Franklin Zoning Ordinance

379 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Defined Terms 23 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 30, 2019 Screening A method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms in certain instances, gates, parapets, penthouse enclosures, features of a building, or densely planted vegetation. Seasonal Sales The temporary sale of goods or products associated with the season or a cultural event, such as the sale of Christmas trees, pumpkins, or seasonal produce. Such sales typically take place in locations not devoted to such sales for the remainder of the year. Secondary Street A street, by virtue of its use, location, absence of pre-existing pedestrian supportive qualities, or lack of prominence, that may be allowed to have some screened parking along the lot frontage. Security/Caretaker’s Quarters An accessory dwelling located on the premises of another principal use for the occupancy of a caretaker, security guard, or other person charged with oversight or protection of the principal use. Self-Storage Facilities A building or group of buildings that contains equal or varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized, and controlled access stalls or lockers for the storage of residential or commercial customer’s goods or wares. Service Area Maintenance areas, equipment areas, loading docks, loading berths, or similar spaces that serve the principal use or building. Setback A setback refers to the distance which a building is required to be set back from a lot line or from a nearest building or structure. Setbacks Severe Pruning The pruning, cutting, or otherwise damaging of the natural form of a tree or shrub, whether existing or installed, such that a significant or noticeable portion of the crown system is removed (e.g., 25 percent of the crown removed from a tree, or the continued cutting/ trimming of trees previously pruned illegally, or pruning of trees that must grow naturally to meet the landscaping requirements), or if more than one-third of the overall circumference of a tree or shrub is exposed by pruning cuts. Shared Parking Parking spaces shared by two or more uses that are in proximity to one another and the parking area, and that have different operational characteristics such that utilization of the parking spaces by one use will not generally overlap with the utilization of the parking spaces by the other use(s).