DATE: July 19, 2017
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Principal Planner
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration Of Resolution 2017-51, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution Approving A Development Plan For Bushnell Farm PUD Subdivision, For The Property Located South Of Goose Creek Bypass And East Of Lewisburg Pike."; (07/27/17 FMPC recommended approval but motion failed 3-6; 08/08/17 WS)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6305
Applicant: John Haas, EDGE
Owner: Tyler Ring, Tennessee Contractors Inc.
Background/Staff Comments
Envision Franklin recommends a Conservation Subdivision design concept for the entire block of Lewisburg Pike south of the existing entrance to Stream Valley Subdivision.
The Conservation Subdivision design concept supports primarily single-family residential development that clusters lots and infrastructure and sets aside a substantial amount of property as permanently protected open space in its natural state. New development should preserve a minimum of 50 percent open space, strategically targeted toward scenic vistas, greenways, pastures, trails, woodlands, or other uses that maintain scenic character, protect habitat value, and contribute to the quality of life for residents. These areas generally have higher quantities of environmental resources in rural areas or along the periphery of the City that are desired to be preserved. Less dense development, planned with large, contiguous tracts of open space to be retained in perpetuity, is expected in these locations.
Envision Franklin has a special area consideration for Lewisburg Pike. It recommends:
New development should have deep setbacks to respect the existing character and should be sensitively designed around historic structures. Informal landscape design and rural features, such as stone walls, wood plank fencing, and inf...
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