Spring Hill, TN Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Chapter 8 of Title 12 has a single section, § 12-801, and it governs how inspections are paid for on construction in the City of Spring Hill, Tennessee. Subsection (A) acknowledges that building and plumbing permit fees are adequate payment for first-time inspections on each major phase of work, and that code re-inspections of the same work are not covered by the initial fees. Subsection (B) sets the schedule: first inspections for each construction phase carry no additional fee, the first re-inspection on each permit carries no additional fee, the second re-inspection on each permit costs $25, and the third and more re-inspections cost $50 each.

Subsection (C) defines "each permit" to include all permits, building plus amending permits, issued for a single building or construction project. It also covers a single constructed entity or build-out on a continuous foundation, or a single reconstruction, renovation or remodeling permit of similar characteristics, as one new building permit. Subsection (D) is the enforcement lever: no further inspections per permit are done by city employees until required re-inspection fees have been paid, and no certificate of occupancy is issued until those fees are paid.

Blasting adds its own inspection step. Under § 12-903 the Codes Department must be notified before explosives are used so that a pre-blast inspection can be made, and § 12-902 requires a $50 city permit fee for the use of explosives in construction. Building and plumbing codes name the Building Inspector of the City of Spring Hill as the responsible official under §§ 12-102 and 12-202.