Tennessee Building Permits
Locals can opt-out; State Fire Marshal then permits.
How Building Permits Work in Tennessee
Tennessee uses the state as a "service provider" for rural areas. If a city or county chooses not to have its own building department, the State Fire Marshal's Office becomes the direct permit-issuing authority for all residential and commercial construction in those jurisdictions.
Model: Local Option
599 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Counties (95)
Anderson County, TNBedford County, TNBenton County, TNBledsoe County, TNBlount County, TNBradley County, TNCampbell County, TNCannon County, TNCarroll County, TNCarter County, TNCheatham County, TNChester County, TNClaiborne County, TNClay County, TNCocke County, TNCoffee County, TNCrockett County, TNCumberland County, TNDavidson County, TNDecatur County, TNDeKalb County, TNDickson County, TNDyer County, TNFayette County, TNFentress County, TNFranklin County, TNGibson County, TNGiles County, TNGrainger County, TNGreene County, TNGrundy County, TNHamblen County, TNHamilton County, TNHancock County, TNHardeman County, TNHardin County, TNHawkins County, TNHaywood County, TNHenderson County, TNHenry County, TNHickman County, TNHouston County, TNHumphreys County, TNJackson County, TNJefferson County, TNJohnson County, TNKnox County, TNLake County, TNLauderdale County, TNLawrence County, TNLewis County, TNLincoln County, TNLoudon County, TNMacon County, TNMadison County, TNMarion County, TNMarshall County, TNMaury County, TNMcMinn County, TNMcNairy County, TNMeigs County, TNMonroe County, TNMontgomery County, TNMoore County, TNMorgan County, TNObion County, TNOverton County, TNPerry County, TNPickett County, TNPolk County, TNPutnam County, TNRhea County, TNRoane County, TNRobertson County, TNRutherford County, TNScott County, TNSequatchie County, TNSevier County, TNShelby County, TNSmith County, TNStewart County, TNSullivan County, TNSumner County, TNTipton County, TNTrousdale County, TNUnicoi County, TNUnion County, TNVan Buren County, TNWarren County, TNWashington County, TNWayne County, TNWeakley County, TNWhite County, TNWilliamson County, TNWilson County, TN
Cities (504)
A
Adams, TN(Robertson County)Adamsville, TN(McNairy County)Alamo, TN(Crockett County)Alcoa, TN(Blount County)Alexandria, TN(DeKalb County)Algood, TN(Putnam County)Allardt, TN(Fentress County)Altamont, TN(Grundy County)Andersonville, TN(Anderson County)Apison, TN(Hamilton County)Ardmore, TN(Giles County)Arlington, TN(Shelby County)Ashland, TN(Wayne County)Athens, TN(McMinn County)Atoka, TN(Tipton County)Atwood, TN(Carroll County)Auburntown, TN(Cannon County)
B
Baileyton, TN(Greene County)Baneberry, TN(Jefferson County)Banner Hill, TN(Unicoi County)Bartlett, TN(Shelby County)Baxter, TN(Putnam County)Bean Station, TN(Grainger County)Beech Bluff, TN(Madison County)Beersheba Springs, TN(Grundy County)Bell Buckle, TN(Bedford County)Belle Meade, TN(Davidson County)Bells, TN(Crockett County)Belvidere, TN(Franklin County)Benton, TN(Polk County)Berry Hill, TN(Davidson County)Bethel Springs, TN(McNairy County)Bethpage, TN(Sumner County)Big Rock, TN(Stewart County)Big Sandy, TN(Benton County)Biltmore, TN(Carter County)Blaine, TN(Grainger