DATE: 04/18/2015
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Joshua King, Senior Planner
Catherine Powers, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Gateway Village PUD Subdivision, site plan, revision 4, lot 137 (Touchstone Office Building) a 21,000 square foot building on 1.45 acres, located at 1360 Moher Boulevard.
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) concerning a development plan revision for a 21,000 square foot office building, located at 1360 Moher Boulevard, in the Gateway Village Development.
Project Information
COF Project Number: 4693
Applicant: Jared Grey, Civil Design Consultants
Owner: Jean B Shupe, THMIHQ-TRE, LLC
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant has met with Staff and over the previous concerns with the proposed architecture of the building. The proposed building contains elements which are compatible with the architecture of the existing buildings already constructed in Gateway Village and which would be found on buildings in traditional neighborhood designs. Staff feels that the architecture of this building conforms to the traditional design guidelines of the Zoning Ordinance, the Land Use Plan, and the Gateway Village Pattern Book.
Regarding the Gateway Village Pattern Book; "The common thread that solidifies the development is the continuity of the architecture. By utilizing traditional and classic architectural elements and materials, the transition from commercial to residential use is made smoothly." "The architecture of the community as a whole takes precedence over the design of individual structures to reinforce the village concept and establishes the sense of place for the development. It should help define the streetscape and provide for an orderly transition between the commercial and residential uses. Treatment of the streetscape enhances the appearance and unifies the development."
Project Considerations
At the March 18, 2015 FMPC meeting, the members of the FMPC board expressed their desire to review the architectural of the proposed site prior to approval. The applicant has addressed the concerns of staff over this proposed architecture. Should FMPC choose to approve the project, conditions of approval are included in the packet.
Recommendation
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Staff recommends approval, with conditions
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PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS:
If Planning Commission chooses to approve this project, the attached conditions of approval shall apply.
1. Fifteen (15) half-size copies of the Development Plan shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and Sustainability by 9am on the Monday after the Planning Commission meeting in order to be placed on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen agenda.
2. If the plan receives BOMA approval, the applicant shall upload the corrected plan to the online plan review website (https://franklin.contractorsplanroom.com/secure/) and submit one (1) complete and folded set and a .pdf file of corrected development plan to the Department of Building and Neighborhood Services (Suite 110, Franklin City Hall). All revisions to the approved plans shall be "clouded." With the resubmittal, each condition of approval/open issue in the online plan review system shall contain a full response from the applicant as to the satisfaction or completion of that condition.
3. The city's project identification number shall be included on all correspondence with any city department relative to this project.