Administrative overview · FIPS 47071
Hardin 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
State 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 State 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
Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Hardin County Mayor’s Office
For a project in or near Hardin 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
615-741-7170 (Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office); 731-925-9078 (Hardin County Mayor’s Office); 731-607-6395 (listed state inspector Terry Hulen)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Hardin County Mayor’s Office, Main Street, Savannah, TN 38372; Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office, 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243-0565
Operating hours
N/A for the Hardin County Mayor’s Office; confirm current county hours by phone. State Fire Marshal public office hours are N/A on the cited county materials.
Review expectation
N/A; no Hardin County-specific permit-review timeline is 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 Hardin County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked State 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 615-741-7170 (Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office); 731-925-9078 (Hardin County Mayor’s Office); 731-607-6395 (listed state inspector Terry Hulen).
How long might review take?
N/A; no Hardin County-specific permit-review timeline is published.
How are inspections scheduled?
An owner or contractor may request State Fire Marshal inspection by purchasing/servicing a residential permit through https://core.tn.gov/ or by contacting SFMO.permits-licensing@tn.gov with the full permit number and ready date. The state inspection sequence generally includes foundation, framing/rough-in, and final construction. Terry Hulen is the current state-listed inspector for Hardin County at 731-607-6395.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Tennessee’s official residential-jurisdiction list identifies Hardin County as OPT OUT of statewide residential-code enforcement. The State Fire Marshal’s Office may inspect at an owner’s request; where that path is used, the state standards are the 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code with Tennessee amendments. Municipal jurisdictions such as Adamsville, Savannah, or other towns may have separate requirements. For the state residential permit path, detached garages, sheds, barns, and other detached structures not used for living purposes do not require a state residential building permit; additions over 30 square feet generally do. Because Hardin County is OPT OUT, confirm any county, municipal, electrical, septic, floodplain, or zoning requirements directly before construction.