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Design Review Board

Level 3: Construction of new building/structure

8-A-11-DT

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE Certificate 8-A-11-DT as submitted, granting a front setback variance of 5 feet to allow the balconies and stairs.

Location
State St

Corner of State Street and Union Avenue.

Applicant Request
This proposal is for a 5 foot front setback variance for a future multi-dwelling structure at the corner of State Street and Union Avenue. The variance is requested for both State Street and Union Avenue. While the building will not project into the front yard setback, the balconies and stairs will which is the need for the variance. It is not anticipated that the balconies will extend over a public sidewalk.
Staff Comments
While stairs are allowed to project into a front yard setback, balconies are not. The only mechanism for allowing balconies in this case is to grant a front yard setback variance, which the board has the authority to approve in order to respect the historic context of the block, provide greater pedestrian activity at the sidewalk level or meet other provisions of the guidelines. The design of the building, along with the balconies, will be a separate approval at a later date.
Applicant

Jackovich

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