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

Town of Baileyton’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Baileyton town limits

  • The code incorporates the separate Zoning Ordinance, Baileyton, Tennessee by reference; the ordinance text itself was not opened.
  • Code is hosted by MTAS (UT), which publishes the town's adopted code; last updated 06/11/2024 per MTAS page.

  “land use within the town of baileyton shall be governed by ordinance number, 1 titled "zoning ordinance, baileyton, tennessee," and any amendments thereto.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private wastewater disposal on property inside Baileyton's wastewater service area

  • Private disposal system allowed only where public sewer is not available under § 18-203(1)(d) and must comply with § 18-205.
  • Privies, septic tanks and cesspools are otherwise unlawful 'except as herein provided' (§ 18-203(1)(c)).
  • Once public sewer becomes available the building sewer must connect to it.

  “where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 18-203(1)(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Houses and buildings used for human occupancy within the town's wastewater service area

  • Sewer connection required only where a public sanitary sewer is within 500 feet of the property line over public access.
  • Connection is due within 60 days after official notice, at owner's expense.
  • Subject to the exception in § 18-203(1)(e), which was not fully read.
  • Water is supplied by North Greene Utility District; no mandatory water connection rule was found.

  distance to public sewer: <= 500 feet (measured from property line over public access) · connection deadline after notice: 60 days

  “the owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the service area in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of the 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 property line over public access.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Baileyton town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Baileyton town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Baileyton town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Baileyton town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Baileyton 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.