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

Town of Henning’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Henning town limits (Lauderdale County)

  • Evidence is the town's adopted Master Plan, hosted on a county chamber site, not the ordinance text itself
  • Ordinance and map dated 2007; Master Plan recommends amendments

  “the henning zoning ordinance and zoning map were most recently updated in 2007. the zoning ordinance establishes four residential districts (r-1, r-2, r-3, and r-4)”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Henning town zoning districts

  • Districts summarized from the Master Plan; the ordinance and map themselves were not opened

  districts: R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-2, M, FH, A (obsolete)

  “[...] four residential districts (r-1, r-2, r-3, and r-4), two business districts (b-1 and b-2), an industrial district (m), a flood hazard area (fh), and an obsolete airport district (a).”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-2, R-3 and R-4 residential districts, Henning town

  • Duplexes 9,500 sq ft; townhomes and multifamily 6,000 sq ft
  • Summary from Master Plan, not ordinance text

  minimum lot size single family: >= 7500 sq ft (50 ft minimum frontage)

  “r-2, r-3, and r-4 allow progressively smaller dwelling types, but the minimum lot sizes remain the same: 7,500 square foot lots with minimum 50' frontage for single family, minimum 9,500 square-foot lots for duplexes, and 6,000 square-foot lots for townhomes and multifamily.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 low-density residential district, Henning town

    “allows only single-family detached homes or manufactured residential dwellings on minimum 10,000 square foot lots”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured and mobile homes inside Henning town

  • Mobile homes only within a mobile home park in R-4
  • Summary from Master Plan, not ordinance text

  “manufactured homes are allowed by right in all of the residential districts, but mobile homes are only permitted by right in r-4, and only within a mobile home park.”

• Subdividing landNot regulated

  Subdivision of land inside Henning town

  • Only 'group housing projects' provisions in zoning article XI
  • Planning commission is tasked with recommending subdivision regulations

  “no subdivision regulations currently exist, however some provisions for "group housing projects" are in article xi.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Henning

Town of Henning does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Septic systems inside Henning town; TDEC permits and inspects statewide

  • Page does not name Henning specifically

  “a tdec environmental scientist will conduct a site evaluation to determine the type of septic system required for your property.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New, modified or repaired septic systems inside Henning town

  • Processing up to 45 days from complete application
  • Fee varies by system size and type

  “a septic system permit is required for the construction, modification or repair of a septic system.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Newly installed septic systems inside Henning town

  • Installer schedules final inspection before the system is covered

  “when installation is complete, the installer will contact the local environmental scientist to schedule a final inspection before the system is covered.”

Still unanswered

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

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