Spring Hill, TN Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)

Chapter 2 of Title 12 adopts the International Plumbing Code, 2018 edition, as the city's "Plumbing Code" under Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 6-54-501 through 6-54-506. Section 12-201 applies it to plumbing installations, including alterations, repairs, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and their appurtenances, within or without the municipality whenever the plumbing is or is to be connected with the municipal water or sewerage system. Section 12-202 translates the model code's administrative terms. A reference to the Chief Appointing Authority or Chief Administrator means the Board of Mayor and Aldermen or the City Administrator, and the Building Official or Director of Public Works means the Building Inspector of the City of Spring Hill or the person the Board has appointed to administer and enforce the code.

The same section adopts the recommended schedule of permit fees set forth in the plumbing code, so the city's own chapter prints no dollar amounts. One copy of the Plumbing Code is kept in the Recorder's office for public inspection under § 12-203. For one- and two-family dwellings, the amended Residential Code in § 12-402 adds plumbing rules of its own: no water heater in an underfloor crawl space, a secondary drain and pan draining to the exterior for any clothes washing machine on the second floor or above, and elastomeric sealing sleeves added as prohibited joint number 7. Section 12-801 treats the building and plumbing permit fees as payment for the first-time inspection of each major phase of work.