Planning & Development

Planning Commission:

Tommy Smith (Chairman), Roger Warmath (Vice Chairman), Bob Taylor (Secretary), Debbie Otts, Carlos Clowes, Ozell Wright, Phil Smith

Board of Zoning Appeals:

Stacey Max (Chairman), Roger Warmath (Vice Chairman), Arnold McIntyre, Arzell Teamer, James Adkins

Staff:

William Veazey (Director of Planning), Pat Hibdon (Adminstrative Assistant), Rick Erwin (Building Inspector) and Keith Beasely (Building Inspector)

Plat Submittal Dates and Meeting Schedule:

Typically all meetings are scheduled on the 4th Monday of each month, and the due date for the submittal of plats and applications to go before the Planning Commission and/or Board of Zoning Appeals are due by Noon on the 2nd Monday of each month. On occasion these dates are changed due to holidays. View the Submittal Dates and Meeting Schedule

Agandas, Announcements and Public Hearings:

All agendas, announcements and public hearings will be placed in the Covington Leader as well as the Agendas & Minutes Page on this website.

Tipton County Subdivision Regulations:

The Tipton County Subdivision Regulations were last adopted on January 2, 2001. View the Tipton County Subdivision Regulations by Sections

Tipton County Zoning Codes:

The first County Zoning Resolution was adopted in May of 1983. There was a major update in March of 1997. A complete rewrite of the entire document was adopted on November 10, 2003, and the document has been reprinted on January 12, 2006. View sections of the Zoning Resolution

Tipton County Wetlands:

Click here for a users guide relative to the National Wetlands Inventory Maps. Click here to view wetlands on the GIS Mapping Website.

Tipton County Zoning Map:

The Tipton County Zoning Resolution was recently rewritten in its entirety and adopted on November 10, 2003. View the Tipton County Zoning Map

Tipton County Major Road Plan:

View the Major Road Plan as a jpeg file

Gilt Edge Zoning Ordinance & Subdivision Regulations:

The City of Gilt Edge contracts their Planning, Zoning, Building Inspection and Code Enforcement services through Tipton County. Gilt Edge has their own Zoning Ordinance, Map and Board of Zoning Appeals. The County acts as the City’s Planning Commission for subdivision plat approval and rezoning issues and has approved Subdivision Regulations and a Major Road Plan for the City of Gilt Edge. For information within the corporate limits of Gilt Edge, please call 901-476-9402 or 901-476-0255 (County Planning Office).

Tipton County Building Inspection:

We offer same-day building inspection services for Tipton County and Gilt Edge, Tennessee. All you do is call 901-476-0215 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M., Monday through Friday, and your building will be inspected that afternoon between the hours of 11:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Office hours for the building inspectors are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. On most days, at least one inspector will finish inspections early enough to make it back into the office before closing at 4:30 P.M. Note: There are NO re-inspections on Friday.

Application and Checklist Forms:

Here you can find copies of application forms in pdf format. These forms include:
Petition for Rezoning
Application to Appear Before the Planning Commission
Application to Appear Before the Board of Zoning Appeals
Building Permit Application
Site Plan Checklist
Preliminary Plat Checklist
Final Plat Checklist
Driveway Culvert and Storm Drain Permit for Residential or Commercial

Code Enforcement:

Currently, code enforcement includes the enforcement of building codes, zoning codes and subdivision regulations. Complaints are taken via phone, postal mail or in person. Here is a copy of the Complaint Form

Tipton County Growth Plan:

The passage of Public Chapter 1101 in 1998 by the Tennessee General Assembly developed a new vision for growth policy in Tennessee. The act provides local governments the structures and policies to cooperatively evaluate their potential growth throughout a 20-year period, to the year 2020. The law requires each city and county to engage in comprehensive land use planning that defines three distinct types of areas: (1) “urban growth boundaries” (UGB) which contain the corporate limits of a municipality and the adjoining area where growth is expected; (2) “planned growth areas” (PGA), compact sections outside incorporated municipalities where growth is expected and where new incorporations may occur; (3) “rural areas” (RA) territory which is to be preserved for agriculture, recreation, forest, wildlife and other uses other than high-density commercial or residential development. View file here

State of TN Division of Ground Water Protection:

The purpose of this office is to ensure that sewage and ground water do not mix to guarantee quality drinking water. Services that this office provides: (1) Issue permits for the construction of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (SSDS, aka Septic Tanks), (2) Inspect the installation of these systems, (3) Permit, inspect and re-inspect systems for real-estate transactions, and (4) draw water samples from private wells to be checked for quality. Contact: Leo Smith, 901-475-2601 or 901-475-2602 (email: leosmith@tiptonco.com) . Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. and from 4:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.