A carport is a detached accessory structure in unincorporated Rutherford County, so it must follow Section 1101 D: a 5-foot side/rear setback, the acreage-based size cap, and the district height limit (typically 35 feet). It cannot be approved before the principal home is built without special-exception approval.
The Rutherford County Zoning Ordinance regulates carports as accessory structures under Section 1101 D. The maximum combined size of all detached accessory structures, excluding swimming pools, is based on parcel acreage: 2,000 square feet on lots of one acre or less, or 5% of lot area on larger lots, and the district maximum lot coverage may not be exceeded. A carport must sit at least 5 feet from side and rear lot lines, stay out of drainage easements and the vision triangle, and may not exceed the district height limit (typically 35 feet). No accessory structure may be approved before the principal structure is built without special-exception approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Cities such as Murfreesboro apply their
A carport built without zoning compliance or violating setbacks, coverage, or the pre-principal-structure rule is a zoning violation and a misdemeanor fined as prescribed by Tennessee statutes; the county may order correction or removal.
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