For the purposes of any zoning law in Tennessee, the classification “single family residence” includes any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated persons with disabilities reside, and may include three (3) additional persons acting as support staff or guardians, who need not be related to each other or to any of the persons with disabilities residing in the home.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 13 - Public Planning and Housing
Chapter 24 - Zoning Classifications
Part 1 - Residences of Persons With Disabilities
§ 13-24-102. Homes in Which Persons With Disabilities Reside Classified as Single Family Residence
§ 13-24-103. Precedence Over Other Laws
§ 13-24-104. Inapplicability to Commercial Residences for Persons With Disabilities