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Franklin BZA unanimously approves parking variance for 117 Third Avenue North
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a request to reduce the minimum parking requirement from 16 spaces to 0 for 117 Third Avenue North, despite staff recommending denial because the request did not meet all variance criteria in the zoning ordinance.
The Board of Zoning Appeals of Franklin City on Feb. 6, 2025, voted unanimously to approve a variance to reduce the minimum parking requirement from 16 spaces to 0 for the property at 117 Third Avenue North.
Staff told the board the property is in the DD (downtown district), within the historic preservation overlay and the Central Franklin overlay, and that staff has no record that a commercial use on the accessory structure was ever legally established with the city. Under the zoning ordinance staff cited, a restaurant use with indoor and…
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