Gallatin, Tennessee zoning

A plain-language summary of the Gallatin zoning ordinance, organized by district and topic. Source: the official ordinance on city-hosted ordinance article PDFs, last reviewed July 3, 2026.

Zoning districts

AResidential
Agricultural
Agricultural holding district (Zoning Ordinance §06.02): 2.5-acre minimum lots, 10 percent maximum lot coverage. Agricultural buildings (barns, sheds, silos) are exempt from the bulk regulations.
R-40Residential
Low Density Residential
Low density single-family district (§06.03): 40,000 sq ft minimum lots. Short-term rental units meeting §12.02 are a listed permitted use.
R-20Residential
Low Density Residential
Low density single-family district (§06.04): 20,000 sq ft minimum lots, 15,000 sq ft of development area required per dwelling unit.
R-15Residential
Low/Medium Density Residential
Low/medium density district (§05.01.010, §06.05): 15,000 sq ft minimum lots; multi-family only as a conditional use.
R-10Residential
Medium Density Residential
Medium density district (§06.06): 10,000 sq ft minimum lots; duplex and multi-family only as conditional uses.
R-08Residential
Medium Density Residential
Medium density district (ordinance code R8, §06.07): 8,000 sq ft single-family lots, attached dwellings and townhouses permitted, 35 ft height limit, 5.5 units per gross acre maximum.
R-06Residential
High Density Residential
High density district (ordinance code R6, §06.08): 6,000 sq ft single-family lots; single-family, duplex, attached and multi-family dwellings all permitted by right; 15 units per gross acre maximum.
CCCommercial
Core Commercial
Downtown core district (§08.01): up to 100 percent lot coverage, floor area ratio 5.0, no required yards, height controlled by a street-line formula. Upper-story residential allowed with conditions.
CGCommercial
Commercial General
General commercial district (§08.03): 50 percent maximum coverage, FAR 2.0, 60 ft height limit, 10/10/20 ft front/side/rear yards.
CSCommercial
Commercial Services
Commercial services district (§08.02): 40 percent maximum coverage, FAR 0.5, 45 ft height limit, 10/10/20 ft front/side/rear yards.
CSLCommercial
Commercial Services Limited
Limited commercial services district for areas approved before July 7, 1998 (§08.08): 40 percent coverage, 25 ft height limit, 20,000 sq ft minimum lots.
ORMixed use
Office Residential
Office-residential transition district (§07.08): residential lots 8,000 sq ft; non-residential FAR 1.0 with 35 ft height limit; two-family and multi-family dwellings are conditional uses.
MROMixed use
Multiple Residential and Office
Multiple residential and office district (§07.02): 3,000 sq ft site area per unit, 35 ft height limit; non-residential FAR 0.5 on 20,000 sq ft lots.
MPOMixed use
Medical-Professional Office
Medical-professional office district (§07.06): 20,000 sq ft minimum lots, 15 ft yards on all sides; building height set case-by-case by the Planning Commission.
MUMixed use
Mixed Use
Mixed use district (§07.03): 5-acre minimum development size; residential 3,000 sq ft site area per unit; non-residential FAR 1.0, 50 percent coverage, 35 ft height limit.
MUGMixed use
Mixed Use General
Mixed use general district for developments approved before July 7, 1998 (§07.04): 40 percent coverage, FAR 0.50, 35 ft height limit, 20,000 sq ft lots, 15 ft yards.
PNCCommercial
Planned Neighborhood Commercial
Planned neighborhood commercial district (§08.05): FAR 0.35, 50 percent coverage, 35 ft height limit; setbacks scale with street classification; approved plan documents also control.
PGCCommercial
Planned General Commercial
Planned general commercial district (§08.04): FAR 1.0, 50 percent coverage, 40 ft height limit; setbacks scale with street classification; approved plan documents also control.
PBPIndustrial
Planned Business Park
Planned business park district (§09.04, established under Industrial Districts §05.01.030): 10 contiguous acres minimum, 3-acre building sites, FAR 0.50, 45 ft height limit, 15 percent common open space.
IRIndustrial
Industrial Restrictive
Restrictive industrial district (§09.02): 50 percent coverage, 80 ft height limit, 20/15/20 ft yards, 75 ft setback where the district borders a residential lot; uses conducted within enclosed buildings.
IGIndustrial
Industrial General
General industrial district (§09.03): 50 percent coverage, 80 ft height limit, 30/15/20 ft yards, 100 ft setback where the district borders a residential lot.
SPSpecial purpose
Specific Plan
Specific Plan district (§07.09): uses and bulk standards are exactly those approved in the Preliminary Master Development Plan and the adopting ordinance. The plan documents control.
PRDSpecial purpose
Planned Residential Development
Planned Residential Development district (§06.09): 3-acre minimum site; density and lot standards derive from the base-zone table in §06.09.140 and the approved plan.
PUDSpecial purpose
Planned Unit Development (legacy)
PUD appears on the Gallatin GIS layer only as a suffix on a base code (for example CG(PUD), R-20(PUD)) marking previously approved planned developments (§08.04.010, §08.05.015). The approved PUD plan and conditions control alongside the base district.