County)Blanche, TN(Lincoln County)Bloomingdale, TN(Sullivan County)Blountville, TN(Sullivan County)Bluff, TN(Sullivan County)Bogota, TN(Dyer County)Bolivar, TN(Hardeman County)Bon Air, TN(White County)Bon Aqua Junction, TN(Hickman County)Bowman, TN(Cumberland County)Braden, TN(Fayette County)Bradford, TN(Gibson County)Bransford, TN(Sumner County)Brentwood, TN(Williamson County)Briceville, TN(Anderson County)Brighton, TN(Tipton County)Bristol, TN(Sullivan County)Brownsville, TN(Haywood County)Bruceton, TN(Carroll County)Buchanan, TN(Henry County)Bulls Gap, TN(Hawkins County)Burlison, TN(Tipton County)Burns, TN(Dickson County)Butler, TN(Johnson County)Byrdstown, TN(Pickett County)
C
Calhoun, TN(McMinn County)Camden, TN(Benton County)Carthage, TN(Smith County)Caryville, TN(Campbell County)Castalian Springs, TN(Sumner County)Cedar Hill, TN(Greene County)Celina, TN(Clay County)Centertown, TN(Warren County)Centerville, TN(Hickman County)Central, TN(Carter County)Chapel Hill, TN(Marshall County)Charleston, TN(Bradley County)Charlotte, TN(Dickson County)Chattanooga, TN(Hamilton County)Chesterfield, TN(Henderson County)Chewalla, TN(McNairy County)Childers Hill, TN(Hardin County)Christiana, TN(Rutherford County)Church Hill, TN(Hawkins County)Clarkrange, TN(Fentress County)Clarksburg, TN(Carroll County)Clarksville, TN(Montgomery County)Cleveland, TN(Bradley County)Clifton, TN(Wayne County)Clinton, TN(Anderson County)Coalfield, TN(Morgan County)Coalmont, TN(Grundy County)Coker Creek, TN(Monroe County)Collegedale, TN(Hamilton County)Collierville, TN(Shelby County)Collinwood, TN(Wayne County)Colonial Heights, TN(Sullivan County)Columbia, TN(Maury County)Conasauga, TN(McMinn County)Cookeville, TN(Putnam County)Coopertown, TN(Robertson County)Copperhill, TN(Polk County)Cornersville, TN(Marshall County)Cosby, TN(Cocke County)Cottage Grove, TN(Henry County)Cottontown, TN(Sumner County)Counce, TN(Hardin County)Covington, TN(Tipton County)Cowan, TN(Franklin County)Crab Orchard, TN(Cumberland County)Cross Plains, TN(Robertson County)Crossville, TN(Cumberland County)Crump, TN(Hardin County)Cumberland Gap, TN(Claiborne County)Cumberland, TN(Cumberland County)
D
Dancyville, TN(Haywood County)Dandridge, TN(Jefferson County)Darden, TN(Henderson County)Dayton, TN(Rhea County)Decatur, TN(Meigs County)Decaturville, TN(Decatur County)Decherd, TN(Franklin County)Delano, TN(Polk County)Dellrose, TN(Lincoln County)Dickson, TN(Dickson County)Dodson Branch, TN(Jackson County)Dover, TN(Stewart County)Dowelltown, TN(DeKalb County)Doyle, TN(White County)Dresden, TN(Weakley County)Ducktown, TN(Polk County)Dukedom, TN(Weakley County)Dunlap, TN(Sequatchie County)Dyer, TN(Gibson County)Dyersburg, TN(Dyer County)
E
Eagleton, TN(Blount County)Eagleville, TN(Rutherford County)East Cleveland, TN(Bradley County)East Ridge, TN(Hamilton County)Eastview, TN(McNairy County)Elgin, TN(Scott County)Elizabethton, TN(Carter County)Elkton, TN(Giles County)Embreeville, TN(Washington County)Englewood, TN(Washington County)Enville, TN(Chester County)Erin, TN(Houston County)Erwin, TN(Unicoi County)Essary Springs, TN(Hardeman County)Estill Springs, TN(Franklin County)Ethridge, TN(Lawrence County)Etowah, TN(McMinn County)Eva, TN(Benton County)
