Application for New Home, Manufactured Home, & ADU Permit – Rutherford County, TN

The Application for New Home, Manufactured Home, & ADU Permit is the Rutherford County Building Codes Department form used to request a building permit for a single-family dwelling. It records the site, the applicant, the size and features of the building and the applicant's certification.

The PDF is headed Building Permit Application for Single-Family Dwelling. It asks for the lot number, subdivision and construction address, the applicant and the property owner, and a table of square footage: finished living space, unfinished space, basement, garage, carport, covered porches and total square feet under roof. It also asks about septic or step status, fireplace type, gas appliances, deck dimensions, exterior finishes, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, wet bars, stories, built-in stairways, unconventional construction and a storm shelter. A line for the permit fee is figured from the total square footage.

By signing, the applicant certifies that the application is true and correct and understands that construction will be inspected for compliance with the 2018 International Residential Code, as amended, and other state and county laws and ordinances. The form adds that a permit does not authorize violating any state or county ordinance, and that issuing it does not mean the construction complies with subdivision or deed restrictions or restrictive covenants.

This is a construction permit application, not a property tax document.

The applicant who wants a building permit for a single-family dwelling from the Rutherford County Building Codes Department completes this form. Its catalog name also covers a manufactured home and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU).

• Applicant: the person requesting the permit. The form asks for the applicant's name, phone number and email address, and the applicant signs and prints a name and date at the bottom.
• Property owner: if the owner is not the applicant, the form has separate lines for the owner's name and phone number.

The form asks for a valid applicant email address because the county uses it for notice that permits are ready, updates on code changes, notice that SFT taxes are ready to be paid and other notifications from Building Codes of Rutherford County. The form does not describe any representative or agent signing for the applicant.

Submit the form when you are requesting the building permit for the dwelling. No separate deadline is printed on it. After the Building Codes office receives the completed application, the permit is available for pickup 24-48 business hours later, according to the form.

The Building Codes office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, and issues no permits after 4:15pm. Allow for those hours if you plan to collect the permit in person.

The form names one filing channel, email, and one pickup point, the Building Codes office.

• Email: send the completed application to [email protected].
• Pickup: the permit is available 24-48 business hours after the application is received. The office is at Rutherford County Building Codes, 1 South Public Square, Room 101, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130, open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with no permits issued after 4:15pm.
• Payment: the county accepts cash, check or credit card. Credit card payments include a surcharge. The permit fee line on the form is figured from the total square footage; ask the department for current rates.
• Questions: call 615.898.7734 or see www.rutherfordcountytn.gov/building-codes.

Use an email address that you check, because the county sends permit-ready notices there. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.