City of Johnson City v. Paduch

OPINION

in which HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined.

Pete and Ben Paduch constructed a 15,-000-square-foot addition and, later, a 5,000-square-foot addition, to a building they co-own in Johnson City, Tennessee. The City issued both of the Paduchs a citation for violating a city ordinance by failing to obtain a building permit before constructing the 5,000-square-foot addition. Because of the increased size of the building after the construction of the 15,-000-square-foot addition, the building became subject to building code requirements for the installation of a…