Hendersonville, TN Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

2's Minor Home Occupation standards. The business must be conducted entirely within the dwelling, defined to include the house, an attached garage, and any addition, but not a detached garage or building, and it must stay clearly secondary to the home's residential use, capped at 25 percent of the principal building's total floor area. No employee may work on site unless they are a family member residing on the premises; any off-site employee, contractor, or associate cannot be present for business purposes. There can be no customers or clients on the premises at all, no more than one commercial vehicle bearing the business name or logo (wreckers are flatly prohibited), and no outdoor storage or display of inventory or equipment.

A Minor Home Occupation cannot generate noise, odor, glare, vibration, or electrical interference beyond what a normal residence produces, and it cannot change the structure's fire rating. 3: it "follows the permit path of a Conditional Use Permit," requiring Board of Zoning Appeals approval. A Major Home Occupation may be run from a garage or accessory building with specific BZA approval, may include off-site employees or contractors so long as they are off the premises between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM, and the Board may restrict the number of employees as a condition of the permit.