Permitted uses in Smyrna, TN

R-1 permits single-family detached dwellings, prefabricated dwellings, customary accessory buildings in the side or rear yard at least 5 ft from any lot line, home occupations, agricultural use, and essential public transport, communication, and utility services. Religious and educational facilities, cultural and recreation services, government administrative services, family day care homes, towers and water or sewage facilities, bed and breakfasts, and accessory apartments need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Mobile homes and mobile home parks are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

R-2 permits single-family detached dwellings, prefabricated dwellings, customary accessory buildings in the side or rear yard at least 5 ft from any lot line, home occupations, and essential public transport, communication, and utility services. Educational and religious facilities, cultural and recreation services, government administrative services, family day care homes, farms, towers and water or sewage facilities, bed and breakfasts, and accessory apartments need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Mobile home parks are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

R-3 permits single-family dwellings, prefabricated dwellings, customary accessory buildings in the side or rear yard at least 5 ft from any lot line, home occupations, and essential public transport, communication, and utility services. Boarding or rooming houses, educational and religious facilities, cultural and recreation services, government administrative services, associations for physically or mentally handicapped persons, family and group care facilities, nursing homes, retirement or rest homes, orphanages, family day care homes, towers and water or sewage facilities, bed and breakfasts, and accessory apartments need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Mobile home parks are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

R-4 permits duplex dwellings, zero-lot-line dwellings, single-family dwellings, prefabricated dwellings, board and rooming houses, customary accessory buildings in the side or rear yard at least 5 ft from any lot line, home occupations under Section 4.040, and essential public services. Community assembly, religious and educational facilities, cultural and recreation services, care facilities, nursing homes, retirement homes, orphanages, family day care homes, government administrative services, mobile home parks under Section 4.090, towers and water or sewage facilities, and bed and breakfasts need special exception approval. An accessory apartment is eligible only where the principal use is one detached single-family dwelling. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

R-5 permits mobile homes on single lots, customary accessory buildings in the side or rear yard at least 5 ft from any lot line, home occupations under Section 4.040, and essential public services. Community assembly, religious and educational facilities, cultural and recreation services, mobile home parks under Section 4.090, care facilities, nursing homes, retirement homes, orphanages, family day care homes, government administrative services, towers and treatment or storage facilities, and bed and breakfasts need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

R-6 permits multi-family dwellings, board and rooming houses, customary accessory buildings in the side or rear yard at least 5 ft from any lot line, home occupations under Section 4.040, and essential public services. Community assembly, religious and educational facilities, cultural and recreation services, care facilities, nursing homes, retirement homes, orphanages, family day care homes, government administrative services, mobile home parks under Section 4.090, towers and water or sewage facilities, and bed and breakfasts need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Multi-family projects must also meet the development standards in Section 4.170. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

C-1 permits government administrative services, community assembly, automotive parking, convenience retail sales and services, consumer repair services, entertainment and amusement services, financial, insurance, real estate, and consulting services (except alternative financial services), food and beverage services, general business services (except bail bond agencies), general personal services, general retail trade, medical and non-medical professional services, transient habitation (excluding sporting and recreational vehicle camps), religious facilities, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, and essential public services. Limited manufacturing in a completely enclosed building, upper story residential dwellings, day care centers, and microbrewery, microwinery, or microdistillery uses need special exception approval. Industrial, warehousing, and junk or salvage uses are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

C-2 permits all C-1 uses plus building materials and farm equipment sales, contract construction services with no outdoor storage, animal care and veterinarian services with no outside housing of animals, take-out food service, hotels and motels, education facilities, health care facilities, intermediate impact facilities, day care centers, family and group care facilities, nursing homes, and retail sales of alcoholic beverages. Sporting and recreational vehicle camps, group assembly (other than racetracks and drag strips), car washes and automobile detailing, microbrewery, microwinery, or microdistillery uses, and climate controlled self-service storage facilities need special exception approval. Industrial uses, truck terminals, and junkyards are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

C-3 permits all uses permitted in the C-1 and C-2 districts except package liquor stores. No uses are available by special exception in C-3. Industrial uses, warehousing and storage except incidental storage, truck terminals, and junkyards are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

C-4 permits community assembly, cultural and recreational services, general business services (except bail bond agencies), food and beverage service, medical and non-medical professional services, financial, insurance, real estate and consultative services (except alternative financial services), general personal services, convenience commercial (except convenience markets selling gas), antique and second-hand stores, book and stationery stores, florists, gift shops, clothing and accessory stores, hobby, toy, and game stores, religious facilities, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, essential public services, and tourist homes. Health care facilities and special personal and group care facilities need special exception approval. All other uses, including retail liquor and package stores, are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

C-5 permits all C-1 uses plus building materials and farm equipment sales, contract construction services with no outdoor storage, animal care and veterinarian services with no outside housing of animals, take-out food service, hotels and motels, vehicular, marine craft, aircraft, and related equipment sales and rental (except motor vehicle, motorcycle, boat, and trailer dealers), limited manufacturing in a completely enclosed building, education facilities, wholesale sales with no outdoor storage, health care facilities, intermediate impact facilities, day care centers, family and group care facilities, nursing homes, and tobacco, vape and cannabinoid retail establishments. Recreational vehicle camps, group assembly, motor vehicle, motorcycle, boat, and trailer dealers, automotive service and repair (except towing), and climate controlled self-service storage facilities need special exception approval. Industrial uses, truck terminals, and junkyards are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

