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Design Review Board

Oakwood/Lincoln Park Infill Housing Overlay District

4-D-21-IH

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of Certificate 4-D-21-IH as submitted.

Location
530 Watauga Ave. 37917
Owner
Tyler Tyler Stinnett
Applicant Request
Changes to porches visible from the primary street
1. The house to receive a new front porch is a very simple Minimal Traditional house on a block characterized by modest (and modified) Queen Anne cottages, Craftsman houses, and Minimal Traditionals. Most houses have a front porch.

2. Guidelines note that on blocks where porches were not traditional (blocks characterized by 1930-1950 era houses, including Minimal Traditional and Transitional Ranch houses), small stoops centered on entry are most appropriate. While the proposed house to receive a porch is a Minimal Traditional, most houses on the block feature 6'-8' deep front porches. At 10' wide, the proposed porch is modest in size and design and will create additional visual interest on a previously flat façade.

3. The proposed materials will align the porch with additional exterior rehabilitation proposed at the house. The proposed 8/12 roof pitch may be somewhat steeper than the main house; verification of the main house's roof pitch will assist the Board in determining the porch's roofline as complementary to the original house
Staff Comments
Proposed addition of an 8' deep, 10' wide front porch. The porch is proposed for the house's façade (north) elevation (centered on the primary entry), with an 8/12 pitch front-gable roof supported by two 6" by 6" square posts. The porch roof will be clad in asphalt shingles to match the primary house, and the gable field will be clad in cedar shingles (or comparable HardiePlank or vinyl material). The porch will feature a new stepped walkway, centered on the door.
Applicant

Tyler Tyler Stinnett

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