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Plan commission recommends PDD amendment to allow outdoor storage for Modine; homeowners voice traffic concerns
Summary
The Franklin City Plan Commission voted to recommend an ordinance amending Planned Development District (PDD) 39 to allow outdoor storage as a special use with design conditions. Neighbors raised traffic and safety concerns; staff and the applicant said further site-level review and screening will be required during the special-use process.
The Franklin City Plan Commission on March 20 recommended that the Common Council adopt an ordinance amending section 15-3-0444 of the Unified Development Ordinance to allow outdoor storage as a special use in Planned Development District 39, where Modine Manufacturing is proposed to locate.
The change would let outdoor storage occur only in limited parts of PDD 39 and subject to new design standards, including placement in side or rear yards, screening from public rights-of-way and neighboring properties, and size limits tied to the primary building on the lot. Planning staff recommended approval.
Planning staff introduced the item as a recurring request from property owners in the PDD and said the ordinance text would apply across the district but restrict outdoor storage to the more…
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