Franklin, TN Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

5. " That height standard sits alongside the district's other minimums: a 30,000-square-foot minimum lot size, 100-foot minimum lot width, and an 80-foot minimum front lot line (reducible to 30 feet on a cul-de-sac turning radius), plus a 60-foot front setback, 25-foot side setback and 50-foot rear setback for the principal building. 5's "Alternate Standards" clause layers a plat-based override on top of the district table: for lots in recorded subdivisions, where the final plat carries different dimensional standards, "those standards on the final plat shall govern," and where a plat sets a front yard setback but no side or rear yard setback, a 10-foot side and 25-foot rear yard setback apply by default.

Because the R1 standards are expressed as a district-wide dimensional table rather than a single height sentence, a builder checking height also has to check whether an older, already-recorded subdivision plat displaces the ordinance's own 2 1/2-story cap. The 2026 ordinance took effect January 13, 2026, replacing the pre-2026 zoning code; any height figure sourced to the prior ordinance number is superseded and should not be relied on for a current permit.