ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

Hugh B. Ward, Jr. Administrative Hearing Officer	Assistant 865-342-3528 Email: Receptionist@ywlawfirm.com
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, TBA	Hearing Dates and Times: Hearings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 9 AM to 12 PM

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The Administrative Hearing Officer has jurisdiction to hear cases involving violations of municipal ordinances regulating building and property maintenance, including: (1) locally adopted building codes; (2)  locally adopted residential codes; (3) locally adopted plumbing codes; (4) locally adopted electrical codes; (5) locally adopted gas codes; (6) locally adopted mechanical codes; (7) locally adopted energy codes; (8) locally adopted property maintenance codes; and (9) ordinances regulating any subject matter commonly found in these codes. 

For violations occurring upon residential property the Administrative Hearing Officer may levy a fine upon the violator not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per violation.  A “residential property” means a single family dwelling principally used as the property owner’s primary residence and the real property upon which it sits.  For violations occurring upon non-residential property the Administrative Hearing Officer may levy a fine upon the violator not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per violation day.  A “non-residential property” means all real property, structures, buildings and dwellings that are not residential property.  

The Administrative Hearing Officer sets a reasonable period of time to allow the alleged violator to remedy the violation alleged in the citation before a fine is imposed.  The remedial period shall be no less than ten (10) nor greater than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days, except where failure to remedy the alleged violation is less than ten (10) calendar days would pose an imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of persons or property in the adjacent area.

A PARTY, A PARTY’S REPRESENTATIVE OR COUNSEL OF RECORD MUST REQUEST A CONTINUANCE OR POSTPONEMENT OF A HEARING BY WRITTEN MOTION OR REQUEST FILED BY U.S. MAIL TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER. 


Administrative Hearing Officer
City of Oak Ridge 
1143 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Suite 107-#234
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 

A CONTINUANCE OR POSTPONEMENT WILL ONLY BE GRANTED BY ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER.

CONSULT THE ATTACHED RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS FOR PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.