HICKMAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF PLANNING & ZONING
114 N. Central Ave, Ste. 101 Centerville, TN 37033
(931) 729-5534 Fax (931) 729-1819
bsmith@hickmanco.com
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
A. The Hickman County Commission shall establish a schedule of building permit fees, and a
copy of these fees will be available in the Planning and Zoning Office. The County
Commission will amend these fees as necessary.
B. The fee will be based on building cost and will be calculated using the formula below.
C. Both the building permit fee and the Adequate Facilities Tax must be paid before a building
permit is issued.
Total Valuation
Fee
$1,000 or less
No fee, unless an inspection is required, in which case a
$75.00 fee shall be charged for each inspection.
$1,001.00 to $50,000.00
$15.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus $5.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$260.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $4.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00.
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$460.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $3.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$500,000.00.
$500,001.00 and up
$1,660.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $2.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof.
COST OF CONSTRUCTION
GROSS LIVING AREA (area being heated and cooled)
$90.00 per sq. ft.
UNFINISHED BASEMENT
$15.00 per sq. ft.
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GARAGE
$37.00 per sq. ft.
COVERED PORCH
$13.00 per sq. ft.
MOBILE HOME PERMIT FEES
Single Wide Mobile Home
$250.00
Double Wide Mobile Home
$500.00
Triple Wide Mobile Home
$750.00
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COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL PERMIT FEES
Total Valuation
Fee
$1,000 or less
No fee, unless an inspection is required, in which case a
$25.00 fee shall be charged for each inspection.
$1,001.00 to $50,000.00
$15.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus $5.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$260.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $4.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00.
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$460.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $3.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
$500,000.00.
$500,001.00 and up
$1,660.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $2.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof.
COST OF CONSTRUCTION
GROSS AIR CONDITIONED AREA (heated and cooled area)
$48.00 per sq. ft.
UNFINISHED BASEMENT
$11.25 per sq. ft.
FOR SPRINKLED BUILDINGS (NON HAZARDOUS OCCUPANCY) ADD $1.25 per sq. ft.
***IN TYPE IV, V, AND VI, ADD $41,000.00 PER ELEVATOR
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HICKMAN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING
PROPOSED BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FEES
Mobile Home (Single Wide)
$500.00
New Home Construction (under roof), Manufactured Homes,
Modular Homes, Additions
60 cents per sq. ft.
Remodel, Unfinished Basement,
Accessory Structures (Detached Garages, Storage)
30 cents per sq. ft.
Above Ground Pools (includes 1 inspection)
$50.00
In Ground Pools (includes 3 inspections)
$250.00
Deck Permit
Without footers (includes 1 inspection)
$100.00
With footers (includes 2 inspections
$200.00
Adequate Facilities Tax
No building permit will be issued until the Hickman County AFT has been
paid. The minimum AFT payment is $1,500 or $1 per square foot, whichever
is greater.
Reinspection Fee
If an inspection has items that need correction and those items are not
corrected at the first re-check, a $75.00 reinspection fee will be applied
and must be paid prior to the second re-check.
Work Started Prior To Permit Issuance
If work is started prior to obtaining any building permit, where required, all
fees will be doubled. Payment of the fee does not relieve any persons from
fully complying with the requirements of the building code or from any other
penalties.
HICKMAN COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING
PROPOSED BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL PERMIT FEES
Valuation Table
$1,000 or less
No fee, unless an inspection is required, in which
case a $50.00 fee shall be charged for each inspection.
$1,001.00 to $50,000.00
$50.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus $6.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$350.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $5.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00.
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$600.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $4.00 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00.
$500,001.00 and up
$2,250.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $3.00 for
each additional thousand or fraction thereof.
All commercial and industrial building permits require a construction value and that
value will be determined by a certified bid document or a cost letter on the contractor/
Builder's letterhead. The applicable fee will be computed using the valuation table
above.
HICKMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
RESOLUTION NO. 26-**
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA
CENTER DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, Hickman County is responsible for promoting and protecting the health,
safety, and general welfare of residents within its lawful jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2005, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution
No. 05-32 establishing zoning regulations for the unincorporated territory of Hickman County (the
"Zoning Resolution"); and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 13-7-101 et seq. authorizes county zoning
regulations and establish applicable procedures for their adoption and amendment; and
WHEREAS, the construction and operation of large-scale computer-intensive facilities,
including data centers, artificial intelligence computing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining
operations, may create distinct demands upon electric utilities, water resources, roads, emergency
services, and surrounding land uses; and
WHEREAS, the existing Zoning Resolution was not specifically developed to address the
operational characteristics and potential impacts of such facilities, and the Board of County
Commissioners finds that additional study of appropriate zoning classifications, development
standards, and safeguards is warranted; and
WHEREAS, a temporary, limited moratorium will allow an orderly study of these uses and
consideration of appropriate amendments while reducing the risk that new approvals will foreclose
reasonable regulatory choices; and
WHEREAS, the Hickman County Planning Commission, at its meeting on November 3,
2026, recommended a one-year moratorium on new Data Center development within the
unincorporated territory subject to the Zoning Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the required notice was published and required Public Hearings were
conducted in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that the temporary moratorium
established herein serves the public interest, subject to the protections for vested and otherwise
legally established rights provided below;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Hickman County, Tennessee, duly assembled on the
day of January, 2027, as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Resolution:
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A. "Data Center" means a building, structure, facility, or group of buildings, structures, or
