DATE: 6/22/2016
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Brad Baumgartner, Planner
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
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Consideration of Ordinance 2016-22, An Ordinance to Rezone 0.99 Acres from Office Residential To Specific Development Residential (10.0) District For The Property Located South of West Main Street, Located At 725 West Main Street. (06-23-16 FMPC 8-0; 07-12-16 WS, 07/12/16 BOMA 1st Reading 7-0; 08/09/16 2nd Reading 7-0) THIRD AND FINAL READING
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6147
Applicant: Matthew Taylor, Studio 8 Design
Owner: Crews West Main, LLC
Land Use Plan
The Land Use Plan states that for CFCO-3
Character
1. This area generally located south and west of the downtown core consists of established traditional residential neighborhoods. Note that a portion of the area is located along both sides of Franklin Road (including Myles Manor) and along Old Liberty Pike, north of the downtown core across the Harpeth River.
2. Many of these established neighborhoods are historically significant. Examples include the Hincheyville, Adams Street, and Lewisburg Avenue Local Historic Districts. The Natchez neighborhood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Other neighborhoods, such as Hard Bargain, are historically significant but not designated.
3. Established neighborhoods having a traditional development pattern are important to the character of Central Franklin. The community desires to maintain the established residential character and scale of the area.
Land Use
4. The predominant uses will include detached and attached residential development, institutional and civic uses. Accessory dwellings are appropriate in the area. In addition to existing commercial uses, limited neighborhood commercial, civic and institutional uses will occur in nodes located at major intersections of collector or arterial streets.
Development Form
5. The area should follow stand...
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