Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H: Level II

4-H-21-HZ

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of the work as proposed, with the following conditions: 1) select a rear (secondary) entrance door that meets the design guidelines and submit to staff for approval; 2) modify installed cornerboards to reflect the design of historic wood cornerboards; 3) submit a final drawing to staff of wood window trim, showing dimensions and design for proposed installation; 4) if any additional porch elements are to be modified, further information should be submitted to staff/the HZC.


Location Knoxville
2322 Jefferson Ave.

Owner
Liberty Holdings Management, LLC

Applicant Request
Doors; Porch; Roofing; Siding
After-the fact review of door replacement: existing doors replaced with six-panel, vinyl or fiberglass doors. Applicant has submitted a half-light wood door as a proposed replacement for front door.

Modifications to front and rear porch. Rear porch received wood decking. Rear porch will also receive wood beadboard ceiling. Front porch roof will also receive wood beadboard ceiling element.

Installation of wood window trim.

After-the-fact review of installation of wood fascia and soffits. Other areas, such as rear porch, to receive new wood fascia and soffits.

CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL per 4/15/21 HZC Meeting: 1) select a rear (secondary) entrance door that meets the design guidelines and submit to staff for approval; 2) modify installed cornerboards to reflect the design of historic wood cornerboards; 3) submit a final drawing to staff of wood window trim, showing dimensions and design for proposed installation; 4) if any additional porch elements are to be modified, further information should be submitted to staff/the HZC; 5) removal of new incorrectly-installed wood siding and repair to original siding elements and frieze boards.

Staff Comments
Queen Anne cottage
    One-and-one-half-story residence with a hipped roof with projecting front gable clad in asphalt shingle, an exterior of vinyl siding, and a stuccoed foundation.

Roofs
1. [...] Replacement roofs must copy the shape and pitch of original roofs, and the soffit, fascia, and trim detail between roof and wall should mimic the original.

Porches
1. Porches on historic houses shall be repaired or replicated using wood materials for ceilings and floors, balustrades, posts and columns that duplicate the original size and design.

Wood
2. Replacement siding, trim, and patterned shingles shall duplicate the original.
4. Repair wooden features by patching, piecing-in, and otherwise reinforcing the wood. Repair may also include limited replacement with matching or compatible substitute materials, when elements remain and can be copied.
7. An entire wooden feature that is too deteriorated to repair or is completely missing must be replaced in kind. If features are replaced, the materials they are made from must be compatible with the original in size and scale

Entrances
2. It may be appropriate to design or construct a new entrance if the historic one is missing. Any restoration shall be based on historical, pictorial, and physical documentation and be compatible with the historic character of the building.
4. A replacement entrance must not create a false historic appearance. A new entrance shall be compatible in size, scale, materials, and color.
6. Secondary entries shall be compatible with the originals in size, scale, and materials.
Applicant

Liberty Holdings Management, LLC


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

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