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

Town of Burns’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Burns town limits

  • Code text is the 2003 edition of the IBC, per a code with changes through Nov. 2006; later updates not checked.

  IBC edition: 2003

  “the international building code,2 2003 edition, as prepared and adopted by the international building council is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this code”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Burns town limits

  • Ordinance 66 and amendments are published as separate documents on record with the city recorder; not reviewed here.

  “land use within the town of burns shall be governed by ordinance 66, titled "zoning ordinance, burns, tennessee," and any amendments thereto.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permits inside Burns town limits

  • § 12-102 gives a different schedule ($90/sq ft heated, $45/sq ft unheated); § 12-105 uses $70/sq ft for new homes and additions, $9/sq ft for commercial, basements, garages, porches. Current fee schedule not confirmed.

  permit fee, first $1,000 of estimated cost: 15 USD · permit fee, each additional $1,000: 5 USD

  “the building permit fee will be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for the first one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and five dollars ($5.00) for each additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) thereafter.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Construction inside Burns town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Burns town limits
• Inspections — Inside Burns town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Burns town limits
• Zoning districts — Inside Burns town 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.