Franklin Zoning Ordinance

23 382 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 30, 2019 identify a person or entity or to communicate information of any kind. Sign Area The sign area is the computed area of the background upon which lettering, insignia, or other devices are placed. Sign Permit A type of permit to ensure that signs are compliance with this Ordinance. Single-Family Residential (Use Type) A type of residential use containing one dwelling unit on its own lot, surrounded by open yards on all sides, and intended for permanent occupancy by one family, as defined in this Chapter. Site The spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures. The term includes lots, building sites, and development sites. 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. Slope The degree of deviation of surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or a ratio. Slope, Steep Any slope of 14 percent or greater. 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.