DATE: 08/19/2015
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Senior Planner
Bob Martin, Interim Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Richland Close Subdivision, preliminary plat, creating 4 detached residential units on 2.20 acres, located at 1048 Carlisle Lane.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 5893
Applicant: Tim Turner, TSquared Engineering
Owner: Mikel Hunsucker
Background/Staff comments
The parcel is zoned Residential-2 (R-2). The proposed subdivision is adjacent to Blossom Park PUD Subdivision (R-3 Zoning) and a single-family lot zoned Estate Residential (ER). The proposed development will be similar in density and development form with three other approved and built subdivisions in the area (Carlisle, Cornerstone, Founders Pointe) and one proposed subdivision (Cardel Village).
The preliminary plat meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance related to lot size, building setbacks, open space, and stormwater requirements and is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood context. Adequate infrastructure exists on the site to support the planned development.
The property is in the West Harpeth Character Area-2. The City of Franklin Land Use Plan states the following:
1. Smaller lots should not be located on the exterior of a proposed development adjacent to, or across the street from, larger lots of an existing development. However, if the applicant proposes an alternative, and if potential conflicts will be created, the applicant shall give justification as to how they will be mitigated or avoided.
2. Neighborhood Retail is appropriate at the southeast quadrant of Horton Lane and Willow Springs Boulevard, but only in conjunction with other uses.
3. Although Design Concepts other than TND are appropriate, nonresidential uses should have buildings that front the street, with parking to the side or rear of the structures, and shall be incorporated in a location...
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