Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Tracy City, Tennessee

Town of Tracy City’s own rules

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private sewage disposal inside Tracy City town

  • Permissible only where the public sanitary sewer is not available
  • Must follow local, county and state law

  “the disposal of sewage by private disposal systems shall be permissible only in those instances where service from the available sanitary sewage system is not available.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Properties used for human occupancy inside Tracy City town abutting a street, alley or right-of-way containing a public sanitary or combined sewer

  • Connection required within 90 days after official notice
  • Applies where the public sewer is at the property line
  • Owner pays the cost
  • Public water connection rule not located

  connection deadline after notice: 90 days (only where public sewer is at the property line)

  “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 this chapter, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is at the property line.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in areas of special flood hazard inside Tracy City town

  • Administered by the building official/inspector and town recorder
  • Applies to areas of special flood hazard identified by FEMA FIS/FIRM panels 0230, 0235, 0240 dated September 25, 2009
  • Ordinance #01-11, Feb. 2011

  “a development permit shall be required in conformity with this chapter 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 Tracy City or Grundy County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Tracy City town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Tracy City town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Tracy City town
• Inspections — Building inspection inside Tracy City town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Tracy City 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.