Franklin Zoning Ordinance

205 LANDSCAPE  12 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 8, 2020 12.7 Buffers 12.7.1 General Standards A. Plant materials shall be arranged in a manner that creates an opaque screen. B. Existing vegetation listed on the Tennessee Exotic Plant Council list shall be removed from the buffer. 12.7.2 Buffers in Transitional Areas See Section 8.1, Transitional Areas Abutting Residential Lots. 12.7.3 Buffers Along I-65 and Mack Hatcher A. Where new lots are oriented so that the rear facades of buildings face I-65 or Mack Hatcher Parkway outside of the SCO, the following buffers shall be required: Lot Type Minimum Buffer Width Residential Lots 100 feet All Other Lots 50 feet B. The buffer for residential lots shall contain the following minimum plantings: Type of Landscape Material Number per 100 liner feet Minimum Evergreen Plantings Canopy Trees 16 50% Understory Trees 6 50% Shrubs 80 75% C. The buffer for all other lots shall contain the following minimum plantings: Type of Landscape Material Number per 100 Linear feet Minimum Evergreen Plantings Canopy Trees 10 50% Understory Trees 4 50% Shrubs 60 75% 12.7.4 Location of Buffers Buffers shall be located along the periphery of the development site and shall extend to the abutting property line or right-of-way line. 12.7.5 Development Within Buffers A. Buffers shall not contain any: 1. Development; 2. Parking areas; 3. Parking structures ; 4. Streets or alleys that run parallel to the property boundary; 5. Impervious surfaces; 6. Dumpsters; or 7. Site features that do not function to meet the standards of this Section or that require removal of existing vegetation, unless otherwise permitted in this Ordinance. B. The Department of Planning and Sustainability may approve the following uses and structures within the buffer if the screening intent of this Section is met: 1. Sidewalks , trails , and multi-use paths; 2. Fences and walls; 3. Landscape plantings; 4. Stormwater retention or detention facilities, green infrastructure pursuant to the Stormwater Management Ordinance and best management practices, provided they do not interfere with the performance or