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Historic zoning panel approves Mechanicsville duplex, allows staff to accept alternative siding with neighborhood sign-off
Summary
After hours of debate about fiber-cement versus wood siding and a faux chimney projection required under middle-housing rules, the Knox County Historic Zoning Commission approved a COA for a duplex at 210 Canceller Avenue but delegated to staff the authority to accept alternative siding if the neighborhood organization provides official documentation of support.
The Knox County Historic Zoning Commission on July 17 approved a certificate of appropriateness for a proposed two-unit duplex at 210 Canceller Avenue in the Mechanicsville overlay, but only after attaching a condition that allows staff to accept alternative siding materials if the neighborhood organization submits formal documentation supporting the change.
Staff had recommended approval subject to multiple conditions — including wood lap siding, wood or aluminum-clad wood windows, brick-clad chimney extending above the roofline, a wood tongue-and-groove porch ceiling and flooring, and a stucco or brick veneer foundation — reasoning that the project’s scale and massing fit the block but that certain materials and details should be refined to meet the overlay’s design guidelines.
Applicant R. Bentley Marlowe told the commission he prefers fiber-cement (Hardie) siding and said he would not proceed if required to use wood. “Hardiplank is…
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