F
Fairfield Glade, TN(Cumberland County)Fairfield, TN(Sumner County)Fairgarden, TN(Sevier County)Fairmount, TN(Sullivan County)Fairview, TN(Williamson County)Fall Branch, TN(Washington County)Falling Water, TN(Hamilton County)Farner, TN(Polk County)Farragut, TN(Knox County)Fayetteville, TN(Lincoln County)Fincastle, TN(Campbell County)Finger, TN(McNairy County)Finley, TN(Dyer County)Flat Top Mountain, TN(Hamilton County)Flintville, TN(Lincoln County)Forest Hills, TN(Davidson County)Fowlkes, TN(Dyer County)Frankewing, TN(Giles County)Franklin, TN(Franklin County)Friendship, TN(Crockett County)Friendsville, TN(Blount County)
G
Gadsden, TN(Crockett County)Gainesboro, TN(Jackson County)Gallatin, TN(Sumner County)Gallaway, TN(Fayette County)Garland, TN(Tipton County)Gates, TN(Lauderdale County)Gatlinburg, TN(Sevier County)Germantown, TN(Shelby County)Gibson, TN(Gibson County)Gilt Edge, TN(Tipton County)Gladeville, TN(Wilson County)Gleason, TN(Weakley County)Goodlettsville, TN(Davidson County)Gordonsville, TN(Smith County)Graball, TN(Sumner County)Grand Junction, TN(Hardeman County)Gray, TN(Washington County)Graysville, TN(Rhea County)Green Hill, TN(Wilson County)Greenback, TN(Loudon County)Greenbrier, TN(Robertson County)Greeneville, TN(Greene County)Greenfield, TN(Weakley County)Greenvale, TN(Wilson County)Griffith Creek, TN(Marion County)Grimsley, TN(Fentress County)Gruetli-Laager, TN(Grundy County)Guys, TN(McNairy County)
H
Halls, TN(Lauderdale County)Halls, TN(Lauderdale County)Hampton, TN(Carter County)Harriman, TN(Roane County)Harrison, TN(Hamilton County)Harrogate, TN(Claiborne County)Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN(Trousdale County)Helenwood, TN(Scott County)Henderson, TN(Chester County)Hendersonville, TN(Sumner County)Henning, TN(Lauderdale County)Henry, TN(Henry County)Hickman, TN(Hickman County)Hickory Valley, TN(Hardeman County)Hilham, TN(Overton County)Hillsboro, TN(Coffee County)Hohenwald, TN(Lewis County)Holladay, TN(Decatur County)Hollow Rock, TN(Carroll County)Hopewell, TN(Maury County)Hornbeak, TN(Obion County)Hornsby, TN(Hardeman County)Humboldt, TN(Gibson County)Hunter, TN(Carter County)Huntingdon, TN(Carroll County)Huntland, TN(Franklin County)Huntsville, TN(Scott County)Huron, TN(Henderson County)
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K
L
La Follette, TN(Campbell County)La Grange, TN(Fayette County)La Vergne, TN(Rutherford County)Lafayette, TN(Macon County)Lake Tansi, TN(Cumberland County)Lakeland, TN(Shelby County)Lakesite, TN(Hamilton County)Lakewood Park, TN(Coffee County)Lavinia, TN(Carroll County)Lawrenceburg, TN(Lawrence County)Lebanon, TN(Wilson County)Lenoir, TN(Loudon County)Lenox, TN(Dyer County)Leoma, TN(Lawrence County)Lewisburg, TN(Marshall County)Lexington, TN(Henderson County)Liberty, TN(DeKalb County)Linden, TN(Perry County)Livingston, TN(Overton County)Lobelville, TN(Perry County)Lone Oak, TN(Sequatchie County)Lookout Mountain, TN(Hamilton County)Loretto, TN(Lawrence County)Loudon, TN(Loudon County)Louisville, TN(Blount County)Luray, TN(Henderson County)Luttrell, TN(Union County)Lyles, TN(Hickman County)Lynchburg, TN(Moore County)Lynnville, TN(Giles County)
M
