City of Franklin - File #: 14-546

• File #: 14-546
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/13/2014
• In control: Board of Mayor & Aldermen
• On agenda: 1/13/2015
• Final action: 1/13/2015
• Title: Consideration of Ordinance 2014-21, To Be Entitled, "An Ordinance To Rezone 6.19 Acres From General Commercial (GC) To Specific Development-Residential District (SD-R 58.8) For The Property Located At 427 Nichol Mill Lane (10/23/14 FMPC 6-1; 12/09/14 BOMA 7-1)." Third and Final Reading
• Sponsors: Ald. Ann Petersen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/13/2015	1	Board of Mayor & Aldermen	approved on third and final reading	Pass
12/9/2014	1	Board of Mayor & Aldermen	approved on second of three readings	Pass
11/11/2014	1	Work Session	acknowledged
11/11/2014	1	Board of Mayor & Aldermen	referred as a Public Hearing Item	Pass
10/23/2014	1	Franklin Municipal Planning Commission	recommended favorably to the Board of Alderman and	Pass

DATE: October 15, 2014

TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission

FROM: Catherine Powers, Director of Planning and Sustainability

Subject
title
Consideration of Ordinance 2014-21, To Be Entitled, "An Ordinance To Rezone 6.19 Acres From General Commercial (GC) To Specific Development-Residential District (SD-R 58.8) For The Property Located At 427 Nichol Mill Lane (10/23/14 FMPC 6-1; 12/09/14 BOMA 7-1)."
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 request for the Nichol Mill Lofts PUD Subdivision, located at 427 Nichol Mill Lane.

Project Information
COF Project Number: 4563
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: Thomas Sidwell, Nichol Mill Trust

Background/Staff Comments
This site is one of the few large remaining vacant properties near the Mallory Lane corridor. The properties encompassed by the proposed PUD are currently zoned General Commercial (GC). Nichol Mill Lane was recently realigned to the south side of this site.

This rezoning complies with the recommended uses specified for Special Area 4 of the McEwen Character Area in the Franklin Land Use Plan:

The McEwen Area is the principal regional commercial area in the UGB. It includes 3,713 acres and nearly 12 million square feet of commercial, office and industrial space. It is also the principal location for Attached Residential, with 3,520 attached units. There are about 1,100 vacant acres that have development potential. Most of this land is in large parcels under limited ownership. This area is clearly the major economic engine for the City.

The McEwen Character Area will continue to be the major economic driver for the City of Franklin. However, economically productive development will respect the residential neighborhoods. High-quality design and people-friendly environments will be encouraged through heightened st...