DATE: May 17, 2017
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Brad Baumgartner, Senior Planner
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
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Carothers Development Property Subdivision, Site Plan, Lot 3 (Prime Health Office Building), A 61,974 Square Foot Medical Office Building On 3.53 Acres, With 1 Design Modification (Primary Entrance Orientation), Located On the South Side of Liberty Pike and East of Carothers Parkway At 1217 Liberty Pike.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6323
Applicant: Adam Crunk, Crunk Engineering
Owner: Ray Morris
Background/Staff Comments
The applicant is proposing a site plan for a medical office building consisting of 61,974 square feet. The structure will be accessed from the private road to the east and also from Liberty Pike. There is an incompatible land use buffer to the south of the property, to buffer the residential from this office use. The applicant is asking for one design modification.
Design Modifications
The applicant is requesting one design modification from the Zoning Ordinance, to allow a front entrance orientation that does not face Liberty Pike. Section 5.3.6 (b) (i) of the Zoning Ordinance states, "The primary fa?ade of a building shall be parallel to the street they front unless an alternate orientation is consistent with existing adjacent development."
The Zoning Ordinance allows the Planning Commission to grant a design modification from Section 5.3, provided that the applicant has presented sufficient justification and documentation that:
1. The design modification will not be detrimental to the public safety, health, or welfare, or injurious to other property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the property is located;
2. The conditions upon which the request is based are unique to the design intent for the development which the design modifications are sought and are not applicable gener...
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