Franklin Zoning Ordinance

23 358 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 8, 2020 Drive-In/Drive-Through Restaurants An establishment engaged in the retail sale of ready-to-consume food and drinks in disposable containers, for consumption on or off the premises, which has drive-in or drive- through facilities so that patrons may be served while remaining in their vehicles. Driveway A vehicular access-way within a lot, building site, or development site from a street or internal drive to provide access to a parking area, garage, parking structure, or building entrance. Driveway Apron The portion of the driveway extending from the edge of the pavement of the street to the back of sidewalk section, or the right-of-way line if no sidewalk exists. Dry-Stack A building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. Duplex (Building Type) The principal building type described as such in Section 6.4, Duplex. Duplex (Use Type) A type of residential use in a building containing two dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside or a common hallway leading outside. Dwelling See Dwelling Unit. Dwelling Unit An area within a structure designed and constructed to be occupied for human habitation by a one family, as defined in this Chapter. A structure may consist of one detached dwelling unit (house); or more than one attached dwelling unit in the case of duplexes, townhouses, multiplexes, and multifamily. Dwelling units do not include hotels, motels, boarding houses, group homes, correctional facilities, continuum of care facilities, rehabilitation centers, or other structures designed for transient occupation. e Easement A grant by a landowner to another person, entity, or to the public for the right to occupy or use designated land for specific purposes such as access, drainage, utilities, conservation, the location of public improvements, or other specified purpose. An easement does not constitute fee simple ownership of the land. Eave The projecting lower edges of a roof that overhang the wall of a building. Educational Facilities A public, parochial, private, charitable, or nonprofit school, college, or university, including related instructional and recreational uses, with or without living quarters, dining rooms, restaurants, heating plants, and other incidental facilities for students, teachers and employees.