425 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Defined Terms 23 Chapter Franklin Zoning Ordinance Effective January 13, 2026 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 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. does not include persons who are mentally ill and, because of such mental illness, pose a substantial likelihood of serious harm as defined in T.C.A. § 33-6-501, or who have been convicted of serious criminal conduct related to such mental illness. Determination of whether a person is considered to be a permanent occupant is based on the following criteria: A. Occupies a dwelling for more than 21 days a month on average within any 12-month period; B. Registers to vote using the address of a dwelling; C. Receives mail at a dwelling; D. Registers a vehicle or applies for a driver’s license using the address of the dwelling; and E. Is registered to attend school, if applicable, using the address of the dwelling. A single-family dwelling unit may include a 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 otherwise used 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.
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