12 202 Chapter Overall Required Plantings LANDSCAPE Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective July 1, 2024 12.2.2 Minimum Landscape Surface Area Development sites and lots shall have a minimum LSA acreage according to the table below: District Minimum Landscape Surface Area (LSA) AG 70% ER 60% R1 50% R2 R3 R4 OR CI 40% R6 MR GO 1ST 30% PD 20% NC CC RC6 RC12 15% DD 5TH 0% LI HI 20% 12.3 Overall Required Plantings 12.3.1 Calculation of Overall Required Plantings C. The overall required plantings shall be calculated by multiplying the minimum LSA acreage per Section 12.2, Landscape Surface Area, by the quantity per acre of LSA for each type of landscape material in Subsection 12.3.2, Minimum Overall Required Plantings: (0.64 Acre Minimum LSA) x (82 ACI of Canopy Trees) = (52 ACI of Canopy Trees) D. Any required plantings for lots, open space set-asides, parking area landscape, buffers, street trees, and historic edge treatment may be counted toward the overall required plantings. In some cases, these plantings may exceed the minimum required by this Section; however, all plantings within this Chapter are required. E. Tree canopy replacement cannot be used to achieve the overall required plantings; however, tree save areas may be excluded from the minimum LSA acreage per Section 12.2, Landscape Surface Area, used to calculate the overall required plantings in Subsection 12.3.2, Minimum Overall Required Plantings: (0.64 Acre Minimum LSA) - (0.2 Acre Tree Save Area) = (0.44 Acre Adjusted LSA with Credit) (0.44 Acre X 82 ACI of Canopy Trees) = (36 ACI of Canopy Trees) F. Portions of lots used for athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, agricultural uses, and other uses where new trees and shrubs are not appropriate may be excluded from the LSA acreage used to calculate the overall
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