Commission split on enforcing front‑yard parking pads after staff finds 38 post‑2007 violations
Staff reported about 80 parking pads in Central Franklin — 42 legally nonconforming (pre‑2007) and roughly 38 installed after 2007 in violation; commissioners debated enforcing removal versus changing the cutoff date and adopting design standards, with concerns about fairness, enforcement burden and safety.
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City planning staff told the joint workshop that a recent enforcement review found about 80 parking pads in Central Franklin, 42 that predate the 2007 prohibition and about 38 installed after 2007 in apparent violation of the ordinance. The discovery followed a denied building permit and a variance application which the Board of Zoning Appeals rejected.
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