Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Eagleville, Tennessee

Eagleville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, moving, alteration, or filling of land inside Eagleville city (zoning compliance permit / building permit issued by the zoning administrator)

  • Permit issued only in conformity with the zoning ordinance, unless a written order from the board of zoning appeals is received.

  “it shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction of any building or other structure, including accessory structures,”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Buildings and structures inside Eagleville city

  • Code text adopts the 2012 International Building Code with listed amendments; MTAS copy last updated 2018, so a later edition may have replaced it.
  • MTAS is the code host, not the city's own site.

  IBC edition: 2012 (with amendments as listed)

  “international building code,1 2012 edition, as published by the international code council, with amendments as listed, be and is hereby adopted as the building code in the city of eagleville”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Eagleville city limits

  • Ordinance 2016-009 (August 2016) is a comprehensive replacement; later amendments exist (list on city ordinances page) and were not all reviewed.

  “the official zoning ordinance of the city of eagleville, tennessee, is hereby amended by replacing the entire document with the document attached”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Eagleville city

  • Districts: R-1 low density, R-2 medium density, R-3 high density residential; C-1, C-2 commercial; I-1, I-2 industrial; F-1 general floodplain.

  “the following zoning districts are hereby established in eagleville, tennessee.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 low density residential district, Eagleville city

  • Subject to exceptions in Article VI.

  minimum lot area: 2 acres · lot width at building setback line: 100 feet

  “minimum lot size area lot width at building setback line lot width at road frontage 2 acres 100 feet 50 feet (35 feet in a cul-de-sac)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 medium density residential district, Eagleville city

    “with public sewer 15,000 sq. ft. 25,000 sq. ft. without public sewer 20,000 sq. ft. 30,000 sq. ft.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 low density residential district, Eagleville city

  • Front setback may be adjusted per Article VI, section 6.050 where neighbors have established setbacks; corner lots face front setback on all street facades.

  front yard: 60 feet · side yard: 30 feet · rear yard: 25 feet

  “front yard setback side yard setback rear yard setback 60 feet* 30 feet 25 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 medium density residential district, Eagleville city

    “front yard setback side yard setback rear yard setback 35 feet* 15 feet 20 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 and R-2 residential districts, Eagleville city (same 30% text in both)

  • R-3 allows 40%; commercial/industrial differ.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 30 percent

  “the area occupied by all structures, including accessory structures, shall not exceed thirty percent of the total area.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 low density residential district, Eagleville city (R-2 also reads 35 feet)

  • Except as provided in Article VI, section 6.030.

  maximum principal building height: <= 35 feet (section 6.030)

  “no principal building shall exceed thirty-five feet in height, except as provided in article vi, section 6.030.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile/manufactured homes inside Eagleville city

  • R-1 and R-2 permit prefabricated modular dwellings but exclude mobile homes.
  • Mobile home parks only as special exceptions (BZA approval) in R-3.
  • Temporary mobile homes possible by temporary use permit for medical hardship or fire/casualty rebuilding.

  “detached single-family dwellings, prefabricated modular dwellings (excluding mobile homes).”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning compliance/building permit process inside Eagleville city

  • Ordinance sets site plan review by the planning commission for other buildings and activities; full step-by-step procedure and forms were not reviewed.

  “no building permit shall be issued by the zoning administrator, except in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Eagleville city
• Inspections — Inside Eagleville city
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Eagleville city
• Minimum dwelling size — R-1/R-2 districts, Eagleville city
• Living in an RV — Inside Eagleville 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.