PLANS REVIEW & INSPECTIONS DIVISION

Operations & Engineering Dept. Plans Review & Inspections Division Building Permits & Inspections Construction Codes Price List [PDF] Contractor License Fees [PDF] Current Codes in Effect Fast Fact Sheets Fee Schedule [PDF] Frequently Asked Questions Interactive Voice Response Info [PDF] Plans Review & Inspections Boards Sign Permits and Inspections State Licensing Board Trust Account Zoning Complaints and Inspections Zoning Ordinance Permits/Licenses/Forms/Apps KUB Sewer Private Lateral Program KUB Sewer Inspections may find private lateral problems that property owners must fix per the mandated Private Lateral Program. KUB Web Site Private Lateral Program Info KUB Appeal Form [PDF] City Licensed Plumbers Class 1 [PDF] City Licensed Plumbers Class 2 [PDF] City Licensed Plumbers Class 5 [PDF] Gary Norman, Inspections Director City County Building Suite 505 Phone: 865-215-2994 Fax: 865-215-2627 gnorman@cityofknoxville.org Site and Drainage Mark Johnson, Engineering, 865-215-2608 Parking Access and Layout Mark Johnson, Engineering, 865-215-2608 Waste Water Pat Patterson, Knoxville Utilities Board, 865-558-2735 Parking Spaces Charlie Wilson, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-2996 Melvin Wright, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-2995 Zoning and Building Regulations Charlie Wilson, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-2996 Melvin Wright, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-2995 Electrical Regulations Ernie Broome, Chief Electrical Inspector, 865-215-2998 Gas/Mechanical/Plumbing Regulations Roy Branch, Chief Gas/Mech/Plum Inspector, 865-215-2997 Fire Regulations Sonny Partin, Fire Inspections 865-215-2843 Roger Byrd, Fire Inspections 865-215-2843 Arborist Requirements Charlie Wilson, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-2996 Melvin Wright, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-2995 Alternative Building Code, NC-1 & H-1 Tom Reynolds, Plans Review & Inspections, 865-215-4282 The Plans Review & Inspections Division promotes quality development and preserves neighborhood integrity and safety through plans review, building permits, building inspections, fire inspections and other regulatory activities. Development Services activities fall into two areas: Building inspections that maintain and enforce minimum requirements for design, construction, installation, alteration, use, occupancy, exterior signs and billboards, and enforces the city's zoning ordinance. Fire inspections to enforce all state and local fire safety and prevention codes. This office reviews construction plans of any dwelling more than two stories, inspects all public and commercial facilities, approves permits for underground and above-ground gas storage tanks, and regulates fireworks use.