Madisonville, TN(Monroe County)Manchester, TN(Coffee County)Martin, TN(Weakley County)Maryville, TN(Blount County)Mascot, TN(Knox County)Mason, TN(Tipton County)Maury, TN(Maury County)Mayland, TN(Cumberland County)Maynardville, TN(Union County)McDonald, TN(Bradley County)McEwen, TN(Humphreys County)McKenzie, TN(Carroll County)McLemoresville, TN(Carroll County)McMinnville, TN(Warren County)Medina, TN(Gibson County)Medon, TN(Madison County)Memphis, TN(Shelby County)Mercer, TN(Madison County)Michie, TN(McNairy County)Middle Valley, TN(Hamilton County)Middleton, TN(Hardeman County)Midtown, TN(Roane County)Milan, TN(Gibson County)Milledgeville, TN(McNairy County)Millersville, TN(Sumner County)Millington, TN(Shelby County)Minor Hill, TN(Giles County)Miston, TN(Dyer County)Mitchellville, TN(Sumner County)Monteagle, TN(Marion County)Monterey, TN(Putnam County)Mooresburg, TN(Hawkins County)Morris Chapel, TN(Hardin County)Morrison, TN(Warren County)Morristown, TN(Hamblen County)Moscow, TN(Fayette County)Mosheim, TN(Greene County)Mount Carmel, TN(Hawkins County)Mount Juliet, TN(Wilson County)Mount Pleasant, TN(Maury County)Mountain, TN(Johnson County)Mowbray Mountain, TN(Hamilton County)Munford, TN(Tipton County)Murfreesboro, TN(Rutherford County)
N
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN(Davidson County)New Deal, TN(Sumner County)New Hope, TN(Marion County)New Johnsonville, TN(Humphreys County)New Market, TN(Jefferson County)New Tazewell, TN(Claiborne County)New Union, TN(Coffee County)Newbern, TN(Dyer County)Newport, TN(Cocke County)Niota, TN(McMinn County)Nixon, TN(Hardin County)Nolensville, TN(Williamson County)Norene, TN(Wilson County)Normandy, TN(Bedford County)Norris, TN(Anderson County)
O
Oak Grove (Sumner County), TN(Sumner County)Oak Grove (Washington County), TN(Washington County)Oak Hill, TN(Davidson County)Oak Ridge, TN(Anderson County)Oakdale, TN(Morgan County)Oakland, TN(Fayette County)Obion, TN(Obion County)Ocoee, TN(Polk County)Oliver Springs, TN(Roane County)Olivet, TN(Hardin County)Oneida, TN(Scott County)Ooltewah, TN(Hamilton County)Orebank, TN(Sullivan County)Orlinda, TN(Robertson County)Orme, TN(Marion County)
P
Palmer, TN(Grundy County)Palmersville, TN(Weakley County)Paris, TN(Henry County)Park, TNParker's Crossroads, TN(Henderson County)Parrottsville, TN(Cocke County)Parsons, TN(Decatur County)Pegram, TN(Cheatham County)Pelham, TN(Grundy County)Petersburg, TN(Lincoln County)Petros, TN(Morgan County)Philadelphia, TN(Loudon County)Pigeon Forge, TN(Sevier County)Pikeville, TN(Bledsoe County)Pine Crest, TN(Carter County)Pinson, TN(Madison County)Piperton, TN(Fayette County)Pittman Center, TN(Sevier County)Plainview, TN(Rutherford County)Pleasant Hill, TN(Cumberland County)Pleasant View, TN(Cheatham County)Pocahontas, TN(Hardeman County)Portland, TN(Sumner County)Powell, TN(Knox County)Powells Crossroads, TN(Marion County)Prospect, TN(Giles County)Pulaski, TN(Giles County)Puryear, TN(Henry County)
R
