Landscaping, buffering and screening shall be required for developments within the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Franklin, including its extraterritorial jurisdiction, as set forth herein.
(A) The following developments must bring the entire site into full compliance with the requirements of this subchapter:
(1) Any new public or private development with the exception of single or two-family homes.
(2) A change of use to a higher impact. For purposes of this section, the following list ranks differing uses from lowest to highest impact: residential, mobile home park, institutional and cultural, commercial, industrial.
(3) Renovations with a total cost exceeding 50% of the assessed value of the building according to Macon County tax records or an appraisal by a state licensed appraiser.
(4) Expansions exceeding 50% of the pre-expansion floor area or paved surface.
(5) Existing unpaved parking lots which are paved over.
(B) Expansions or additions that are less than 50% of the pre-expansion floor area and/or pavement surface must meet the landscaping requirements only in the area around the addition, which is parallel to any edge of the expansion area and extending to the property line or street pavement edge.
(Ord. passed 10-1-07)