DATE: July 20, 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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Consideration of Ordinance 2015-80, As Amended, To Be Entitled, "An Ordinance To Amend The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Franklin, Tennessee, To Update The Development Standards And Sub-District Boundaries For The CAO-Columbia Avenue Overlay District By Amending Chapter 3, Subsection 3.4.7."
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Background/Staff Comments
The FMPC voted to issue a favorable recommendation to BOMA on April 28, 2016. The BOMA made an amendment at the public hearing on June 14, 2016 to only allow internally illuminated signs attached to the building on the Columbia Avenue facing fa?ade in CAO-1 and to prohibit illuminated signs in CAO-2. The ordinance and the associated amendment passed on third reading at the June 28, 2016 BOMA meeting. The FMPC must vote on the amended ordinance.
The purposes of this amendment to the Columbia Avenue Overlay (CAO) District are to eliminate repetitious verbiage stated in other sections of the Zoning Ordinance, update the CAO sub-district map, and revise specific standards related to architecture and site layout.
The CAO is broken down into five sub-districts:
* CAO-1
Location: Five Points to Fowlkes Street
Vision: A walkable, mixed-use, low-scale district with a mix of old and new buildings
* CAO-2
Location: Fowlkes Street to Fairground Street
Vision: To maintain the scenic, historic, and residential character
* CAO-3
Location: Fairground Street to Confederate Drive
Vision: A walkable commercial node that is complimentary to nearby residential neighborhoods
* CAO-4
Location: Confederate Drive to Mack Hatcher
Vision: To improve the overall look, feel, and function of the corridor
* CAO-5
Location: Mack Hatcher to the southern limits of the UGB
Vision: To maintain the rur...
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