DATE: December 14, 2018
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Principal Planner
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration Of Resolution 2018-105 - A Resolution Approving A Revised Development Plan For Avalon Square PUD Subdivision With 7 Modifications Of Development Standards (MOS 1-6: Retaining Wall Height; MOS 7: Retaining Wall Material), For The Property At The Intersection Of Cool Springs Boulevard And East McEwen Drive". (12/20/18 FMPC 7-1; 1/08/19 WS)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6790
Applicant: Philip Piercy, Catalyst Design Group
Owner: Joe Parkes, Parkes Development Group
Background/Staff Comments
A concept plan for this site was approved via Ordinance 2004-61, with final approval occurring at the September 15, 2004 Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting. The original concept plan was approved for 172 attached residential units in the northwest quadrant and 341,850 square feet of commercial space across all four quadrants of this proposed development. This revision to the plan proposes 122 attached residential units in the northwest quadrant and 492 multifamily units interspersed the retail and commercial buildings in the southern half of the northwest quadrant, a difference of 442 dwelling units. A total of 420,875 square feet of commercial/retail/office space is proposed, a difference of 79,025 square feet from the original approved concept plan, with 306,100 square feet occurring in the mixed use portion of the northwest quadrant, separated from the existing single family residential neighborhoods.
Envision Franklin recommends a Neighborhood Mixed Use design concept for all four corners of the intersection of East McEwen Drive and Cool Springs Boulevard.
"The Neighborhood Mixed-Use design concept provides a diverse mix of high-activity uses with a connected and walkable block layout. T...
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