DATE: 1/20/2016
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Senior Planner
Bob Martin, Interim Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Consideration of Ordinance 2015-71 To Be Entitled "An Ordinance to Rezone .4578 Acres from Specific Development-Residential (SD-R 0) District to Office Residential (OR) District for the Property Located at 1102 West Main Street." (01/28/16 FMPC 8-0; 02/09/16 BOMA 1ST READING 8-0, 03-09-16 BOMA 2nd Reading 6-0) THIRD AND FINAL READING
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 5976
Applicant: Kevin Bohman, CESO Inc.
Owner: David and Pamela Steunebrink
Link to Submitted Plans/Elevations
1102 W Main Street - Rezoning.pdf
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant has submitted a request to rezone the property located at 1102 West Main Street from Specific Development Residential -0 (SD-R 0) to Office Residential (OR). This rezoning would allow the applicants to reuse their property for uses compatible with an Office Residential Zoning District. The adjacent properties are zoned Central Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, and Specific Development Residential.
The property is located in the Central Franklin Character Area Overlay District-3 (CFCO-3). The Franklin Land Use Plan encourages detached and attached residential uses. Limited neighborhood commercial uses (retail), civic and institutional uses will occur in nodes located at major intersection of collector or arterial streets.
The uses identified in the OR zoning district were deemed to be the most appropriate uses based on the characteristics of the subject property, the historic character of the lot, and its location within the Central Franklin Historic District. OR is one of three zoning districts in the City of Franklin which allows for commercial uses and residential uses to take place inside the same structure. Office Residential zoning allows for a transition between the residential us...
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