Building Plan Review

BUILDING PLAN REVIEW (applies only to multi-family, commercial, and industrial projects)

The first step in new construction, renovation, addition, or a change of occupancy for multi-family, commercial, and industrial projects is to submit plans for review.

The plans can be submitted using one of the two methods below.
Note: Two hard copies and an electronic copy of the plans, plus a completed paper/PDF/online application, are required regardless of the submittal method.

1) Electronic Application via Cityworks Portal

Submit your application and upload plans through the
Cityworks Portal.
Two paper copies of the plans (24 x 36 preferred) are also required. These may be hand-delivered or mailed to:

Attn: Department of Building Safety
315 South Lowry St.
Smyrna, TN 37167

2) In-Person / Email Submission

Click here for a plans review request form.
In addition to the completed plan review request form, we will require both of the following:
- An electronic copy of the plans (disc, thumb drive, etc.).
- Two hard copies of the plans (24 x 36 preferred).
You may email your electronic materials or hand-deliver/mail a thumb drive to our office. The hard copies would need to be mailed in/hand-delivered.

Email: permits@townofsmyrna.org
Mail to: Attn: Department of Building Safety
315 South Lowry St.
Smyrna, TN 37167

Naming Conventions

No specific naming convention is required for electronic plans; however, special characters cannot be used in file names.
File names should be self-explanatory.
It is preferred that you bundle files into subsets (e.g., “mechanical plans,” “plumbing plans,” “structural plans”) instead of one large file or individual pages/sheets. The size limit for each individual attachment is 30 MB.

Fire Protection / Sprinkler Plans

No separate plan review is needed.
Submit fire protection/sprinkler plans via email to permits@townofsmyrna.org .
These plans will be reviewed along with the building plans.

Adopted Codes

Effective February 1, 2019

2018 International Building Code
2018 International Residential Code
2018 International Plumbing Code
2018 International Mechanical Code
2018 International Fuel Gas Code
2018 International Property Maintenance Code
2018 International Fire Code
2018 International Energy Conservation Code
2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
2018 International Existing Building Code
2017 National Electric Code

(The above codes can be obtained from the International Code Council at 800.877.2224 or www.iccsafe.org .)

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Building Plan Review