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Knoxville public officer orders demolition or repair for two properties, affirms boarding charges on four others
Summary
The city's public officer found 411 Glen Oaks Drive and 1136 Massachusetts Avenue unsafe and ordered corrective action; the hearing also approved boarding charges for four additional properties.
Nicholas Bradshaw, the public officer designated by the mayor under City Code of Ordinances Article 6 (Unfit Buildings), ordered immediate corrective action for two properties and affirmed boarding charges for four others during a public officer hearing on Feb. 28, 2025.
The orders affect 411 Glen Oaks Drive, for which Bradshaw ordered immediate repair or demolition, and 1136 Massachusetts Avenue, for which the owner was given 90 days to repair or face demolition. The hearing also approved charges for boarding and securing four vacant structures: 1713 Fair Drive, 2014 Highland Drive, 5301 North Ozark Road and 2303 Parkview Avenue.
The public officer's role is authorized in the city code to hold hearings, receive evidence, administer oaths and issue orders when structures are found dangerous or unfit. The city presented inspection reports and incident histories before Bradshaw issued each order.
411 Glen Oaks Drive
Tracy Berry, neighborhood codes enforcement officer for the City of Knoxville, told the hearing that the house at…
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