Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Friendship, Tennessee

Friendship’s own rules

• Septic permitLimited

  Private septic/wastewater systems inside Friendship city's sewer service area (city certificate; state/county health permit not researched)

  • City certificate only inside sewer service area
  • State or county septic permitting not verified

  “a private domestic wastewater disposal system may not be constructed within the service area unless and until a certificate is obtained from the superintendent stating that a public sewer is not accessible to the property and no such sewer is proposed for construction in the immediate future.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private domestic wastewater disposal systems inside Friendship city's sewer service area

  • Certificate from the city superintendent required before construction
  • Certificate only if no public sewer is accessible or proposed in the immediate future
  • Hosted by MTAS; 1992 compilation

  “a private domestic wastewater disposal system may not be constructed within the service area unless and until a certificate is obtained from the superintendent stating that a public sewer is not accessible to the property and no such sewer is proposed for construction in the immediate future.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Buildings used for human occupancy inside Friendship city's sewer service area where a public sanitary sewer is available

  • Applies within the city's sewer service area
  • Connection due within 60 days after official notice
  • Public sewer must be within 500 feet of the property line over public access
  • Exception for manufacturing facilities holding an NPDES permit
  • Code compilation is dated 1992 and may have been amended; hosted by MTAS, not the city's own site

  connection deadline: 60 days after notice · maximum distance to sewer: <= 500 feet

  “is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of the chapter, within sixty (60) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within five hundred (500) feet of the property line over public access.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Friendship or Crockett County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Friendship city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Friendship city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Friendship city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Friendship city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Friendship city

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.