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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

Guys

Pittman Center

Alamo

 

Plainview

Allardt

Gibson

Parker's Crossroads

Bells

Greenfield

Petersburg

Benton

Halls

Pikeville

Bethell Springs

Henning

Pulaski

Blaine

Hickory Valley 

Ramer

Bluff City

Hornsby

Red Boiling Springs

Braden

Iron City

Rutherford

Brighton

Kenton

Rutledge

Cedar Hill

LaFollette

Saltillo

Celina

Lake City

Saulsbury

Clarksburg

Lakewood

Scotts Hill

Clifton

Liberty

Silerton

Collinwood

Louisville

St. Joseph

Copperhill

Luttrell

Sunbright

Cottage Grove

Lynchburg

Tellico Plains

Crab Orchard

Lynnville

Tennessee Ridge

Decatur

Mason

Tiptonville

Dickson

Maury City

Toone

Dresden

Maynardville

Tracy City

Eastview

McLemoresville

Trimble

Elkton

Middleton

Watauga

Englewood

Milledgeville

Watertown

Enville

Mitchellville

Whiteville

Finger

New Hope

Williston

Friendship

New Johnsonville

Winfield

Friendsville

Newbern

Yorkville

Gadsden

Niota

 

Gainesboro

Normandy

 

Graysville

Oneida

 

Gruetli-Laager

Orme

 


 

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

 

Grainger County

Moore County

Campbell County

Hancock County

Smith County

Carter County

Hardeman County

White County

Clay County

Hawkins County

 

Crockett County

Lincoln County

 

DeKalb County

Meigs County

 

Giles County

Monroe 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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