Hendersonville, TN Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- By-right cap
- 4 children/adults, accessory use
- CUP required
- 5-12 children/adults
- Approving body
- Board of Zoning Appeals
- Max without new CUP
- 12 children or adults
Summary
Hendersonville allows a day care home for up to four children or adults as an accessory residential use, but caring for more than four (up to twelve) requires a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Services provided in a protective setting for more than four, up to a maximum of 12, children or adults for less than 24 hours per day requires a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals in residential zoning districts.
3. The use classification Child Day Care Home does not include facilities which receive four or fewer children.
144 | P a g e City of Hendersonville, Tennessee | Zoning Ordinance | 2025-19
Full Breakdown
The Zoning Ordinance's Day Care Home standards require compliance with all federal, state, and local licensing, health, safety, and building code rules, plus adequate sidewalks and exterior lighting, non-excessive traffic or noise, adequate open space, and retention of the home's residential character without adverse impact on neighbors. Serving "more than four, up to a maximum of 12, children or adults for less than 24 hours per day requires a Conditional Use Permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals in residential zoning districts." Day care homes are separately excluded from the city's Home Occupation permit requirements.
Violations & Fines
Operating an unpermitted day care home above the four-person threshold is a zoning violation, a misdemeanor punishable by a $50 fine with each day counted separately (§ 4.13).
Frequently Asked Questions
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