Franklin Zoning Ordinance

23 384 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 8, 2020 in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height. Rehabilitation (of a Historic Structure) The act of returning a historic structure to usable condition through repair, alteration, and/or preservation of its features. Rehabilitation Center A facility that provides formal, organized, services designed to alter specific physical, mental, or social functions of persons under treatment by reducing disability or discomfort. Such facilities also ameliorate the signs or symptoms causing such functions, which may include physical therapy, counseling, vocational, social and/or educational services aimed at restoring the overall well-being, health, and abilities of those being treated, as determined and licensed by the Tennessee Department of Health, Board of Licensing Health Care Facilities. Rehabilitation centers may be stand-alone facilities or be a component of other facilities. Remote Parking A parking area intended to serve one or more uses provided on a different parcel or lot than the use it is intended to serve. Replacement Tree A tree that is required to be planted after the development of a site to replace predevelopment existing trees that were removed either accidentally or in violation of this Ordinance during or as a result of the land disturbance process. Required Landscape Landscape requirements, including site landscaping, parking area landscaping, buffers, streetscape landscaping, street trees, historic resource edge treatments, or screening composed of vegetative materials. Required Yard The space between a lot line and a building within which no structure shall be permitted, except as authorized in this Ordinance. Residential Character A building form, neighborhood, or area that is intended primarily for dwelling purposes, and includes human-scaled detailing, pedestrian orientation, and attributes intended to encourage human activity and interaction. Residential Development Sales Office/Model Home Temporary real estate sales offices used for the initial sale or lease of properties or buildings, or a display home used to show the living space and features of homes available within a developing residential development. Residential Lot A lot with an existing residential use or designated for residential use through zoning, excluding multifamily residential. Residential Uses The classification of those principal uses as listed under that heading in Subsection 5.1.3, Permitted Principal Uses by Zoning District. Restaurants An establishment engaged in the retail sale of prepared food and drinks for consumption on the premises or for carryout.