Administrative processing and inspections; issuance.
Clarksville City Code § 5-305
in effectSec. 5-305. - Administrative processing and inspections; issuance.
(a) Once the short-term rental unit operating permit application is considered complete by the department of finance and revenue, to include the payment of any required fee(s), the original application shall be date-stamped and retained by the department of finance and revenue. The department of finance and revenue shall then forward a copy of the completed application to the fire and rescue department and to the building and codes department for further review and inspections.
(b) The fire and rescue department shall conduct a fire and life safety inspection of the short-term rental unit within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date the application is accepted by the department of finance and revenue to ensure that all required fire and life safety equipment is currently operable, and that the short-term rental unit is in compliance with all applicable fire codes, laws, and regulations. As part of the inspection, the fire and rescue department shall determine the maximum occupancy of transient guests for the short-term rental unit. Upon completion of the fire and life safety inspection, the fire and rescue department shall annotate on a form developed in coordination with the building and codes department whether the short-term rental unit passed or failed the fire and life safety inspection, and if it failed, shall provide a short and plain summary of the reasons why the short-term rental unit failed the inspection, and shall cite to the applicable provision(s) of the fire codes, laws, or regulations at issue. In the event of failure of the fire and life safety inspection, an applicant may request a re-inspection, whereupon the applicant shall have ten (10) days from the date of the failed fire and life safety inspection to correct any deficiencies and pass a re-inspection. An applicant shall only be permitted one opportunity for a fire and life safety re-inspection.
(c) The department of building and codes shall conduct a building safety inspection of the short-term rental unit within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date the application is accepted by the department of finance and revenue to ensure compliance with all applicable building, gas, electrical, and plumbing codes, laws, and regulations. Upon completion of the building safety inspection, the department of building and codes shall annotate on the form developed in coordination with the fire and rescue department, whether the short-term rental unit passed or failed the building safety inspection, and if it failed, shall provide a short and plain summary of the reasons why the short-term rental unit failed the building safety inspection and shall cite to the applicable provision(s) of the building safety codes, laws, or regulations at issue. In the event of failure of the building safety inspection, an applicant may request a re-inspection, whereupon the applicant shall have ten (10) days from the date of the failed building safety inspection to correct any deficiencies and pass a re-inspection. An applicant shall only be permitted one opportunity for a building safety re-inspection.
(d) Within fifteen (15) days of the date of successful completion of the fire and life safety inspection and the building safety inspection (whichever comes later), the department of building and codes shall make a final determination whether the application should be approved or denied.
(e) If the department of building and codes determines that the application or the short-term rental unit does not conform to the requirements of this chapter, or to other applicable laws or regulations, the application for a short-term rental unit operating permit shall be denied. Within five (5) days of any decision denying an application for an operating permit, the department of finance and revenue shall inform the applicant of the denial in writing and shall explain the reason(s) for the denial in writing.
(f) Upon successful completion of all required inspections and payment of the necessary fee(s), if the department of building and codes is satisfied that the application and the short-term rental unit conform to the requirements of this chapter and to all other applicable laws and regulations, within five (5) days of approval of the short-term rental unit operating permit application by the department of building and codes, the department of finance and revenue shall inform the applicant of the approval in writing and shall issue a short-term rental unit operating permit to the applicant using a permit form developed by the department of finance and revenue in coordination with the fire and rescue department and the department of building and codes. The operating permit shall specify the maximum occupancy of transient guests permitted within the short-term rental unit.
(g) All permits, whether an original permit or a renewal permit, shall pertain only to one single short-term rental unit as defined herein, and shall be separately numbered, and the department of finance and revenue shall keep a duplicate of each original permit issued.
(h) Once issued, the short-term rental operating permit shall be valid for one (1) calendar year from the date of issuance, unless the short-term rental unit operating permit is suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter, or otherwise terminated by operation of, or in accordance with, law.
(Ord. No. 1-2020-21, 9-3-20)
Source: City of Clarksville, Tennessee, Official Code, Charter and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/clarksville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BUPROC_CH3SHRMRE_S5-305ADPRINISFetched: 11/8/2026