DATE: April 17, 2019
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Amy Diaz-Barriga, Current Planning Supervisor
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Consideration Of Ordinance 2019-05: An Ordinance To Rezone 4.82 Acres From Light Industrial (LI) District And Neighborhood Commercial (NC) To General Commercial (GC) District For The Property Located At The Northwest Quadrant Of Downs Boulevard And Columbia Ave, 1504, 1536, And 1540 Columbia Ave. (04/25/19 FMPC 8-0; 05-14-19 BOMA 1st Reading 6-0; 06-11-19 BOMA 2nd Reading 7-0 with 1 recusal) Third and Final Reading
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 6470
Applicant: Michelle Dove, Gresham Smith
Owner: Charlton Bell, Welton Investments LLC.
Background/Staff Comments
This property is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Downs Blvd and Columbia Ave. The current zoning for these parcels is General Commercial (GC), Light Industrial (LI), and Neighborhood Commercial (NC). The requested zoning for these parcels is General Commercial (GC).
Envision Franklin recommends a Neighborhood Mixed Use Design Concept for this area. The Neighborhood Mixed Use Design Concept specifies:
"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."
While no development is proposed with this rezoning, Envision Franklin gives further guidance to building placement and form:
"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 pe...
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