DATE: July 19, 2017
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Josh King, Principal Planner
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Resolution 2017-54, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution Approving A PUD Development Plan For Williamson County Medical Center, For The Property Located North Of Murfreesboro Road And West Of Carothers Parkway, 4321 Carothers Parkway"; (07/27/17 FMPC 9-0, 08/08/17 WS)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6474
Applicant: Andrew Johnson, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Owner: Williamson Medical Center, LLC.
Background/Staff Comments
The Civic-Institutional District (CI) requires a PUD Development plan for every development/redevelopment under this zoning district. The CI zoning district for the main hospital portion of the site was approved with the 2008 Zoning Ordinance update. Parcel 04601 was rezoned from General Commercial (GC) to Civic Institutional (CI) in 2016 (Ordinance 2016-44) in anticipation of future growth at the hospital.
Envision Franklin recommends a Regional Commerce concept district in this area. The Regional Commerce concept:
The Regional Commerce design concept contains high-intensity activity centers that attract large numbers of people and employers from both within and outside the City. These areas include major employment and revenue generators that are valuable community resources.
Interchange locations are limited in number and should be efficiently planned to capitalize on economic development and revenue-producing potential. Infill buildings and parking structures are encouraged to replace existing surface parking lots. Sufficient transportation and transit infrastructure is needed to accommodate the increasing travel demands created by these land uses.
Regional Commerce should transition in intensity and scale across this design concept. Higher-intensity uses should be...
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