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2022 ADOPTED ORDINANCES


Below is a list of ordinances that have been approved by City Council for the 2022 calendar year.

Ordinance No.Description Effective Date Date of Enforcement 
1-2022                     

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 7, TITLED “FIRE PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, C

01/20/202201/20/2022
2-2022

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 27-85, TITLED "A PERSONNEL PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE," AS AMENDED, BY UPDATING THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:  SECTION 6.1, TITLED "WORK PERIOD," SUBSECTIONS C AND D, AND SECTION 6.2 TITLED "OVERTIME," SUBSECTION B, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING THE WORK PERIODS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ENGAGED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. 


 01/28/2022 01/28/2022
 3-2022AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 27-85, TITLED “A PERSONNEL PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE,” AS AMENDED, SECTION 11.2, TITLED “EMERGENCY LEAVE,” SUBSECTION B, TITLED “USE OF EMERGENCY LEAVE,” BY ADDING A NEW SUBPART TO GIVE THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY, IN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, TO IMPLEMENT TEMPORARY POLICIES ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO IMMEDIATELY USE EMERGENCY LEAVE.

 2/24/2022 2/24/2022
 4-2022

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION H (ROYAL TROON) OF THE RIVERS RUN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) MASTER PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE OPEN SPACE COMMON AREA REQUIREMENT OF LOT T-1.


 2/24/2022 2/24/2022
 5-2022AN 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 ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 106G, GROUP B, PARCEL 007.00, LOCATED AT 114 UNION VALLEY ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5 ACRES, FROM IND-2, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, TO UB-2, UNIFIED GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.  03/10/2022 03/10/2022
 6-2022AN 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 ANDERSON COUNTY TAX MAP 105C, GROUP A, PARCEL 002.00, LOCATED AT 100 TULSA ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.4 ACRES, FROM O-2, OFFICE DISTRICT, TO B-2, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
 04/21/2022 04/21/2022
 7-2022AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE PRESERVE AT CLINCH RIVER (FORMERLY RARITY RIDGE) FOR PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE BY THE CITY.  04/21/2022 04/21/2022
 8-2022AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 2, TITLED “BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ETC.,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, BY DELETING CHAPTER 2, TITLED “ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD,” AND CHAPTER 3, TITLED “TREE BOARD,” WITHOUT REPLACEMENT TO REMOVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD AND TREE BOARD AS ORDINANCE-CREATED BOARDS THEREBY ALLOWING THEIR CREATION AS RESOLUTION-CREATED BOARDS. 04/21/2022 04/21/2022