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.
Lot coverage in Spring Hill, TN
What the Spring Hill zoning ordinance says about lot coverage, 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.
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