DATE: May 20, 2015
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Amy Diaz-Barriga, Principal Planner
Subject
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Consideration Of Ordinance 2015-10, To Be Entitled "An Ordinance To Rezone +/- 0.85 Acres From Detached Residential 3 (R3) District To Specific Development-Residential (SD-R 4.71) District For The Property Located At 1365 And 1367 Columbia Avenue." (05/28/15 FMPC 8-0; 06/09/15 1ST Reading BOMA 7-0, 7/14/15 2nd Reading 8-0) THIRD AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) concerning a rezoning for a 0.85 acre site located at 1365 and 1367 Columbia Avenue.
Project Information
COF Project Number: 5835
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: Bob Bass
Background/Staff Comments
The two properties included in this rezoning request are currently residential lots, each of which contain one detached single-family house. The properties are zoned R3, and are surrounded by R3 zoning. They are within the Central Franklin Character Area, Special Area 7, which supports detached residential as a continued appropriate use. CFCO-7 also identifies this area as positioned to receive additional redevelopment and infill in the future, and even supports Accessory Dwellings as one way to accommodate infill. Staff feels that this rezoning is also an appropriate avenue to accommodate infill. The property at 1367 Columbia Avenue is a large L-shaped lot with a sizable vacant area at the rear lot of the property. This area could accommodate additional lots that would be contextually appropriate in terms of lot width and street setbacks, while maintaining appropriately sized lots for the existing houses. Further, the Columbia Avenue Overlay encompasses these properties, and will restrict any new development to be built within contextual building heights, widths, setbacks, and architecture. Lastly, rezoning to a Specific Developm...
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