Lawrence County Zoning Map & Districts 2026
Explore zoning districts, official map resources, and recent rezoning activity in Lawrence County, TN. ZoneWire monitors council meetings to track every zoning change.
Official Lawrence County Zoning Resources
Zoning Districts in Lawrence County
Zoning classifications used in this jurisdiction, from the adopted local code.
Low density residential areas with an open appearance, chiefly single family detached homes and accessory structures on large lots.
Low density neighborhoods of primarily single family homes on standard city lots.
Medium density residential areas allowing a wider mix of housing types than the low density districts.
The city's highest density residential district, accommodating apartments and other multi unit housing.
The downtown core around the public square, with the city's most intensive concentration of retail, office, and service uses.
Commercial uses oriented to motorists and highway travelers along major road corridors, such as fuel, food, and lodging.
General retail and service businesses serving the community as a whole.
Small scale shops and services meant to serve the immediate surrounding neighborhood.
Offices and professional services, often serving as a transition between commercial corridors and residential areas.
The city's industrial district for manufacturing, warehousing, and related operations.
Regulatory floodway areas along streams where development is tightly restricted to prevent flood damage; sec. 5.080 also governs the flood fringe.
Recent Rezoning Activity in Lawrence County
What gets approved in Lawrence County
ZoneWire analyzed 16 land-use board decisions in Lawrence County over the last 24 months. Here are the most active project types and how often each one clears.
| Project type | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial / office / retail | 6 | 83% |
Explore Zoning Topics in Lawrence County
Frequently Asked Questions
The official Lawrence County zoning map is maintained by the local planning department. You can access the interactive GIS map at https://www.lawrenceburgtn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/796/Zoning-Map-updated-7-15-26pdf. ZoneWire also tracks rezoning activity discussed in council meetings.
Zoning districts in Lawrence County include R-1 (Large Lot Residential District), R-2 (Low-Density Residential District), R-3 (Medium-Density Residential District), R-4 (High-Density Residential District), C-1 (Central Business District), C-2 (Highway Service District), C-3 (General Commercial District), C-4 (Neighborhood Service Business District). Each district has specific permitted uses, setbacks, and density requirements set by the local code.
ZoneWire reads every council meeting in Lawrence County to detect rezoning discussions, variances, and zoning amendments. Start a free trial to receive alerts when rezoning activity is detected.
ZoneWire covers the Lawrence County Commission: its regular and special sessions, the agenda meetings that set each session, and the standing committees where items are worked out first, including Budget, Highway, and Resolution. Each covered meeting gets a searchable transcript and, where the county publishes one, the agenda.
The City of Lawrenceburg is the zoning authority in this market. It administers its own zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 789, adopted June 18, 1993 and amended through 2015) and publishes the official zoning map. Unincorporated Lawrence County has no county zoning resolution, and the county government lists no planning, zoning, or codes department, so land outside city limits is not governed by a county zoning ordinance.
Because the county has no zoning resolution, the commission's land activity comes through county property purchases and sales, road and right-of-way actions through the Highway Committee, utility and infrastructure funding, and economic development agreements, rather than through rezoning cases or variances.
The City of Lawrenceburg accepts planning and development applications through its GovWell portal at app.govwell.com/lawrenceburg. Rezoning, variance, and site plan questions go to the city's Planning and Development department, which posts the current zoning ordinance and zoning map on the city website.
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