415 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Defined Terms 23 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 1, 2025 Slope The degree of deviation of surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or a ratio. Special Flood Hazard Area (or Areas of Special Flood Hazard) The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map. After detailed ratemaking has been completed in preparation for publication of the Floodplain Insurance Rate Map, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30, AE or A99. Special Hazard Area An area having special flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion hazards, and shown on an Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Floodplain Insurance Rate Map as Zone A, AO, A1-30, AE, A99, or AH. Specimen Tree Any canopy tree with a diameter of 24 inches or greater measured at diameter breast height (DBH). Spire A tall, pyramidal, polygonal, or conical structure rising from a tower, turret, or roof (usually of an institutional use) and terminating in a point. Sports Courts/Sports Fields A court or field for playing a sport. Sports Court/Sports Field Sign A type of sign described as such in Section 15.13, Sports Court/Sports Field Sign. Site Area The total area of land contained within the property lines of a development project. Site Landscape Required vegetative material consisting of trees and shrubs that are placed on a development site to soften built edges and provide transitions. Site Lighting Exterior lights and light fixtures intended to illuminate on-site parking areas, access drives, and other areas. Site Plan A type of application defined as such in Chapter 20, Procedures. Site Preparation Excavating, grading, demolition, removing excess debris to allow for proper grading, or providing a surface for a proper foundation, drainage, and settling for a development project, and physical improvements including, but not limited to, water and sanitary sewer lines, footings, or foundations installed on the site for which construction permits are required. Sleeping Room A room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit that is used, or intended to be used, for sleeping and living, but not for cooking or eating purposes, and that is leased individually as a unit within a bed and breakfast establishment or similar use.
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