DATE: 12/11/2015
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Senior Planner
Bob Martin, Interim Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
title
Consideration Of Ordinance 2015-51, As Amended, To Be Entitled "An Ordinance To Amend The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Franklin, Tennessee, Chapter 3, Section 3.2, Subsection 3.2.7(5) Pertaining To Convenience Stores And Automotive Fuel Sales And To Amend Chapter 5, Section 5.3, Subsection 5.3.6(3) Pertaining To Automotive Uses On Lots Located At Major Intersections And To Modify Figure 5-37 Which References Subsection 5.3.6 (3) And To Amend Chapter 5, Section 5.3, Subsection 5.3.6(9) Which References Roof Types On Non Residential Structures." (11-10-15 1st Reading BOMA: 8-0; 12-10-15 2nd Reading And Public Hearing Postponed And Proposed Amendment Referred To 12-17-15 FMPC by BOMA 8-0; 12-17-15 FMPC approved proposed amendment 7-0; 01/12/16 WS; 02/09/16 BOMA 8-0). THIRD AND FINAL READING
body
Background Information
The purpose of proposed Ordinance 2015-51 is to amend various sections of the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to convenience stores, automotive fuel sales and automotive uses located at major intersections.
Ordinance 2015-51, as amended, will do the following:
* Prohibit convenience stores that sell gasoline and facilities for automotive fuel sales from locating adjacent to properties zoned residential or properties whose primary use is residential in nature; unless approved by the Board of Mayor and Alderman as part of a PUD Development Plan.
* Permit convenience stores, automotive fuel sales or other automotive-oriented service and sales uses from locating at intersections with the exception of the intersection of two or more major or minor arterial streets.
* Require that structures intended for automotive fuel sales or automotive-oriented service uses have pitched roofs for both the principal structure and associated canopies.
The Board of Mayor and...
Click here for full text