389 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Defined Terms 23 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 1, 2022 providing a surface for a proper foundation, drainage, and settling for a development project, and physical improvements including, but not limited to, water and sanitary sewer lines, footings, or foundations installed on the site for which construction permits are required. Sleeping Room A room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit that is used, or intended to be used, for sleeping and living, but not for cooking or eating purposes, and that is leased individually as a unit within a bed and breakfast establishment or similar use. Slope The degree of deviation of surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or a ratio. Special Flood Hazard Area (or Areas of Special Flood Hazard) The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map. After detailed ratemaking has been completed in preparation for publication of the Floodplain Insurance Rate Map, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30, AE or A99. Special Hazard Area An area having special flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) or flood-related erosion hazards, and shown on an Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Floodplain Insurance Rate Map as Zone A, AO, A1-30, AE, A99, or AH. separate quarters for persons who are related by blood, marriage, civil union, or adoption, guardianship, or other custodial relationship, provided such quarters are connected by interior passageways to the other portions of the dwelling unit and are not rented to any unrelated tenants or otherwiseused in violation of this Ordinance. If more than one meter is installed for the same type of household utility service, it will be presumed that a structure is not being used as a single-family dwelling. Site The spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures. The term includes lots, building sites, and development sites. Site Area The total area of land contained within the property lines of a development project. Site Landscape Required vegetative material consisting of trees and shrubs that are placed on a development site to soften built edges and provide transitions. Site Lighting Exterior lights and light fixtures intended to illuminate on-site parking areas, access drives, and other areas. Site Plan A type of application defined as such in Chapter 20, Procedures. Site Preparation Excavating, grading, demolition, removing excess debris to allow for proper grading, or
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