Franklin Zoning Ordinance

147 FRONTAGE TYPES General Provisions 07 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 30, 2019 7.1 General Provisions 7.1.1 Frontage Description A. The frontage is the area between (a) the facade line of a principal building, extended to the side lot line or building site line, (or if there is no building, the front setback line) and (b) the curb (or if there is no curb, the edge) of the vehicular lanes of a public or private street or an internal drive, a pedestrian walkway, or an open space. Corner or through lots or building sites have two frontages. B. Frontage types specify the treatment of the frontage. The frontage type must be one of those permitted in the applicable zoning district per Section 7.2, Overview of Frontage Types. Figure 7.1.1.A Frontage Example 7.1.2 Lot and Building Site Frontage A. Every lot or building site shall have a frontage on a public street, private street, or internal drive, in that priority order, except that: 1. Residential lots shall front only a public street; however, up to five percent of the lots in a residential development of more than 100 residential lots may front a courtyard, pursuant to Section 11.7, Courtyard. 2. An internal drive may be an alternative to a public or private street above only when the development contains two or more principal buildings in a nonresidential, mixed-use, or multifamily development, subject to DRT approval. B. A lot with proposed development of two or more principal buildings shall provide building sites that designate the frontage type and location on a public street, private street, or internal drive, as applicable. C. New lots on the perimeter of a proposed development, where adjacent to an existing street, shall be oriented so that the front facades of buildings face the existing street. 7.1.3 Exceptions The following exceptions are permitted to Subsection 7.1.2, Lots and Building Site Frontage: A. A residential lot may have a side lot line that fronts an existing collector street or higher classification when the lot: 1. Fronts a local street by the entrance to the subdivision; or 2. Is designed around a close. B. New lots may be oriented so that the rear facades of buildings face I-65 or Mack Hatcher Parkway when outside of the SCO. See Subsection 12.7.3, Buffers along I-65 and Mack Hatcher Parkway, for additional requirements.