P-O-1 permits financial, insurance, real estate, and consulting services (except alternative financial services), medical and non-medical professional services, government administrative services, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, and essential public services. General personal services, health care facilities, community assembly, and special personal and group care facilities need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Outdoor storage and non-incidental warehousing are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

P-O-2 permits financial, insurance, real estate, and consulting services (except alternative financial services), medical and non-medical professional services, government administrative services, general business services (except bail bond agencies), general personal services, health care facilities, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, and essential public services. Community assembly and special personal and group care facilities need special exception approval under Section 7.060. Outdoor storage and non-incidental warehousing are prohibited. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

I-1 permits warehousing, goods transport and storage, airports, air cargo terminals, and heliports, wholesale sales, limited and intermediate manufacturing, aircraft dealers, animal care and veterinary services, agricultural activities, essential public services, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, plant and forest nurseries, building materials and farm equipment sales, dairies and truck gardens, auto towing services, and tobacco, vape and cannabinoid retail establishments. Group assembly, food and beverage service, take-out food service, commercial recreation, contract construction services, consumer repair services, intermediate impact facilities, government administrative services, automotive service and repair, convenience commercial, general business, personal, and retail uses, boat dealers, religious facilities, and entertainment and amusement services need special exception approval. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

I-2 permits warehousing, goods transport and storage, airports, air cargo terminals, and heliports, wholesale sales, limited and intermediate manufacturing, aircraft dealers, animal care and veterinary services, essential public services, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, plant and forest nurseries, building materials and farm equipment sales, dairies and truck gardens, auto towing services, and tobacco, vape and cannabinoid retail establishments. Group assembly, food and beverage service, take-out food service, commercial recreation, contract construction services, consumer repair services, intermediate impact facilities, government administrative services, automotive service and repair, convenience commercial, general business, personal, and retail uses, and religious facilities need special exception approval. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

I-3 permits all I-1 and I-2 uses plus extensive manufacturing (except ordnance and accessories manufacturing and junk yards), extensive impact facilities, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, farm equipment and supplies, feed milling and sales, lumber and building material dealers, seed and storage sales, building materials and farm equipment sales, and farms. Group assembly, outdoor storage of manufacturing materials, mining and quarrying, feed lots and stock yards, ordnance and accessories manufacturing, wrecking, junk, or salvage yards, automotive wrecking yards, automotive service and repair (except towing), adult-oriented establishments, and special institutional care facilities need special exception approval. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

F-1 permits only open-type uses approved by the Planning Commission: agriculture and forestry, open public and semi-public recreation such as golf courses, parks, and playgrounds, yards and open space, railroads, streets, bridges, and utilities, and marinas or boat ramps with no principal building in the floodway. Next to commercial and industrial districts, loading areas and parking lots are also allowed with no principal structure. All uses not expressly permitted are prohibited, and the Article IX floodplain regulations always apply. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

A-1 permits all I-3 Heavy Industrial uses plus government administrative services, automotive parking, consumer repair services, financial, insurance, real estate and consulting services (except alternative financial services), general business and personal services, medical and non-medical professional services, cultural and recreational services, food and beverage services, take-out food service, hotels and motels, motor vehicle rentals, intermediate impact facilities, technical or trade schools, colleges or universities, signs as regulated by Town ordinance, essential public services, and community assembly. Entertainment and amusement services, general retail trade, automotive service and repair, and contract construction services need special exception approval. New residential development is not permitted. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

PRD is a planned development classification under Section 4.072. Uses, layout, density, open space, and phasing are controlled by the approved master development plan and its conditions rather than by a standard district table, so the recorded approval documents govern each parcel. A PRD covers uses permitted by right or special exception in the R-1 through R-6 districts. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

PCD is a planned development classification under Section 4.072. Uses, layout, density, open space, and phasing are controlled by the approved master development plan and its conditions rather than by a standard district table, so the recorded approval documents govern each parcel. A PCD covers uses permitted by right or special exception in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, or P-O districts. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

PID is a planned development classification under Section 4.072. Uses, layout, density, open space, and phasing are controlled by the approved master development plan and its conditions rather than by a standard district table, so the recorded approval documents govern each parcel. A PID covers uses permitted by right or special exception in the I-1, I-2, and I-3 districts. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

PUD is a planned development classification under Section 4.072. Uses, layout, density, open space, and phasing are controlled by the approved master development plan and its conditions rather than by a standard district table, so the recorded approval documents govern each parcel. A PUD covers a combination of uses drawn from any of the Article V zoning districts. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

H-1 is an overlay: permitted uses, special exceptions, and all dimensional regulations follow the underlying zoning district. The overlay adds Historic Zoning Commission review of changes to protect the district's historic character. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

The LSO overlay supplements base district standards along Lowry Street through four sub-districts: Central Depot District (CDD), Mixed-Use Development District (MUD), Mixed-Use Corridor District (MUC), and Railroad Frontage District (RFD). New buildings, qualifying additions, and larger site changes must meet the sub-district standards in Section 5.058; the Official Zoning Map controls sub-district boundaries. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.

The ESO overlay supplements base district standards along the Enon Springs gateway corridor; base district uses continue to apply subject to the overlay's supplemental design and site standards in Section 5.059. Overlays, planned-development approvals, recorded conditions, and Article VI exceptions can change the parcel-specific result; confirm with Smyrna Planning and Zoning before relying on this answer.