SUMNER COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
355 North Belvedere Drive, Room 202
Gallatin, Tennessee
37066
OFFICE (615) 451-6097 FAX (615) 451-6074
MINOR HOME BASED BUSINESS APPLICATION
Applicant Date Submitted
Street Address City State
Tennessee
Zip
Phone Number (day) Phone Number (mobile) Email
Tax Map Group Parcel Company/Business Name
Brief Description of work activity to be conducted in the home:
The following types of businesses cannot qualify for a minor-home based business permit.
- Automobile/vehicle repair
- Kennels, veterinarian clinics/hospitals
- Medical and dental clinics/hospitals
- Retail sales as defined in the Zoning Resolution, not including
goods made on the premises
- Adult entertainment, as defined in the Zoning Resolution
- Restaurants, clubs, drinking establishments
- Undertaking and funeral parlors
Any business similar to those listed above as determined by the Planning Director may be denied a minor
home based business permit.
Please check the following requirements to indicate that you have read and understand them:
o Home-based businesses must be conducted within a residential dwelling which is the
bona fide residence of the principal practitioner or within an approved accessory
building which is normally associated with a residential use.
o No home-based business shall be permitted that changes the outside appearance
or character of the dwelling unit.
o No display of stock-in-trade products shall be visible from the street.
o The equipment used by the home-based business and the operation of the home-
based business shall not create any vibrations, heat, glare, dust, odors, noise, or
smoke discernable at the property lines.
o Home-based businesses shall not create any electrical, magnetic, or other
interference off the premises, consume utility quantities that negatively impact the
delivery of those utilities to surrounding properties, or use and/or store hazardous
materials in excess of quantities permitted in residential structures.