2022 Franklin Zoning Ordinance

203 LANDSCAPE Lot Plantings for Single-Family, Duplex, or Multiplex Residential 12 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 1, 2022 12.4 Lot Plantings for SingleFamily, Duplex, or Multiplex Residential The landscape surface area for single-family, duplex, or multiplex residential lots shall have the following plantings: Lot Quantity of Trees Less than 20,000 square feet 1 three-inch caliper canopy tree per every 5,000 square feet 20,000 square feet or larger 4 three-inch caliper canopy trees for the first 20,000 square feet + 1 three-inch caliper canopy tree per each additional 10,000 square feet Alley-Loading with Garage Setback of 22 Feet or More 1 three-inch caliper canopy tree per every 5,000 square feet + 1 one-inch caliper understory tree or 3 shrubs planted along the alley side of the lot 12.5 Required Plantings for Open Space Set-Asides Open space set-asides shall be planted according to the open space type requirements in Chapter 11, Open Space. 12.6 Parking Area Landscape 12.6.1 Internal Drives See Section 9.3, Internal Drives. 12.6.2 Landscape Islands A. Surface parking areas of 20 spaces or more shall provide landscape islands that: 1. Are placed at maximum intervals of every ten parking spaces and at the end of each row of parking spaces; 2. Provide a minimum width of at least eight feet and the same length as adjacent parking spaces; 3. Contain one canopy tree within a landscape island that spans one parking space length; and 4. Contain two canopy trees within a landscape island that spans two parking space lengths. B. Additionally, surface parking areas of 100 or more spaces shall be organized into a series of smaller modules, no more than four parking bays wide, separated by a landscape island that: 1. Is a minimum of eight feet wide, or 17 feet wide if accommodating a sidewalk that connects a building main entrance with its associated parking area; 2. Runs the length of the parking bay; and 3. Contains a minimum of two canopy trees. Figure 12.6.2 Landscape Islands Restaurant/ Retail/Office ARTERIAL COLLECTOR Restaurant/ Retail/Office

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