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Franklin, Virginia · General provision

Article XIII, § 13.1-13.15

All Franklin districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 20 ftMin width 150 ftMIN LOT AREA1 acMIN FRONTAGE150 ftMAX HEIGHT80 ft / 6 stories
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
150 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
150 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
80 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
6

Servicing

Applies near
Clay Street, South Street, Armory Drive, College Drive, Hunterdale Road
Geographic extent
Applies to the RC Resource Conservation DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.. SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. vary by street: 50 ft from right-of-way of Clay Street, South Street, Armory Drive, College Drive, and Hunterdale Road; 40 ft from all other public streets.

Uses

Permitted by right9

Conditional / special use7

Accessory4

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area shall be one acre. All structures shall be set back at least 50 feet from the right-of-way of the following streets: Clay Street, South Street, Armory Drive, College Drive and Hunterdale Road. All structures shall be setback at least 40 feet from the right-of-way of all other public streets. The minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet. The minimum lot width shall be 150 feet. The minimum side yard shall be 20 feet for each yard. The rear yard depth shall be at least 50 feet. The maximum height of structures shall not exceed 80 feet and shall not exceed six stories.
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