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

Town of Halls’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Halls town limits

  • Code text in this copy adopts the 1997 Standard Building Code; later ordinances may have updated it and were not located.
  • Appendix B permit fees are halved; section 107 of the building code is deleted; board of mayor and aldermen designates the building official.

  adopted edition: Standard Building Code 1997 (later amendments not verified)

  “the recommended schedule of permit fees set forth in appendix "b" of the building code is amended so that the fees to be collected shall be exactly one-half of the sums therein recommended.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Halls town limits (Lauderdale County)

  • The zoning ordinance and amendments are published as separate documents on file with the town recorder; the text itself was not opened.
  • The code copy on MTAS notes zoning map amendments do not appear in the code.

  “land use within the town of halls shall be governed by the halls municipal zoning ordinance, and any amendments thereto.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privies, septic tanks and cesspools inside Halls town limits

  • Prohibited 'except as hereinafter provided'; exceptions in § 18-203 (private sewage disposal) were not opened.
  • Applies to the sewer chapter's coverage; later chapters repeat the ban.

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

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permit and inspection fees inside Halls town limits

  • Fees are computed from Appendix B of the 1997 Standard Building Code at one-half of the recommended amounts; Appendix B figures were not reviewed.
  • A newer fee schedule by ordinance may exist and was not located.

  minimum inspection fee: >= 5 USD

  “the recommended schedule of permit fees set forth in appendix "b" of the building code is amended so that the fees to be collected shall be exactly one-half of the sums therein recommended. provided, however, that the minimum fee for an inspection shall be $5.00.”

Still unanswered

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

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