DATE: December 4, 2019
TO: Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
FROM: Eric Conner, Principal Planner
Andrew Orr, Long Range Planning Supervisor
Emily Hunter, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Subject
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Consideration Of Resolution 2019-116: A Resolution To Adopt An Envision Franklin Plan Amendment For The Properties Located On Oak Meadow Drive East Of South Royal Oaks Boulevard, Known As Map 079 Parcels 10120 And 08800 To Change The Design Concept From Neighborhood Commercial And Regional Commerce To Neighborhood Mixed-Use (PUBLIC HEARING)
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Project Information
COF Project Number: 7120
Applicant: Greg Gamble, Gamble Design Collaborative
Owner: Robert Goodall - Franklin Investment Holdings LLC
Background/Staff Comments
This application is to amend the Envision Franklin Design Concepts Map for two parcels located on the south side of Oak Meadow Drive, east of South Royal Oaks Boulevard. The western property currently has a design concept designation of Neighborhood Commercial, and the eastern property has a design concept of Regional Commerce. The applicant is requesting that both parcels receive the design concept of Neighborhood Mixed-Use. The applicant intends to develop the site with a master-planned project consisting of multi-family residential, office and commercial uses.
The current design concepts and the proposed design concept have a lot of similarities in terms of site design requirements. Both the proposed and existing design concepts encourage buildings to be located towards the street, have side and rear parking, and encourage a pedestrian friendly and walkable neighborhood. While the site design aspects of the design concepts are very similar, Regional Commerce (existing) and Neighborhood Mixed-Use (proposed) both support multifamily development while Neighborhood Commercial only supports multifamily on upper stories.
The site will be zoned Regional Commerce 6 District (RC6) on the effective date of the propos...
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