DATE: November 9, 2018
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Josh King, Principal Planner
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
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117 Southeast Parkway, Site Plan, Revision 1, (New Cell Tower), Constructing A New 160 Foot Monopole Cellular Tower On Leased Land Totaling 0.23 Acres On An Existing 15.63 Acre Parcel, Located East Of Columbia Ave And North Of Mack Hatcher Parkway, 117 Southeast Parkway.
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6814
Applicant: Craig Parker, SCI Towers
Owner: McCauley Family LLC.
Background/Staff Comments
Deferred from October 25, 2018 FMPC Meeting
New exhibits provided by the applicant
The applicant is proposing a new cellular tower on an existing parcel located on Southeast Parkway, an industrial-zoned area. The tower will be located on the Southeast Parkway (industrial) side of the existing manufacturing building.
The City of Franklin Zoning Ordinance in 3.2.10.4(b) outlines the standards in which telecommunications towers can be approved by the FMPC.
Factors Considered in Granting Site Plan Approval for Towers
The FMPC shall consider the following factors in approving applications for towers and antennas and may attach conditions consistent with these factors:
(i) Tower or antenna height;
(ii) Proximity of the tower or antenna to residential structures and residential district boundaries;
(iii) Nature of uses on adjacent and nearby properties;
(iv) Surrounding topography;
(v) Surrounding tree coverage and foliage;
(vi) Tower or antenna design, with particular reference to design characteristics that have the effect of reducing or eliminating visual obtrusiveness;
(vii) Proposed ingress and egress; and
(viii) Availability of suitable existing towers, other structures, or alternative technologies not requiring the use of towers or structures.
The following items address the criteria above for this specific applica...
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