Hendersonville, TN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

3 (Lot and Building Bulk Standards, Residential Districts) sets "Max. Building Height (ft)" at 35 feet in the RR (Rural Residential), ER (Estate Residential), SR-1 (Suburban Residential Low-Density), SR-2 (Suburban Residential Medium Density), and SR-3 (Suburban Residential Preservation) districts, stepping up to 45 feet in the MFR1 (Multi-Family Residential) district. The section states these bulk standards "apply to the base districts only" and that Horizontal Property Regimes (condominium-style developments) must also comply. 3: "Building Height" is "the vertical distance from grade to the average height of the highest roof structure," where average height blends the roof height at the exterior wall with the height at the ridge, and "grade" is the highest finished ground elevation adjacent to the building in the front yard; parapet walls the Planning Staff requires to screen HVAC equipment do not count toward the total.

2 (Permitted Exceptions from Height Limitations) carves out two narrow exemptions: water tanks installed by a state-regulated water utility district, and telecommunication towers regulated separately under Chapter 15, are exempt from the Table 4 cap entirely, while "church steeples, spires, chimneys, and similar structures" are exempt only if they do not exceed 80 feet as measured from the ground. Nothing else on a residential lot may exceed the district's Table 4 figure without relief. 4: the Planning Department forwards a complete application to the Board of Zoning Appeals, which must hold a public hearing within 60 days of a complete filing and decide within 45 days after the hearing closes, based on written findings that the literal height limit creates a particular hardship unique to the property.