In unincorporated Sumner County, the county Zoning Resolution fixes minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks district by district under Tenn. Code Ann. §13-7-101. Gallatin, Hendersonville, Portland, and the other cities set their own inside city limits.
Sumner County zones the land outside its cities through the Zoning Resolution that took effect June 26, 2023, using the county power in Tenn. Code Ann. §13-7-101. Section 404, Table 1 sets yard setbacks by district. The Suburban Residential district requires a 40-foot front yard, 20-foot rear, and 10-foot sides on 20,000-square-foot lots; Rural Residential keeps the 40-foot front but widens rear and side yards to 30 and 20 feet on 40,000-square-foot lots. Agricultural Reserve lots run 15 acres with a 75-foot front yard. Lots fronting arterial or collector streets add 25 or 10 feet. Inside Gallatin, Hendersonville, and Portland, city zoning controls.
The county planning and building codes offices enforce setbacks. Building into a required yard brings a stop-work order and correction; relief comes only through a variance from the County Board of Zoning Appeals.
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