Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Dyer, Tennessee

Dyer’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting or moving buildings inside Dyer city limits

  • Plans must be submitted to the building inspector before construction or moving and must comply with existing zoning ordinances, fire code and construction codes including the plumbing code.
  • Moved buildings must conform to the general appearance and value of buildings in the destination area.
  • Fees are set in the same section (not quoted here).

  “that desire to erect new buildings or move old buildings within the corporate limits, shall first obtain a permit from the building inspector prior to the commencement of construction or moving of such building.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Dyer city limits

  • Edition in the 2013 code copy is the 2006 International Building Code; later amendments may exist and were not checked.
  • Code also has chapters for plumbing, residential, energy, mechanical, pool enclosure and existing building codes (Title 12).

  building code edition: International Building Code 2006

  “one (1) of which is on file in the office of the building official of the city of dyer/gibson county, being marked and designated as the international building code,2 2006 edition, including appendix chapters”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land use inside Dyer city limits

  • The zoning ordinance and amendments are separate documents on record with the city recorder and were not in the code copy reviewed (code dated Feb. 2013; may be outdated).
  • The city has a municipal planning commission (7 members) under Title 14, Chapter 1.

  zoning ordinance date: 1971-07-12

  “land use within the city of dyer shall be governed by ordinance of july 12, 1971, titled "zoning ordinance, dyer, tennessee," and any amendments thereto.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Buildings used for human occupancy abutting a street, alley or right-of-way with a public sanitary sewer in Dyer's service area

  • Connection due within 60 days after official notice.
  • Applies only where the public sewer is within 500 feet of the building drain.
  • Where sewer is not available under that rule, private disposal under § 18-408 applies.
  • Owner pays at own expense.
  • Water connection rule not captured.

  sewer distance: <= 500 feet (measured to building drain) · connection deadline: 60 days after notice

  “is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this 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 building drain as defined herein.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Dyer city
• Inspections — Inspections of construction inside Dyer city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new buildings inside Dyer city
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Dyer city
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Dyer 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.