Code	Name	Category	Summary
A	Agricultural	Residential	Agricultural holding district (Zoning Ordinance §06.02): 2.5-acre minimum lots, 10 percent maximum lot coverage. Agricultural buildings (barns, sheds, silos) are exempt from the bulk regulations.
R-40	Low Density Residential	Residential	Low density single-family district (§06.03): 40,000 sq ft minimum lots. Short-term rental units meeting §12.02 are a listed permitted use.
R-20	Low Density Residential	Residential	Low density single-family district (§06.04): 20,000 sq ft minimum lots, 15,000 sq ft of development area required per dwelling unit.
R-15	Low/Medium Density Residential	Residential	Low/medium density district (§05.01.010, §06.05): 15,000 sq ft minimum lots; multi-family only as a conditional use.
R-10	Medium Density Residential	Residential	Medium density district (§06.06): 10,000 sq ft minimum lots; duplex and multi-family only as conditional uses.
R-08	Medium Density Residential	Residential	Medium density district (ordinance code R8, §06.07): 8,000 sq ft single-family lots, attached dwellings and townhouses permitted, 35 ft height limit, 5.5 units per gross acre maximum.
R-06	High Density Residential	Residential	High density district (ordinance code R6, §06.08): 6,000 sq ft single-family lots; single-family, duplex, attached and multi-family dwellings all permitted by right; 15 units per gross acre maximum.
CC	Core Commercial	Commercial	Downtown core district (§08.01): up to 100 percent lot coverage, floor area ratio 5.0, no required yards, height controlled by a street-line formula. Upper-story residential allowed with conditions.
CG	Commercial General	Commercial	General commercial district (§08.03): 50 percent maximum coverage, FAR 2.0, 60 ft height limit, 10/10/20 ft front/side/rear yards.
CS	Commercial Services	Commercial	Commercial services district (§08.02): 40 percent maximum coverage, FAR 0.5, 45 ft height limit, 10/10/20 ft front/side/rear yards.
CSL	Commercial Services Limited	Commercial	Limited commercial services district for areas approved before July 7, 1998 (§08.08): 40 percent coverage, 25 ft height limit, 20,000 sq ft minimum lots.
OR	Office Residential	Mixed use	Office-residential transition district (§07.08): residential lots 8,000 sq ft; non-residential FAR 1.0 with 35 ft height limit; two-family and multi-family dwellings are conditional uses.
MRO	Multiple Residential and Office	Mixed use	Multiple residential and office district (§07.02): 3,000 sq ft site area per unit, 35 ft height limit; non-residential FAR 0.5 on 20,000 sq ft lots.
MPO	Medical-Professional Office	Mixed use	Medical-professional office district (§07.06): 20,000 sq ft minimum lots, 15 ft yards on all sides; building height set case-by-case by the Planning Commission.
MU	Mixed Use	Mixed use	Mixed use district (§07.03): 5-acre minimum development size; residential 3,000 sq ft site area per unit; non-residential FAR 1.0, 50 percent coverage, 35 ft height limit.
MUG	Mixed Use General	Mixed use	Mixed use general district for developments approved before July 7, 1998 (§07.04): 40 percent coverage, FAR 0.50, 35 ft height limit, 20,000 sq ft lots, 15 ft yards.
PNC	Planned Neighborhood Commercial	Commercial	Planned neighborhood commercial district (§08.05): FAR 0.35, 50 percent coverage, 35 ft height limit; setbacks scale with street classification; approved plan documents also control.
PGC	Planned General Commercial	Commercial	Planned general commercial district (§08.04): FAR 1.0, 50 percent coverage, 40 ft height limit; setbacks scale with street classification; approved plan documents also control.
PBP	Planned Business Park	Industrial	Planned business park district (§09.04, established under Industrial Districts §05.01.030): 10 contiguous acres minimum, 3-acre building sites, FAR 0.50, 45 ft height limit, 15 percent common open space.
IR	Industrial Restrictive	Industrial	Restrictive industrial district (§09.02): 50 percent coverage, 80 ft height limit, 20/15/20 ft yards, 75 ft setback where the district borders a residential lot; uses conducted within enclosed buildings.
IG	Industrial General	Industrial	General industrial district (§09.03): 50 percent coverage, 80 ft height limit, 30/15/20 ft yards, 100 ft setback where the district borders a residential lot.
SP	Specific Plan	Special purpose	Specific Plan district (§07.09): uses and bulk standards are exactly those approved in the Preliminary Master Development Plan and the adopting ordinance. The plan documents control.
PRD	Planned Residential Development	Special purpose	Planned Residential Development district (§06.09): 3-acre minimum site; density and lot standards derive from the base-zone table in §06.09.140 and the approved plan.
PUD	Planned Unit Development (legacy)	Special purpose	PUD appears on the Gallatin GIS layer only as a suffix on a base code (for example CG(PUD), R-20(PUD)) marking previously approved planned developments (§08.04.010, §08.05.015). The approved PUD plan and conditions control alongside the base district.

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