City orders 60 days to repair failing retaining wall at Adams Avenue property

City staff requested and the public officer issued a 60-day repair order for the retaining wall at 1031 Adams Avenue after inspectors described a severe crack running the length of the lot and the wall encroaching over the public sidewalk. Officials said the failure could let the wall collapse into the roadway and explained that the house itself will remain inhabited if the wall repair proceeds.

Staff said the owners have acknowledged the problem and reported contact with a contractor; the city closed the sidewalk as a precaution and asked for 60 days because the repair likely requires more time than a 30-day window. "I find that the structure at 1031 Adams Avenue, the accessory structure only, the retaining wall, is out of compliance with the codes of the city of Knoxville... and I order the owner to repair the structure at 1031 Adams Avenue... within 60 days," Bradshaw said.