Hendersonville, TN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Required surface
- Concrete, asphalt, or approved pavers
- Residential driveway width
- 24 feet max at curb cut
- Extra parking pad
- Up to 15 feet, beside the house
- New SF home curb cuts
- One; two 12-foot cuts if circular
- Max parking slope
- 5 percent (SF driveways exempt)
- Violation penalty
- $50 fine, daily separate offense
Summary
Hendersonville requires every driveway and off-street parking area to be paved in concrete, asphalt, or an approved semi-pervious surface: bare dirt or grass parking isn't allowed, and a residential driveway is capped at 24 feet wide at the curb cut under the city's 2025 zoning ordinance.
All off-street parking areas and driveways shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt pavement or equivalent. Semi-pervious materials such as grasscrete and brick and concrete pavers may also be used, subject to the approval of the Planning Department. Off-street parking areas and driveways on City owned property may be surfaced with gravel if determined to be appropriate by the City Engineer. Typically would involve areas located within City owned parks. ... A residential driveway shall be no wider than 24 feet in width at the curb cut. ... Single-family dwellings are permitted an additional paved parking pad, located beside the house and up to 15 feet in width.
Full Breakdown
3 (Surfacing). The Planning Department may approve semi-pervious alternatives such as grasscrete, brick, or concrete pavers, but plain gravel is reserved for city-owned property, such as parks, where the City Engineer decides gravel is appropriate. D caps a residential driveway at 24 feet wide at the curb cut, though a single-family lot may add a separate paved parking pad beside the house up to 15 feet wide. Multi-family, townhome, and non-residential driveways share the same 24-foot cap, widened to 36 feet only where the driveway serves loading berths or carries dual exit lanes; townhome driveways must be separated by at least a three-foot grass strip.
A new single-family detached home is limited to one curb cut, though a circular driveway may have two 12-foot-wide cuts, and a lot fronting more than one street may take one cut per frontage; any other multiple-cut layout needs Public Works Department approval. Driveways that already had extra curb cuts or a circular drive before the ordinance's adoption may be repaired and replaced as they exist. 5.
Violations & Fines
Zoning Ordinance Section 4.13 makes any violation of the ordinance, including an unapproved gravel or dirt driveway or an oversized curb cut, a misdemeanor punishable by a $50.00 fine, with additional daily penalties possible and each day the violation persists counted as a separate offense; the Planning Department can require the surface or width to be corrected before further permits issue.
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