Ooltewah, TN

Hamilton County allows home occupations as an accessory use without a separate license if they meet the zoning standards: only residents may work there, no more than 25% of the…

A home occupation in unincorporated Hamilton County may display no advertising sign except one nameplate no larger than two square feet. On parcels mapped "Live & Work" in the East…

A day care center in unincorporated Hamilton County needs a special permit approved by the county, with a site plan, county-approved access, a secured playground, and the…

Open burning of yard brush is banned county-wide from May 1 through Sept. 30. During the October–April season you need a permit from the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution…

Hamilton County allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family lot in unincorporated areas under Resolution No. 924-23, adopted September 18, 2024. A detached ADU tops out at 24…

Hamilton County requires the property owner to live on site before adding an accessory dwelling unit. Section 304 of Resolution No. 924-23 ties ADU ownership to the principal home and…

Hamilton County flatly prohibits renting an accessory dwelling unit as a short-term vacation rental. Section 305 of Resolution No. 924-23 bars both detached and attached ADUs from STVR…

Hamilton County lets homeowners legally convert an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit under Resolution No. 924-23. Section 308 defines both attached and detached ADUs to…

In unincorporated Hamilton County, a detached shed or accessory building cannot cover more than a third of the rear yard and must stay at least five feet off the side and rear lot…

No one may operate a Short-Term Vacation Rental anywhere in unincorporated Hamilton County without first obtaining a Short Term Vacation Rental Certificate from the county's…

Hamilton County caps how many guests a Short-Term Vacation Rental can sleep: no more than five sleeping rooms, and total occupants can't exceed twice the number of sleeping rooms plus…

Every Short-Term Vacation Rental permitted in Hamilton County's unincorporated zoning districts must provide off-street parking for guests, and the code flatly bars using the street…

Renting a single-family home in unincorporated Hamilton County for 31 consecutive days or longer falls outside the county's Short-Term Vacation Rental definition entirely, so the STVR…

In unincorporated Hamilton County, fences and walls on corner lots may rise no higher than six feet, and no fence, wall or shrubbery may stand within 25 feet of a street intersection…

In Hamilton County's Manufactured Home (MH) zoning district, off-street parking areas and driveways serving multi-family dwellings must be paved under Zoning Regulations § 1004.B, and…

In the C-5 Neighborhood Commercial District, unincorporated Hamilton County's Zoning Regulations require off-street loading space that does not eat into required customer parking…

When a commercial or multi-family project in unincorporated Hamilton County uses existing woodland along the street frontage to satisfy the county's street-yard tree requirement, that…

Hamilton County's Zoning Regulations require household pets in the unincorporated county's residential districts to be contained on the owner's property by leash, fence, or cage. The…

In unincorporated Hamilton County's C-2 Local Business Commercial District, veterinary hospitals are on the zoning code's expressly prohibited-uses list, grouped with junk yards, auto…

Where you can keep chickens or livestock in unincorporated Hamilton County depends on the zoning district: R-2A Rural Residential allows general farming but expressly bans poultry…

A special event facility permitted under Article VI, Section 427 of the Hamilton County Zoning Regulations cannot run an outdoor amplified sound system past 9:00 PM whenever the site…

Unincorporated Hamilton County requires a land disturbance permit before grading or clearing one acre or more, or a smaller site that is part of a larger common plan of development…

A boat dock, marina or similar organized waterfront recreation facility in unincorporated Hamilton County needs a special permit under Article VI, Section 422 of the Zoning…

In the unincorporated area of Hamilton County, new and substantially improved residential buildings in a Special Flood Hazard Area must sit at least one foot above Base Flood…

In unincorporated Hamilton County's A-1 Agricultural District, growing crops, dairying, grazing, raising poultry and livestock, horticulture, viticulture, floriculture, and forestry…

Hamilton County government does not enforce homeowners association covenants or deed restrictions. County zoning resolutions expressly state HOA rules and deed restrictions stand…

In Hamilton County's unincorporated R-1 Single-Family Residential District, no dwelling may cover more than 35% of its lot and no building may cover more than 50%, under Zoning…

Hamilton County's R-1 Single-Family Residential District requires a 25-foot front yard, 10-foot side yards and a 25-foot rear yard under Zoning Regulations § 202, with a reduced 5-foot…

In Hamilton County's unincorporated R-1 Single-Family Residential District, Zoning Regulations § 204 caps buildings at two and one-half stories or 35 feet, except where Articles V and…

Hamilton County zones massage parlors as adult-oriented establishments under Article VI, Section 411, restricting them to the M-1, C-2 and M-2 industrial and commercial districts and…

Unincorporated Hamilton County zoning treats a wrecker or towing business as a conditional commercial use. In the C-2 Local Business Commercial District, an automobile wrecker service…

New and expanding commercial or multi-family developments in unincorporated Hamilton County must plant one street tree per 35 linear feet of right-of-way frontage in the required…

Hamilton County's Zoning Regulations bar sixteen named invasive species, including kudzu vine, Japanese honeysuckle, privet and tree of heaven, from counting toward any required…

Off-premise billboards in unincorporated Hamilton County may use only stationary illumination. Zoning Regulations Art. V, § 203(J) bans flashing, intermittent or moving lights and…

New or expanding commercial, office, and multi-family developments in unincorporated Hamilton County must screen every dumpster on all four sides with a fence, wall, or plantings at…

Unincorporated Hamilton County caps on-premise sign height near interstates at 30 feet within 660 feet of the right-of-way, measured from the interstate's or the facing road's finished…

Off-premise billboards in unincorporated Hamilton County must display a stationary message. Zoning Regulations Art. V, § 203(I) bars moving parts, picture tubes, or illumination that…

Unincorporated Hamilton County will not issue a building permit for a lot that lacks legally accepted access. Zoning Regulations Art. V, § 105 requires the lot to abut a dedicated…