Hendersonville, TN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Hendersonville's on-street parking framework lives in Title 15 (Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking) of the Hendersonville Municipal Code, which is hosted on the Municode Library by reference from the city's Code & Regulation Information page. Chapter 9 of Title 15 (most recently amended by Ordinance 2024-12 affecting Section 15-301 speed limits) covers motor vehicle violations, with the Public Safety Committee taking up additional Title 15 amendments through 2024-2026. Citywide, the controlling state statute is Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-160 (Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specific places), which prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in the following places: within 7.5 to 15 feet of a fire hydrant (the incorporated municipality determines and appropriately identifies the distance within that range), 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 upon the approach to a flashing signal or stop sign, alongside another vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street (double parking), upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel, within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or on the opposite side within 75 feet when properly signposted, alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping would obstruct traffic, in any place where official signs prohibit stopping, or in a parking space clearly identified by official sign as reserved for persons with physical disabilities. A violation of 55-8-160 is a Class C misdemeanor. On park land, Title 20 of the Hendersonville Municipal Code (Park and Recreation Regulations) imposes a separate framework: under Section 20-503(24), the maximum speed limit in all parks is 20 mph unless otherwise posted; under Section 20-503(25), 'Vehicles including trailers, carrying merchandise, or samples of merchandise, or other commercial vehicles are prohibited from entering any park except to make deliveries to the park'; under Section 20-503(29), vehicles may not be driven off paved roadways or in restricted areas; under Section 20-503(31), vehicles may not obstruct traffic or stop except at designated parking; under Section 20-503(21), no person may remain in any park between 11:00 P.M. and one-half hour before sunrise without permission from the Board of Parks and Recreation. The Hendersonville Police Department handles on-street enforcement; the Planning Department Zoning Enforcement Officer handles private-property violations through a five-step process (initial inspection, first notice with 7-60 days to cure, second notice, citation, Municipal Court).