Staff recommends approval of the construction of a garage as outlined in the work description with the following conditions: wood siding, with either two hipped-roof dormers or a single longer shed dormer, with an 8/12, 9/12, or 10/12 roof pitch, with a side entry door that is either a solid five-panel door or a single half-light door, and without multi-light divisions in the garage windows.
Construct two-car detached garage 24' x 28' with attic level. Roof to be 12/12 pitch side gable and 15-foot average overall height. Single centered dormer to be shed-roofed to match the style of that on front of the existing house. Asphalt shingles to match those of existing house. Siding to be beveled poplar or concrete fiber cement board painted to match existing house. Overhead garage doors are to mimic carriage house doors. Eaves and overhangs to match the depth, width, and other dimensions of those on the existing house. Wood side-opening casement windows in dormer and double-hung in gables. Side entry door to be 36-inches wide with 9-lights.
Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with bellcast hip dormer, asphalt shingle covering. Double-hung one-over-one windows. One- story full front porch with paired square fluted wood posts on brick piers, sawn wood balustrade. One-story projecting bay on south elevation. Two interior offset brick chimneys. Recessed transom and sidelights at front entry. Irregular plan. (contributing)
1) Typical outbuildings in ONK have included carriage houses, barns, and servants' quarters, often more than one story tall and built with steeply pitched gable roofs or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering.
2) Mostly, the later houses in the district had garages, with the roof shapes and wall coverings that match the existing house. Many garages and outbuildings in Old North Knoxville are of later construction, and are not contributing buildings.
3) The structure is proposed to be located to the rear of the lot as recommended by the guidelines. Currently a noncontributing metal-roofed carport is in the location for the proposed garage.
4) The style and details of the submitted Colonial Revival-style garage are not compatible with the Foursquare characteristics of the existing house; however, the side-gabled roof can be made appropriate by replacing the pictured two front-gabled dormers with two shed-roofed dormers or a single longer one, which is more in keeping with the era of the house. The dormer windows without muntins will match those of the dormer on the house.
5) The proposed wooden siding, asphalt shingles, and carriage house-style garage doors are recommended by the guidelines. The 9-light side entry door and the multi-light windows in the garage door are not in keeping with the style/era of the house.
6) A 12/12 roof pitch as recommended by the guidelines would be too high to be compatible with the style of the existing house. A pitch anywhere from 8/12 to a 10 /12 would be more appropriate.
7) The garage location is not visible from the street right-of-way. Typically, garages are located at the end of a driveway straight back from the street, and the fronts are visible. In this case, there is an existing carport behind and closer to the house, which justifies the proposed non-traditional location.
Home | contact@knoxplanning.org | (865) 215-2500
Knoxville-Knox County Planning
City-County Building | Suite 403 | 400 Main Street | Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
