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Tipton
County Planning & Development
Who we are
and what we do
From Left to Right: William Veazey, Keith Beasley, Rick Erwin, Pat Hibdon and Leo Smith
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 .
Agendas, Announcements and Public Hearings: All
agendas, announcements and public hearings will be placed
in the Covington Leader as well as the calendar 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. Now a complete rewrite of the
entire document was adopted on November 10, 2003. If you wish
to acquire a hard copy of the Tipton County Zoning Resolution,
give us a call or come by the office. There is a $15 charge
for this document that includes an electronic and hard copy
of the document and an electronic copy of the Zoning Map.
View sections of the Zoning Resolution.
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: 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 and Map, Subdivision Regulations,
Major Road Plan and Board of Zoning Appeals, however the County
acts as the City’s Planning Commission for subdivision plat
approval and rezoning issues. For information within the corporate
limits of Gilt Edge, please call 901-476-9402.
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, and
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 Tennessee 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.
Other Links:
International
Code Council
American
Planning Association
Tennessee Chapter
of the American Planning Association
State
of Tennessee Division of Ground Water Protection
Contact
220 Highway 51 North, Suite 3, Covington, TN 38019
Phone: 901-476-0215 or 901-476-0255
Fax: 901-476-0225
Email: tcplanning@bellsouth.net
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