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Commission postpones contentious Fort Sanders new‑building proposal after debate over scale
Summary
The commission postponed consideration of a large secondary building proposed at 1803 Clinch Avenue after weeks of refinement; staff said the new structure's massing and scale overwhelm the primary historic house and recommended denial, while the applicant argued revisions address prior concerns.
The Knoxville Historic Zoning Commission voted April 16 to postpone for 30 days a decision on a large new secondary building proposed at 1803 Clinch Avenue in Fort Sanders after an extended debate about massing, scale and compatibility with the primary historic house.
Staff said the proposed second building — a three‑story L‑shaped structure located to the rear and left of the existing house — is significantly larger and more complex in form and massing than the primary historic building and that the Fort Sanders design guidelines did not anticipate this type of quasi‑primary construction. "In the…
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