DATE: November 20, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Vernon Gerth, Assistant City Administrator, Community/Economic Development
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning & Sustainability
Kelly Dannenfelser, Long Range Planning Supervisor
SUBJECT:
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Status of the City-Owned "Hill" Property and Consideration of Future Uses (403 and 405 5th Avenue N)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is two-fold: to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning the status of "The Hill" property and if there is a desire by BOMA to consider other uses for the future of this site and, to provide a general building condition report in anticipation of proceeding with demolition in January.
Background
In 2015, Community Housing Partnership (CHP), with the support of the Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment and Habitat for Humanity, approached the City with a development proposal which included the City donating or leasing the property for the purpose of constructing attached single-family residential units.
This site is elevated and located on one of the City visible gateways along a nonresidential corridor that is isolated between the Hillsboro Road retaining wall and cemeteries with property access through the floodway. An eclectic mix of nonresidential and institutional uses surround this property.
The Hill property was part of the American Planning Association's Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) study in 2014, which provided future land use recommendations for this corridor, including this site based on community input. The CPAT recommendations included: maintaining City ownership of the site; limited, low-scale, community-oriented development; and ensuring that development respects/complements the adjacent historic cemeteries. See the attached CPAT excerpt.
Envision Franklin recommends the Recreation design concept and that "new uses should be limited to low-scale, ...
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