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."
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