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

Town of Mosheim’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, addition, location or alteration of any building or structure in Mosheim town

  • Applications are made with the town building inspector's office.
  • Charge is set by the fee schedule in § 12-909 (not opened).

  “prior to the erection, addition, location, or alteration of any building or structure or portion thereof located in the town of mosheim, and prior to the construction or maintaining of a driveway approach, a building permit shall be obtained.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures within Mosheim town

  • 2018 International Building Code with amendments; section 105.1 amended so that work altering any structural component must be done by a licensed contractor.
  • Other ICC codes (plumbing, fuel gas, residential, energy, mechanical, property maintenance, existing building) are listed as chapters 2-8 of title 12 but were not opened.

  building code edition: 2018 International Building Code (as amended by ord. #318, Feb. 2023)

  “the international building code,2 2018 edition, and all subsequent amendments or additions to the said code, as prepared and adopted by the international code council, is hereby adopted”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land within Mosheim town limits

  • The zoning ordinance itself is of record in the recorder's office and was not opened; only the code section adopting it was read.

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

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residential structures within Mosheim town (building permit ordinance setbacks; zoning-district setbacks not reviewed)

  • Corner lot: setback on both front and side yard is thirty feet.
  • These are in the building permit chapter, not the separate zoning ordinance, which was not opened.

  front setback, residential: >= 30 feet · side setback each side, residential: >= 15 feet (30 ft on corner lot street side) · rear setback, residential: >= 25 feet

  “residential structures 30 15 25 when a structure is located on a corner lot, the setback on both front and side yard shall be thirty feet (30').”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Construction or maintenance of a driveway approach in Mosheim town

  • A building permit is required before constructing or maintaining a driveway approach; location is determined by the building inspector after an on-site inspection (§ 12-906, only partly read).

  “prior to the erection, addition, location, or alteration of any building or structure or portion thereof located in the town of mosheim, and prior to the construction or maintaining of a driveway approach, a building permit shall be obtained.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Mosheim town
• Inspections — Inspections in Mosheim town
• Certificate of occupancy — Mosheim town
• Zoning districts — Mosheim town
• Minimum dwelling size — Mosheim 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.