23 428 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 13, 2026 Street Network A system of higher and lower order streets that are generally arranged in a pattern where most streets and internal drives are connected and dead end streets are minimized. Street Stub A nonpermanent, dead-end street intended to be extended in conjunction with development on adjacent property. Street Tree A canopy tree planted or existing within the planting strip or along either side of a public or private street or internal drive. String Lights Small white electric lights spaced evenly along a cable and used for decoration and/or low level lighting. Structure Anything constructed or erected requiring more or less permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having permanent location on the ground, excluding wheels. Subdivision Regulations The Franklin Subdivision Regulations adopted on April 15, 1966, and as subsequently amended. Substantial Damage Damage of any origin sustained by a structure, whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. The market value is determined either by the assessed value of the structure per the Williamson County Property Assessor, plus an additional 15 percent of that assessed value, or by independent appraisal by a State of Tennessee licensed or certified real estate appraiser. In calculating the substantial damage, construction improvement costs are tracked cumulatively over a one-year period. Substantial Improvement For the purposes of Section 17.6, Floodplain Regulations, any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, alteration, or other improvement of a structure in which the cost equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the “start of construction” of the initial improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred “substantial damage”, regardless of the actual repair work performed. The market value is determined either by the assessed value of the structure per the Williamson County Property Assessor, plus an additional 15 percent of that assessed value, or by independent appraisal by a State of Tennessee licensed or certified real estate appraiser. In calculating the substantial improvement, construction improvement costs are tracked cumulatively over a one-year period. The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of State or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been pre-identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions and not solely triggered by an improvement or repair project or;
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