Which Nashville zones allow short-term rentals
Your lot’s zoning decides which permit Metro will issue. Here’s how each kind of Nashville zone works, from Metro’s permit pages.
Checked against Metro’s pages on 6 November 2026. A guide, not legal advice: Metro decides every application.
By kind of zone
| Zone | What Metro allows |
|---|---|
| Residential: AR2A, R, RS, RM (for example RS5, R6, RM15) | Owner-occupied permits. No new not-owner-occupied permits; existing ones can be renewed but not transferred. |
| Mixed-use: MUN, MUL, MUG, MUI and their -A versions | Both kinds. |
| Office: OG, OR20, OR20-A, OR40, OR40-A, ORI | Both kinds. |
| Commercial: CN, CL, CS, CA, CF | Not-owner-occupied permits. Owner-occupied only if the building is a lawful home. |
| Downtown Code (DTC) and shopping centers: SCN, SCC, SCR | Both kinds. |
| Any zone ending in -NS | No short-term rentals of either kind. |
| Specific Plan (SP) or PUD | Whatever the plan for that site says. |
| Industrial and other zones not listed | No new not-owner-occupied permits. |
Satellite cities inside Davidson County, such as Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills and Goodlettsville, set their own rules instead of Metro’s.
Finding your zoning
The address check on this site reads your lot’s zoning from Metro’s parcels map, which is updated daily, and tells you which permit types it allows and whether the address already has a permit. Metro’s own zoning map shows the same zoning.
Zones change when land is rezoned, and a rezoning can add an NS condition. Metro decides each application, so treat any check as a guide.