DATE: 12/12/2014
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Andrew Orr, Principal Planner
Catherine Powers, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Consideration of Ordinance 2014-45, To Be Entitled "An Ordinance to Zone 11.88 Acres Specific Development - Residential District (SD-R 1.6) for Three Properties Located South of Murfreesboro Road and West of Ridgeway Drive, Located at 1100 Ridgeway Drive (October Park PUD Subdivision)." (12/18/14 FMPC 7-0; 02/10/15 BOMA 8-0) THIRD AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) concerning a zoning request for October Park PUD Subdivision located at 1100 Ridgeway Drive.
Project Information
COF Project Number: 4685
Applicant: Steve Bethel, Vertex Development & Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: R. Glenn Adams
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant proposes detached residential which is consistent with the adjacent land uses and the Land Use Plan. The proposed density is higher than the adjacent neighborhoods which has been a documented concern by staff. Because of the ingress/egress to the proposed site, the layout will not meet the connectivity index nor integrate seamlessly into the existing development. Therefore, the applicant is including an incompatible lot size buffer to help with the integration of this PUD. The project does not pose a significant increase in traffic but will slightly exacerbate the difficulty to turn left out of Ridgeway Drive onto Murfreesboro Road, which was a concern brought up by some of the neighbors at the neighborhood meeting. Drainage has also been a site issue the applicant and staff have been working through.
The Land Use Plan for this area states the following:
The Seward Hall Character Area lies east of I-65 on the easternmost edge of the City of Franklin and the UGB. It is comprised of approximately 10,614 ac...
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