Blountville, TN
23 local rules on file · Pop. 3,120 · Sullivan County
Showing ordinances that apply to Blountville, TN
Blountville is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 3,120 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Because Blountville is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Sullivan County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Sullivan County may have different rules.
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🌿 Yard & Garden
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📋 Permits, Signs & Events
🌎 Environment & Utilities
🚗 Parking Rules
Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsIn Sullivan County's unincorporated manufacturing districts, a driveway can cover no more than 50 percent of any required front, side or rear yard under Zoning Resolution Section…
RV & Boat Parking
Some RestrictionsSullivan County's Zoning Resolution bars using a camper, RV, or other vehicle as a permanent residence or storage building anywhere in the unincorporated county. Under Section 8-105…
Abandoned Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsSullivan County's Zoning Resolution outright bans keeping an inoperable vehicle, whole or in parts, outside in any residential or planned district. Section 8-106 requires that any…
Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsSullivan County's Zoning Resolution requires off-street loading berths at least 12 feet wide and 55 feet long, with 15 feet of vertical clearance, growing to 65 feet where…
🏗️ Accessory Structures
Shed & Carport Rules
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sullivan County, a detached shed or accessory structure must sit at least eight feet off the side and rear property lines, and all accessory structures on a lot…
ADU Rules
Significant RestrictionsSullivan County generally limits a lot to one principal structure, but Section 3-103.6(5) carves out Accessory Dwelling Units as an exception, added October 18, 2018. Table 3-102A…
💼 Home Business
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Significant RestrictionsSullivan County splits home businesses into two zoning tiers on Table 3-102A. A Minor Home Occupation is a Section 3-102.3 'Use Permitted with Supplemental Provisions,' needing only…
Home Daycare
Some RestrictionsSullivan County's use table draws the line for home daycare at four children. Table 3-102A classifies 'In-Home Day Care' with fewer than four unrelated children as a Minor Home…
🏪 Business Licensing & Operations
🪧 Sign Regulations
Holiday Displays
Few RestrictionsSullivan County exempts non-commercial seasonal holiday displays from the Zoning Resolution's sign permit process. Section 9-111.8 protects decorations tied to a national, local, or…
Digital Billboards
Some RestrictionsSullivan County allows one electronic message board on a freestanding sign in B-3, B-4, PBD, and PBD-3 districts, or at a church, school, or emergency-services facility. Section 9-109…
Window Signs
Few RestrictionsSullivan County exempts interior window signs from the Zoning Resolution's sign permit process, but only if the sign consists entirely of letters, numerals, and symbols. Section…
📐 Building Setbacks & Zoning
Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsSullivan County caps residential buildings at 3 stories or 50 feet across every agricultural and residential district on Table 3-103B, unless the local fire department approves greater…
Lot Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsSullivan County dropped its lot-coverage cap on houses in 2005, but accessory structures still face two limits: Table 3-103B caps any single accessory building at 10% of the lot in…
Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsSullivan County sets a 30-foot front setback in nearly every agricultural and residential district under Table 3-103B, with side setbacks tightening to as little as 10 feet in R-2/R-2A…
🌍 Environmental Rules
Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sullivan County, a permit from the Building Commissioner is required before excavating, building, filling, or altering any structure within a flood prone area. The…
Erosion Control
Some RestrictionsSullivan County requires a grading permit for land-disturbing activity in the unincorporated county under Section 8-103.2, and Section 8-103.7 sets hard deadlines: denuded ground must…
Stormwater Management
Some RestrictionsSullivan County requires a stormwater management plan for qualifying development in the unincorporated county under Section 8-103.10 of the Zoning Resolution, holding post-development…
💡 Outdoor Lighting
Light Trespass & Shielding
Some RestrictionsSullivan County caps how much light from a commercial or manufacturing use can reach next-door residential land at four foot-candles under Section 8-102.4(2)(a) of the Zoning…
Dark Sky Rules
Some RestrictionsSullivan County's Zoning Resolution requires all site lighting in commercial and manufacturing districts, and at community facilities anywhere in the county, to be shielded so…
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