facilities, including facilities on contiguous or functionally integrated parcels, whose principal use
is to house or operate computer servers, data-storage equipment, or other electronic computing
equipment for processing, storing, hosting, managing, transmitting, or generating digital
information. The term includes facilities principally devoted to cloud computing, artificial
intelligence computing or model training, high-performance computing, cryptocurrency mining,
blockchain transaction validation, and substantially similar computer-intensive operations, whether
the services are provided to third parties or used by the owner or operator.
B. "Accessory Infrastructure" means equipment, structures, or improvements principally
designed to serve or support a Data Center, including cooling and ventilation equipment; backup
power generators; electrical transformers, substations, and distribution equipment; battery energy
storage systems; fuel storage; and associated utility and communications improvements.
C. "Excluded Uses" means: (1) servers, computer systems, and related equipment customarily
incidental and subordinate to an otherwise lawful principal use; (2) telecommunications switching
centers, central offices, fiber-optic transmission facilities, network interconnection points, and
similar facilities principally used to transmit, route, or switch communications rather than to
provide substantial data processing, storage, or hosting functions; and (3) ordinary computing
equipment used in offices, educational institutions, governmental facilities, commercial
establishments, or other otherwise lawful principal uses. A facility is not excluded merely because
it is described as a telecommunications, utility, office, warehouse, or industrial use if its actual
principal use meets the definition of Data Center.
SECTION 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF MORATORIUM
A. Subject to Section 3, a temporary moratorium is hereby established upon the acceptance,
review, processing, approval, or issuance by Hickman County of new applications and County
land-use or development authorizations to establish, construct, develop, or expand a Data Center or
its associated Accessory Infrastructure within the unincorporated territory governed by the Zoning
Resolution.
B. To the extent within the County's lawful zoning and land-use authority, the moratorium
includes applications for rezonings, planned unit developments, site plans, development plans,
special exceptions, land-use approvals, grading permits, building permits, and other County
approvals that would authorize the establishment, construction, development, or expansion
described in subsection A. The moratorium applies in every zoning district governed by the Zoning
Resolution, regardless of the applicant's proposed use classification.
C. This Resolution does not purport to suspend permits or approvals issued solely by state or
federal agencies, utilities, incorporated municipalities, or other entities outside the County's lawful
authority. Nothing herein independently prohibits activity for which no County approval is
required; otherwise applicable laws remain in force.
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SECTION 3. EXISTING USES, PENDING APPLICATIONS, AND VESTED RIGHTS
A. Nothing in this Resolution shall revoke, diminish, suspend, or otherwise impair vested property
rights protected by Tennessee Code Annotated § 13-3-413 or any other applicable law. The
effective date of any such right shall be determined in accordance with the law governing the
relevant submission, approval, permit, or development.
B. An application submitted before the effective date of this Resolution shall not be deemed
exempt solely because it was submitted before that date, nor shall it be deemed subject to
suspension without consideration of any applicable vested or otherwise legally protected rights.
County staff shall determine the status of such applications under applicable law and existing
regulations, with consultation from the County Attorney as appropriate.
C. A person claiming an exemption under this Section may be required to provide documents
reasonably necessary to establish the nature and scope of the claimed legal right; however, no
procedural requirement imposed under this Resolution shall diminish a right otherwise protected
by law.
D. This Resolution shall not prohibit the continued lawful operation, routine maintenance, or repair
of an existing Data Center. Expansion or new development at such a facility is subject to Section 2
except to the extent protected by applicable vested or other legal rights.
SECTION 4. DURATION; EARLY TERMINATION; EXTENSION
A. This Resolution shall become effective upon its lawful adoption and shall remain in effect for
three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days after the effective date, unless it is earlier terminated
in accordance with subsection B or lawfully extended in accordance with subsection C.
B. The Board of County Commissioners may terminate the moratorium earlier by subsequent
action. The moratorium shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of County zoning
amendments comprehensively regulating Data Centers, if adopted before the otherwise applicable
expiration date.
C. Any extension shall require a separate, affirmative action of the Board of County
Commissioners taken before expiration and in compliance with applicable law. Nothing in this
Resolution creates an automatic extension.
SECTION 5. PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
During the moratorium, the Hickman County Planning Commission, assisted by County planning
staff and appropriate professional advisers, is requested and authorized to study the potential land-
use impacts of Data Centers and to recommend whether and how the Zoning Resolution should be
amended. The study should address, as appropriate, electrical demand and utility capacity; water
supply and wastewater disposal; stormwater; noise and vibration; backup generators, fuel storage,
and fire safety; public services and emergency access; transportation; lighting; environmental
considerations; and compatibility with residential, agricultural, and other adjacent uses.
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The Planning Commission shall consider appropriate zoning districts, setbacks, buffering,
screening, operating standards, permit procedures, and whether different standards should apply to
facilities of materially different sizes or operational characteristics. It shall submit proposed
amendments or a written report of recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners before
expiration of the moratorium.
SECTION 6. OTHER ZONING PROVISIONS UNAFFECTED
Except for the temporary restrictions expressly stated herein, the Zoning Resolution and other
applicable County regulations remain in full force and effect. Nothing herein grants approval for a
use otherwise prohibited, or removes a requirement otherwise applicable to any development.
SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this Resolution is held invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the
remaining provisions, which shall continue in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Resolution shall take effect upon its lawful passage, the public welfare requiring it, subject to
compliance with all applicable notice, hearing, planning commission, and adoption procedures.
SPONSORS:
Garen Graves, 4th District Commissioner
Jim Tanner, 7th District Commissioner
BOARD ACTION:
Aye
Nay
Pass
Absent.
ADOPTED:
ATTEST:
Chris Chilton, Chairman
Casey Dorton, County Clerk
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## Table 1

