Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Gilt Edge, Tennessee

Gilt Edge’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Gilt Edge city limits

  • Ordinance includes a Board of Zoning Appeals and a floodplain overlay (chapter 7).

  “for the purpose of this ordinance, the town of gilt edge, tennessee, is hereby divided into two (2) main districts and one (1) overlay district”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Gilt Edge city zoning districts

  • Districts: R residential, C commercial, F floodplain overlay.

  “is hereby divided into two (2) main districts and one (1) overlay district, designated as follows: r -- residential district c -- commercial district f -- *floodplain overlay district”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential (R) district, Gilt Edge city

  • Larger lot if required by the health department.
  • Two family dwelling 1.5 acre; minimum lot width at building line 100 ft.

  minimum lot area single family: >= 0.75 acre (or more if required by the health department)

  “minimum required lot area: single family dwelling ¾ acre or more if required by the health department minimum required lot area: two family dwelling 1½ acre minimum required lot width at the building line 100 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — General Commercial (C) district, Gilt Edge city

    “3. a side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be required. 4. the minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residential (R) district, Gilt Edge city

  • Corner lot side yard along intersecting street is 20 ft.
  • Accessory buildings at least 5 ft from lot lines; not in required front or side yard.

  front yard: >= 35 ft · rear yard: >= 30 ft · side yard: >= 15 ft

  “minimum required front yard. 35 ft. minimum required rear yard. 30 ft. minimum required side yard 15 ft.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — General Commercial (C) district, Gilt Edge city

    “1. a front yard of thirty-five (35) feet shall be required. 2. a rear yard of thirty (30) feet shall be required. 3. a side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be required.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential (R) district, Gilt Edge city

  • Exception for free standing poles, towers, spires and structures not designed for human occupancy, subject to other codes and setback distance rule.

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

  “no building shall exceed three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height except that free standing poles, towers, spires, and structures not designed for or suitable for human occupancy may exceed this height”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Single-wide mobile homes on individual lots in the Residential (R) district, Gilt Edge city

  • Mobile home parks require special exception and site plan approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
  • Double-wide treatment not confirmed in pages opened.

  “detached single-family dwellings. two family dwellings. accessory buildings customarily incidental to any permitted use. single-wide mobile homes on individual lots.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Gilt Edge or Tipton County directly.

• Building permit — Gilt Edge city
• Owner-builder exemption — Gilt Edge city
• Building code adopted — Gilt Edge city
• Inspections — Gilt Edge city
• Certificate of occupancy — Gilt Edge 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.