Zoning Ordinance

Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-6-104, or who have been convicted of serious criminal conduct related to such mental illness.

FAMILY DAY CARE HOME: Any place or facility which is operated by any person or entity that provides child care for three (3) or more hours per day for at least five (5) children but not more than seven (7) children who are not related to the primary caregiver. Tennessee Code Annotated § 71-3-501.

FENCE: An enclosure or barrier, such as wooden posts, wire, iron, masonry etc., used as a boundary, means of protection, privacy screening or confinement, but not including hedges, shrubs, trees or other natural growth.

FLEA MARKET: A commercial activity, not including shopping centers, individual retail operations, or sales conducted by a nonprofit or charitable organization, that is open to the general public and composed of five (5) or more semi-enclosed or outdoor stalls, rooms stands, or spaces used for the purpose of display and sale, exchange, or barter of merchandise.

FLOOD: An overflow of lands or property not normally covered by water that results in significant effects in the vicinity. For the purpose of this Ordinance, land subject to flood shall be those areas designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), City of Athens, Tennessee, dated September 27, 2007 or subsequent revisions as lying in the limits of a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA’s) Subject to Inundation by the 1% Annual Chance Flood.

FLOODWAY: An area lying within part of the 100-year flood limits as defined by the FIRM, City of Athens, Tennessee, dated September 27, 2007 or subsequent revisions. The channel of the stream and adjoining portions of the floodplain which have been hydrologically studied and determined to provide reasonably for the passage of the 100-year flood shall constitute the floodway.

FLOOD, REGIONAL: A hypothetical flood used in TVA flood studies comparable to the largest floods known to have occurred on similar streams within the same geographic region.

FLOOR AREA: The sum of the gross floor area for each of the several stories under roof, measured from the exterior limits or faces of a building or structure.

FLOOR AREA, NET: The horizontal area of a floor or several floors of a building or structure; excluding those areas not directly devoted to the principal or accessory use of the building or structure, such as storage areas or stairwells, measured from the exterior faces of exterior or interior walls.

FLOOR AREA, USABLE: That area used for or intended to be used for the sale of merchandise or services, or for use to serve patrons, clients, or customers and all that area devoted to employee workspace. Such floor area which is used or intended to be used principally for the storage of merchandise, hallways, elevator or stair bulkheads or for utilities or sanitary facilities shall be excluded from this computation of “usable floor area.” Measurement of usable floor area shall be

11