Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

EFFECTIVE MAY 30, 2022 233 chapter 13 Breezeway A roofed outdoor passage, as between a house and a garage Building Footprint The area within the exterior walls or outermost projection of the roof of a building, inclusive of porches, stoops, awnings, and interior courtyards. Decks and steps are not included in the building footprint. A historic building footprint includes any portion of a building, as described above, that is at least 50 years of age. Canopy Apermanent, but not completely enclosed structure, which may be attached to or near a building for the purpose of providing shelter Canopy Sign A sign that is attached to the front face of a canopy attached to a building Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) A document approving work on local landmarks or properties in the Historic Preservation Overlay (HPO) based on the Historic District Design Guidelines Civic Building A type of nonresidential building intended for government, religious, educational, or other public purposes. They are often unique and highly recognizable landmarks that relate to their surroundings Clapboards Horizontal wooden boards, thinner at the top edge, which are overlapped to provide a weather-proof exterior wall surface Column A circular or square vertical structural member Commercial Building A nonresidential building form that typically has a flat roof and parapet walls, which was originally constructed for commercial use. This category also includes mixed-use buildings that contain both commercial and multifamily uses Compatibility The state of a development, building, or structure being designed to be able to exist or occur without conflict with its surroundings Contributing Buildings found to be from a specific period of significance and have enough of their original features and character intact to retain integrity Convenience Sign A small, ground-mounted sign for pedestrian and vehicular circulation within a site Cornice The uppermost, projecting part of an entablature, or feature resembling it. Any projecting ornamental molding along the top of a wall, building, etc. Deck An unroofed, raised platform extending from a building, typically located to the rear of the building. Demolition by Neglect Long-term neglect of a historic structure that contributes toa level of dilapidation so

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