Zoning Code

Zoning Code

The following links are to the Zoning Code for the City of Cookeville.  The text of the Zoning Code consists of 33 sections numbered Section 201 to Section 233.  Section 234 provides a chart of permitted land uses and Section 235 contains various illustrations. 

The Zoning Code includes a Zoning Map.  You may view the Cookeville Zoning Map here.

Adopted by the Cookeville City Council on December 20, 2001 through Ordinance No. O01-11-15, the Zoning Code and Zoning Map became effective on January 4, 2002.  It replaced and superseded the 1988 Zoning Code and Zoning Map.  The 2002 Zoning Code has been amended on a number of occasions the most recent being Ordinance O07-11-31 on December 20, 2007.

If you have any questions regarding the Cookeville Zoning Code or Map, please contact James Mills, Cookeville Planning Director, at (931) 520-5238 or at jam@cookeville-tn.org

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Zoning Code Download (PDF or ZIP Format)
All Documents (Except Illustrations) 2001 Zoning Code(PDF).zip
Title Page Title Page.pdf
Table of Contents Table of Contents.pdf
General Provisions 201 General Provisions.pdf
Construction of Language and Definitions 202 Language and Definitions.pdf
Zoning Districts and Map 203 Zoning Districts and Map.pdf
Supplemental District Regulations 204 Supplemental District Reg's.pdf
Parking, Access, Curb Cuts; Culverts, Off Street Loading, and Unloading 205 Parking and Other Req's.pdf
Additional Standards for Certain Uses 206 Additional Standards.pdf
General Sign Regulations 207 General Sign Regulations.pdf
Landscaping and Screening Requirements 208 Landscaping and Screening Req's.pdf
Architectural Design Requirements208A Architectural Standards.pdf
Sidewalk Requirements 209 Sidewalk Req's.pdf
RS-20 -- Single Family Residential 210 RS-20.pdf
RS-15 -- Single Family Residential 211 RS-15.pdf
RS-10 -- Single Family Residential 212 RS-10.pdf
RS-5 -- Single Family Residential 213 RS-5.pdf
RD -- Single Family and Duplex 214 RD.pdf
RM-8 -- Multi-Family Residential 215 RM-8.pdf
RM-14 -- Multi-Family Residential 216 RM-14.pdf
RMHP -- Residential Mobile Home Park 217 RMHP.pdf
PRD -- Planned Residential Development 218 PRD.pdf
CBD -- Central Business District 219 CBD.pdf
CN -- Neighborhood Commercial 220 CN.pdf
CL -- Local Commercial 221 CL.pdf
CG -- General Commercial 222 CG.pdf
CR -- Regional Commercial 223 CR.pdf
PCD -- Planned Commercial Development   224 PCD.pdf
MS -- Medical Services 225 MS.pdf
UNV -- University 226 UNV.pdf
CI -- Commercial-Industrial Mixed Use 227 CI.pdf
LM -- Light Manufacturing 228 LM.pdf
HM -- Heavy Manufacturing 229 HM.pdf
FL -- Floodplain 230 FL.pdf
SRA -- Sinkhole Retention Area 231 SRA.pdf
HS -- Historic 232 HS.pdf
Administration and Enforcement 233 Administration & Enforcement.pdf
Chart of Permitted Uses 234 Chart of Permitted Uses.pdf
Zoning Code Illustrations (2 MB) 235 Zoning Illustrations.pdf
Quarry and Mining
236 QM.pdf