Hamilton County, TN Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking requirement
- Off-street parking required for guests
- On-street parking
- Not permitted for STVR use
- Where written
- Art. IV Sec. 100(10)(g), A-1 district
- Repeated in
- R-1, R-2, R-2A and other district schedules
- Added by
- Res. 423-35, 4/19/2023
Summary
Every Short-Term Vacation Rental permitted in Hamilton County's unincorporated zoning districts must provide off-street parking for guests, and the code flatly bars using the street for STVR parking, a condition written into the STVR use regulations for the A-1 Agricultural District and repeated verbatim across the county's other residential districts.
(10) Short Term Vacation Rental, subject to the following: ADDED (Res. 423-35, 4/19/23) ...
g) Off-Street Parking: Off-street parking shall be provided. No on-street parking shall be permitted.
Full Breakdown
Article IV, Section 100(10) lists Short Term Vacation Rental as a permitted principal use in the A-1 Agricultural District, 'subject to the following,' added by Resolution 423-35 in 2023. Subsection (g), Off-Street Parking, states the requirement plainly: guest parking has to be accommodated on the property itself, not on the public street fronting it. This exact clause, along with the STVR certificate, prohibited-use, sleeping-room cap, and occupancy conditions that accompany it, appears in the Schedule of District Regulations for every zoning district that permits an STVR, including R-1 Single-Family (Section 200(9)), R-2 Urban Residential (Section 500(11)), and R-2A Rural Residential (Section 600(13)); the phrase 'No on-street parking shall be permitted' appears 15 times across the Article IV district schedules. A property that cannot fit off-street parking for its guests on the lot is not eligible for STVR operation regardless of whether it otherwise qualifies for a certificate from Hamilton County Development Services.
Violations & Fines
Operating an STVR that relies on street parking, or without adequate off-street spaces, is a violation of Article IV's use conditions and, under Article VIII, Section 105(C), an unlawful use of land. Section 105(B) makes that a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25 to $100, with each day of the violation a separate offense, enforced by the Hamilton County Sheriff.
Frequently Asked Questions
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