Historic Zoning Commission

Reynolds (Major) Drive Landmark H-1: Level III

4-F-16-HZ

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval with the condition that any signage that is not mounted on the building be reviewed by staff before a sign permit may be issued.


Location Knoxville
0 Major Reynolds Pl

Owner
K.D. K.D. Moore

Applicant Request
Level III. Construction of new primary building
Other: new contruction, parking and landscaping
Construct one-story 7,600 square-foot restaurant/retail center with four articulated bays. The building is 65' x 123' with articulated bays with 22'-8" tall brick piers alternating with 21' and 19' tall sections of EIFS. The building has a flat membrane roof and aluminum storefront glazing.

Install 5 new trees in addition to the 3 trees already existing. The design has 3 ornamental trees clustered at the center of the site and two more flanking- for a total of 8 trees and represents an average on-center distance of less than 30 feet.

The rooftop HVAC units are to be obscured from view from the main roads.

Staff Comments
vacant lot
    see attached designation report for the Major John Reynolds House a.k.a Knollwood.

See attached and Knollwood file for full description. The following design guidelines are the most pertinent:

The combined width of the primary boulevard's pavement and landscaping shall be at least 80 feet without the inclusion so parking; if parking areas are to be provided off that boulevard, they should be provided outside of the 80-foot dimension.

New buildings or parking at the edges of the site must be partially screened with trees that will reach a mature height of 30 to 40 feet planted on 40-foot centers.

Parking shall be terraced behind berms and landscaping. The intent is to utilize the berms and landscaping to carry a ribbon of green with minimal visual interruption to the historic house (Knollwood).
Applicant

Jake Jake Thomas; - George Ewart Architect George Ewart Architect


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

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