DATE: 07/15/2015
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Senior Planner
Bob Martin, Interim Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
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Consideration of Ordinance 2015-17, To Be Entitled, "An Ordinance To Rezone 22.72 Acres From Residential 1 District (R-1) To Specific Development-Variety (SD-X 0, 34500) District For The Properties Located at 554 and 562 Franklin Road." (Funeral Home); (07/23/15 FMPC 6-1; 08/11/15 WS, 1ST Reading BOMA 08/25/15 8-0; 2nd Reading and Public Hearing 09/22/15 8-0) THIRD AND FINAL READING
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 5848
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: James F. and Evelyn Holloway & Stephen T. Rogers & Ethel R. Detch
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant is proposing a mixed-use development consisting of office space, retail, and a funeral home, which is consistent with the adjacent land uses and the Land Use Plan. The proposal is to build a three-story office building of 24,000 square feet and a funeral home consisting of one and one-half stories and 10,500 square feet. Both buildings will front Franklin Road. The site has substantial environmental constraints, with Branch Creek running between the buildings and Franklin Road. The hillside overlay is located towards the rear of the property with slopes greater than 14 percent.
The Land Use Plan for this area states the following:
Character
1. This area is comprised of mixed-use centers that include commercial, attached residential and institutional. Future development of the area will be likened to the established design concept.
2. The protection of environmental features is important to this area's unique community character. Of particular importance in this area are hillsides and hilltops. These features should be protected.
Land Use
1. Existing uses are predominantly high density, mixed use development, consisting of Attached and Detached Resident...
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