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Among the zoning and land‑use votes, the board unanimously approved: Ordinance 2024‑50 to rezone about 1.95 acres at 104 Chestnut Lane to Civic Institutional for Christ Fellowship Church; Ordinance 2024‑51 to rezone 20.15 acres in the Factory district to support a 120‑room hotel with associated parking garage; and various modifications to the Factory at Franklin PUD (Resolution 2024‑113) to permit a parking garage and allow a surety bond in lieu of a letter of credit (the modification passed and the overall motion passed with seven votes and one recusal on the hotel rezoning and PUD revision).

The board also approved Ordinance 2024‑43 and Resolution 2024‑96 for Erickson Senior Living (detailed in a separate article) and approved ordinance and resolution items for Coletta Park PUD and annexation requests. The votes were routinely taken by roll call; most items passed unanimously or with a single recusal as noted on the Factory hotel item.

Procurements and contract awards approved in one motion or separately included: a construction award to Morgan Contracting Inc. of Knoxville for $4,163,750 for Water Reclamation Facility rehabilitation resiliency improvements; a purchase to Calgon Carbon Corporation of $115,000 for granular activated carbon exchange; Amendment 5 to the Ascension Saint Thomas urgent care lease/renewal; a lease agreement with the TMA Group for property at 708 Columbia Avenue; and various other routine professional services or maintenance contracts.

Separately, the board approved a contract to retain an executive search firm for the upcoming assistant city administrator recruitment (contract referenced as Management Impact Solutions LLC / MGT; base fee noted as $25,000 with allowances for advertising and travel). City staff said seven proposals were solicited, four firms interviewed and the selected firm’s base fee was the second‑lowest among proposals received. City Administrator Eric explained the firm will widen the search pool and help identify candidates who may not be actively looking for new positions.

Other business: Alderman Brown asked staff to return with options to use a portion of proposed parkland dedication fees to fund public art in the Factory district and to allow parkland dedication fee offsets for developers installing public art. Parks staff announced the city’s annual Arbor Day celebration at Pinkerton Park the following Saturday.

Votes at a glance (selected items and outcomes):
- Ordinance 2024‑50 (104 Chestnut Lane rezoning to Civic Institutional) — approved, unanimous.
- Ordinance 2024‑51 (Factory at Franklin rezoning to permit 120‑room hotel) — approved 7–0 with 1 recusal (Alderman Blanton recused); PUD revision (Resolution 2024‑113) and surety modification approved.
- Resolution 2024‑96 (Erickson Senior Living development plan with MOS) — approved, unanimous (see separate article).
- Contract 2025‑0026 (Erickson parkland impact fee and construction agreement) — approved, unanimous.
- Contract 2025‑0048 (Erickson road impact fee offset, not to exceed $5,871,648.61) — approved, unanimous.
- Procurement: Morgan Contracting ($4,163,750) — approved, unanimous.
- Procurement: Calgon Carbon Corporation ($115,000) — approved, unanimous.
- Amendment 5 to City Contract 2020‑0550055 (Ascension Saint Thomas urgent care renewal) — approved, unanimous.
- Contract for executive search services (base fee $25,000; firm selection described in record) — approved, unanimous.

Why it matters: The batch of approvals advances multiple development projects that will affect traffic, parking and infrastructure and authorizes several multi‑hundred‑thousand to multi‑million dollar public contracts. The Factory district hotel and garage, the Erickson campus and associated impact‑fee agreements are the highest‑value items approved at the meeting.

What’s next: Several items will proceed to site‑plan, permitting or contract execution stages. Staff was asked to return with options on parkland‑dedication funding for public art prior to votes on related policy changes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Franklin, BOMA Meeting 4-8-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 8 meeting the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved several rezoning requests, Factory at Franklin PUD modifications (including a hotel and parking garage), multiple procurement awards and authorization to hire an executive search firm for the assistant city administrator recruitment.","taxTitle","Franklin City, Williamson County, Tennessee","taxId",4577,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6080328,"Board approves Erickson Senior Living PUD, authorizes fee agreements and five zoning modifications",1171,955000,2126000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2947883-828520f283520878c910042976f4253d&start=955&end=2126","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2947883-828520f283520878c910042976f4253d/thumbnail_955000.jpg","/articles/6080328/Franklin-City/Williamson-County/Tennessee/Board-approves-Erickson-Senior-Living-PUD-authorizes-fee-agreements-and-five-zoning-modifications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6080328-a09e3f8902feb98cee37a39243fc4a11/orig.mp4?Expires=1770443129&Signature=LGuo~zR1mYYV6~Pb6-TwGVrXUDn4gk-m~U7e7Av4MkYEp~AGE4naBxNjya5Wze9VsO24Sqw9RuKAdhVPRVSE~zN5FIFBwLe9iuHhcbOoWQY9QOVwbgm3ExNce01P8GKXN05ZlpOmlHuvlU~Y2ZpaQS1mNWIEROaqfE-c49HcypxNq1viA3PkMxcrwqxFPyiI6WMGrkA3UcZy2R3wDm3v1UdTNB4dWyLvWtOU~QDlpUKSwqRxxl7vNbVYLeYiD6S1w98XNnb1Rjl00EEA-uEBUXUDpCVrQEBXXi6vexry1Hb3bfmFNCZxOhI2zm5L~hwzi4ZMoMX~eAbrJUy~0kzEcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin City Board of Mayor and Aldermen on April 8 unanimously approved rezoning and a development plan for Erickson Senior Living, a gated, age-restricted campus that will include about 1,250 residential dwelling units and 172,000 square feet of continuum-of-care commercial space.

