Rutherford County Unincorporated Area, TN
Prototype: 2,000 sq ft single-family detached, 3 bed / 2 bath, 3/4-inch water meter, 400 sq ft garage.
Impact fees verified. Not a full total. School Facilities Tax $1.50 per sq ft of floor area (effective Oct 1, 2024; 2,000 sq ft heated assumed; paid before the certificate of occupancy), a county development tax counted here as the impact-type fee. Permit lines from the county residential permit fee schedule effective 7/1/2023 (the posted one; may have been revised): $0.70 per sq ft under beam (garage counted, 2,400 sq ft) and whole-house plumbing $175. NOT included: water and sewer (provided by cities, utility districts, not the county), mechanical permit ($35 per ton), plan review ($200 per the search summary, not on the fetched sheet), gas permit, development tax in cities of the county follows the same rate. Page never shows a total. 2026-11-09.
Water/sewer provider:
| Line | Printed rate | Prototype | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Facilities Tax (development tax) impact · computed | $1.50 per square foot of floor area per sq ft of floor area, residential | $3,000 | $1.50 x 2,000 sq ft heated floor area (assumed) = 3,000.00 Effective 2024-10-01 Source · School Facilities Tax page, changes effective October 1, 2024 fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 e1befb60187d |
| New dwelling building permit permit · computed | $0.70 per square foot under beam (includes finished/unfinished, conditioned/unconditioned) per sq ft under beam | $1,680 | $0.70 x 2,400 sq ft (2,000 heated + 400 garage, all under beam) = 1,680.00 Effective 2023-07-01 Source · Rutherford County Residential Building Permit Fees, effective 7/1/2023 fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 42b7704e049c |
| Plumbing permit (whole house) permit | $175.00 flat | $175 | Printed Effective 2023-07-01 Source · Rutherford County Residential Building Permit Fees, effective 7/1/2023 fetched 2026-11-09, sha256 42b7704e049c |
Fee-change calendar
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