BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS
Download Building Application [PDF] Current Agenda [PDF] Current Minutes [PDF] Board Office 865-215-2988 865-215-4244 The 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 Board of Adjustment & Appeals consists of seven members. 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 Conference Room 511 on the fifth floor of the City-County Building. Deadline Meeting Date JANUARY 6, 2009 JANUARY 16, 2009 FEBRUARY 10, 2009 FEBRUARY 20, 2009 MARCH 10, 2009 MARCH 20, 2009 APRIL 7, 2009 APRIL 17, 2009 MAY 5, 2009 MAY 15, 2009 JUNE 9, 2009 JUNE 19, 2009 JULY 7, 2009 JULY 17, 2009 AUGUST 11, 2009 AUGUST 21, 2009 SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 OCTOBER 6, 2009 OCTOBER 16, 2009 NOVEMBER 10, 2009 NOVEMBER 20, 2009 DECEMBER 8, 2009 DECEMBER 18, 2009
Board Membership
Licensed General Contractor Bruce Bosse, Chairman Merit Construction Company 10435 Dutchtown Road Knoxville TN 37932 Office: 865-966-4100 Fax: 865-966-4101 Registered Architect John Gaddis McCarty Holsaple McCarty Inc. 550 W. Main, Suite 300 Knoxville TN 37902 Office: 865-544-2000 Consumer Representative Ronnie Wade 1308 Dartmouth Road Knoxville TN 37914 Office/Fax: 865-637-4322 Fire Department Representative Vic Lawson 7417 Beavers Bend Lane Corryton TN 37721 Office: 865-523-7666	Registered Engineer Todd Duncan Structural Engineering Assessments PO Box 53221 Knoxville TN 37950-3221 Office: 865-584-6795 Fax: 865-769-0470 Licensed Home Builder Paul K. Shirley Shirley Homes, Inc. 1716 Starmont Trail Knoxville TN 37909 865-588-2272 State Registered Attorney Mary Ellis Richardson 7023 Sheffield Drive Knoxville TN 37909 865-588-6768 Dr. David J. Icove P.O. Box 1348 Knoxville, TN 37901-1348 David W. Smith c/o Johnson & Galyon, Inc. 1130 Atlantic Avenue Knoxville, TN 37927