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Historic zoning commission recommends denial of preliminary plan for 318 Franklin Road development
Summary
The commission voted to recommend denial of the preliminary mixed‑use development plan for 318 Franklin Road, citing unresolved concerns about building height, massing and impacts on adjacent low‑scale residential properties on Morningside Drive.
The Franklin Historic Zoning Commission on June 9 voted to recommend that the Franklin Municipal Planning Commission and Board of Mayor and Aldermen deny the developer’s preliminary plan for a large mixed‑use project at 318 Franklin Road. Staff and commissioners said the conceptual plan raised unresolved concerns about height, massing, transitions to adjacent one‑story residential buildings and potential retaining wall impacts on the Franklin Road viewshed.
Staff planner Emily Clindon reported that the proposal included three large mixed‑use buildings placed primarily behind an…
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