What building code does Nashville, TN use?
Nashville, TN currently enforces the 2024 International Building Code. Nashville adopts its own code editions. Metro Nashville adopted the 2024 I-Codes plus 2023 NEC via ordinance BL2025-898 (effective July 16, 2025, with a 180-day grace period for projects designed under the 2018 codes), while the fire code is enforced separately by the Nashville Fire Department as 2018 NFPA 1/101 with local amendments under Metro Code 10.64.
Adopted codes
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | International Building Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Residential | International Residential Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Fire | NFPA 1 Fire Code (with NFPA 101 Life Safety Code) (with local amendments) | 2018 |
| Mechanical | International Mechanical Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Plumbing | International Plumbing Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Electrical | National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) (with local amendments) | 2023 |
| Energy | International Energy Conservation Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Other | International Existing Building Code (with local amendments) | 2024 |
Current adoptions effective 2025-07-16.
Permits: Nashville permitting office
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curl https://codes.submittal.app/api/v1/cities/nashville.jsonConfidence: high · Verified against official sources:
- https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/codes-administration/adopted-codes-list
- https://www.nashville.gov/departments/codes/news/metro-adopts-2024-international-building-codes
- https://www.nashville.gov/departments/fire/fire-marshal-office/code-editions
Part of the open building-codes dataset (CC BY 4.0). See also: Tennessee statewide adoptions.