Spring Hill, TN Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 20-504 sets the minimum standards every permitted short-term rental in Spring Hill must meet. Subsection (C) caps the rental at five bedrooms made available, and the application rules in § 20-505(A)(6)(b) repeat that the number of bedrooms proposed shall not be more than five under any circumstances.

Subsection (E) fixes maximum occupancy as the total of two measures. Each bedroom up to 140 square feet counts for two persons. For a bedroom over 140 square feet, the occupant load is the area of the room divided by 70 square feet, and any fraction is rounded up to the nearest whole number. Subsection (F) requires the occupancy maximum to be conspicuously posted at the primary entrance of the interior of the rental.

The number also travels with the permit. Section 20-503(D) lists the maximum occupancy of the unit among the items on the posted permit, and the application must include a floor plan dimensioning each bedroom intended for rental plus a statement of the maximum number of guests to be accommodated at one time. Subsection (A) of § 20-504 limits the rental to a primary or secondary dwelling unit and excludes uninhabitable structures such as garages, barns, or sheds, so those spaces do not count as sleeping areas. Under subsection (G), the owner cannot accept compensation for any agreed period of less than 24 hours.

Overcrowding is also an enforcement trigger. Section 20-508(B)(2) requires the short-term rental agent to appear on the premises within four hours after the city gives notice of problems, and the list of problems expressly names overcrowding. Enforcement runs through the Development Services Director and the permit process in § 20-506.