DATE: September 24, 2015
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Andrew Orr, Principal Planner
Emily Hunter, Long Range Planning Supervisor
Bob Martin, Interim Director of Planning and Sustainability
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Land Use Plan Amendment request to move the existing boundary between Central Franklin Character Area, Special Area 3, and Southall Character Area, Special Area 6, located at 302 Avondale Drive and 1543 Columbia Ave.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 5929
Applicant: Jason Goddard, DesignStudio, LLC
Owner: William L. Mayo and Gerald Robeson
Background from the Franklin Land Use Plan (LUP)
The subject Land Use Plan amendment request would expand CFCO-3, which is mostly made up of detached single family dwelling units. This residential land use would replace the current industrial land use designation. The only change is the relocation of the boundary line. There are no related text changes.
CFCO-3 supports attached and detached residential uses. New infill and redevelopment is recommended for traditional neighborhood development that respects the character of established traditional development. Buildings may be at a scale of up to three stories, with the possibility of four stories if approved through the PUD process.
Planning and Sustainability Department Comments
The historic pattern of development in Franklin led to industrial uses on the periphery of town, close to railroad tracks. However, as the City grew outward from the town center into surrounding areas, residential uses formed sharp boundaries with industrial properties. The Land Use Plan discourages heavy industrial uses directly adjacent to single-family residential neighborhoods.
The subject properties include 302 Avondale Drive, which is 3.7 acres, and 1543 Columbia Ave, which is 1.6 acres. The 1.6 acres is abandoned railroad right-of-way that runs south and east of the 302 Avondale Drive property. Both parcels are zo...
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