2012 Adopted Ordinances


Below is a list of of ordinances that have been approved by City Council for the 2012 calendar year.

Ordinance No.   Description  Effective
 Date		 Date Enforcement Begins 
 01-2012        AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 15, TITLED “MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND PARKING,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” BY AMENDING SECTION 15-101, TITLED “DEFINITIONS,” TO CORRECT THE INTRODUCTORY LANGUAGE TO STATE THE DEFINITIONS APPLY WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE AND TO ADD TWO NEW DEFINITIONS: “RECREATIONAL VEHICLES,” AND “UTILITY TRAILERS”; AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 6, TITLED “STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING,” TO CREATE A NEW SECTION 15-617, TITLED “PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND UTILITY TRAILERS IN MARKED AND UNMARKED ON-STREET PARKING SPACES,” TO ADDRESS PARKING CONCERNS. 04/05/2012 05/04/2012
02-2012   AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2, TITLED “THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY AMENDING SECTION 11.02, TITLED “REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING,” SUBSECTION (D), TITLED “RESIDENTIAL PARKING,” TO ADD PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CURB CUTS FOR OFF-STREET RESIDENTIAL PARKING, TO ALLOW PARKING IN SIDE AND REAR YARDS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS PROVIDED SUCH PARKING IS OUTSIDE THE REQUIRED SETBACK, AND TO PROHIBIT PERMANENT LIVING INSIDE A PARKED OR STORED VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, AND TO AMEND RESERVED SUBSECTION (E) TO DEDICATE SAID SUBSECTION TO FRONT YARD PARKING REGULATIONS.  4/5/2012  7/3/2012
 03-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 15, TITLED “MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND PARKING,” CHAPTER 6, TITLED “STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” BY DELETING SECTION 15-601, TITLED “EQUAL RIGHTS TO PARKING SPACES,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 15-601, TITLED “EQUAL RIGHTS TO PARKING SPACES FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES, EXCEPTIONS”; BY AMENDING SECTION 15-603, TITLED “PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES,” BY RE-DESIGNATING THE SECTION AS SUBSECTION (A), ADDING LANGUAGE TO SUBSECTION (A)(1) PERTAINING TO SIDEWALKS, CREATING TWO NEW SUBPARTS (A)(21) AND (A)(22) PERTAINING TO PARKING ON CURBS AND WITHIN MARKED PARKED SPACES, AND CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION (B); AND BY DELETING SECTION 15-604, TITLED “METHOD OF PARKING,” SUBSECTION (1), IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION (1), WITH ALL AMENDMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING ON-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND FOR COMPATIBILITY WITH RECENTLY ENACTED SECTION 15-617.  4/19/2012  4/19/2012
 04-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 19-82, AS AMENDED, BY DELETING THE PROVISION OF SECTION 2 PERTAINING TO THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES FOR COMMODITY CHARGES AND MINIMUM MONTHLY BILLING IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES.  4/26/2012  5/1/2012
 05-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 21-82, AS AMENDED, BY DELETING SECTION 13, SEWER RATE SCHEDULE, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION PERTAINING TO SEWER RATES.  4/26/2012  5/1/2012
 6-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2, TITLED “THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP WHICH IS MADE A PART OF THE ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PARCELS 1.06, 1.08, AND 1.24, ROANE COUNTY TAX MAP 30, ALSO KNOWN AS ED-10, LOCATED AT HERITAGE CENTER, FROM F.I.R., FEDERAL INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH TO IND-2, INDUSTRIAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT OVERLAY (IND-2/IMDO).  5/17/2012  5/17/2012
 07-2012  AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2012, BY IMPOSING A TAX ON ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, FIXING THE RATE OF THE TAX, ADOPTING A BUDGET, AND ADOPTING APPROPRIATIONS.  6/08/2012  07/01/2012
 08-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 27-85, TITLED “A PERSONNEL PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” AS AMENDED, BY DELETING SUBSECTION 7.2.B, TITLED “NEPOTISM,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION 7.2.B, TITLED “NEPOTISM”; DELETING SUBSECTION 9.1.D, TITLED “LAYOFF,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION 9.1.D, TITLED “LAYOFF”; RENUMBERING EXISTING SUBSECTIONS 9.1.E, TITLED “REMOVAL,” 9.1.F, TITLED “DISMISSAL,” AND 9.1.G, TITLED “DEATH,” TO BE SUBSECTIONS 9.1.G, 9.1.H AND 9.1.I RESPECTIVELY; CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION 9.1.E, TITLED “REORGANIZATION;” CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION 9.1.F, TITLED “SEVERANCE PACKAGE;” DELETING SUBSECTION 11.4, TITLED “INJURY LEAVE,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SUBSECTION 11.4, TITLED “INJURY LEAVE”; AND AMENDING SUBSECTION 13.3, TITLED “EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITY,” BY CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION (E), ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING THE PERSONNEL PLAN.  6/21/2012      6/21/2012
 09-2012  AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 27-85, TITLED “A PERSONNEL PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 11.1, TITLED “GENERAL LEAVE,” SUBSECTION B., TITLED “CREDITING GENERAL LEAVE,” TO ADJUST THE LEAVE ACCRUAL RATES FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PATROL SHIFT EMPLOYEES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION-BASED SHIFT EMPLOYEES, AND BY AMENDING SECTION 11.3, TITLED “HOLIDAY LEAVE,” TO ADD A NEW HOLIDAY, PRESIDENTS’ DAY, IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.  08/23/2012  08/23/2012
 10-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2, TITLED “THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP WHICH IS MADE A PART OF THE ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PARCEL 41.00, MAP 100P, GROUP F, (FORMERLY LOT 19, BLOCK 21-CB) FROM O-2/PUD, OFFICE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO UB-2, UNIFIED GENERAL BUSINESS.  10/18/12          10/18/12
 11-2012     AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING TITLE 7, TITLED “FIRE PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW TITLE 7, TITLED “FIRE PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS,” IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2012 EDITION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THERETO.  10/18/12  10/18/12
 12-2012

