Building Safety in Murfreesboro, TN (2026)
4 verified building safety rules for Murfreesboro, Tennessee, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Murfreesboro deletes Section R309, the automatic fire sprinkler section of the 2024 International Residential Code, in its entirety under City Code § 7-12(S). The model code's sprinkler section does not apply to homes covered by the residential code. One narrow mandate survives: a medical care facility inside a dwelling unit, where occupants cannot save themselves, must be sprinkled under Section P2904.
Murfreesboro Residential Fire Sprinkler Rules
Light RestrictionsMurfreesboro City Code § 7-12(B), (C), (S)
The International Residential Code is hereby specifically amended, modified, or deleted as follows: ... (B) R101.2 is amended by deleting the last portion of the first sentence of the Exception beginning with "where provided with a residential fire sprinkler system complying with Section P2904:" (C) R101.2 is amended by adding the following to item #4. "A medical care facility within a dwelling...
Building Permits
Decks, fireplaces, and roof overhangs built onto a Murfreesboro home can't sit within 5 feet of a side lot line under the city's amended residential code, with a narrow overhang exception.
Murfreesboro Deck Setback Rule
Some RestrictionsMurfreesboro City Code § 7-12(P)
"Section 302.1 Exterior Walls. Exterior walls and their projections, including fire places, decks, and roof overhangs shall not be within 5 feet (1524 mm) of a side lot line, except that a soffit or overhang may extend 12 inches (305 mm) into the 5-foot setback if the overhang has a minimum fire-resistance rating of 1 hour on the underside or fire blocking is installed between rafters."
Electrical Permits
Altering a home's electrical service, panel, or circuits in Murfreesboro is prohibited without a permit issued to a licensed electrical contractor by the Building and Codes Department.
Murfreesboro Requires Electrical Work Permits
Some RestrictionsMurfreesboro City Code § 11-6
Except as provided in Section 11-51(B), the following electrical work is prohibited within the City except where and as authorized by an electrical permit issued by the Department to a licensed electrical contractor: (a) altering or extending a building's service and/or branch circuits; (b) replacing, adding to, or otherwise altering a building's electrical panel; (c) adding one or more new cir...
Plumbing Permits
Murfreesboro requires plumbing work in the City, or work connected to the City water or sewerage systems, to meet the 2024 International Plumbing Code, including Appendix B, as amended in City Code § 23-2. One and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories high follow the International Residential Code instead. The Building and Codes Department is the code agency, and a violation carries a fine of up to $50 per day.
Murfreesboro Plumbing Permits and Plumbing Code
Some RestrictionsMurfreesboro City Code § 23-1
All construction, installation, alteration, replacement, enlargement, repairs and maintenance of plumbing systems and system components within the City, or connected to the City water and/or sewerage systems, except those located in one and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories high with separate means of egress and their accessory st...
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