DATE: January 17, 2018
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 2018-04, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution Approving A Revised Development Plan For Branch Creek Crossing PUD Subdivision, For The Property Located South Of Moores Lane And East Of Franklin Road, Near 574 And 580 Franklin Road." (01-25-18 FMPC 9-0, 02/13/18 WS)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6591
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design
Owner: BBC Investments LLC,
Background/Staff Comments
Envision Franklin recommends a Neighborhood Mixed Use form and land use in this area. The Neighborhood Mixed-Use design concept provides a diverse mix of high-activity uses with a connected and walkable block layout. These centers and corridors should have coordinated development patterns at a pedestrian scale, with high-quality architecture, plazas, sidewalks, and pedestrian and bicycle amenities to activate the street and connect these gathering places to the residential neighborhoods they support.
It further states: "Large developments should be master planned in order to achieve a cohesive design for the entire site. Building setbacks adjacent to streets should be minimal to create an active street environment with wide tree-lined sidewalks that encourages pedestrian activity. Where internal drives are used to organize buildings and pedestrian movement, setbacks to internal drives should be minimized wherever possible. Buildings and their main entrances should be oriented toward the street. Buildings, where feasible, should be sited or designed to create public spaces, such as a formal open space, pedestrian plaza, courtyard, outdoor seating area, etc., that are easily accessible from adjacent streets or sidewalks. New and infill development is encouraged to provide a variet...
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