Welcome to the City of Franklin's One Stop Center for Development Services. Our goal here is to provide customers with one location where they can come in and receive responses to their permit applications in a few hours.

One Stop takes place on Mondays 9:00AM to 11:00AM, and Wednesdays from 8:30AM to 11:30AM.

Development One Stop takes place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month

Walk-in meetings are 20 minutes to discuss open issues.

Building Permit Applications

Residential Projects (excluding flood plain and critical lots)

• New Single Family Homes up to 5000 s.f.
• Additions
• Renovations
• Homeowner Projects

Non-Residential Projects

• Office renovations/tenant build-out (open office layout) up to 10,000 s.f.
• Retail/commercial renovation/tenant build-out up to 5,000 s.f. (no restaurants or assembly occupancies
• Review of plan corrections and field revisions

Land Development Applications

Development One Stop takes place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month

• Site plan and final plats identified by DRT review
• Walk-in meeting regarding open issues

Helpful hints to make your one stop process a success

1. Prepare a complete set of plans

   • Include a written scope of work to describe project details
   • For non-residential projects, include signed and sealed plans that include all disciplines of work to be done (structural/architectural, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical)
   • For new residential, additions, and decks or porches, a plot plan (to scale) must be included
   • Any other related documents, such as a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for Historic Zoning compliance, must be included
   • For a detailed checklist for plan preparation click here

2. Submit Plan (go here to see what should be included)

   • Early via our online portal or walk-in on designated day.
   • If necessary, staff will assist with the upload of plans from thumb drives or scan hard copies (up to 5 sheets, maximum size 11x17)

What to expect when you get to the One Stop center

1. Assistance with application and uploading plans (if needed)
2. Plan review
3. Meet with plan review staff (if needed)
4. If approved, finalize permit
   • Calculate fees
   • Verify contractor license status and insurance or homeowner affidavit
   • Stamp plans
   • Establish contractors security deposit (if needed)
5. Pay all applicable fees
6. Crank up the bulldozer!