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The City of Pigeon Forge maintains a staff of trained inspectors to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to serve the development community.  An inspector will be assigned to a project at the time a building or sign permit is applied for, or when approval is granted to extend public water or sewer lines.  The city’s inspection staff consists of:

Joe Dunn                
Chief Building Official

Gerald Hanson 
Building Inspector

Troy Spence               
Building Inspector

Jerry Sutton           
Construction Inspector

Roger Price                
Fire Safety Specialist

The following codes are the current editions adopted by the City Commission for use within the city:

            1999 Standard Building Code

            1997 Standard Plumbing Code

            1997 Standard Mechanical Code

            2000 International Gas Code

            1999 National Electrical Code

            1991 North Carolina Handicap Code (with 1997 revisions)

            1999 Standard Fire Prevention Code

            1997 Standard Housing Code

            1997 Standard Swimming Pool Code

            1985 Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code   

            1997 Standard Amusement Device Code