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Franklin staff presents 2024 development activity report showing rise in permits, impact fees and construction value
Summary
City planning staff told the Board of Aldermen that 2024 brought higher permitting activity, new impact-fee revenue streams and growth in multifamily construction; staff outlined service timelines and boards that help manage development.
City planning staff presented Franklin’s final quarterly development activity report for 2024, saying the city issued more permits, collected higher impact fees and recorded a near‑record construction valuation.
The report, delivered by staff member Catherine, covered plan review timelines, permitting counts, impact‑fee collections, housing permits and boards and commissions that work with developers. "For initial submittals, we have a commitment of 20 working days to be sent back with comments. And then for resubmittals, it's 10 working days," Catherine said as she outlined plan‑review service standards.
Why it matters: The report frames how the city manages new development and where revenue to support infrastructure will come from. Staff told aldermen the…
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