City of White House (Sumner portion)

White House states the Building Department reviews building permit requests and conducts inspections under adopted building regulations. Building permits are issued for dwellings, additions, remodels, accessory buildings, garages, decks, roofing, carports, pools, plumbing, mechanical, demolition, moving, signs, and certificates of occupancy without building permits. Land disturbance permits are required for 5,000 square feet or more of land disturbance. Fence permits are required before constructing a fence or wall.

Note: No public consolidated exemption list was located on the reviewed pages.

Building code

White House states it began enforcing the 2021 ICC Residential, Building, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, Property Maintenance, Swimming Pool and Spa, and Existing Building Codes on January 1, 2025.

Permit validity

Not clearly posted on the reviewed pages.

Owner-builder

Not clearly posted on the reviewed pages.

Contractor requirements

Not clearly summarized on the reviewed pages; applicants should verify Tennessee and local contractor requirements with Planning and Codes.

1. 01
   Open the Customer Self Service portal and start the correct planning or building application.
2. 02
   Upload plans and application materials through EnerGov CSS.
3. 03
   Department staff review the submittal and return corrections through the file.
4. 04
   Revise and resubmit plans if needed.
5. 05
   Pay fees through CSS or as directed by the city.
6. 06
   After permit issuance, request inspections through the same city permit platform.
7. 07
   Complete final inspections and occupancy-related closeout as applicable.

Typical processing time: No general processing time estimate was publicly posted on the reviewed pages.

Source: City of White House Planning & Codes Department ↗

White House states CSS allows online credit card payments.

Fees change periodically. Confirm at the official fee schedule ↗ before budgeting.

• Through the EnerGov Customer Self Service permit system (online)

Inspection hours

Not clearly posted on the reviewed pages.

Typical sequence: The city states its permit system handles inspection requests, but the reviewed pages do not publish a consolidated inspection sequence.