Administrative overview · FIPS 47049
Fentress 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
Fentress County Executive Office; City of Jamestown and applicable state agencies handle permitting within their jurisdictions
For a project in or near Fentress 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
931-879-7713
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
101 North Main Street, Jamestown, TN 38556
Operating hours
N/A; the county zoning page does not publish office hours
Review expectation
N/A; no county review 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 Fentress 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?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 931-879-7713 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A; no county review timeline was published.
How are inspections scheduled?
Fentress County directs applicants to follow all state permit and inspection laws. Contact the County Executive’s Office at 931-879-7713 for jurisdiction routing; for property inside Jamestown, contact the city at 931-879-8815. No county inspection-booking procedure was published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Fentress County states that it has no zoning regulations or special county building-permit requirements and that all state permit and inspection laws must be followed. City of Jamestown has its own zoning and permit requirements; the exact currently enforced code edition was not published on the county page. N/A for county requirements because the county publishes no special building-permit program. Confirm exemptions with the applicable state agency or municipality; city-specific rules apply inside Jamestown.