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Residential Building Codes Enforcement - Applying For A Permit

 

If your area is in the list(s) below, then you must apply for a Residential Building Permit using the forms at the bottom of this page.

 

A state residential building permit is required if construction is located within the city limits of:

Adamsville Graysville Oneida
Alamo Gruetli-Laager Orme
Allardt Guys Pittman Center
Bean Station Gallaway Plainview
Bells Gibson Parker's Crossroads
Benton Greenfield Petersburg
Bethell Springs Halls Pikeville
Blaine Henning Pulaski
Bluff City Hickory Valley  Ramer
Braden Hornsby Red Boiling Springs
Brighton Iron City Rutherford
Cedar Hill Kenton Rutledge
Celina Lake City Saltillo
Clarksburg Lakewood Saulsbury
Clifton Liberty Scotts Hill
Collinwood Louisville Silerton
Copperhill Luttrell St. Joseph
Cottage Grove Lynchburg Sunbright
Crab Orchard Lynnville Tellico Plains
Decatur Mason Tennessee Ridge
Dickson Maury City Tiptonville
Dresden Maynardville Toone
Eastview McLemoresville Tracy City
Elkton Middleton Trimble
Englewood Milledgeville Watauga
Enville Mitchellville Watertown
Finger New Hope Whiteville
Friendship New Johnsonville Williston
Friendsville Newbern Winfield
Gadsden Niota Yorkville
Gainesboro Normandy  

 

A state residential building permit is required if construction is located within the unincorporated areas (not in a city) of:

Campbell County

Hancock County

Rhea County

Carter County

Hardeman County

Smith County

Clay County

Hawkins County

Washington County

Crockett County

Lincoln County

White County

Dekalb County

Meigs County

 

Giles County

Monroe County

 

Grainger County

Moore County

 

 

Please check with your local government to determine if any local permits are required before you begin construction.

 

For residential construction starting on or after October 1, 2010 - If your area is in the list above, you must apply for a Residential Building Permit using one of the following forms:

 


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