Historic Zoning Commission

Old North Knoxville H-1: Level II

5-K-08-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Construct rear deck, 16' wide x 10-12' deep, 10-12" off ground, no railing, one step around angled perimeter. Construct storage shed, approximately 12x14, with front gable roof, asphalt shingle covering, stuccoed block foundation, wood lap siding to match house, two windows on sides, matching windows in house, and plank double doors with cross bracing facing house and located at 5' side and rear setback.

Site Info

One story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables and asphalt shingle roof covering, fishscale wood shingles in gable and Queen Anne attic window. Double hung two over two windows. One story one-half front porch with chamfered wood columns and awn wood brackets and balustrade. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan. Screen door with spindled trim in center and recessed transom at front entry. Enclosed rear porch.

The proposed storage shed will be visible from Folsom, running at the side and one lot away from this property, and from East Glenwood across a paved parking lot on the corner of Oklahoma and East Glenwood. Applicants have taken care to make the deck as unobtrusive as possible by constructing it at a low enough elevation that no railing will be required, and by stepping it down to the yard through the use of a perimeter step that travels the circumference of the deck. The storage shed is consistent with the design guidelines regarding Auxiliary or Outbuildings found on Pg. 29 of the design guidelines, through the use of a design that is common in older outbuildings in the neighborhood, and through use of plank double doors with cross bracing and the use of four inch lap wood siding and a stuccoed foundation. The outbuilding is also located at the rear of the lot. (See pg. 29, M.1-4).