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Franklin board approves annual zoning update after debate over floodplain rule and historic overlay
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an annual zoning ordinance update on Sept. 23 after an amendment to reduce the floodplainsubstantial-improvement cumulative timeframe and a separate amendment to exclude a city-owned 54-acre parcel from a proposed historic preservation overlay.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Sept. 23 approved an annual update to Franklin's zoning ordinance after debate over a floodplain provision and an amendment to exclude a 54-acre city-owned parcel from a proposed historic preservation overlay.
Alderman Cole Baggett moved to reduce the cumulative time frame for the floodplain "substantial improvement" calculation from five years to one year and the board also voted to keep 54 acres owned by the city and utility district outside the historic preservation overlay. The ordinance passed on a 7-1 vote.
The change to the floodplain provision was the main point of contention. Baggett said the five-year window…
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