Other Resources and Links
- A Complete List of All Metro Permits That May Be Required
- Guidelines for Homeowner Electrical Permits
- General Codes Department Information
- Learn more about your property’s zoning here
- Zoning Examination Process Information
- Understanding the Davidson County Code
- Nashville ePermits – May be used to submit plans/monitor permit and inspection status
- To pay for a building permit: [email protected]
For any zoning questions, dial 311 or 615-862-5000 to speak with a representative at hubNashville or visit hub.nashville.gov. A representative there will answer your question or put you in contact with someone who can.
Keys to Navigating the Process
- It’s the applicant’s responsibility to follow the checklist requirements on the building permit application and to make sure all necessary signoffs are complete. Currently, Metro Nashville does not have the technology to route the application through each step in the required process; that is the applicant’s responsibility.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to schedule the needed inspections with the applicable Metro Nashville agency at the proper time in the building process.
- Don’t seek to determine what reviews and permits are required on your own. That’s the zoning examiners’ job. If you fail to complete the steps identified in your permit application because you don’t think they are necessary, your process will be delayed.
- Allow plenty of time. The Metro agencies involved in the review process are dealing with an unprecedented number of permit applications.
Tracking Progress
Business owners and registered contractors can use the address or by using the permit application number created by the Codes zoning examiners at the start of the process to track permit progress at epermits.nashville.gov.