Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Hohenwald, Tennessee

Hohenwald’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Hohenwald city limits

  • The city's building and codes page links its zoning ordinance and zoning map; the zoning PDF (hohenwald.com/pdfs/zoning.pdf) exceeded the reader's size limit and was not read, so no district rules were extracted.

  “» city of hohenwald zoning » city of hohenwald zoning map » city of hohenwald subdivison regulations”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Lots in new subdivisions inside Hohenwald's planning jurisdiction; sewer only. Water-connection rule for single homes not located.

  • Applies when public sanitary sewers are within reasonable access of the subdivision as determined by the planning commission.
  • Sewers must meet Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation standards.
  • Rule is in the subdivision regulations, not a general rule for homes outside subdivisions.

  “when public sanitary sewers are within reasonable access of the subdivision as determined by the planning commission, the subdividers shall provide sanitary sewer facilities to each lot therein and shall connect the facilities to a public system.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land within the Hohenwald planning region (corporate limits and planning region)

  • Plat must be approved by the Hohenwald planning commission and filed with the county register.
  • Jurisdiction extends to the planning region as well as the corporate limits.

  “no land shall be subdivided within the jurisdictional area until the subdivider submits a plat as required by these regulations, obtains planning commission approval of the plat, and files the approved plat with the county register.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permits inside Hohenwald city

  • Demolition permit and sign permit have no fee per the same page.

  residential permit: $25 up to $25,000 plus $1 per $1,000 after USD · commercial permit: $50 up to $50,000 plus $5 per $1,000 after USD

  “residential permit - $25 up to $25,000 and $1 per $1,000 after commercial permit - $50 up to $50,000 and $5 per $1,000 after that.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit applications inside Hohenwald city

  • Applicants complete the application form and bring it to city hall at 118 W. Linden Ave.
  • Inspection checklists are posted (footing, foundation and framing, plumbing, mechanical, gas piping, energy, deck, final) but the page does not say when each is required.

  “please gather your information and bring to city hall to obtain a building permit”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Hohenwald or Lewis County directly.

• Building permit — Building permit requirement inside Hohenwald city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Hohenwald city
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted inside Hohenwald city
• Inspections — Inspections inside Hohenwald city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Hohenwald city

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.