10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
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Murfreesboro zoning allows outdoor storage of limited boats, jet skis, ATVs and one RV/camper per dwelling, but nothing may sit in a required front yard. Smyrna limits recreational vehicles kept in the rear yard to two.
Murfreesboro Zoning Ordinance, App. A, Temporary & Accessory Uses (B)(12)
outdoor storage of no more than: one boat and boat trailer; two personal watercraft ("jet skis") and one trailer for such; or two all-terrain vehicles and one trailer for such per dwelling unit; provided, no part of such storage may be located in a required front yard
Smyrna requires vehicles on residential lots to be parked on a paved, concrete, rock, or gravel driveway or inside an enclosed roofed space. Parking on grass or dirt front yards is limited, and side/rear yard grass parking needs a six-foot privacy fence.
Smyrna bans parking commercial vehicles over 12,000 pounds gross weight on public streets in residential districts or on residential lots under five acres. Emergency, refuse and active service vehicles are excepted, and two school buses may be kept at a driver's home.
Smyrna requires you to leave at least 14 feet of roadway clear for traffic and bans parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in front of driveways, in intersections and in crosswalks. Murfreesboro streets follow similar traffic rules.
In Smyrna it is unlawful to park any vehicle on a street between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless in a designated, marked spot. Emergency vehicles on calls are exempt. Rutherford County sets no separate overnight rule for county roads.
There is no rule requiring homeowners to install EV chargers. Murfreesboro's zoning code defines EV-Capable, EV-Ready and EV-Installed parking spaces (Level 2, 208/240V, 40 amp) for use in new development standards. Rutherford County and Smyrna set no residential EV mandate.
Murfreesboro Zoning Ordinance, App. A, Definitions (Parking Space, EV Ready)
Parking Space, EV Ready: A parking space with the constructed infrastructure, including conduit and electrical outlets (or junction box), that is able to provide electrical charge to an electric vehicle. The infrastructure shall have sufficient load capacity in an electrical panel to support a Level 2 or greater EV charger (adequate for 208/240V and 40 ampere)
Smyrna impounds and disposes of abandoned motor vehicles under Tennessee's abandoned-vehicle law, T.C.A. 55-16-101 et seq. Murfreesboro tags and tows abandoned or inoperable vehicles left on streets or visible on private property after notice.
Residents do not paint curbs; the town marks them. In Smyrna a yellow-painted curb designates a fire lane where parking is prohibited, on both public and private property. Painted yellow lines and official markings likewise control where you may stop or park.
In Smyrna a marked loading and unloading zone may be used only for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise, and for no other purpose or period of time. Parking in alleys is limited to loading while leaving 10 feet of roadway clear.
Smyrna prohibits parking any truck or vehicle over 12,000 pounds gross weight, or any trailer or semitrailer, on a street from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Tractor trucks and tractor trailers cannot be stored on residentially zoned property at all.
1 cities in Rutherford County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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