DATE: December 4, 2019
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Andrew Orr, Long Range Planning Supervisor
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Kelly Dannenfelser, Assistant Director of Planning and Sustainability
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Consideration Of Resolution 2019-107: A Resolution By The Franklin Municipal Planning Commission To Amend The Franklin Subdivision Regulations. (PUBLIC HEARING)
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Background/Staff Comments
The Franklin Municipal Planning Commission is responsible for adopting, administering, and amending the Subdivision Regulations, per the authority granted by the Tennessee General Assembly. The Subdivision Regulations serve as a foundational planning document designed to provide for the harmonious development of the City by providing standards to secure the adequate provision for light, air, recreation, transportation, water, wastewater, drainage, and other facilities. They establish the procedures for the preparation and submittal of preliminary and final plats. They were first adopted in 1966 and last underwent a minor update in 2013.
The major changes include modernizing the overall organization and formatting of the document, providing references to applicable external standards and plans, and providing specificity to the plat submittal and approval process. The Subdivision Regulations remain a concise document with only a few chapters, which have been reordered and renamed to make it more user-friendly. The same format that was used for the new Zoning Ordinance has also been used for this document. The City began utilizing flipping book in 2017 for ease of use and the Subdivision Regulations have also been placed into flipping book with internal and external hyperlinks. As the City has grown and evolved over time, many plans and documents have been adopted, negating the need for overly detailed Subdivision Regulations. However, the need remains to p...
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