Hendersonville, TN Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Hendersonville has explicit zoning regulation for EV charging equipment, more detailed than many comparable TN cities. Section 10.4.9 (Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Equipment, Minor) of the City of Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance permits Minor EV charging as an allowable accessory use in commercial zone districts and on the same lot as institutional uses in residential districts, subject to: (A) six charging ports or fewer on a lot; (B) no support equipment other than the EV charging pedestal(s), except that a screened electric meter may be provided; (C) each EV charging pedestal may not exceed six feet in height and four feet in width; (D) shall not be located within 80 feet of a street right-of-way or street easement. Section 10.4.10 (EV Charging Equipment, Major) - any installation exceeding any Minor criteria - requires site plan approval from the Planning Commission, must be located beside or behind the primary building (or within 100 feet of the front), may not be within 80 feet of a street right-of-way or street easement, and requires screening: 'All support equipment (i.e. equipment other than EV charging pedestals) shall be screened from the street and public use areas through the use of evergreen vegetation or brick screen walls. EV charging pedestals exceeding six feet in height and four feet in width shall also be screened from the street and public use areas. Screening shall consist of evergreen vegetation or brick screen walls that are as tall as the unit(s) being screened. The minimum planting bed width for plant screening shall be 10 feet.' Residential Level 2 (240V) home installations require an electrical permit through the City of Hendersonville Building & Codes Department under the adopted 2021 International Building Code, 2020 National Electrical Code, and 2021 International Mechanical Code (all effective July 1, 2025 by Ord. 2025-03 series). Service-territory upgrades go through Hendersonville Utility District for water/sewer-adjacent work and the local electric utility. At the state level, Tennessee has NOT adopted a right-to-charge statute - according to Plug In America's right-to-charge tracker, only California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, and Oregon plus the District of Columbia extend comprehensive right-to-charge EV protections to HOA and condominium residents. Tennessee's Condominium Act of 2008 (Tennessee Code Annotated 66-27-201 et seq.) does not include EV-specific charging protections, so condominium and HOA residents in Hendersonville must rely on their governing documents and association approval. As of January 2026, the Tennessee General Assembly was considering legislation to impose a per-kilowatt-hour state tax on public EV fast chargers; the legislation had not been finalized at the time of writing.