Hendersonville, TN Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

K, part of the Minor Home Occupation standards, reads in full: "No exterior alteration that changes the residential character of the principal building shall be permitted. " The first sentence protects the neighborhood's residential appearance directly: a home business cannot add commercial-style storefront features, awnings, or facade changes that make the house look like a shop. The second sentence sets a default of no exterior signage for a home occupation at all; a sign becomes possible only if it independently qualifies under Chapter 13's sign standards, which govern sign types, sizes, and permitting citywide.

1, a use that must stay "clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes," and the ordinance carries that theme through to signage. 2's Minor Home Occupation conditions: no outdoor storage or display connected to the business, no more than one commercial vehicle with a business name or logo parked on the property, and no customers on site, all of which reinforce that the home must continue to read as a residence from the street rather than as a place of business.