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Eastworks PUD seeks 18-month vesting extension; staff cites infrastructure, traffic and parkland conditions
Summary
City staff briefed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on a request to extend vesting for the Eastworks Planned Unit Development subdivision 18 months to Jan. 14, 2027; staff said the plan generally complies with current regulations but will need a new parkland agreement and traffic impact offset agreement for any new plan.
City planning staff presented a memorandum asking the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to consider a request to extend the vesting period for the Eastworks Planned Unit Development (PUD) subdivision by 18 months, from July 14, 2025, to Jan. 14, 2027, to allow the applicant to secure permits and begin site preparation.
Chelsea (planning staff) told aldermen the Eastworks development plan was approved by the board on July 14, 2020, for a mixed-use project that staff said included approximately 1,615 residential units, 9 townhomes, about one million square feet of existing and proposed nonresidential space and 605 hotel rooms. She said the project previously received multiple vesting modifications and that the applicant has an approved site plan for a section of the development and submitted off-site roadway improvement plans that were previously approved on administrative agendas.
Chelsea said the current plan generally complies with city regulations but that any new or revised plan would require a new parkland agreement and a traffic impact offset agreement. She noted traffic volumes have increased in the area, negatively affecting adjacent roadways and increasing the scale of required off-site improvements; the board previously approved increases in road impact fees since the original approval.
Alderman Burger praised the redevelopment’s potential to improve stormwater management and road infrastructure in the area, and several other aldermen, including Alderman Peterson and Alderman Baggett, said they supported the request and noted the project has evolved since its original, pre-pandemic approvals.
Staff said the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) and staff recommended the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approve Resolution 2025-37 to extend vesting if the board determines the continuation of vested rights is in the community’s best interest. The board established a public hearing on the resolution to be held in July; no final vote was recorded during the work session.
