Can I build multifamily housing in Lebanon TN?
Multifamily dwellings are permitted in RM6 (6,000 sf plus 1,500 sf per unit), RXH (max 8 units per building, two buildings per parcel), TOD, DXU (max 12 units per building), CXU (max 8 units per building), COM (max 6 units per building), UC, and RPI (max 4 units per building, one building per parcel). Density, parking, facade, and frontage standards vary by district; several districts also restrict ground-floor residential along commercial frontages. Confirm your parcel's district and overlays with Planning staff.
Sources
Full text: Lebanon ordinance on City-hosted Title 14 Zoning Code chapter PDFs (lebanontn.org). Verified current against the posted chapter documents 2026-07-03; the code dates lots of record to June 6, 2023, the effective date of the rewritten ordinance.. Applies to districts: RM6, RXH, RPI, TOD, DXU, CXU, COM, UC.
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