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

Town of Lynnville’s own rules

• Building code adoptedPartial

  Inside Lynnville town: only the International Property Maintenance Code is found adopted in Title 12

  • Title 12 contains only the property maintenance code chapter; no building, residential or other ICC code adoption was found
  • Modifications: code official is the mayor or designee; fees section 103.5 deleted

  code edition: IPMC 2012

  “the international property maintenance code,1 2012 edition, and appendix a thereto, as prepared and published by the international code council, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Single-wide mobile, trailer and modular homes inside Lynnville town limits

  • Defined to include any residential structure built on a frame or chassis to which wheels may be attached, even if jacked up or skirted
  • Other manufactured home types not addressed in Title 14

  “no single wide mobile home, trailer home or modular home may be placed or located anywhere within the town limits of lynnville, tennessee”

• Septic permitRequired

  Septic tank systems, privies and other sewage disposal facilities inside Lynnville town

  • Approval of design and location and a permit from the health officer must be obtained before construction begins
  • Applies to facilities requiring the health officer's approval under the chapter

  “shall before the initiation of construction obtain the approval of the health officer for the design and location of the system and secure a permit from the health officer for such system”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Inside Lynnville town where no accessible sewer exists

  • Every residence must have a sanitary method of disposal
  • Where water-carried facilities are not used, a sanitary pit privy or other approved method is required
  • Methods need health officer approval

  “a sanitary pit privy or other approved method of disposal shall be provided”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Premises inside Lynnville town with an accessible public sewer

  • Applies where an accessible sewer exists and water under pressure is available
  • Accessible sewer means a public sewer in an abutting street or alley or within 200 feet of any property boundary
  • No other disposal method may be used on a lot accessible to the sewer

  accessible sewer distance: <= 200 feet

  “wherever an accessible sewer exists and water under pressure is available, approved plumbing facilities shall be provided and the wastes from such facilities shall be discharged through a connection to said sewer”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Flood damage control inside Lynnville town

  • Governed by the Lynnville municipal flood damage prevention ordinance #90407 and amendments, kept separately in the recorder's office; its terms were not reviewed

  “regulations governing flood damage control within the town of lynnville shall be governed by ordinance #90407”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Lynnville town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Lynnville town
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Lynnville town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Lynnville town
• Local zoning — Zoning inside Lynnville town

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.