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

Town of Calhoun’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Installation of manufactured/mobile homes inside Calhoun town limits

  • Only the town permit for installing a manufactured home/mobile home/trailer was found; no general building permit rule found
  • Violation is a misdemeanor
  • Code dated 2006; later ordinances may exist

  “prior to the installation of any manufactured home/mobile home/trailer, a permit shall be obtained from the town of calhoun.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Mobile/manufactured homes inside Calhoun town (no district named)

  • Front yard measured from edge of roadway
  • Front setback relief where neighbouring lots within 100 feet average less, but never under 15 feet from street right-of-way
  • Side street setback 25 feet

  front yard: >= 25 feet (reduction to not less than 15 ft from right-of-way per averaging rule) · rear yard, principal building: >= 20 feet · rear yard, accessory building: >= 15 feet · side yard: >= 10 feet

  “the minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet from the edge of the roadway.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Tents or temporary structures used as a residence on any lot in Calhoun town

  • Bars use as a residence; recreational camping without residence use not addressed

  “no structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn or other out buildings shall be used on any lot at any time as a residence either temporary or permanently.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured/mobile homes on lots inside Calhoun town

  • Town permit required before installation
  • Must be skirted, anchored, underpinned and fastened with hurricane straps
  • Valid Tennessee state license posted near door
  • County health office must approve sewage disposal
  • Replacement after removal or destruction must conform
  • Does not supersede deed restrictions or covenants

  mobile homes per lot: <= 1 per lot

  “there shall be only one mobile home per lot provided the lot conforms to yard front, yard side, and yard rear requirements.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Calhoun town
• Building code adopted — Calhoun town
• Inspections — Calhoun town
• Certificate of occupancy — Calhoun town
• Local zoning — Land inside Calhoun 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.