DATE: 9/14/2016
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Josh King, Principal Planner
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Consideration Of Ordinance 2016-28 AS AMENDED, To Be Entitled, "An Ordinance To Zone 204.081 Acres Detached Residential 1 District (R-1), McEwen Character Area Overlay District (MECO-6), Seward Hall Character Area Overlay District (SWCO-3), And Designate As Conventional Area Standards, For The Property Located South Of Murfreesboro Road And North Of South Carothers Road."; [ASHCROFT] (09-22-16 FMPC 6-3 to approve; 10/11/16 WS; 1st BOMA Reading 10-25-16 8-0; 11/22/16 2ND READING 7-1) THIRD AND FINAL READING
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6188
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design
Owner: Glenn Adams, Rob Adams, James E. Adams Jr, George Durnin, Patti Sue Watkins, Ralph H. Peden Jr
Background/Staff Comments
The proposed zoning of Specific Density Residential (SD-R 1.70) is consistent with the adjacent and nearby developments (located within the City of Franklin Limits) of:
Lockwood Glen PUD Subdivision
SD-R 2.92
Falcon Creek Subdivision
R-3
Cannonwood Subdivision
R-2
October Park PUD Subdivision
SD-R 1.6
Simmons Ridge PUD Subdivision
SD-R 4.6
The proposed use (detached residential) is also consistent with the Land Use Plan (LUP excerpts below).
Franklin Land Use Plan Policies
The Franklin Land Use Plan places these parcels into two separate character area overlays. McEwen Character Area Overlay-6 (MECO-6) covers the five parcels along South Carothers Road. It states the following:
MECO-6
1. The character of this area is largely established.
2. New development shall reflect the same character as the established area.
The character area overlay boundary was adjusted to include these parcels at the June FMPC meeting.
The parcels along Murfreesboro Road are in the Seward Hall Character Area Overlay-3 (SWCO-3). It states the following:
SWCO-3
Character
1. Th...
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