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Lot size and width in Franklin, TN

What the Franklin zoning ordinance says about lot size and width, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

AG — Agricultural District

AG lot standards: 15 acres; 200 ft width; 160 ft front lot line (Section 3.2.5).

ER — Estate Residential District

ER lot standards: 2 acres; 150 ft width; 120 ft front lot line (Section 3.3.5).

R1 — Residential 1 District

R1 lot standards: 30,000 sq ft; 100 ft width; 80 ft front lot line, reducible to 30 ft on cul-de-sac turning radius (Section 3.4.5).

R2 — Residential 2 District

R2 lot standards: 15,000 sq ft; 75 ft width; 60 ft front lot line, reducible to 30 ft on cul-de-sac turning radius (Section 3.5.5).

R3 — Residential 3 District

R3 lot standards: 9,000 sq ft; 65 ft width; 52 ft front lot line, reducible to 30 ft on cul-de-sac turning radius (Section 3.6.5).

R4 — Residential 4 District

R4 lot standards: 75 percent of average lot size and width on the same block face, but not less than 6,500 sq ft and 60 ft wide (Section 3.7.5).

R6 — Residential 6 District

R6 lot standards: 4,000 sq ft; 40 ft width; 40 ft front lot line (Section 3.8.5).

MR — Mixed Residential District

MR lot standards vary by building type and garage orientation. Houses and multiplexes range from 4,000 to 7,150 sq ft minimum lot size depending on alley-loaded or frontage-facing garage configuration. Duplex and townhouse lots are listed at 2,275 sq ft and 18 ft width per dwelling-unit lot.

OR — Office Residential District

OR lot standards are contextual: minimum lot size is 75 percent of the average lot size of existing lots on the same block face, but never less than 6,500 sq ft; lot width is 75 percent of the block-face average, but never less than 60 ft; front lot line is 80 percent of minimum lot width (Section 3.11.5).

CI — Civic Institutional District

CI has no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.12.5).

NC — Neighborhood Commercial District

NC lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.13.5).

CC — Central Commercial District

CC lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.14.5).

DD — Downtown District

DD lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.15.5).

1ST — 1st Avenue District

1ST lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table; floodplain protection also applies (Section 3.16.7).

5TH — 5th Avenue North District

5TH lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table; floodplain protection also applies (Section 3.17.6).

RC4 — Regional Commerce 4 District

RC4 lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.18.5).

RC6 — Regional Commerce 6 District

RC6 lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.19.5).

RC12 — Regional Commerce 12 District

RC12 lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.20.5).

GO — General Office District

GO lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.21.5).

LI — Light Industrial District

LI lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.22.5).

HI — Heavy Industrial District

HI lot standards: no fixed minimum lot size, width, or front lot line in the district table (Section 3.23.5).

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