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Anderson CountyFIPS 47001
Municipal FallbackAnderson County Office of Planning and Development, Building and Codes Enforcement DepartmentView profile →Bedford CountyFIPS 47003
Municipal FallbackBedford County Building & Codes Department / Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Benton CountyFIPS 47005
State FallbackBenton County Government; Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office for optional state residential inspectionsView profile →Bledsoe CountyFIPS 47007
Municipal FallbackBledsoe County Mayor’s Office; City of Pikeville municipal building and zoning authority for incorporated PikevilleView profile →Blount CountyFIPS 47009
Municipal FallbackBlount County Development ServicesView profile →Bradley CountyFIPS 47011
Municipal FallbackBradley County Planning & Inspections / Building Inspections DepartmentView profile →Campbell CountyFIPS 47013
Municipal FallbackCampbell County Clerk’s Office for unincorporated-county building permits; municipal offices inside city limitsView profile →Cannon CountyFIPS 47015
Municipal FallbackCannon County Planning Department / Building Code AdministrationView profile →Carroll CountyFIPS 47017
Municipal FallbackCarroll County Government; applicable city or town building authorityView profile →Carter CountyFIPS 47019
Municipal FallbackCarter County Planning & ZoningView profile →Cheatham CountyFIPS 47021
Municipal FallbackCheatham County Department of Codes, Building Safety, Land Use and ZoningView profile →Chester CountyFIPS 47023
Municipal FallbackChester County Building & Zoning Department (Permits, Compliance & Enforcement); City of Henderson Building and Zoning Department for the Henderson planning regionView profile →Claiborne CountyFIPS 47025
Municipal FallbackClaiborne County Mayor’s Office; municipal offices in New Tazewell, Tazewell and HarrogateView profile →Clay CountyFIPS 47027
Municipal FallbackClay County Building InspectorView profile →Cocke CountyFIPS 47029
Municipal FallbackCocke County Zoning Department / Building CommissionerView profile →Coffee CountyFIPS 47031
Municipal FallbackCoffee County Codes Compliance DepartmentView profile →Crockett CountyFIPS 47033
Municipal FallbackCrockett County Clerk’s OfficeView profile →Cumberland CountyFIPS 47035
Municipal FallbackCumberland County Codes DepartmentView profile →Davidson CountyFIPS 47037
CountyMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Department of Codes and Building SafetyView profile →Decatur CountyFIPS 47039
Municipal FallbackDecatur County Government; permitting is handled by the applicable city or Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office rather than a county permitting departmentView profile →DeKalb CountyFIPS 47041
CountyDeKalb County Building DepartmentView profile →Dickson CountyFIPS 47043
CountyDickson County Planning, Zoning & Codes DepartmentView profile →Dyer CountyFIPS 47045
CountyDyer County Building & Zoning OfficeView profile →Fayette CountyFIPS 47047
CountyFayette County Planning and Development OfficeView profile →Fentress CountyFIPS 47049
Municipal FallbackFentress County Executive Office; City of Jamestown and applicable state agencies handle permitting within their jurisdictionsView profile →Franklin CountyFIPS 47051
CountyFranklin County Planning and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Gibson CountyFIPS 47053
CountyGibson County Building InspectorView profile →Giles CountyFIPS 47055
CountyGiles County Clerk; Tennessee State Residential Building Permit ProgramView profile →Grainger CountyFIPS 47057
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Grainger County Planning Commission and County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Greene CountyFIPS 47059
CountyGreene County Building Commissioner / Building and Zoning OfficeView profile →Grundy CountyFIPS 47061
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Grundy County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Hamblen CountyFIPS 47063
CountyHamblen County Planning and Zoning Office / Building InspectionsView profile →Hamilton CountyFIPS 47065
CountyHamilton County Building Inspection Department / Building & Zoning OfficeView profile →Hancock CountyFIPS 47067
CountyHancock County Mayor’s Office / Hancock County Regional Planning CommissionView profile →Hardeman CountyFIPS 47069
CountyHardeman County Zoning Compliance Office; Tennessee State Residential Building ProgramView profile →Hardin CountyFIPS 47071
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Hardin County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Hawkins CountyFIPS 47073
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Hawkins County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Haywood CountyFIPS 47075
CountyHaywood County Code Enforcement & Building Inspector / Zoning Compliance OfficeView profile →Henderson CountyFIPS 47077
Municipal FallbackCity of Henderson Building & Zoning Department (authority for the Henderson Planning Region)View profile →Henry CountyFIPS 47079
Municipal FallbackHenry County Mayor’s Office for unincorporated areas; applicable municipal building department, including City of Paris Building & CodesView profile →Hickman CountyFIPS 47081
CountyHickman County Building Commissioner / Codes Enforcement, administered through the County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Houston CountyFIPS 47083
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Houston County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Humphreys CountyFIPS 47085
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Humphreys County Government / County ExecutiveView profile →Jackson CountyFIPS 47087
