Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Munford, Tennessee

Munford’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Munford city; the Munford Regional Zoning Ordinance covers the Munford planning region, which includes the city

  • Ordinance text is hosted on the city's site (proudcity storage) under the munford.com Planning and Zoning page
  • Administered with the Munford Municipal-Regional Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals

  “be it ordained by the board of mayor and aldermen of the city of munford, tennessee, as follows:”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Munford planning region zoning districts

  • Chapters cover residential, mobile home, commercial, industrial and flood overlay districts

  “chapter vi provisions governing residential districts vi - 1 chapter vii provisions governing residential mobile home districts vii - 1 chapter viii provisions governing commercial districts viii - 1 chapter ix provisions governing industrial districts ix - 1 chapter x provisions governing flood overlay districts”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential district in Chapter VI of the Munford Regional Zoning Ordinance (section 6.04); district name not captured. Inside Munford planning region

  • Larger area may be required for public health wastewater compliance
  • Churches 1 acre, schools 5 acres plus 1 acre per 100 students on appeal

  minimum lot size without public sewer/water: >= 20000 sq ft · minimum lot size with public sewer and water: >= 12500 sq ft

  “uses permitted twenty-thousand (20,000) square feet or more as required for compliance with public health wastewater regulations or twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) square feet or more if the lot is serviced by public sewer and water.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Rural/agricultural-type district in Chapter V of the Munford Regional Zoning Ordinance (section 5.04); district name not captured

    “uses permitted - one (1) acre or 43,560 square feet or more as required for compliance with public health wastewater regulations.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Residential district in Chapter VI, permitted uses; district name not captured

  • Board of Zoning Appeals may set a different cap for uses on appeal

  maximum building coverage: <= 30 percent

  “maximum building coverage (total of all buildings) a. uses permitted - thirty (30) percent.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plats inside Munford planning region

  • Reviewed by the Munford municipal-regional planning commission

  “it is the job of the planning commission to review plats, of proposed subdivision developments, and site plans, of proposed new construction.”

Still unanswered

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

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