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Plan commission backs revised POS (Orchard View) plan with fewer units and more commercial space

City of Franklin Plan Commission · October 10, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended approval of an amended planned-development district and a site-plan amendment for the Paths/Orchard View (POS) property, reducing residential height and density while increasing committed commercial floor area and adding landscape buffers requested by neighbors.

Land by Label’s amended plan for the Paths/Orchard View (POS) redevelopment received Plan Commission support Oct. 9, 2025. The applicant reduced the total residential density, removed taller perimeter buildings in favor of two-story "stacked-flat" buildings, and committed to additional commercial square footage and expanded evergreen buffering along residential edges.

Key changes: The applicant reduced the project’s residential unit count (proposal circa 304 units shown), replaced several 3–4 story perimeter buildings with 2-story buildings, and increased commercial allocation to as much as 50,000 square feet (the developer said it will build a…

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