Hendersonville does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on passenger vehicles. The functional limits come from Title 15 (Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking) of the Hendersonville Municipal Code (posted no-parking zones, plus Section 15-301 speed limits most recently amended by Ordinance 2024-12), Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 distance restrictions (7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant, intersections, sidewalks, driveways, etc., a Class C misdemeanor), Section 10.4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance for RV/boat/trailer accessory use, and Title 20 (Park and Recreation Regulations) Section 20-503(21), which closes all city parks between 11:00 P.M. and one-half hour before sunrise without permission from the Board of Parks and Recreation.
Hendersonville's Title 15 (Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking) does not contain a universal overnight ban for cars and light trucks; properly registered, operable passenger vehicles may park on most public streets overnight subject only to posted no-parking signs (adopted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen), Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 distance restrictions, and any individual street ordinance. Posted no-parking and speed-limit adjustments to Title 15 Chapter 9 happen regularly through the Public Safety Committee process; Section 15-301 (Speed Limits) was most recently amended by Ordinance 2024-12. TCA 55-8-160 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant (the municipality sets the exact distance), within an intersection or 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, upon any bridge or in any highway tunnel, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, alongside any street excavation or obstruction, in posted no-stopping locations, or in unauthorized ADA-reserved spaces. A violation is a Class C misdemeanor. On private property, Section 10.4.17 (Parking) of the City of Hendersonville Zoning Ordinance restricts RV, camper, travel trailer, motor home, boat, and boat-trailer overnight parking in the required front and corner side yards: those items may not be parked there for more than three days per calendar month except in the driveway, and not more than one may sit between the house and the street or any side street. Commercial vehicles and trailers stored as residential accessory use are capped at one vehicle 22 feet long by 8 feet high (or 30-foot vehicle-plus-trailer, or 18-foot detached trailer at 4-foot height), and must be on a paved driveway if visible from the street. The city's adopted 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (effective July 1, 2025, Ordinance 2025-03 series) controls inoperable vehicles on premises. Overnight stays in city parks are flatly prohibited: Section 20-503(21) of Title 20 (Park and Recreation Regulations) states 'No person shall remain in any park between the hours of 11:00 oclock P.M. and one-half hour before sunrise without permission from the board or its authorized representative.'
Parking overnight in a posted no-parking zone, within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in an intersection or on a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, alongside another parked vehicle (double parking), upon a bridge, in a highway tunnel, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway, in a signed no-stopping zone, or in an unauthorized ADA-reserved space violates Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 and is a Class C misdemeanor enforceable by the Hendersonville Police Department. Remaining in a city park between 11:00 P.M. and one-half hour before sunrise without permission from the Board of Parks and Recreation violates Section 20-503(21). Storing an RV, boat, or trailer overnight in the required front or corner side yard outside the driveway, or beyond the one-vehicle limit between house and street, violates Section 10.4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance and is enforced through the Planning Department's five-step process.
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