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Design Review Board

Oakwood/Lincoln Park Infill Housing Overlay District

4-D-20-IH

Location
435 Oglewood Ave. 37917
Owner
Mario Mario Martini
Applicant Request
Changes to porches visible from the primary street
Staff recommends approval of the project due the following reasons:
1. The Infill Guidelines state that addition of a porch to a Ranch-style house may be acceptable in some 1930-1950 era neighborhoods. While the Oakwood neighborhood is not from this era, the houses on this block are. The house can be characterized as a Transitional Ranch House.
2. Guidelines recommend an 8-ft porch, but since the proposal is to add a porch over an existing patio slab, staff finds the 6-ft depth acceptable. It is unclear when the patio was added. Historical aerials from the early 1980s show the patio; aerials from earlier decades are too blurry to read.
3. The front setback of the primary structure will not change, as the front exterior wall will remain as is. The front setback of the porch will be approximately 20 ft. This is similar to that of other front porches on the street. (Front setbacks of the primary structures with porches average approximately 20 ft. Front setbacks of porches average approximately 17 ft.)
4. The open, decorative trusses proposed are not consistent with architectural characteristics of a transitional Ranch-style house.
5. Vertical siding is not permitted per the Infill Housing Guidelines.
Staff Comments
The applicant is proposing the following modifications to the existing house:
1. A front porch is proposed where the front patio currently sits.
2. The roofline will be modified so that the larger gable will move forward to meet the front wall of the house, and the small hipped roof at the front of the house will be removed. A smaller gable with the same pitch (8:12) will cover the front porch and will align with the right side of the larger gable.
3. Roof materials will be the same as those of the existing roof.
4. The front door on the left side of the façade is proposed to be infilled (retaining the front door on the right).
5. The brick will be painted.
6. A planter box at ground level and the same height as the exposed foundation is proposed along the front porch.
Applicant

Kimberlie Kimberlie Parks Martini Development, LLC Martini Dev

Planning Staff
Michelle Portier
Phone: 865-215-3821
Email: michelle.portier@knoxplanning.org
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