What the Franklin zoning ordinance says about garages, sheds, and accessory structures, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
Accessory structures are regulated by Section 5.2 plus the district dimensional table. Many districts require an accessory structure to be at least 5 ft behind the principal building and at least 5 ft from any lot line, but district-specific exceptions control.
Enter an address. We identify the zoning district and assemble what the ordinance says about it: permitted uses, dimensional rules, accessory structures, and the approval process.
District identification is free. The full brief is $79.