The action implements Ordinance 2024-43 (rezoning) and Resolution 2024-96 (development plan) and includes approval of five requested modification of standards (MOS) and two related city contracts: City of Franklin Contract 2025-0026 (parkland impact fee and construction agreement) and City of Franklin Contract 2025-0048 (road impact fee offset, not to exceed $5,871,648.61).

City planning staff presented the project and said the property is located east of Peytonsville Road and falls within the regional commerce design concept of the city’s Envision Franklin plan. The development plan proposes a campus designed to serve older adults, with internal amenities and a mix of housing and care facilities. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning (Ordinance 2024-43) and recommended the development plan with conditions, while recommending disapproval of one MOS (maximum block length). Planning Commission recommended approval of the plan and all MOS requests.

Greg Gamble, representing Erickson, told the board that the campus design relies on internal, climate-controlled corridors and interconnected exterior walkways to provide pedestrian circulation for residents. “The pedestrian connectivity is not compromised because we have larger block links,” Gamble said, arguing that the campus design meets the ordinance’s connectivity intent in a different form. He also described the site as secured and gated, saying, “Everything within the campus then is going to be gated, secured.”

The five MOS requests and board rulings were: MOS 1 (allow loading areas at building sides) — approved; MOS 2 (increase maximum block length to 6,200 linear feet) — approved by the board despite staff’s recommendation of disapproval; MOS 3 (allow finished floor elevation at ground level) — approved; MOS 4 (remove the required eastern external connection) — approved with a planning-commission amendment; and MOS 5 (reduce multifamily parking requirement from 1.5 spaces per unit to 1.2 spaces per unit) — approved. The board’s votes on MOS items and on the overall development plan were unanimous.

Board members discussed MOS 2 at length. Staff noted that Section 9.5.0.2.c of the zoning ordinance establishes maximum block lengths of 2,400 linear feet (and up to 3,200 feet in limited approvals) and said Erickson’s requested 6,200 feet substantially exceeds those limits. Gamble said internal air‑conditioned corridors and campus walkways provide the circulation intended by the ordinance for the senior population. The board also approved an amendment to the plan’s condition of approval stating that the plan may be altered “unless otherwise modified by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen,” reflecting a planning commission change acknowledging future BOMA discretion.

On connectivity, staff and the applicant explained that a private north–south drive on Erickson property will be constructed with a public access easement and that future local streets (shown on the major thoroughfare plan) will provide connections as surrounding parcels develop. Staff required the applicant to include an exhibit in the off‑site road agreement showing final design requirements for Peytonsville Road; the planning commission altered the condition to permit future BOMA modification of that requirement.

After approving the rezoning and development plan, the board approved the related contracts. Contract 2025-0026 covers the parkland impact fee and construction agreement; the contract amount specific to the fee was not stated in the meeting record. Contract 2025-0048 authorizes a road impact fee offset for Erickson not to exceed $5,871,648.61.

The board voted on each motion by roll call. The recorded vote on the development plan and related MOS and contracts was: Alderman Barnhill — yes; Alderman Blanton — yes; Alderman Caesar — yes; Alderman Peterson — yes; Alderman Burger — yes; Alderman Brown — yes; Vice Mayor Potts — yes; Alderman Baggett — yes. All motions related to Erickson passed unanimously.

Why it matters: Erickson’s campus will add a large, age‑restricted residential complex and continuum‑of‑care space in a regional commerce corridor, trigger multi‑million‑dollar impact‑fee offsets and modify local development‑standard applications for senior‑oriented design. The approvals include conditions and exhibits meant to guide off‑site road design and future connectivity as surrounding parcels develop.

The development will proceed to site‑plan and construction stages where design details, public art commitments and final off‑site road agreements will be worked out per the approved plan conditions.","The Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved rezoning and a development plan for Erickson Senior Living, including five modifications of development standards, a parkland-impact agreement and a road-impact fee offset not to exceed $5,871,648.61.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves Erickson Senior Living PUD, authorizes fee agreements and five zoning modifications