DATE: December 8, 2017
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Andrew Orr, Principal Planner
Kelly Dannenfelser, Long Range Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Consideration Of Resolution 2017-86, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution By The Franklin Municipal Planning Commission To Adopt A Text And Map Amendment To Envision Franklin For Properties Located At The Southwest and Southeast Quadrants Of The Mack Hatcher Parkway And Franklin Road Intersection." (PUBLIC HEARING)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6586
Applicant: Gary Vogrin, Kiser + Vogrin Design
Owner: Marylyn Goutman
Background/Staff Comments
The amendment request includes two parcels under common ownership located southeast and southwest of the Franklin Road and Mack Hatcher Parkway intersection. The southwestern property encompasses 13.43 acres and borders the Franklin United Methodist Church. The southeastern tract makes up 48.37 acres. The CSX railroad bisects the property and the area east of the tracks is mostly floodplain. Together, both parcels make up approximately 61.8 acres.
Envision Franklin designates both parcels as Conservation Subdivision. Single-family residential is the only listed primary use for Conservation Subdivision, but big houses, duplexes, and the farmstead compound are secondary residential uses that could be supported. Institutional and recreational uses could also be appropriate. For residential development, the intent is to maintain a single-family form and preserve a minimum of 50% open space. Alternatively, the farmstead compound could be used, but additional open space should be preserved to offset the additional site intensity.
The parcels contain sensitive environmental and historic features. Spencer Creek flows through the property. The stream buffer and associated floodplain make much of the area east of the railroad tracks undevelopable. A small area of floodpla...
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