Franklin Zoning Ordinance

23 342 Chapter Measurements, Calculations, and Interpretation of Dimensional Standards DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 8, 2020 Figure 23.2.4 Lot Setbacks and Yards 1 1 2 3 1 Front Yard 2 Side Yard 3 Rear Yard 23.2.5 Building Height A. Building height shall be measured in the number of complete stories above the finished grade for any building or at-grade or above-grade parking structure, but excludes: 1. Habitable attics, half-stories, and mezzanines; and 2. Spaces completely below grade, such as basements, cellars, crawl spaces, sub-basements, and below-grade parking structures. Figure 23.2.5.A Building height with uninhabitable attic B. Half-story height shall be measured for habitable attics, half-stories, and mezzanines. Figure 23.2.5.B Building height with inhabitable attic C. For the purposes of measuring height in the R4, R6, and OR districts and for transitional features: 1. To calculate the average height, building heights for principal buildings along the same block face shall be added, then divided by the total number of principal buildings on the block face; and 2. To calculate a half-story above the average height, 0.5 shall be added to the average height (calculated above), then rounded to the nearest half or whole story. D. Building height maximums do not apply to belfries, chimneys, roof structures not intended for human occupancy, spires, cupolas, domes, monuments, water towers, or similar structures, provided: a. The appurtenance does not interfere with Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 77, Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace; b. The appurtenance does not extend more than 25 feet above