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Jackson County Mayor’s OfficeView profile →Jefferson CountyFIPS 47089
CountyJefferson County Building DepartmentView profile →Johnson CountyFIPS 47091
State FallbackJohnson County Government; Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (optional state inspection path)View profile →Knox CountyFIPS 47093
CountyKnox County Department of Code Administration and EnforcementView profile →Lake CountyFIPS 47095
CountyLake County Property Assessor / Lake County Planning and Zoning CommissionView profile →Lauderdale CountyFIPS 47097
CountyLauderdale County Mayor’s Office / County Planning Commission (building-permit authority under Private Acts of 1975, Chapter 3)View profile →Lawrence CountyFIPS 47099
Municipal FallbackLawrence County Government; City of Lawrenceburg Planning & Development Department for municipal permittingView profile →Lewis CountyFIPS 47101
Municipal FallbackCity of Hohenwald Building & Codes DepartmentView profile →Lincoln CountyFIPS 47103
CountyLincoln County Planning & Zoning DepartmentView profile →Loudon CountyFIPS 47105
CountyLoudon County Planning and Codes Enforcement OfficeView profile →Macon CountyFIPS 47111
CountyMacon County Building Codes Enforcement / Regional Planning CommissionView profile →Madison CountyFIPS 47113
CountyMadison County Building DepartmentView profile →Marion CountyFIPS 47115
CountyMarion County Building and Planning OfficeView profile →Marshall CountyFIPS 47117
CountyMarshall County Building Codes and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Maury CountyFIPS 47119
CountyMaury County Building & Zoning OfficeView profile →McMinn CountyFIPS 47107
State FallbackMcMinn County Planning Commission / County Planner; Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office for electrical and applicable residential permitsView profile →McNairy CountyFIPS 47109
Municipal FallbackMcNairy County Mayor’s Office; municipal permitting authorities for Selmer, Adamsville, Bethel Springs, Michie, and other incorporated communitiesView profile →Meigs CountyFIPS 47121
State FallbackMeigs County Planning & ZoningView profile →Monroe CountyFIPS 47123
CountyMonroe County Codes Enforcement Officer / Monroe County Regional Planning CommissionView profile →Montgomery CountyFIPS 47125
CountyMontgomery County Building and Codes DepartmentView profile →Moore CountyFIPS 47127
CountyMetro Moore County Codes Enforcement / Building PermitsView profile →Morgan CountyFIPS 47129
CountyMorgan County Building Codes and ZoningView profile →Obion CountyFIPS 47131
CountyObion County Assessor of Property / County Building Permit OfficeView profile →Overton CountyFIPS 47133
CountyOverton County Permits & ZoningView profile →Perry CountyFIPS 47135
CountyPerry County Government / County Mayor's OfficeView profile →Pickett CountyFIPS 47137
CountyPickett County Government / County Executive's OfficeView profile →Polk CountyFIPS 47139
CountyPolk County Assessor of Property / Polk County GovernmentView profile →Putnam CountyFIPS 47141
CountyPutnam County Codes and Planning DepartmentView profile →Rhea CountyFIPS 47143
CountyRhea County Building DepartmentView profile →Roane CountyFIPS 47145
CountyRoane County Building Codes and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Robertson CountyFIPS 47147
CountyRobertson County Development Office / Regional Planning CommissionView profile →Rutherford CountyFIPS 47149
CountyRutherford County Building Codes DepartmentView profile →Scott CountyFIPS 47151
CountyScott County Government / County Mayor's OfficeView profile →Sequatchie CountyFIPS 47153
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal's Office / Sequatchie County GovernmentView profile →Sevier CountyFIPS 47155
CountySevier County Building Inspections / Sevier County Regional Planning CommissionView profile →Shelby CountyFIPS 47157
CountyMemphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development / Construction Code EnforcementView profile →Smith CountyFIPS 47159
CountySmith County Planning Office / Land Use Regulations AdministratorView profile →Stewart CountyFIPS 47161
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal's Office / Stewart County Mayor's OfficeView profile →Sullivan CountyFIPS 47163
CountySullivan County Department of Planning and CodesView profile →Sumner CountyFIPS 47165
CountySumner County Building & Codes Department / Development ServicesView profile →Tipton CountyFIPS 47167
CountyTipton County Building Inspector's Office / Planning and DevelopmentView profile →Trousdale CountyFIPS 47169
CountyHartsville/Trousdale County Planning, Codes, and Zoning DepartmentView profile →Unicoi CountyFIPS 47171
State FallbackUnicoi County Planning and Development; Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (optional state inspection path)View profile →Union CountyFIPS 47173
State FallbackUnion County Assessor of Property / Tennessee State Fire Marshal's OfficeView profile →Van Buren CountyFIPS 47175
CountyVan Buren County Commission / County Administrative OfficeView profile →Warren CountyFIPS 47177
CountyWarren County Building & Environmental Codes DepartmentView profile →Washington CountyFIPS 47179
CountyWashington County Zoning, Planning & Building Codes OfficeView profile →Wayne CountyFIPS 47181
State FallbackTennessee State Fire Marshal's Office Residential Building Code Enforcement ProgramView profile →Weakley CountyFIPS 47183
CountyWeakley County Trustee's OfficeView profile →White CountyFIPS 47185
CountyWhite County Building Inspector / Building Codes DepartmentView profile →Williamson CountyFIPS 47187
CountyWilliamson County Building Codes Division / Codes Compliance DepartmentView profile →Wilson CountyFIPS 47189
CountyWilson County Building Codes Department / Zoning DivisionView profile →