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Board approves variance for 20 frontage parking spaces at Factory at Franklin site
Summary
The Franklin City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance Jan. 2 allowing 20 parking spaces in the Liberty Pike frontage area for a planned hotel and site revisions at 230 Franklin Road after the applicant argued the spaces support circulation and historic-campus design; staff had recommended denial pending additional parking-study review.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Jan. 2 to approve a variance permitting 20 parking spaces within the Liberty Pike frontage area at the Factory at Franklin, a mixed-use historic campus at 230 Franklin Road, finding the proposal meets variance criteria in the project’s context.
Staff advised the board to deny the request, saying the frontage requirement (chapter 7.5 of the zoning ordinance) directs parking to the side or rear of principal buildings to preserve street-facing design and pedestrian engagement. Staff also said the applicant’s shared-parking study — submitted with a separate development-plan revision — had not yet been fully reviewed and could not be relied upon to justify the requested frontage parking. “Staff recommends that the Board of Zoning…
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