Franklin, VA Zoning Ordinance | Zoneomics#

ARTICLE I#

Districts and District Maps#

ARTICLE II#

General Provisions#

ARTICLE III#

R-O One-Family Residential District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE IV#

R-1 Limited Residential District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE V#

R-2 General Residential District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE VI#

R-3 Mixed-Residential District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE VII#

M-U Mixed Use Planned Unit Development#

ARTICLE VIII#

B-1 Neighborhood Business District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE IX#

B-2 Central Business District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE X#

B-3 General Business District Use Regulations#B-3

§ 10.1 Purpose of the district. § 10.2 Permitted principal uses. § 10.3 Conditional uses. § 10.4 Permitted accessory uses. § 10.5 Minimum lot area. § 10.6 Setback regulations. § 10.7 Minimum lot frontage. § 10.8 Minimum lot width. § 10.9 Yard regulations. § 10.10 Height regulations. § 10.11 Special provisions for corner lots. § 10.12 Sign regulations. § 10.13 Parking regulations. § 10.14 Floodplain regulations. § 10.15 Aircraft approach zone regulations.

ARTICLE XI#

M-1 Light Industrial District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE XII#

M-2 Heavy Industrial District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE XIII#

RC Resource Conservation District Use Regulations#

ARTICLE XVI#

Mobile Home Regulations#

ARTICLE XVII#

Cluster Zoning#

ARTICLE XVIII#

Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements#

ARTICLE XIX#

Supplementary Regulations: Heights, Lot Sizes, Yards, etc.#

ARTICLE XX#

AA Aircraft Approach District#

ARTICLE XXI#

Floodplain Regulations#

ARTICLE XXIA#

Historic Preservation Ordinance#

ARTICLE XXII#

Signs#

ARTICLE XXIII#

Antennas#

ARTICLE XXIV#

Site Plan#

ARTICLE XXV#

Landscaping Requirements#

ARTICLE XXVI#

Administration#

ARTICLE XXVII#

Board of Zoning Appeals#

ARTICLE XXVIII#

Changes and Amendments#

ARTICLE XXIX#

Definitions#

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Additional Zoning Details#

Franklin City Zoning Code#

ARTICLE X#

B-3 General Business District Use Regulations#

§ 10.1 Purpose of the district.#

The purpose of commercial district, B-3, is to provide for intense commercial development and related uses, including those public and semi-public uses and accessory uses as may be necessary to serve those businesses, which serve a large portion of the community. It includes specialized businesses that are not appropriate for location in neighborhood business districts or the central business district.

§ 10.2 Permitted principal uses.#

[Amended by Ord. of 4-8-2002(3)]

1. Retail sales.
2. Retail service.
3. Church.
4. Educational facility, primary/secondary.
5. Educational facility, college/university.
6. Cultural service.
7. Public park or playground.
8. Community center.
9. Existing railroad lines, not including switching or storage yards, or other station facilities.
10. Public utility, neighborhood.
11. Office/institution.
12. Bus terminal.
13. Hotel.
14. Parking lot.
15. Funeral home.
16. Motor vehicle dealership.
17. Motor vehicle repair, major.
18. Motor vehicle repair, minor.
19. Garden center.
20. Construction sales and service.
21. Industry, type 1.
22. Retail services.
23. Commercial indoor amusement.
24. Warehousing and Distribution.
25. Club.
26. Community center.
27. Commercial indoor entertainment.
28. Child day center.
29. Adult day care center.
30. Adult day treatment facility.
31. Assisted living facility.
32. Brewery, distillery, cidery.
33. Car wash.
34. Construction office temporary.
35. Construction office and storage facility.
36. Crisis center.
37. Greenhouse commercial.
38. Lawn and garden services.
39. Motor vehicle, parts/supply retail.
40. Motor vehicle, rental.
41. Park and ride facility.
42. Restaurant.
43. Taxidermy.
44. Truck stop.
45. Veterinary hospital/clinic.
46. Wholesale trade.

§ 10.3 Conditional uses.#

[Amended by Ord. No. 6-12-2000(9); Ord. of 2-25-2002(6)]

Certain uses are allowed by conditional use permit in the B-3 district, as follows:

1. Commercial accessory apartment.
2. Commercial outdoor entertainment/sports and recreation.
3. Communication tower.
4. Live/work unit.
5. Public utility, community.
6. Rehabilitation service.
7. Rooming house.
8. Tattoo parlor.
9. Workshop.
10. Any principal use permitted in the M-1 district and not permitted as a permitted principal use in the B-3 district, which will not be detrimental to other uses permitted in the B-3 district.
11. Medical facility.
12. Railroad yard.
13. Blacksmith.
14. Mobile home courts in accordance with the provisions of article XVI.
15. Sexually oriented businesses in accordance with the provisions of § 2.10 of this ordinance.
16. Kennel, commercial.

§ 10.4 Permitted accessory uses.#

[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(2); Ord. No. 2005-16, 6-13-2005]

Accessory uses, customarily incidental to a permitted principal use or a conditional use, are allowed on the same lot. They include:

1. Private garage or carport.
2. Storage buildings other than shipping containers, sea containers, freight containers, portable storage units and like containers.
3. Sign, as permitted by article XXII of this ordinance.
4. Fences and walls as permitted in § 2.9 of this ordinance. Additional provisions dealing with the location and size of accessory structures are found in § 19.2(11) of this ordinance.
5. Antenna and/or Satellite, when installed and maintained in accordance with article XXIII.
6. Additional provisions dealing with the location and size of accessory structures are found in § 19.2(11).

§ 10.5 Minimum lot area.#

No minimum lot area is established.

§ 10.6 Setback regulations.#

[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(3)]

1. There is no minimum setback for business uses except that in a block which has business and residential district frontage all structures shall be set back at least 25 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets.§ Pursuant to subsection 19.2(5), for the purpose of calculating setbacks no street shall be considered to have a right-of-way less than 50 feet wide.
2. Industrial uses — All structures shall be set back at least 25 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets. Pursuant to subsection 19.2(5), for the purpose of calculating setbacks no street shall be considered to have a right-of-way less than 50 feet wide.

§ 10.7 Minimum lot frontage.#

There is no minimum lot frontage.

§ 10.8 Minimum lot width.#

There is no minimum lot width.

§ 10.9 Yard regulations.#

This section sets forth the minimum yard dimensions in the district. Additional provisions dealing with size and special circumstances can be found in article XIX.

1. Side yard — Business uses. There is no minimum side yard.
2. Side yard — Manufacturing uses. The minimum side yard shall be equal to the building height, but never less than 15 feet.§ Where the use abuts an R district, the minimum side yard shall be 25 feet.§
3. Rear yard — Business uses. There is no minimum rear yard, except where the district abuts an R district, then the minimum rear yard shall be 30 feet.§
4. Front yard. Except as provided for in article XIX, front yard regulations are set forth in § 12.6 of this article.

§ 10.10 Height regulations.#

The maximum height of all structures shall not exceed 80 feet and shall not exceed six stories.

§ 10.11 Special provisions for corner lots.#

Are as set forth in § 19.2(7).

§ 10.12 Sign regulations.#

All provisions for the regulation of signs in this district are found in article XXII.

§ 10.13 Parking regulations.#

All provisions for the regulation of parking in this district are found in article XVIII.

§ 10.14 Floodplain regulations.#

Floodplain regulations that apply to certain properties within the district are set forth in article XXI.

§ 10.15 Aircraft approach zone regulations.#

Certain properties within the district may also be located within the aircraft approach zone. Applicable regulations are found in article XX.