23 358 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective July 1, 2024 Duplex (Building Type) The principal building type described as such in Section 6.4, Duplex. Duplex (Use Type) A type of residential use in a building containing two dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside or a common hallway leading outside. Dwelling See Dwelling Unit. Dwelling Unit An area within a structure designed and constructed to be occupied for human habitation by a one family, as defined in this Chapter. A structure may consist of one detached dwelling unit (house); or more than one attached dwelling unit in the case of duplexes, townhouses, multiplexes, and multifamily. Dwelling units do not include hotels, motels, boarding houses, group homes, correctional facilities, continuum of care facilities, rehabilitation centers, or other structures designed for transient occupation. e Easement A grant by a landowner to another person, entity, or to the public for the right to occupy or use designated land for specific purposes such as access, drainage, utilities, conservation, the location of public improvements, or other specified purpose. An easement does not constitute fee simple ownership of the land. Eave The projecting lower edges of a roof that overhang the wall of a building. Educational Facilities A public, parochial, private, charitable, or nonprofit school, college, or university, including related instructional and recreational uses, with or without living quarters, dining rooms, restaurants, heating plants, and other incidental facilities for students, teachers and employees. Effluent A discharge of liquid waste. Elevated Building A building built to have the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area elevated above the ground level by means of solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of floodwater, pilings, columns, piers, or shear walls adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building during a base flood event. Elevation Certificate For the purposes of Section 17.6, Floodplain Regulations, a certificate as defined and regulated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Emergency Flood Insurance Program The program as implemented on an emergency basis in accordance with Section 1336 of the Emergency Flood Insurance Act. It is intended as a program to provide a first layer amount of insurance on all insurable structures before the effective date of the initial Floodplain
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