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Level 2: Major alteration of an existing building/structure

7-F-09-DT

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Staff Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate No. 7-F-09-DT with the following conditions:
1) The mortar used to repair the façade must match the original.Case File
Location
501 Union Ave
Applicant Request
This proposal is for the renovation of the Daylight Building. The extent of the work is to restore the facades using the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and there will be an addition of a clearstory to the roof.

The renovations of the exterior will include the following: repair brick façade and repoint masonry, repair existing steel windows, replace missing windows with matching windows, replace demarked transoms along Union Avenue and Walnut Street with new windows, reglaze windows with clear glass, remove paint from canopy glass, repair and repaint existing tin ceiling of canopy, replace existing downspouts and clean existing limestone base.

The clearstory addition to the roof is stepped back from the edges of the building. The addition is wedge shaped with the lowest part of the clearstory being along Union Avenue, with it rising toward the rear of the building. There will be windows in the addition that face the rear of the building and these will match other windows on the building in material and style.
Staff Comments
In the opinion of staff, the restoration techniques for the façade, windows, and addition meet the requirements of Section 1.C, Historic Resources of the Design Guidelines.
Applicant

Heinz

Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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