One-story, one-half modified front proch with chamfered wood posts with incised vertical grooves set on fieldstone piers. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Irregular plan.

2. Design elements to be incorporated in any new porch design must include tongue-and-groove wood floors, beadboard ceilings, wood posts and/or columns, and sawn and turned wood trim when appropriate. If balustrades are required, they must be designed with spindles set into the top and bottom rails.
Applicant

Christine Christine Gray


Planning Staff
Lindsay Lanois
Phone: 865-215-3795
Email: lindsay.lanois@knoxplanning.org

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