Franklin Zoning Ordinance

23 386 Chapter Defined Terms DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective December 8, 2020 Roof Sign An attached sign wholly or partially dependent upon the roof of any building for support. Routine Maintenance The preventative or cyclical maintenance that is a part of the on-going care and upkeep of any building, structure, property, or improvement. Rural Character The development patterns, architecture, and arrangement of land uses such as agriculture and undeveloped lands found in sparsely settled areas. s Sandwich Board Sign A type of sign described as such in Section 15.12, S andwich Board Sign. Screening A method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms in certain instances, gates, parapets, penthouse enclosures, features of a building, or densely planted vegetation. Seasonal Agricultural Sales Temporary retail sales of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, or plants. Such use may also involve the accessory sales of other unprocessed foodstuffs, home processed food products such as jams, jellies, pickles, sauces or baked goods, and homemade handicrafts. Secondary Street A street, by virtue of its use, location, absence of pre-existing pedestrian supportive qualities, or lack of prominence, that may be allowed to have some screened parking along the lot frontage. Security/Caretaker’s Quarters An accessory dwelling located on the premises of another principal use for the occupancy of a caretaker, security guard, or other person charged with oversight or protection of the principal use. Self-Storage Facilities A building or group of buildings that contains equal or varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized, and controlled access stalls or lockers for the storage of residential or commercial customer’s goods or wares. Service Area Maintenance areas, equipment areas, loading docks, loading berths, or similar spaces that serve the principal use or building. Setback A setback refers to the distance which a building is required to be set back from a lot line or from a nearest building or structure.