Franklin County planners refine shadowing rule, buffer-yard and setback clarifications in draft code

Jun 15, 2026

County planning staff rewrote shadowing rules to exempt trees and clarified buffer-yard and setback language — including a 25% rule for average setbacks on residential blocks — as they prepare version 4 of the draft code for public review ahead of an August hearing.

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County planning staff presented a set of targeted revisions to the draft zoning code focusing on shadowing, buffer yards and how front/side/rear setbacks are determined in older town plats.

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