Nashville, TN Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Visit hours
- 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., Mon–Sat
- Hourly cap
- 3 customer visits per hour
- Daily cap
- 6 customer visits per day
- Appointment log
- Required, kept for codes department
- Violation fine
- $50 per day, per violation
Summary
Metro Nashville caps home-business customer visits to three per hour and six per day, allowed only by scheduled appointment between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Customer visits must occur by scheduled appointment and only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Customer visits shall be limited to no more than three visits per hour and a maximum of six total visits per day. The permit holder shall maintain and make available to the codes department a log or register of customer appointments for each calendar year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53 | Charter: Republication 9).
Full Breakdown
Under the Metro zoning code's home occupation standards, a permitted home business in Nashville and Davidson County can host customer visits only by scheduled appointment, and only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, no Sunday visits allowed. Visits are capped at three per hour and six total per day. Permit holders must keep and produce a log or register of customer appointments for each calendar year, available to the codes department on request. The limits sit inside the home occupation permit issued under Metropolitan Code of Laws § 17.16.250.D, enforced by the Metro Department of Codes Administration.
Violations & Fines
Violating the visit-frequency or appointment-log rules is punishable by a $50-per-day fine per violation; two or more verified complaints in a calendar year can trigger revocation of the home occupation permit under § 17.16.250.D.7.
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