Franklin Zoning Ordinance

12 204 Chapter  LANDSCAPE Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 8, 2020 12.6.3 Perimeter Landscape Perimeter landscape shall screen the view of surface parking areas from streets and adjacent properties with an opaque screen, excluding required sight clearances at driveways and ingress/egress locations. A. A perimeter planting strip shall: 1. Be located along the perimeter of a surface parking area and maintain a minimum average width of six feet, as measured from the outer edge of the parking area; 2. Contain a continuous hedge composed of a double staggered row of evergreen shrubs and deciduous shrubs with a minimum planting height of 30 inches and planted three feet on-center. Up to 25 percent may be deciduous; and 3. Include three canopy trees per 100 linear feet of the perimeter of the total parking area. Clustering is permitted. In areas where overhead utilities prevent the use of canopy trees, understory trees may be substituted. B. A perimeter planting strip shall not be required when: 1. A parking area is contiguous to a required buffer and the screening intent of this Section is met; or 2. A parking area is contiguous to another parking area that is on an adjacent property. 12.6.4 Planting Location Plant material shall be located at least 2.5 feet from the back edge of the curb. 12.6.5 Fences and Walls The width of a perimeter planting strip may be reduced to three feet when a fence or wall is provided that meets one of the following: A. An opaque brick or stone wall of between three and six feet tall shall be located along the perimeter of the parking area adjacent to the right-of-way; or B. A decorative metal fence of between three and six feet tall shall be located within the planting strip, supplemented with evergreen shrubs planted between the fence and the property line. The shrubs shall be 30-inches high and planted three feet on-center.