177 TRANSITIONAL FEATURES Transitional Features In the CFO, CAO1, CAO2, or CAO3 08 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 1, 2025 buildings through use of: 1. Window and door openings with area ratios and proportions similar to those on nearby buildings; 2. Similarly sized and patterned architectural features such as windows, doors, awnings, arcades, pilasters, cornices, wall offsets, primary facade materials, and other building articulations of nearby buildings; and 3. Similar roof types, slopes, or arrangements. B. Proposed residential development shall blend with existing buildings along the same block face through use of: 1. Dormers that are set back a minimum of one foot from the exterior wall of a front or side elevation; 2. Massing that divides the building into smaller parts; 3. Materials that do not accentuate verticality; 4. A one-story front porch or entry element; 5. Garages with traditional placement and orientation entirely behind the main structure and subordinate in height. Figure 8.2.5.B Dormers set back from exterior wall Dormer 1’ Back From Exterior Wall 8.2.6 Perimeter Residential Development A. Single-Family Residential New single-family residential lots on the perimeter of a proposed development, where abutting existing lots in a recorded residential subdivision, shall be no less than 75 percent of the average lot size of the abutting lots. B. Duplexes or Multiplexes New duplexes or multiplexes, where permitted along the perimeter of a proposed development, that are adjacent to single-family residential lots in a recorded subdivision, shall have comparable building facade widths to the houses on the adjacent residential lots and shall not exceed one story in height above any adjacent existing house. C. Multifamily Proposed multifamily buildings located within 100 feet of a single-family residential lot shall not exceed two stories. 8.2.7 Fences, Walls, and Berms A fence, wall, or berm shall be required along the edge of a nonresidential development where it abuts existing residential lots. The fence, wall, or berm shall comply with the following: A. Fences and Walls 1. Fences and walls shall be sited to maximum the screening of the new nonresidential development from the residential lots. 2. Fences and walls shall have a minimum opacity of 75 percent; 3. Fences and walls shall be a minimum height of six feet, unless otherwise approved by the DRT; and 4. Fences and walls shall incorporate a
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