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Setbacks in Franklin, TN

What the Franklin zoning ordinance says about setbacks, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

AG — Agricultural District

AG principal-building setbacks: front 225 ft, side 50 ft, rear 100 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.2.5).

ER — Estate Residential District

ER principal-building setbacks: front 150 ft, side 35 ft, rear 65 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.3.5).

R1 — Residential 1 District

R1 principal-building setbacks: front 60 ft, side 25 ft, rear 50 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.4.5).

R2 — Residential 2 District

R2 principal-building setbacks: front 20 ft, side 10 ft, rear 40 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.5.5).

R3 — Residential 3 District

R3 principal-building setbacks: front 20 ft, side 10 ft, rear 30 ft; alley garage setbacks come from the building type. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.6.5).

R4 — Residential 4 District

R4 principal-building setbacks: contextual front setback based on existing buildings on the block face, side 7 ft, rear 20 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.7.5).

R6 — Residential 6 District

R6 principal-building setbacks: contextual front setback based on existing buildings on the block face and not less than 10 ft, side 5 ft, rear 15 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.8.5).

MR — Mixed Residential District

MR has separate dimensional tables. Houses and multiplexes use 10 ft front, 5 ft side, and 15 ft rear setbacks; duplexes and townhouses use 8 ft front, 0 ft on common-wall side lot lines, 5 ft on other side lines, and 15 ft rear. Alley garage setbacks come from the building type.

PD — Planned District

PD dimensional standards follow the approved development plan. Do not use a neighboring base district standard unless the approved plan or ordinance says so.

OR — Office Residential District

OR principal-building setbacks: front 10 ft or no closer than the closest adjacent building, whichever is larger; side 7 ft; rear 30 ft; alley garage setbacks come from the building type. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.11.5).

CI — Civic Institutional District

CI principal-building setbacks: front 25 ft abutting a local or collector street, 75 ft abutting an arterial street; side 25 ft; rear 25 ft. Appurtenance encroachments are limited to the front yard, 6 ft max (Section 3.12.5).

NC — Neighborhood Commercial District

NC principal-building setbacks: front 10 to 45 ft, side 5 ft minimum, rear 25 ft minimum. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.13.5).

CC — Central Commercial District

CC principal-building setbacks: front 5 to 25 ft, Franklin Road front 20 ft minimum, side 5 ft minimum, rear 20 ft minimum. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.14.5).

DD — Downtown District

DD principal-building setbacks: front within the range of historic structures on the block face; side 0 ft for commercial/mixed-use and 10 ft for others; rear 5 ft for commercial/mixed-use and civic, 15 ft for others. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.15.5).

1ST — 1st Avenue District

1ST principal-building setbacks: front 10 to 20 ft, Bridge Street 0 to 10 ft, side 7 ft, Main Street side 0 to 10 ft, rear 15 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.16.7).

5TH — 5th Avenue North District

5TH principal-building setbacks: front 0 to 25 ft, side 0 ft minimum, rear 5 ft minimum. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.17.6).

RC4 — Regional Commerce 4 District

RC4 principal-building setbacks: front 5 to 30 ft on collector/local/internal drives, 20 to 85 ft on arterials, side 15 ft, rear 25 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.18.5).

RC6 — Regional Commerce 6 District

RC6 principal-building setbacks: front 5 to 30 ft on collector/local/internal drives, 20 to 85 ft on arterials, side 15 ft, rear 25 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.19.5).

RC12 — Regional Commerce 12 District

RC12 principal-building setbacks: front 5 to 30 ft on collector/local/internal drives, 20 to 85 ft on arterials, side 15 ft, rear 25 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.20.5).

GO — General Office District

GO principal-building setbacks: front 25 ft, side 25 ft, rear 40 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.21.5).

LI — Light Industrial District

LI principal-building setbacks: front 30 ft, side 10 ft, rear 25 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.22.5).

HI — Heavy Industrial District

HI principal-building setbacks: front 30 ft, side 15 ft, rear 25 ft. Appurtenances and steps have separate encroachment allowances in the same section (Section 3.23.5).

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