Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Crab Orchard, Tennessee

Crab Orchard’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings and structures inside Crab Orchard city

  • The code text is the 1990 MTAS codification; the 1985 Standard Building Code edition is likely superseded by later amendments or state-adopted codes that were not located.
  • Permit fees are set by resolution of the board of mayor and aldermen rather than the code's Appendix K schedule.

  adopted building code edition: Standard Building Code, 1985 edition (SBCCI)

  “the standard building code,2 1985 edition, as prepared and adopted by the southern building code congress international, inc., is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this code”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in special flood hazard areas inside Crab Orchard city

  • Applies in areas of special flood hazard identified on the adopted FEMA flood insurance rate maps (effective June 3, 1986) and any later revisions.
  • No structure or use may be located, extended, converted or structurally altered without full compliance with the chapter.
  • Variances go through a board of floodplain review.

  “a development permit shall be required in conformity with this chapter prior to the commencement of any development activity.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permit fees inside Crab Orchard city

  • Fees are set by board resolution, and no current fee schedule was found.
  • The recommended Appendix K fee schedule of the building code is deleted.

  “the recommended schedule of permit fees set forth in appendix "k" of the building code is hereby deleted. the permit fees shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the board of mayor and aldermen.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Crab Orchard or Cumberland County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Crab Orchard city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Crab Orchard city
• Inspections — Inspections inside Crab Orchard city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Crab Orchard city
• Local zoning — Land inside Crab Orchard city limits

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.