DATE: June 1, 2017
TO: Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Vernon Gerth, Assistant City Administrator
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Andrew Orr, Principal Planner
Subject
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Consideration of Initiating the De-annexation Process for the De-annexation of Certain Areas Adjacent to Murfreesboro Road, Specifically 4113 Murfreesboro Rd. (11/24/15 WS; 3/22/16 BOMA Referred to 5/24/16; Referred from 5/24/16 BOMA 4-3; Referred from 6/13/17 BOMA 8-0 to June 12, 2018; Deferred from 6/12/2018 BOMA to 6/11/2019 BOMA).
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) with information regarding a requested de-annexation of 4113 Murfreesboro Road.
Project Information
Owner: Troy and Jody Mizell
4113 Murfreesboro Rd.
Franklin, TN 37067
Background
The City of Franklin has typically annexed land within its urban growth boundary and adjacent to the corporate limits. This has helped to create an orderly development pattern that leads to efficient service delivery and planned infrastructure improvements. Incremental annexations have generally been discouraged.
Development potential along Murfreesboro Road, east of Interstate 65 (I-65), is now the reality. These areas are well within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and have convenient access to employment and retail centers, health services, and I-65.
As has been seen, annexation is continuing along the Murfreesboro Road corridor. The land that now has the October Park Subdivision was annexed last year, and the Adams property was recently annexed this year. The Mizell property is another example of relatively recent annexations along this corridor.
The Mizell property is located near the Murfreesboro Road/Arno Road intersection. The property was annexed into the City of Franklin at the then property owner's request in 2007. The Land Use Plan calls for residential or institutional land us...
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