Section 10.4.17 of the City of Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance allows residential commercial-vehicle parking only as an accessory use and only within strict size limits: one commercial vehicle not exceeding 22 feet in length or 8 feet in height, OR one commercial vehicle and attached trailer not exceeding 30 feet in length or 8 feet in height, OR one detached trailer not exceeding 18 feet in length or 4 feet in height. These vehicles and trailers shall not be parked between the street or side street and residence except in a paved driveway. Semi-tractor trucks, trailers, dump trucks, and heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, end loaders, backhoes, and similar) are specifically prohibited in residential zones.
Hendersonville imposes one of the more specific commercial-vehicle restrictions in middle Tennessee. Section 10.4.17 (Parking) of the City of Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 2025-19) provides: 'The parking of the following vehicles and/or trailers is permitted as a residential accessory use: A. One commercial vehicle not exceeding 22 feet in length or eight feet in height, or, B. One commercial vehicle and attached trailer not exceeding 30 feet in length or eight feet in height, C. One detached trailer, not attached to a vehicle and not exceeding 18 feet in length or four feet in height. These vehicles and trailers shall not be parked between the street or side street and residence except in a paved driveway. Specifically prohibited are semi-tractor trucks, trailers, and dump trucks. Heavy construction equipment is also prohibited in residential zones. This includes bulldozers, end loaders, backhoes, and similar equipment. The above standards shall not preclude temporary parking in connection with commercial service, sales and delivery, or construction projects.' Major and minor home occupations are limited under Section 10.4.12 to no more than one commercial vehicle on the premises with the business name and logo (wreckers are prohibited), and any vehicle located in front of or beside the home must be parked in the driveway or garage. Enforcement runs through the Planning Department's Zoning Enforcement Officer using the city's five-step process (initial inspection, first notice with 7-60 days to cure depending on infraction type, second notice, citation, Municipal Court). On the public street, every commercial vehicle is bound by Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 (no parking within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in intersections or on crosswalks, on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, alongside another vehicle, on bridges or in tunnels, etc.).
Storing a commercial vehicle that exceeds the 22-foot length or 8-foot height residential cap, a commercial-vehicle-plus-trailer combination exceeding 30 feet or 8 feet, or a detached trailer over 18 feet or 4 feet on a residential lot violates Section 10.4.17 of the City of Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance. Parking any such vehicle or trailer between the street (or side street) and the residence outside a paved driveway is a separate violation. Storing a semi-tractor truck, semi-trailer, dump truck, bulldozer, end loader, backhoe, or similar heavy construction equipment in a residential zone is specifically prohibited and citable. Home occupations exceeding one commercial vehicle on the premises or displaying a wrecker violate Section 10.4.12. Enforcement is through the city's five-step process culminating in Municipal Court. On-street commercial-vehicle parking that violates TCA 55-8-160 distance restrictions is a Class C misdemeanor.
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