DATE: 8/17/2016
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Brad Baumgartner, Senior Planner
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Resolution 2016-46, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution Approving A Development Plan For Avondale Cottages PUD Subdivision, For The Property Located South Of Avondale Drive And East Of Columbia Avenue, 302 Avondale Drive." (08/25/16 FMPC 8-0; 09/13/16 WS)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6197
Applicant: Adam Crunk, Crunk Engineering
Owner: William L. Mayo
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant is proposing a 40-unit development consisting of 1 single family dwelling, 24 duplex units, and 15 townhome units. The lots are of similar width to the detached homes fronting Avondale Drive. The Franklin Land Use Plan supports attached and detached residential development in this Character Area (CFCO-3). The site will be accessed by Avondale Drive and add a future connection and R.O.W to the southwestern side of the site. The Development Plan addresses the recommendations of the Land Use Plan, as provided in the following sections:
Character
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 standards for traditional areas. New infill and redevelopment in the area is recommended for TND that respects the character of established traditional development.
6. Buildings may be at a scale of...
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