Ramer, TN(McNairy County)Randolph, TN(Tipton County)Rarity Bay, TNRed Bank, TN(Hamilton County)Red Boiling Springs, TN(Macon County)Riceville, TN(McMinn County)Ridgely, TN(Lake County)Ridgeside, TN(Hamilton County)Ridgetop, TN(Robertson County)Ripley, TN(Lauderdale County)Rives, TN(Obion County)Roan Mountain, TN(Carter County)Robbins, TN(Scott County)Rockford, TN(Blount County)Rockvale, TN(Rutherford County)Rockwood, TN(Roane County)Rocky Top, TN(Anderson County)Rogersville, TN(Hawkins County)Rossville, TN(Fayette County)Rural Hill, TN(Wilson County)Russellville, TN(Hamblen County)Rutherford, TN(Gibson County)Rutledge, TN(Grainger County)
S
Sale Creek, TN(Hamilton County)Saltillo, TN(Hardin County)Samburg, TN(Obion County)Sardis, TN(Henderson County)Saulsbury, TN(Hardeman County)Savannah, TN(Hardin County)Scotts Hill, TN(Henderson County)Selmer, TN(McNairy County)Sequatchie, TN(Marion County)Sevierville, TN(Sevier County)Sewanee, TN(Franklin County)Seymour, TN(Sevier County)Shackle Island, TN(Sumner County)Sharon, TN(Weakley County)Shelbyville, TN(Bedford County)Sherwood, TN(Franklin County)Shiloh, TN(Hardin County)Signal Mountain, TN(Hamilton County)Silerton, TN(Hardeman County)Slayden, TN(Dickson County)Smithville, TN(DeKalb County)Smyrna, TN(Rutherford County)Sneedville, TN(Hancock County)Soddy-Daisy, TN(Hamilton County)Somerville, TN(Fayette County)South Carthage, TN(Smith County)South Cleveland, TN(Bradley County)South Fulton, TN(Obion County)South Pittsburg, TN(Marion County)Sparta, TN(White County)Spencer, TN(Van Buren County)Spring Hill, TN(Maury County)Spring, TN(Rhea County)Springfield, TN(Robertson County)Spurgeon, TN(Washington County)St. Joseph, TN(Lawrence County)Stanton, TN(Haywood County)Stantonville, TN(McNairy County)Statesville, TN(Wilson County)Strawberry Plains, TN(Jefferson County)Sullivan Gardens, TN(Sullivan County)Summertown, TN(Lawrence County)Sunbright, TN(Morgan County)Surgoinsville, TN(Hawkins County)Sweetwater, TN(Monroe County)
T
Taft, TN(Lincoln County)Tazewell, TN(Claiborne County)Telford, TN(Washington County)Tellico Plains, TN(Monroe County)Tellico, TN(Monroe County)Tennessee Ridge, TN(Houston County)Thompson's Station, TN(Williamson County)Three Way, TN(Madison County)Tiptonville, TN(Lake County)Toone, TN(Hardeman County)Townsend, TN(Blount County)Tracy, TN(Grundy County)Trenton, TN(Gibson County)Trezevant, TN(Carroll County)Trimble, TN(Dyer County)Troy, TN(Obion County)Tuckers Crossroads, TN(Wilson County)Tullahoma, TN(Coffee County)Tusculum, TN(Greene County)
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W
Walden, TN(Hamilton County)Walland, TN(Blount County)Walnut Grove (Hardin County), TN(Hardin County)Walnut Grove (Sumner County), TN(Sumner County)Walnut Hill, TN(Sullivan County)Walterhill, TN(Rutherford County)Wartburg, TN(Morgan County)Wartrace, TN(Bedford County)Watauga, TN(Carter County)Watertown, TN(Wilson County)Waverly, TN(Humphreys County)Waynesboro, TN(Wayne County)Westmoreland, TN(Sumner County)Westpoint, TN(Lawrence County)White Bluff, TN(Dickson County)White House, TN(Sumner County)White Pine, TN(Jefferson County)Whiteside, TN(Marion County)Whiteville, TN(Hardeman County)Whitlock, TN(Henry County)Whitwell, TN(Marion County)Wildersville, TN(Henderson County)Wildwood Lake, TN(Bradley County)Wildwood, TN(Blount County)Williston, TN(Fayette County)Winchester, TN(Franklin County)Winfield, TN(Scott County)Woodbury, TN(Cannon County)Woodland Mills, TN(Obion County)Wrigley, TN(Hickman County)Wynnburg, TN(Lake County)