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

Town of Graysville’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Graysville town limits

  • Copy is hosted by the Southeast Tennessee Development District (sedev.org), not the town's own site or code host; the text names Graysville and the Rhea County health department. Amended through March 2014; a newer version may exist.

  “this is the graysville, tennessee zoning ordinance, regulating the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Graysville town

  • Districts: R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, MUTC, C-1, AG; flood hazard districts under a separate flood ordinance in the appendix.

  “for the purpose of this ordinance, the following zoning districts are hereby established in the city of graysville, tennessee. for flood hazard district boundaries see the adopted "graysville flood hazard prevention ordinance" contained in the appendix of this zoning ordinance.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District inside Graysville town

  • Lot width at least 100 feet at building setback line.

  minimum lot area: >= 20000 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 100 ft

  “5. land area: no lot or parcel of land shall be reduced in size to provide separate lots or building sites of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in area. 6. lot width: no lot shall be less than one-hundred (100) feet wide at the building setback line.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District inside Graysville town

  • Subject to exceptions in section 10.06.

  front yard: >= 30 ft · rear yard (principal): >= 15 ft (10 ft for accessory structure) · side yard: >= 15 ft · corner side yard abutting street: >= 30 ft

  “2. rear yard: the minimum depth of the rear yard shall be fifteen (15) feet from the principal structure and ten (10) feet for any permitted accessory structure. 3. side yard: the side yard shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Low Density Residential District inside Graysville town

  • Except as provided in section 10.04.

  maximum height: <= 35 ft (or 2.5 stories)

  “7. height requirements: no building shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirtyfive (35) feet in height except as provided in section 10.04.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Inside Graysville town
• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Graysville town
• Building code adopted — Inside Graysville town
• Inspections — Inside Graysville town
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Graysville 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.