Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Gallaway, Tennessee

Gallaway’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Gallaway city

  • 2012 edition of IBC per code text current through 2019 codification; newer edition may have been adopted
  • Title 12 also adopts plumbing, electrical, fuel gas, residential, mechanical, existing building, energy and property maintenance codes by chapter

  IBC edition: 2012 (as amended by ord. #32-2015)

  “the international building code (ibc),2 2012 edition, as prepared by the international code council, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this code”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Gallaway city limits

  • Ordinance #109-2006 and amendments are published separately and held by the city recorder
  • City site lists a Gallaway_Zoning_2026 document not opened (PDF not read)

  “land use within the city of gallaway shall be governed by ord. #109-2006, titled "zoning ordinance, gallaway, tennessee," and any amendments thereto.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in areas of special flood hazard inside Gallaway city

  • Applies to the incorporated area of Gallaway
  • Must comply with flood hazard reduction provisions and variance procedures of chapter 2

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

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Inspection and permit fees under Gallaway's building-related codes

  • Fee amounts set by board of commissioners resolution, not in the code text; schedule not found

  “all fees for inspections and permits under the above codes shall be those fees as adopted by the board of commissioners by resolution”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Gallaway city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Gallaway city
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Gallaway city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Gallaway city
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Gallaway 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.