City of Knoxville - Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals

BUILDING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS

Board Office
865-215-2988
865-215-4244

The Building Board of Adjustments & Appeals reviews appeals of the Building Official's rejection of methods or materials proposed by a builder.

Variance Request Fees: 1 & 2 Family Dwellings $100, All Other Structures $200
(Limit four code sections per variance request fee)

Deadline to submit application is 10 days prior to the meeting date.

Appointment of Board Members

The Building Board of Adjustment & Appeals consists of seven members and two alternates. Members shall have at least 10 years experience within the field they represent. One shall be a registered architect, one a licensed home builder, one a licensed general contractor, one an attorney, one a registered structural engineer, one member with training and full knowledge of fire service or the National Fire Code and one shall be a consumer representative. The members are appointed by the Mayor and serve five year terms.

Meetings Schedule

The board meets every third Friday of the month at 9 a.m. in the Small Assembly room of the City-County Building.

JANUARY 18, 2013
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
MARCH 15, 2013
APRIL 19, 2013
MAY 17, 2013
JUNE 21, 2013
JULY 19, 2013
AUGUST 16, 2013
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
OCTOBER 18, 2013
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
DECEMBER 20, 2013

Board Membership

Consumer Representative
Ronnie R. Wade
1308 Dartmouth Road
Knoxville, TN 37914
Office: 865-637-4322
Term Expires: 01/01/2015

Fire Service/Fire Prevention Representative
Dr. David J. Icove
P.O. Box 1348
Knoxville, TN 37901-1348
Term Expires: 01/01/2018

Licensed General Contractor
Andrew Lorenz
Messer Construction
120 Perimeter Park Road
Knoxville, TN 37922
Office: 865-769-3944
Fax: 865-531-8961
Term Expires: 01/01/2018

Licensed Home Builder
H. Doyle Webb
H. Doyle Webb Contractors
3232 Tazewell Pike
Knoxville, TN 37918
Office: 865-688-3232
Fax: 865-688-1155
Term Expires: 01/01/2016

Registered Architect
John Gaddis
McCarty Holsaple McCarty Inc.
550 W. Main, Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37902
Office: 865-544-2000
Fax: 865-544-0402
Term Expires: 01/01/2014

Registered Engineer
Todd Duncan
Structural Engineering Assessments, PC
PO Box 53221
Knoxville, TN 37950-3221
Office: 865-584-6795
Fax: 865-769-0470
Term Expires: 01/01/2014

State Registered Attorney
William Waters
Eshbaugh, Waters, & Strange-Boston Attorneys-at-Law
800 S. Gay Street
Suite Number 1600
Knoxville, TN 37929
Office: 865-637-3900
Fax: 865-637-7001
Term Expires: 01/01/2016

Alternate
David W. Smith
c/o Johnson & Galyon, Inc.
P.O. Box 3070
1130 Atlantic Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37927
Office: 865-686-3772
Fax: 865-688-1114
Term Expires: 01/01/2014

Alternate
Fanesha Powell
4716 Mildred Drive
Knoxville, TN 37914
Phone: 865-824-8619
Term Expires: 01/01/2018