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

Town of Monteagle’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Monteagle town limits

  • Code section adopts the 2009 edition of the International Building Code (Ord. #01-11, Feb. 2011); the town's ordinance list also shows Ordinance 18-02 (3/26/18) adopting certain amendments of the 2012 IBC, which I did not open, so the current edition is unconfirmed.
  • 'Building official' means the person designated by the board of mayor and aldermen.
  • Title 12 also lists plumbing, electrical, residential, energy, mechanical and property maintenance code chapters.

  IBC edition adopted in code: 2009 (later amendments to 2012 IBC listed on town ordinance page)

  “the international building code,2 2009 edition, including and all subsequent amendments or additions to the said code, as prepared and adopted by the international code council, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this code as fully as if copied herein verbatim”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Monteagle town limits

  • The code refers to the zoning ordinance by its older number (Ordinance 55) and its amendments; the town's ordinance page also lists a 2021 town zoning ordinance (03-21) and later amendments.
  • The town's own site lists the zoning ordinance and amendments as separate documents; I could not open the full ordinance text, so district standards are not recorded.

  “land use within the town of monteagle shall be governed by ordinance number 55, titled "zoning ordinance, monteagle, tennessee," and any amendments thereto.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes on lots inside Monteagle town limits

  • Mobile homes placed on or before June 28, 1980 are grandfathered at their location, subject to the grandfathering section's change-of-ownership or move conditions.
  • Mobile home parks and individual mobile homes require licenses under Chapter 3.
  • Code is a 2016 codification; the zoning ordinance may have changed this and was not opened.

  cutoff date for placement outside licensed park: 1980-06-28 (grandfathered homes placed on or before that date)

  “it shall be unlawful for any mobile home to be used, stored, or placed on any lot or serviced by the utilities of said town where said mobile home is outside of any designated and licensed mobile home park after june 28, 1980.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in flood hazard areas inside Monteagle town limits

  • Applies to areas covered by the FIRM panels the ordinance adopts (Marion, Grundy and Franklin County panels, community ID 470309).
  • Where this ordinance conflicts with another regulation, the more stringent restriction prevails.

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

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Monteagle town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Monteagle town limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Monteagle town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Monteagle town limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Monteagle town limits

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.