DATE: June 15, 2016
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 remove the property located at 1152 Hillview Lane from Southall Character Area, Special Area 3 (SOCO-3), add it to Southall Character Area, Special Area 7 (SOCO-7), and revise recommendations for SOCO-7.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6140
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Background from the Franklin Land Use Plan (LUP)
The applicant seeks to remove the property located at 1152 Hillview Lane from SOCO-3, and move it into SOCO-7, which was created through the approval of a Land Use Plan Amendment request at the February 22, 2007 FMPC meeting. Through the Green PUD Subdivision encompasses all of SOCO-7.
The property serves as the eastern boundary of SOCO-3. The Land Use Plan policy for SOCO-3 calls for "hamlets or conservation subdivisions that respect the extensive hillside and hilltop constraints with a maximum of 150 dwelling units accommodating approximately 400 residents." Conversely, the Land Use Plan calls for attached residential uses in SOCO-7.
Planning and Sustainability Department Comments
The 54-acre property is zoned Light Industrial, whereas the Land Use Plan recommends a clustered single-family residential use that respects and preserves natural features in the area. Since the Land Use Plan was adopted, conditions have changed in proximity to the property. The Shadow Green townhomes have been constructed to the shared property line, and two streets (Vintage Green Lane and Shadow Green Drive) are stubbed to this property line. An extension of the townhouse development pattern onto this property would be appropriate and provide a consistent transition.
Additionally, the property is constrained by the Hillside/Hillcrest Overlay and ass...
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