Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Woodbury, Tennessee

Town of Woodbury’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Building code in Woodbury town

  • Town code adopts the 2021 IBC; county notice says county adopted the 2025 IBC/IRC/IECC and enforces codes in Woodbury; which edition governs in town not resolved

  town code edition: 2021 IBC (and subsequent amendments)

  “the international building code,2 2021 edition, and all subsequent amendments or additions to the said code, as prepared and adopted by the international code council, is hereby adopted”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Woodbury town limits (Cannon County)

  • Code is an MTAS-hosted compilation and may predate later amendments; ordinance #234 text itself not opened

  “land use within the town of woodbury shall be governed by ordinance #234, titled "zoning ordinance, woodbury, tennessee," and any amendments thereto.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Woodbury

Town of Woodbury does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Residential and commercial building permits inside Woodbury town, issued by Cannon County Planning Department

  • Residential permit applies to new single-family construction and additions over 30 sq ft (county FAQ, not town-specific)
  • Site plan must first be approved by the town of Woodbury
  • Manufactured/modular homes need no residential building permit per county FAQ

  “effective january 1, 2025 the cannon county planning department will be responsible for the administration and enforcement of residential building permits as well as building permits for commercial, industrial and multifamily residential (cim) construction in woodbury and cannon county, excluding auburntown.”

• Permit feesPublished

  County-issued building permit taxes and fees for construction inside Woodbury town

  • Residential adequate facilities tax $0.90 per sq ft heated space, may be deferred up to a year or until occupied or sold
  • Commercial AFT $1.50 per sq ft
  • Building permit fee itself is based on estimated construction cost per state fee schedule

  zoning compliance fee in Woodbury: 0 USD

  “there are no zoning compliance fees for either residential or commercial, industrial and multi-family residential construction within the town of woodbury.”

• Permit processPublished

  Residential building permits inside Woodbury town via county iWorQ portal

  • Town of Woodbury must approve a site plan first
  • Invoice created within three workdays of application; permit issues when invoice is paid

  “before a residential building permit for construction within the woodbury town limits can be issued, a site plan must be submitted to, and approved by, the town of woodbury.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Woodbury or Cannon County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder in Woodbury town
• Inspections — Inspections inside Woodbury town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy in Woodbury town
• Zoning districts — Woodbury town zoning districts
• Minimum dwelling size — Woodbury town residential districts

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.