DATE: March 15, 2017
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Brad Baumgartner, Senior Planner
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Avondale Cottages PUD Subdivision, Site Plan, 40 Residential Units And 5 Open Space Lots On 5.31 Acres, with 1 Design Modification (Street Facing Garages), Located South Of Avondale Drive And East Of Columbia Avenue.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6303
Applicant: Adam Crunk, Crunk Engineering
Owner: Scott Black, Avondale Park Partners LLC
Background/Staff Comments
This Site plan is for 40 residential units (1 single-family unit, 14 two-family/duplex units, and 25 townhomes) on a 5.31 acre site. The site plan is consistent with the Development Plan that was approved by BOMA on October 11, 2016. The applicant is requesting one design modification regarding garage orientation on some of the duplex units.
Design Modification
The applicant is requesting one design modification to allow attached residential units to have street facing garages and carports. The applicant is requesting a modification of Section 5.3.5 (g) (i) of the Zoning Ordinance, which states, "Garages and car ports serving attached residential structures shall be located to the side or rear of such buildings and shall be oriented perpendicular to the primary streets located around the perimeter of the development." The applicant is proposing street-facing garages for 7 duplex units and street-facing carports for 4 duplex units. The garages are proposed to be for one car only and to be recessed 26 feet from the front fa?ade of the home (36 feet from the R.O.W.). The carports are proposed to cover one car, as well, and to be recessed 10 feet from the front fa?ade of the home (20 feet from the R.O.W.).
The Zoning Ordinance allows the Planning Commission to grant a design modification from Section 5.3, provided that the applicant has presented suffici...
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