| Total Valuation | Fee |
| --- | --- |
| $1,000 or less | No fee, unless an inspection is required, in which case a $75.00 fee shall be charged for each inspection. |
| $1,001.00 to $50,000.00 | $15.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus $5.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00. |
| $50,001.00 to $100,000.00 | $260.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $4.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00. |
| $100,001.00 to $500,000.00 | $460.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $3.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00. |
| $500,001.00 and up | $1,660.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $2.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. |

## Table 2

| Single Wide Mobile Home | $250.00 |
| --- | --- |
| Double Wide Mobile Home | $500.00 |
| Triple Wide Mobile Home | $750.00 |

## Table 3

| Total Valuation | Fee |
| --- | --- |
| $1,000 or less | No fee, unless an inspection is required, in which case a $25.00 fee shall be charged for each inspection. |
| $1,001.00 to $50,000.00 | $15.00 for the first $1,000.00 plus $5.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00. |
| $50,001.00 to $100,000.00 | $260.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus $4.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00. |
| $100,001.00 to $500,000.00 | $460.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus $3.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00. |
| $500,001.00 and up | $1,660.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus $2.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. |

## Table 4

| Mobile Home (Single Wide) | $500.00 |
| --- | --- |
| New Home Construction (under roof), Manufactured Homes, Modular Homes, Additions | 60 cents per sq. ft. |
| Remodel, Unfinished Basement, Accessory Structures (Detached Garages, Storage) | 30 cents per sq. ft. |
| Above Ground Pools (includes 1 inspection) | $50.00 |
| In Ground Pools (includes 3 inspections) | $250.00 |
| Deck Permit Without footers (includes 1 inspection) With footers (includes 2 inspections | $100.00 $200.00 |