RR — Rural Residential
Base yards in RR: front 50 feet, side-street 40 feet, side 25 feet, rear 40 feet. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
Setbacks in Hendersonville, TN
What the Hendersonville zoning ordinance says about setbacks, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
ER — Estate Residential
Base yards in ER: front 40 feet, side-street 35 feet, side 20 feet, rear 35 feet. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
SR-1 — Suburban Residential Low-Density
Base yards in SR-1: front 30 feet, side-street 20 feet, side 10 feet, rear 20 feet. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
SR-2 — Suburban Residential Medium-Density
Base yards in SR-2: front 25 feet, side-street 20 feet, side 8 feet, rear 20 feet. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
SR-3 — Suburban Residential Preservation
Base yards in SR-3: front 25 feet, side-street 20 feet, side 8 feet, rear 20 feet. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
THR — Townhome Residential
Do not rely on base-district setbacks alone for THR. Chapter 8 and the approved development plan may set parcel-specific standards.
WR — Waterfront Residential
Do not rely on base-district setbacks alone for WR. Chapter 8 and the approved development plan may set parcel-specific standards.
MFR — Multi-Family Residential
Base yards in MFR: front 10 feet for townhome or multifamily; 20 feet for single-family with alley condition noted, side-street 20 feet, side 8 feet at group ends and zero feet on interior shared-wall sides, rear 20 feet subject to alley/Corps notes. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
DN — Dockside Neighborhood
Base yards in DN: front 25 feet for single-family, side-street 20 feet, side 8 feet, rear 20 feet subject to lakefront and alley notes. Table notes can modify townhome, multifamily, alley, Corps of Engineers, and lakefront conditions.
NC — Neighborhood Commercial
Base yards in NC under Table 6: front 30 feet, side-street 30 feet, side zero feet subject to building and fire code, rear 20 feet. Where non-residential borders a residential zone, provide the Chapter 11.4.10 buffer yard.
O — Office
Base yards in O under Table 6: front 30 feet, side-street 30 feet, side zero feet subject to building and fire code, rear 20 feet. Where non-residential borders a residential zone, provide the Chapter 11.4.10 buffer yard.
GC — General Commercial
Base yards in GC under Table 6: front 30 feet, side-street 30 feet, side zero feet subject to building and fire code, rear 20 feet. GC parcels in the Westlake area bounded by West Main Street, Sanders Ferry Road, Cages Road, and Walton Ferry Road use reduced setbacks of 20 feet front and 10 feet rear unless an increased landscape buffer is required (Table 6 Note 8).
HC — Heavy Commercial
Base yards in HC under Table 6: front 30 feet, side-street 30 feet, side zero feet subject to building and fire code, rear 20 feet. Where non-residential borders a residential zone, provide the Chapter 11.4.10 buffer yard.
I — Industrial
Base yards in I under Table 6: front 30 feet, side-street 30 feet, side zero feet subject to building and fire code, rear 20 feet. Where non-residential borders a residential zone, provide the Chapter 11.4.10 buffer yard.
MXR — Mixed Residential
Base yards for MXR planned developments under Chapter 8.7.3, Table 10: front 20 feet, side-street 20 feet, side 10 feet, rear 20 feet, subject to party-wall and buffer notes. The approved development plan can impose greater standards.
MXC — Mixed Commercial
Base yards for MXC planned developments under Chapter 8.7.3, Table 10: front 20 feet, side-street 20 feet, side 10 feet, rear 20 feet, subject to party-wall and buffer notes. The approved development plan can impose greater standards.
PD — Planned Development Overlay
Do not rely on base-district setbacks alone for PD. Chapter 8 and the approved development plan may set parcel-specific standards.
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