Collierville, TN Drone Rules: Commercial Drones (2026)

Collierville bans commercial drone delivery outright through the zoning code. Section 151.025(D)(25), titled Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) logistics hubs, applies within the town limits and town airspace and says commercial UAS delivery centers and services shall not locate or operate anywhere within the Town or Town airspace.

The section defines its two verbs. To operate means to fly, use, launch, land, employ or navigate an unmanned aircraft system for commercial or delivery purposes. To locate means to use any portion of a site or building for staging or launching delivery operations. A warehouse corner used as a launch point therefore counts as locating a delivery center, even if no aircraft ever takes off from the lot.

Town airspace is defined as all airspace above the jurisdictional boundaries of the town, to the full extent such airspace can legally be regulated by the Town. That closing clause limits the reach of the ban to whatever the Town has authority to regulate.

The definitions chapter explains the terms. An unmanned aircraft system is an aircraft, powered aerial vehicle, or other device without a human pilot on board, flown autonomously by on board computers or by remote control, together with all associated equipment and apparatus, and the definition expressly includes model aircraft and drones. An unmanned aircraft system logistics hub is an area combining landing, charging, package handling, and staging of unmanned aircraft systems.

The prohibition is tied to commercial or delivery purposes. The text does not extend the same ban to a hobbyist flying a model aircraft for recreation, although the UAS definition covers drones and model aircraft alike.