DATE: December 17, 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
Subject
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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 Avenue.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 5929
Applicant: Jason Goddard, Design Studio LLC
Owner: William Mayo (3.7 acres) and Gerald Robeson (1.6 acres)
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. 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 are recommended to be designed as traditional neighborhood development that respects the character of the established traditional development pattern in the area.
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-acre property is abandoned railroad right-of-way that runs south and east of the 302 Avondale Drive property. Both parcels are zoned Heavy Industrial (HI) and are designated to remain as industrial areas in the Land Use Plan. A building, constructed in 1957, is locate...
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