DATE: April 19, 2017
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Brad Baumgartner, Senior Planner
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration Of Resolution 2017-20, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution Approving A Development Plan For The Shadow Green PUD Subdivision, For The Property Located At 1152 Hillview Lane." (04/27/17 FMPC 7-0; 08-22-17 WS)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6389
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: Barbara Holt
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant is proposing to construct 22 townhomes and 10 multi-family apartment buildings for a total of 182 residences. The applicant received a Land Use Plan amendment from the previous Plan to support townhomes and the big house concept in this location, with the "Big Houses" achieving 16 units per building. Under the previous Land Use Plan, Big House was not defined, and a broader interpretation was taken. Now, the Envision Franklin "big house" dwelling type definition limits the number of dwellings to four per building to better reflect the scale of a single-family neighborhood. Also, the Envision Franklin design concept for this parcel is Mixed Residential, which supports single family, big houses, duplexes, and townhomes, but not multifamily. The timing of the development plan submittal was significantly delayed while the Mack Hatcher alignment was worked out with TDOT, and, therefore, staff is reviewing the suitability of this development against the previously approved Land Use Plan Amendment, which allowed for the broader interpretation of "big house".
Staff has worked with the applicant so that facades of the "big houses" have elements that reference single-family architecture and use similar materials and elements as the townhomes. The townhomes will match the existing town homes constructed in the Through the Green PUD Subdivision. The...
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