R-A — Rural Agricultural
Minimum lot area 2 acres; minimum lot width 200 feet; maximum height 40 feet; maximum building coverage 20%; front setback 30 feet; interior side setback 25 feet; corner side setback 35 feet; rear setback 100 feet.
Building height in Spring Hill, TN
What the Spring Hill zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
R-R — Rural Residential
Minimum lot area 1 acre; minimum lot width 125 feet; maximum height 40 feet; maximum building coverage 25%; front setback 30 feet; interior side setback 20 feet; corner side setback 25 feet; rear setback 60 feet.
R-1 — Single-Family
Minimum lot area 20,000 square feet; minimum lot width 100 feet; maximum height 40 feet; maximum building coverage 25%; front setback 30 feet; interior side setback 15 feet; corner side setback 20 feet; rear setback 30 feet.
R-2 — Single-Family
Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; minimum lot width 75 feet; maximum height 40 feet; maximum building coverage 35%; front setback 25 feet; interior side setback 10 feet; corner side setback 15 feet; rear setback 25 feet.
R-3 — Single-Family
Minimum lot area 8,000 square feet; minimum lot width 60 feet; maximum height 40 feet; maximum building coverage 35%; front setback 25 feet; interior side setback 7.5 feet; corner side setback 10 feet; rear setback 25 feet.
R-4 — Single-Family
Minimum lot area 6,000 square feet; minimum lot width 50 feet; maximum height 40 feet; maximum building coverage 35%; front build-to zone 20 to 25 feet; interior side setback 5 feet; corner side setback 10 feet; rear setback 25 feet.
R-5 — Single-Family and Two-Family
Single-family minimum lot area 6,000 square feet, two-family 9,000 square feet, three-family 12,000 square feet, and townhouse lots at least 2,500 square feet each with a 1 acre development site and 9 dwelling units per acre maximum. Maximum height is 40 feet. Building coverage is 35% for single-, two-, and three-family uses and 50% for townhouse development sites. Front build-to and townhouse setbacks vary by building type in Table 4-1.
R-6 — Multi-Family
Single-family minimum lot area 6,000 square feet, two-family 9,000 square feet, three-family 12,000 square feet, townhouse lots at least 2,500 square feet each with a 1 acre development site and 9 dwelling units per acre maximum, and multifamily at 2,400 square feet per dwelling unit with a 1 acre minimum and 18 dwelling units per acre maximum. Maximum height is 50 feet. Table 4-1 sets building-type-specific setbacks and coverage.
R-7 — Multi-Family
Townhouse lots require at least 2,000 square feet each with a 1 acre development site and 12 dwelling units per acre maximum. Multifamily requires 2,400 square feet per dwelling unit with a 1 acre minimum and 18 dwelling units per acre maximum. Maximum height is 50 feet; building coverage is 50% of the development site; impervious surface is 70% of the development site.
C-1 — Neighborhood Commercial
Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; no minimum lot width; maximum gross floor area 5,000 square feet unless the Section 5.3.B site-plan-review standards are met; maximum height 30 feet; maximum impervious surface 80%; no front setback; interior side setback 5 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 10 feet; corner side setback 10 feet; rear setback 15 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 25 feet.
C-2 — Professional Office
Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; no minimum lot width; maximum gross floor area 5,000 square feet unless the Section 5.3.B site-plan-review standards are met; maximum height 30 feet; maximum impervious surface 80%; no front setback; interior side setback 5 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 10 feet; corner side setback 10 feet; rear setback 15 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 25 feet.
C-3 — Corridor Commercial
Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; no minimum lot width; maximum height 40 feet; minimum building height 14 feet; maximum impervious surface 80%; front setback 10 feet; no interior side setback unless abutting a residential district, then 10 feet; corner side setback 10 feet; no rear setback unless abutting a residential district, then 15 feet.
C-4 — General Commercial
Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet; minimum lot width 60 feet; maximum height 50 feet, or up to 75 feet through site plan review under Section 5.3.C; minimum building height 14 feet; maximum impervious surface 80%; front setback 10 feet; no interior side setback unless abutting a residential district, then 20 feet; corner side setback 20 feet; rear setback 10 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 20 feet.
C-5 — Regional Commercial
Minimum lot area 20,000 square feet; minimum lot width 80 feet; maximum height 50 feet, or up to 75 feet through site plan review under Section 5.3.C; maximum impervious surface 80%; front setback 30 feet; interior side setback 15 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 25 feet; corner side setback 25 feet; rear setback 15 feet unless abutting a residential district, then 25 feet.
C-D-C — Downtown Center
No minimum lot area or width; maximum height 50 feet; minimum height 18 feet; maximum impervious surface 90%; front build-to zone 0 to 5 feet; corner side build-to zone 0 to 10 feet; no side or rear setback except where otherwise stated by the downtown standards.
C-D-E1 — Downtown Edge 1
No minimum lot area or width; maximum height 40 feet; minimum height 14 feet; maximum impervious surface 90%; front and corner side build-to zones are 0 to 10 feet; side and rear setbacks apply when abutting residential districts.
C-D-E2 — Downtown Edge 2
No minimum lot area or width; maximum height 40 feet; minimum height 14 feet; maximum impervious surface 90%; front and corner side build-to zones are 0 to 10 feet; side and rear setbacks apply when abutting residential districts.
C-G — Gateway Mixed-Use
Minimum lot area 3 acres; minimum lot width 200 feet; maximum building height 180 feet, with additional residential-edge setback for structures over 65 feet; maximum impervious surface 65%; street frontage setback 15 feet unless a residential district is across the street, then 30 feet; side and rear setbacks are 20 feet unless abutting residential districts, then 40 feet.
I-1 — Light Industrial
Maximum height is 50 feet in I-1 and I-2 and 80 feet in RD.
I-2 — General Industrial
Maximum height is 50 feet in I-1 and I-2 and 80 feet in RD.
RD — Research and Development
Maximum height is 50 feet in I-1 and I-2 and 80 feet in RD.
IC — Institutional Campus
Minimum lot area is 1 acre; maximum height is 80 feet; front and corner side setbacks are 20 feet; side and rear setbacks are 10 feet, with larger setbacks when abutting residential districts depending on structure height.
AG — Agricultural
Minimum lot area is 15 acres and minimum lot width is 200 feet. Maximum height is 40 feet. Setbacks are 35 feet front, 30 feet interior side, 35 feet corner side, and 60 feet rear. Existing parcels smaller than the minimum lot area may allow one single-family residential structure.
PR — Public Recreation
No minimum lot area is stated. Maximum height is 40 feet. Structure setbacks are 15 feet front, 25 feet interior side, 15 feet corner side, and 25 feet rear.
NA — Natural Areas
No minimum lot area is stated. Maximum height is 40 feet. Setbacks are 35 feet front, 30 feet interior side, 35 feet corner side, and 60 feet rear.
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