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Short-term rental rules in Sevierville, TN
How Sevierville regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Rules here limit which homes may operate as short-term rentals, how many, where, or for how many nights a year.
- No permitted-use listing for Short-Term Rental Units in the LDR (R-1, low-density single-family) district — the city's primary residential zone (Sevierville Zoning Code §8.9.3/Table 3.1)
- MDR (R-2, medium-density residential) district: STR allowed only through a contingent neighbor-notification process — if any notified owner within 100 feet objects, a public hearing and discretionary Planning Commission determination is required before approval (§8.9.3.iii)
- AC (Arterial Commercial) district: only a time-share unit is an allowed STR type, and only "on review" (discretionary) (§8.9.3.i)
- Citywide STR Operational Permit required with annual Fire Marshal life-safety inspection and 3-strikes revocation (§8.9.4–§8.9.7)
Based on: Sevierville Zoning Code (Zoning Ordinance) §3.4.5.6 (definition), §8.9 "Short-Term Rental Units" (§8.9.1–§8.9.7
Summary of the rule
MDR District: Short-Term Rental Units may only be allowed in the MDR district with notification to property owners within one hundred feet (100') of the proposed short-term rental no less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the Planning Commission Meeting. Notified property owners will have seven (7) days to respond. If no opposition is reported, the short-term rental may be approved by planning staff. If opposition is reported, a public hearing must be held and determination made by the Planning Commission.
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