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” CHAPTER 4, TITLED “ELECTRICAL CODE,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING SECTION 12-405, TITLED “NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 12-405, TITLED “NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ADOPTED,” IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE 2011 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

  10/18/12  10/18/12
 13-2012

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” CHAPTER 7, TITLED “PLUMBING CODE - GENERALLY,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING SECTION 12-705, TITLED “INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 12-705, TITLED “INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED,” AND BY DELETING SECTION 12-706, TITLED “INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE – AMENDMENTS,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 12-706, TITLED “INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE – AMENDMENTS,” IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE 2012 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THERETO.

  10/18/12  10/18/12
 14-20102 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY RENUMBERING CHAPTER 12, TITLED “CITATIONS AND ORDINANCE SUMMONSES,” TO BE CHAPTER 16 WITH THE TITLE REMAINING THE SAME; BY DESIGNATING CHAPTERS 13, 14, AND 15 AS “RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE”; AND BY CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 12, TITLED “INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE,” TO ADOPT THE 2009 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.  10/18/12  10/18/12
 15-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” CHAPTER 1, TITLED “BUILDING ACCESSIBILITY BY PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING SECTION 12-103, TITLED “MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS,” AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 12-103, TITLED “MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS,” IN ORDER TO ADOPT THE ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ICC A117.1-2009 CODE.  10/18/12  10/18/12
 16-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLED “BUSINESS, PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, ETC.,” CHAPTER 7, TITLED “ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” BY AMENDING SECTION 9-703, TITLED “LOCATION OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS,” TO ADD ADDITIONAL LOCATION RESTRICTIONS, INCREASE THE DISTANCE PROVISION FOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND ALTER THE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR COMPLIANCE WITH TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED §7-51-1407.   10/18/12  10/18/12
 17-2012  AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2, TITLED “THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP WHICH IS MADE A PART OF THE ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE ZONING DISTRICT OF PARCELS 16-37, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP B, AND PARCELS 28-52, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP C, FROM R-1-C MDO, ONE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT OVERLAY, TO UB-2 PUD, UNIFIED GENERAL BUSINESS WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY; PARCELS 13-15, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP B, AND PARCELS 58-59, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP C, FROM O-2, OFFICE, TO UB-2 PUD, UNIFIED GENERAL BUSINESS WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY; AND PARCELS 53-57, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP C, FROM R-2 MDO, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT OVERLAY TO UB-2 PUD, UNIFIED GENERAL BUSINESS WITH A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY; AND APPROVING THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY MASTER PLAN FOR SAID PARCELS.  11/01/12          11/01/12
 18-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING CHAPTER 2, TITLED “BUILDING CODE,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW CHAPTER 2, TITLED “BUILDING CODE,” TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, 2012 EDITION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THERETO.  11/01/12  11/01/12
 19-2012

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING CHAPTER 11, TITLED “RESIDENTIAL CODE,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW CHAPTER 11, TITLED “RESIDENTIAL CODE,” TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2012 EDITION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THERETO.

 11/01/12  11/01/12
 20-2012

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING CHAPTER 10, TITLED “MECHANICAL CODE,” IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW CHAPTER 10, TITLED “MECHANICAL CODE,” TO ADOPT THE 2012 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, 2012 EDITION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANY NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THERETO.

 11/01/12  11/01/12
 21-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 12, TITLED “BUILDING, UTILITY, ETC. CODES,” CHAPTER 3, TITLED “TRADE LICENSING BOARD,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING SECTION 12-301, TITLED “ESTABLISHED; COMPOSITION,” AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW SECTION 12-301, TITLED “ESTABLISHED; COMPOSITION,” TO DESIGNATE TWO MEMBERS AS MECHANICAL LICENSE HOLDERS AND STAGGERING THE TERMS OF THOSE TWO MEMBERS.    11/01/12  11/01/12
 22-2012

 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 9, TITLED “BUSINESSES, PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS, ETC.,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING CHAPTER 1, TITLED “PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS,” AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW CHAPTER 1, TITLED “PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS,” IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE PROVISIONS.

 11/01/12  11/01/12
 23-2012

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING SECTION 8-805, TITLED “DRUGS OR LIQUOR ON PREMISES,” AND SETTING FORTH A NEW SECTION 8-805, TITLED “DRUGS ON PREMISES,” AND TO DESIGNATE CITY CODE SECTION 11-201, CURRENTLY UNTITLED, TO BE TITLED “CUSTOMERS’ ABILITY TO BRING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INTO A PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION,” ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTING FORTH REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS “BROWN BAGGING.”

 11/15/12  11/15/12
 24-2012

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN’S LAND USE PLAN BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF PARCELS 16-37, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP B, AND PARCELS 28-57, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP C, FROM R, RESIDENTIAL TO B, GENERAL BUSINESS; AND CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF PARCELS 13-15, ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 099K, GROUP B, FROM O, OFFICE/INSTITUTIONAL TO B, GENERAL BUSINESS.

  12/27/12          12/27/12