Franklin Zoning Ordinance

369 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Defined Terms 23 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 30, 2019 Neon Lights, tubes, or other devices used to emit neon light. Net Facade The area on a facade, excluding door and window openings. Net Facade Area New Construction within the FFO District Any structure for which the “start of construction” commenced on or after the effective date of the initial floodplain management ordinance, dated 9/14/76, including any subsequent improvements to such structure. NewManufactured Home Park or Subdivision For the purposes of Section 17.6, Floodplain Regulations, a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of this ordinance or the effective date of the initial floodplain management ordinance and includes any subsequent improvements to such structure. Non-Buildable Land not suitable or permitted to be built upon. Nonconforming Lots of Record A lot that was legally-created by deed or other legal mechanism before it was in the City or prior to the City and County initial adoption of Subdivision Regulations that does not meet the dimensional standards established by the applicable zoning district. Nonconforming Sign A sign or sign structure constructed or erected prior to the effective date of this Ordinance or amendment containing provisions with which the sign or sign structure does not comply, or any sign that was lawfully erected and complied with the sign regulations in effect at the time it was erected, but is no longer in compliance. Nonconforming Structure A structure or portion thereof, not including signs, legally developed before the effective date of this Ordinance, or any amendment thereto, but that does not comply with one or more provisions of this Ordinance. Nonconforming Use The use of a building or land lawful at the time of the enactment of this Ordinance that does not conform with the provisions of this Ordinance for the zoning district in which it is located.