Administrative overview · FIPS 47025
Claiborne County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Claiborne County Mayor’s Office; municipal offices in New Tazewell, Tazewell and Harrogate
For a project in or near Claiborne County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
423-626-5236
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Claiborne County Mayor’s Office, Claiborne County Courthouse/old courthouse, 1740 Main Street, Tazewell, TN 37879
Operating hours
N/A; the county does not publish building-permit counter hours on its permit page
Review expectation
N/A; no county review or issuance timeline was published.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Claiborne County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 423-626-5236.
How long might review take?
N/A; no county review or issuance timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
N/A; no county inspection-scheduling instructions were published. A septic permit is required before the county building permit can be issued; septic questions are directed to 865-594-6035. Projects within New Tazewell, Tazewell or Harrogate use the applicable municipal office.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
N/A; the official Claiborne County permit page publishes the permit requirement and fee schedule but does not identify a current adopted building-code edition or a county inspection program. N/A; the official county permit page does not publish a minor-work exemption list. It states that mobile-home permits are based on purchase price and that campers in mobile-home lots or on private property require a building permit. Confirm any exemption with the County Mayor’s Office before work begins.