Hendersonville, TN Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Hendersonville handles driveway and front-yard parking through three layers. First, Chapter 11.2 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of the City of Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance sets driveway and parking-area design standards, including Figure 4 (Residential Driveway Width), Section 11.2.6 (Location of Off-Street Parking Spaces), Section 11.2.7 (Design Standards including dimensions, access, surfacing, striping, and curbing), and Section 11.2.10 (Required Off-Street Parking Spaces by use). Driveways must be constructed and located to meet the standards in the zoning ordinance, and curb cuts in the public right-of-way require coordination with the city. Second, Section 10.4.17 (Parking) restricts what may be parked in the required front and corner side yards of residential lots: recreational vehicles, campers, travel trailers, motor homes, boats, and boat trailers may not be parked in those required yards for more than three days per calendar month except in the driveway. Commercial vehicles and trailers parked as a residential accessory use 'shall not be parked between the street or side street and residence except in a paved driveway,' which functionally requires a paved driveway for any such vehicle stored visibly from the street. The city's Code & Regulation Information page also confirms that gravel driveways are subject to zoning variance review. Third, the city adopted the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) effective July 1, 2025 under Ordinance 2025-03 series, which contains standard property maintenance rules including those for inoperable vehicles on premises. Enforcement on private property runs through the Planning Department's Zoning Enforcement Officer using the five-step process: initial inspection, first notice (7-60 days to cure depending on infraction type), second notice, citation, then Municipal Court. On the public street, Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant (the municipality sets the exact distance), within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a flashing signal or stop sign, alongside another vehicle (double parking), or upon any bridge or in a highway tunnel.