Home Business in Williamson County, TN (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Williamson County, Tennessee.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Williamson County allows up to two home occupations per single-family dwelling, each requiring a Business License once approved. The occupation must stay entirely inside the dwelling, not an accessory building, use no more than 25 percent of the home's floor area, employ at most one person on-site beyond the resident, and stay invisible from outside.
Williamson County Home Occupation Zoning Standards
Some RestrictionsWilliamson County, TN, Zoning Ordinance § 11.04(D)(9)
(9) Home Occupation ... b) Following approval of the home occupation, the applicant shall obtain a Business License from Williamson County when such license is required. c) Home occupations may be conducted in any single-family dwelling unit. d) Up to two home occupations are allowed per single-family dwelling unit except where a residential business is located on the parcel, in which case only...
Signage Rules
A home occupation in unincorporated Williamson County gets one permanent sign under Table 18.07-1: a ground sign, or a wall sign substituted for it. Projecting, entrance and auxiliary signs are not permitted for the use, and Section 18.08(B)(10) treats the sign as a permanent commercial message rather than a temporary sign.
Williamson County Home Occupation Sign Limits
Some RestrictionsWilliamson County, TN, Zoning Ordinance § 18.07(A), Table 18.07-1; § 18.08(B)(10)
TABLE 18.07-1: PERMITTED PERMANENT SIGNS ... USE TYPES: Single-family dwellings, Mobile Homes, Accessory Dwelling Units (Residential), Additional Principal Dwellings, Agricultural Product Sales, Day Care Centers Accessory to an Institutional Use, Group Child Care Homes, Family Child Care Homes, Home Occupations, Residential Business -- GROUND A, WALL B, PROJECTING N, ENTRANCE N, AUXILIARY N. Ab...
Cottage Food Operations
Tennessee's Food Freedom Act lets you make and sell most homemade foods from a Williamson County kitchen with no license, no inspection, and no sales cap. Products go directly to the consumer, and the exemption is one of the broadest in the country.
Williamson County Cottage Food Rules
Few RestrictionsTenn. Code Ann. § 53-1-118 (Tennessee Food Freedom Act)
exempt from all licensing, permitting, inspecting, packaging, and labeling laws of this state, except when the Department of Health is investigating a reported foodborne illness
Home Daycare
Running a family child care home in unincorporated Williamson County requires a state license, a minimum one-acre lot, and a fenced, setback play area. The Zoning Ordinance treats it as an accessory residential use under Section 11.04(D)(7), capped at 5 to 7 unrelated children under the state definition the county incorporates.
Williamson County Family Child Care Home Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsWilliamson County, TN, Zoning Ordinance Sec. 11.04(D)(7)
(7) Family Child Care Home a) The applicant shall obtain a license(s) to operate the facility from all required Local, State, or Federal agency including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Department of Human Services. b) All outside play areas must be fenced and be set back from side and rear property lines by a minimum of 40 feet. Play areas shall contain a minimum of 50 square feet per child...
Home Business by City in Williamson County
1 cities in Williamson County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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