Hendersonville, TN Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)

Hendersonville follows the standard Tennessee practice that all official curb markings, signage, and pavement markings on public streets - red (no parking / fire lane), yellow (loading zone), green (time-limited parking), white (passenger loading), and blue (accessible parking) - are placed by city staff under Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards as referenced in Title 15 (Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking) of the Hendersonville Municipal Code. The city's Public Works Department handles installation and maintenance of public-street signage and markings; Section 15-301 of Title 15 (Speed Limits) was most recently amended by Ordinance 2024-12, and the Public Safety Committee regularly takes up additional Title 15 amendments through 2024-2026. Residents and adjacent property owners may not paint, repaint, or alter a public curb. Even where curb paint is faded or unmarked, the state-law distance restrictions in Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 apply by default citywide: no stopping, standing, or parking within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant (the municipality picks the exact distance within that range and must appropriately identify it), within an intersection, on a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, alongside another vehicle (double parking), on bridges or in tunnels, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, alongside a street excavation or obstruction when stopping would obstruct traffic, or in a parking space clearly identified as reserved for persons with physical disabilities. A violation of 55-8-160 is a Class C misdemeanor. Blocking a fire hydrant is among the most heavily enforced parking violations because of the public-safety risk. Unauthorized painting of a public curb is unauthorized work in the public right-of-way and may require restoration at the property owner's expense.