Franklin, TN Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2024 International Plumbing Code (§ 12-201)
- Administering authority
- Building Official, Building & Neighborhood Services Dept.
- Appeals
- Building and Streets Standards Board of Appeals
- Fee timing
- Due at application approval (§ 12-202(4))
- Penalty
- $50/day per violation (§ 12-204)
- Copy on file
- City recorder's office (§ 12-203)
Summary
Franklin, Tennessee runs plumbing work under the 2024 International Plumbing Code, adopted by Franklin Municipal Code § 12-201, with the Building and Neighborhood Services Department administering permits under the Building Official's authority. Section 12-202 requires a permit fee at application approval, lets the department charge a reinspection fee when work fails inspection, and routes appeals to the Building and Streets Standards Board of Appeals rather than to court.
(1)Pursuant to authority granted by Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 6-54-50 I et seq., and for the purpose of regulating plumbing installations, including alterations, repairs, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and the appurtenances thereto, within or without the municipality, when such plumbing is or is to be connected with the municipal water or sewerage system, the International Plumbing Code, 2024 edition, with any amendments that may be added, as prepared by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as a part of this Code and is hereinafter referred to as the plumbing code.(2)Pursuant to authority granted by Tennessee Code Annotated, § 6-54-502(c), the building and neighborhood services director shall adopt administrative regulations to incorporate subsequent amendments to the International Plumbing Code, 2024 edition, as published by the International Code Council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
when such plumbing is or is to be connected with the municipal water or sewerage system,' citing authority under Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 6-54-501 et seq. Subsection (2) lets the building and neighborhood services director adopt later ICC amendments administratively, subject to disapproval by the board of mayor and aldermen. 2 of the IPC is amended to require a permit fee 'paid at the time of approval of application, as specified in Appendix A, Comprehensive Fees, and Penalties,' and the standard Section 109 Board of Appeals is replaced entirely: appeals of the building official's decisions go to the Building and Streets Standards Board of Appeals under title 12, chapter 12, not the IPC's default appeals process.
If a reinspection is needed because work fails to comply, § 12-202(6)(b) authorizes a reinspection fee against the permittee before work may continue. Section 12-202(6)(e) also amends the plumbing code to require new nonresidential construction to install backflow prevention devices protecting the potable water supply, and § 12-202(6)(f) requires car washes to install a water recycling system approved by the plumbing official. A copy of the adopted code, with amendments, is on file at the city recorder's office per § 12-203.
Violations & Fines
Violating the plumbing code carries a flat $50.00 fine under § 12-204, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense; § 12-202(6)(c) separately makes it a misdemeanor to work outside an approved plumbing plan, and no permitted work may proceed past a failed inspection until the required reinspection fee under § 12-202(6)(b) is paid.
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