DATE: June 20, 2018
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Andrew Orr, Principal Planner
Kelly Dannenfelser, Long Range Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
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Consideration Of Resolution 2018-46, To Be Entitled: "A Resolution To Adopt An Envision Franklin Plan Amendment For Properties Located At And Near 3610 And 3698 North Chapel Road And 4417 And 4468 Murfreesboro Road And 151 Trinity Road To Change The Design Concept From Development Reserve To Conservation Subdivision And From Neighborhood Commercial To Neighborhood Mixed-Use." (Public Hearing)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6706
Applicant: Jared Cunningham and Jeff Heinze, Catalyst Design Group
Owner: Stephen Smith
Background/Staff Comments
The Smith property is approx[KD1]imately 500 acres in the Mayes Creek Drainage Basin, located in the eastern part of the Franklin Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). The property encompasses the northeast and southeast quadrants of the North Chapel Road and Murfreesboro Road intersection, as well as land spanning between North Chapel Road and Trinity Road on the north side of Murfreesboro Road (where David Landrum Stables are located). The Envision Franklin growth policy for the Smith property is mostly Development Reserve, which does not support development due to the lack of existing infrastructure and services needed to support higher intensity uses. Envision Franklin also supports a future Neighborhood Commercial node at the intersection of North Chapel Road and Murfreesboro Road. This is consistent with other neighborhood-scale nodes located at key intersections.
The property contains a significant amount of floodplain associated with Mayes Creek which flows north to south. The land along Murfreesboro Road is mostly open and flat with wooded areas to the north.
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