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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Presentation of Land Use Plan Amendment To Move The Existing Boundary Between Central Franklin Character Areas 4 And 6, Located At 405 Eddy Ln. (09/24/15 FMPC 8-0)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 5928
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: Kurt Denny, Avenue 11 Development
Background from the Franklin Land Use Plan (LUP)
The subject Land Use Plan amendment request would be the expansion of CFCO-4, which is predominantly made up of attached and detached residential uses. This residential land use would replace the current industrial land use designation found throughout CFCO-6. The only change is the relocation of the boundary line to support residential redevelopment. There are no related text changes.
Planning and Sustainability Department Comments
The property encompasses 1.1 acres and is zoned Light Industrial (LI) with access off of Eddy Lane. Three detached single-family dwelling units are located on the site. The property to the south is zoned R-2, and the southern section of Eddy Lane has a residential character. A large data center, zoned LI, is located to the north and east. The parcel boundary is heavily screened with landscaping. The wooded property due west across Eddy Lane is vacant and zoned LI. Given the residential character of the southern section of Eddy Lane and the existing residential use on the property, continued residential use on the site is appropriate. This property could support attached and/or detached residential redevelopment and serve as a transition between the light industrial and residential areas of Eddy Lane.
Also, Eddy Lane has no shoulders to speak of, neither does it have curb and gutter, and the lanes appear to be inadequa...
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