Murfreesboro, TN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- RS-15 / RS-12
- 35% maximum coverage
- RS-10 / RS-8
- 40% maximum coverage
- RS-6 / RS-4
- 50% maximum coverage
- Source
- Appendix A – Zoning, Chart 2
Summary
Murfreesboro's Chart 2 limits how much of a residential lot buildings can cover: 35% in the largest-lot single-family districts, rising to 40% and 50% as minimum lot sizes shrink toward RS-4.
Chart 2 -- Maximum Lot Coverage (percent): RS-15 DISTRICT 35; RS-12 DISTRICT 35; RS-10 DISTRICT 40; RS-8 DISTRICT 40; RS-6 DISTRICT 50; RS-4 DISTRICT 50.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Chart 2 of Appendix A – Zoning sets maximum lot coverage by district: 35 percent in RS-15 and RS-12 (15,000 and 12,000 square-foot minimum lots), 40 percent in RS-10 and RS-8, and 50 percent in RS-6 and RS-4, the smallest-lot single-family districts. Lot coverage works alongside the chart's front, side, and rear yard minimums and its maximum building height to define the buildable envelope on any residential lot; a proposed structure exceeding its district's coverage percentage cannot be approved on an administrative site plan and instead needs relief from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Violations & Fines
Building beyond a district's Chart 2 maximum lot coverage, 35% in RS-15/RS-12, 40% in RS-10/RS-8, 50% in RS-6/RS-4, without a variance is a zoning violation subject to enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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